It was a cold day outside on the Strand but it soon warmed up in the Grosvenor saleroom when the bidding got started at the British Empire & Foreign Countries auction on November 29th.
Star item in the exceptional collection of Antarctica formed by the late Fred Goldberg was the 1911 Roald Amundsen expedition envelope (lot 1163, left), the only known example to have travelled to Antarctica and sent on … Read more...
Wednesday 29th November 2017 at 10.30 am, 1 pm and 3.30 pm
Featuring the late Fred Goldberg collection of Antarctica, the ‘Braemar’ collection of Falkland Islands, rare proofs and essays from the extraordinary collection of Peter Young, FRPSL, a further offering from the outstanding ‘Moore & Moore’ collection of Gibraltar and the only known postally used example of the rare North West Pacific Islands 2½d. (SG 87)… Read more...
The autumn season at GROSVENOR continued on 25th-26th October with arguably the most interesting, balanced auction of traditional Great Britain to have been offered for some time. Pre-sale attendances during private and public viewing days were exceptionally high and a very fine total sale result of £938,637 was just reward.
As was noted during the September British Empire & Foreign Countries auction, lots created from the unusual collection formed by … Read more...
Wednesday 25th October 2017 at 11 am and 2.00 pm
Thursday 26th October 2017 at 11 am and 2.00 pm
A fine and varied auction, the property of 100 vendors, featuring the first offering of Essays, Proofs and Trials from the exceptional collection of Dr Peter Young, FRPSL, the extensive and unusual collections of Telegraph and Revenue Stamps formed by the late Prof. Iain Stevenson, FRPSL, interesting … Read more...
The Autumn season at GROSVENOR opened with a substantial offering of British Empire & Foreign Countries on 20th-21st September. Record viewing and auction day attendance figures by collectors and dealers, added to enthusiastic online and pre-sale bidding, generated a superb total result of £1,028,049 for the vendors in the sale.
Memorable sections and individual highlights featured throughout. A recently discovered and newly listed variety from the British East Africa… Read more...
