Archives

 

British Empire and Foreign Countries

British Empire & Foreign Countries
4-5 December 2024

A two day sale of over 1,350 lots including the Gerald Tonge collection of Ceylon, the Professor Malvern Van Wyk Smith collection of Africa and related Airmails, a specialised offering of Falkland Islands & Antarctica featuring the fine collection formed by Robert Berkes of the Falkland Island Philatelic Study Group and Egypt with further material from the collection formed by the late … Read more...

 

Spring Schedule 2025

Wednesday 12 March 2025 – British Empire & Foreign Countries

This sale will include the exceptional collection of India and States from the estate of the late Col. C.G.S. Harvey, former doyen of the Royal Philatelic Society and is open for consignments until 8th January 2025.

 

Wednesday 23 April 2025 – Great Britain

This sale is open for consignments until 17th February 2025.

 

Wednesday 4 June 2025 – Read more...

 

The Bigger the Better?

The Specialised Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History auction held over two days at Grosvenor on October 30 and 31 achieved a final sale total of £310,714, showing a good overall demand for material but also reflecting a continuing volatility with certain specialist areas continuing to wallow in the doldrums.

The section of Collections & Mixed Lots that opened the first day provided an impressive start. A huge accumulation … Read more...

British Empire and Foreign Countries

This sale will include the exceptional collection of India and States from the estate of the late Col. C.G.S. Harvey, former doyen of the Royal Philatelic Society and is open for consignments until 8th January 2025.

 

 … Read more...

 

The Right to be Choosy

The Right to be Choosy

 The September auction week at Grosvenor achieved a pleasing final sale total of £841,405.

Bermuda was the leading country from the Langton Hill Collection, presented as a single auction.  Many important items appeared for sale, the 1620 and 1628 letters sent to England by John Hanmer [lot 166], the first being the second earliest in private hands, sold for £16,120. The used example … Read more...