Saudi Arabia
The von Uexkull Family Collection
Wednesday, June 5, at 14:00 CET
Dear collector and client,
The von Uexkull family collection, built up over forty years, was awarded the first International
Large Gold Medal ever given for a collection of Saudi Arabia at the WIPA, Vienna, International
in 1981. It has since been exhibited in the Collector’s Club New York, Royal Philatelic Society of
London, Abu Dhabi (2011, Invitee Class) and formed one of only two collections worldwide awarded
a Large Gold Medal at the Doha UPU Congress (2012).
Over the years, von Uexkull sold some items to support his initiatives, the Right Livelihood Award
and the World Future Council, but retained most of the rarest items. Many are unique and once
formed part of the collection of the Maharajah of Bahwalpur. Von Uexkull is the author of “The Early
Postal History of Saudi Arabia” and many of the items offer in this sale are illustrated in the this book.
