Plate No. 106 · Sheet of Milestones · Printed Amsterdam

Reed Richards

Philately Auction Specialist
reed.richards@example.com +31 6 555 0184 reedrichards.example.com Amsterdam, NL
First-Day Cover · Registered · Amsterdam CS

I have described, valued, and hammered stamps for 14 years, most recently running 6 auctions a year with a combined hammer total of about €4.2M. My specialty is classic Netherlands and Dutch East Indies material, 1852 to 1949. I can spot a repaired perforation faster than most people can find their loupe.

14
YEARS
IN THE
TRADE
50c
Milestone · Current

Senior Auction Specialist

Van Rhee & Boekman Veilingen, Amsterdam
2019 – present
  • Curate and catalogue 6 sales a year, roughly 2,800 lots each, with a sell-through rate of 91%.
  • Set the estimate and description standard that cut post-sale disputes from 31 cases a year to 6.
  • Brought in 3 named single-owner collections, including a Dutch East Indies holding that hammered at €610,000.
30c
Milestone · Expertise

Expertiser & Lot Describer

Noorderlicht Philatelic Auctions, Utrecht
2014 – 2019
  • Wrote 22,000 lot descriptions over 5 years; buyer return rate on my lots stayed under 0.4%.
  • Identified 41 forged overprints in consignments before sale, saving an estimated €95,000 in refunds.
20c
Milestone · Retail

Stock Manager, Classic Europe

Postzegelhandel De Blauwe Mauritius, Haarlem
2011 – 2014
  • Managed a retail stock of 40,000 items and rebuilt the pricing ledger against 3 reference catalogues.
  • Grew approval-book turnover 28% by re-sorting stock into 120 themed books.
10c
Milestone · Apprentice

Auction Assistant

Veilinghuis Kortenaer, Rotterdam
2009 – 2011
  • Photographed and scanned 18,000 lots for the house's first fully illustrated online catalogue.
  • Ran viewing-room logistics for 8 sales; zero lots misplaced across my tenure.
Selvage · Skills

Working knowledge

Expertising & forgery detection Estimate setting Consignor relations Catalogue writing Plating: NL 1852 issue Dutch · English · German Philasearch & auction software
Selvage · Education & Papers

Training

2009 · MA Art History, University of Amsterdam
2013 · Certified Expertiser, Nederlandse Bond van Filatelisten-Verenigingen
2021 · Paper: "Perforation varieties of the 1867 issue", Maandblad Filatelie
References on request · Sheet value: one career, four denominations