Philately
He is Honorary Chairman of David Feldman SA, a Geneva based auction company, through which he attained record prices for some of the world's most famous postage stamps. In 1993, Feldman auctioned the "Bordeaux Cover", which comprised the 1847 1d Orange-red and the 2d Deep Blue "Post Office" Mauritius stamps, which brought 6'175'000 Swiss francs including all commissions; the highest price ever paid for any philatelic item. He also sold the 1855 Sweden Treskilling Yellow yellow unique stamp at auction in 1996, which was entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest price ever paid for a single stamp.
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