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...
GPA 87 Online
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 1,450 lots, the property of 114 vendors, featuring the Stewart R. Murray collection of North Borneo, the exceptional collection of Trieste formed by the late Dr Ronnie Shiers, the ‘Saisunee’ collection of Gilbert & Ellice Islands covers and cancellations, and the fine collection of India used in Zanzibar formed by Jeremy Lea of … Read more...
In Preparation: GPA 88 Great Britain
Our April 9th Specialised Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History auction will include a fine selection of surface printed high values and mint multiples, ‘Jubilee’ imprimaturs, an exceptional range of seahorses and a previously unrecorded Q.E.II commemorative perforation error.
This auction will close for vendor consignments on 31st January 2014
In Preparation: GPA 89 British Empire & Foreign Countries
Our May 21st/22nd auction will feature the first part of the superlative collection of British Levant postal stationery formed by Dr Alan K Huggins MBE, RDP, FRPSL, focusing on the unoverprinted issues employed in the area. A further offering of Kuwait from the fine collection formed by Dr. L Phillips is joined by outstanding Switzerland formed by the late John E Ager of Bookham and the latest in our … Read more...
Last Posting Before Christmas
UK
Wednesday 18th December
International Airmail
Wednesday 4th December for Asia, Far East, Japan, New Zealand
Thursday 5th December for Australia
Friday 6th December for Africa, Central and South America, Middle East
Monday 9th December for Cyrus, Eastern Europe
Tuesday 10th December for Canada, France, Greece, Poland
Friday 13th December for USA, Western Europe (excluding France, Greece and Poland)… Read more...
GPA 86 Online
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 2,300 lots, the property of 87 vendors, featuring the exceptional collection of scarce usage British West Indies covers formed by the late Dr Eric M. Bateson of Queensland and a further specialised section of Falkland Islands & Antarctica including the Trevor Barnes collection of South Georgia and fine material from the collection of … Read more...
GPA 86 Prices Realised
Solid Growth
The specialised GREAT BRITAIN sale held at Grosvenor on 30th and 31st October achieved an overall total of £861,662, well in excess of pre-sale predictions and provided a further convincing picture of a market that is consolidating successfully after a period of oversaturation.
Interest was well spread throughout the three sessions of this strong ‘collector’s’ auction, producing many interesting results. Top price paid was £15,050 for an exceptionally … Read more...