The first British Empire & Foreign Countries auction of Grosvenor’s Autumn season, held on September 23rd-24th was a deep and diverse sale, an intriguing basket of offerings for the serious collector. The final sale total of £780,348 was a tremendous return.
No-one should doubt the potential of the China market and the classic collection formed by the late Colonel Cosmo George St. Clair Harvey, untouched for many decades, certainly caught … Read more...
Monday 26 & Tuesday 27 October 2026 – Specialised Great Britain
Our Autumn event will include the Jane and Michael Moubray Collection of Overseas Mail, foundation of the groundbreaking publication British Letter Mail to Overseas Destinations 1840 to UPU first published in 1992 and winner of the prestigious Crawford Medal. The collection covers mails going from Great Britain to India, Australia, the Far East and Africa as well as … Read more...
The Summer British Empire & Foreign Countries auction, held over two days on June 10th and 11th, contained several important sections and perhaps unsurprisingly the final sale total of £580,888 well exceeded the total of the pre-sale estimates.
The presentation of Mauritius postal stationery section was remarkably only the first part to be offered of the extraordinary collection formed by the late Alan Huggins MBE, RDP, Hon FRPSL, former President … Read more...
The Specialised Great Britain auction on April 29th-30th produced an impressive final sale total of £599,390. Important sections included the remarkable Gold Medal winning collection of the 1840-76 2d. blue formed by the late Jane Moubray RDP, Hon. FRPSL, former President of the Royal Philatelic Society.
Featured on the front cover of the sale catalogue, Jane’s characterful Mulready 2d. envelope originally used in 1842 from Brighton to Burwash and most … Read more...
