David Feldman (philatelist)
David Feldman (born 1947 in
Early life
His early life was in Dublin,
By the 1970s, a
Switzerland
Later, having met a Swiss girl who was on a cycling holiday to Ireland, he moved to Switzerland in 1973 and they were married a year later. He has continued to operate as a stamp auctioneer and publisher since then, starting a new auction business and running his first auction there in 1976.
In 1987 Feldman joined together with ex-
In 1997, David Feldman was invited to sign the Irish Roll of Distinguished Philatelists for his support and contributions to Irish philately. Feldman auctioned off one of his personal collections in May 2003: The 'Emerald' Collection of Destination Mail of the World contained mail to and from Ireland dating from 1714 to 1913 accumulated over about forty years.[4] In 2019 he was appointed life member and fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society, London.
In 2008 Feldman merged his company with Feldman Frey Philatelic Group, led by Markus Frey , a Zurich lawyer and banker. By 2012 Feldman had relinquished all his financial interest in the company to the Frey Group and to current management, and became Honorary chairman.
The Isleworth Mona Lisa
In 2004 Feldman was mandated by Elizabeth Meyer to make research, scientific and physical examinations of her painting which had been known as the Isleworth Mona Lisa. In 2010, he formed, together with Markus Frey, Daniel Kohler and others, The Mona Lisa Foundation, a non-profit organisation, which absorbed decades of previous research concerning that painting, and initiated new expertises, scientific tests and physical examinations. The work culminated in the publication of 'Mona Lisa – Leonardo's Earlier Version', a 320-page volume published in 2012. The exact status of the painting, however, was debated by art historians.[10] Since then several exhibitions, documentaries, and publications by independent experts with much recent evidence seem to confirm the foundation’s findings. [11] [12] [13] [14]
Family
David Feldman married Fabienne Marquart of Switzerland in 1974, now divorced. They have 6 children, four boys followed by two girls (adopted Thai sisters) Amiel David (b. 1979), Joel (b. 1981), Benjamin Boaz (b. 1984), Ruben Gabriel (b. 1986), Nalis (b. 1987), and Kritiya (b. 1989)
Selected publications
- Feldman, David (1968). Handbook of Irish Philately. Dublin, Ireland: David Feldman Ltd & the Dolman Press Ltd.
- Feldman, David (1970). Stamps of Ireland, Price List. Dublin, Ireland: David Feldman Ltd.
- Feldman, David (1973). Ireland – Railway Letter Stamps – Price List. Dublin, Ireland: David Feldman Ltd.
- Feldman, David (c. 1975). The Revenue Stamps of Ireland. Dublin, Ireland: David Feldman Ltd.
- Feldman, David (1974). Stamps of Ireland, Illustrated Catalogue. Dublin, Ireland: David Feldman Ltd.
- Feldman, David; Kane, William (1975). Handbook of Irish Postal History to 1840. David Feldman Ltd, Dublin, Ireland. ISBN 0-9502619-1-2.
- Feldman, David (1976). Stamps of Ireland, Illustrated Catalogue. Dublin, Ireland: David Feldman Ltd.
References
- ^ "Prices Realised: Public Auction November 1–6, November 1993". David Feldman Auction Prices Realised. 1993 (November). David Feldman SA. November 1993.
- Swiss francs, "Rare stamp sells for record price in Geneva auction".BBC News. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ The Garratt-Adams Philatelic Library Auction: October 23–24, 1994. Liechtenstein: Huys-Berlingin AG. 1994. p. 42.
Lot 7667: Feldman, D. Ltd., Postal Auction No. Dublin 10.2.1967
- ^ a b c d Feldman, David (February 2003). The "Emerald" Collection of Destination Mail of the World (PDF). Geneva, Switzerland: David Feldman SA. pp. 10–11.
- ^ "World Records". David Feldman. 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ Annual Report 1988/89 – Habsburg, Feldman Holdings Ltd
- ^ HF Geneva, 9 April 1989 – Lot 301
- ^ HF Geneva, 27 June 1988 – Lot 21
- ^ HF New York, 8 May 1989 – Lot 41
- ^ Unveiling of alternate 'Mona Lisa' raises questions by Ben Brumfield, CNN, 28 September 2012.
- ISBN 9780986393037
- ISBN 9788891321541
- ISBN 9788859622598
- ISBN 9788891325839