Dorothy Sharp (1928 – 2024)

The Grosvenor graphic designer Dorothy Sharp passed away on June 25th, having  celebrated her 96th birthday earlier in the month. She had worked as part of our team for over 25 years, the front cover of the recent GPA 159 catalogue being her final contribution.

Dorothy Bertha Merriton Sharp was born in Kent in 1928 and was the granddaughter of noted English historian Samuel Rawson Gardiner. After the death … Read more...

 

GPA 84 Online


Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Wednesday 25th September 2013 at 2 pm
Thursday 26th September 2013 at 11am and 2 pm

A specialised auction of over 1,800 lots, the property of 143 vendors, featuring the exceptional Ron Peters collection of Gibraltar and Great Britain issues overprinted for use in the Morocco Agencies, the fine and attractive collections of Iran formed by the late … Read more...

 

In Preparation: GPA 86 British Empire & Foreign Countries


GPA 86: British Empire & Foreign Countries

November 28th 2013

This auction will include the latest in our continuing series of specialised sections of Falkland Islands & Antarctica including, on this occasion, the Trevor Barnes collection of South Georgia and fine material from the collection of Dr. Carlos Garcia-Moral. Consignments will be accepted until 21st September.… Read more...

 

ALL AROUND THE WORLD

The three June auctions held at Grosvenor between 4th and 6th June achieved a strong total of £969,326 with bids arriving from right across the globe.

BRITISH EMPIRE & FOREIGN COUNTRIES was a three session sale beginning on the afternoon of Tuesday 4th June and, after the customary well-supported section of Miscellaneous & Mixed Lots, one early lot to catch the eye was the pair of King George V master … Read more...

 

Gary Brown

As part of our continuing programme of enhanced facilities for collectors, Grosvenor Auctions is delighted to announce the appointment of Gary Brown, FRPSL, FRPSV, as their official representative in Australia.

Gary is a well-known name in Australian philately, having been a philatelic exhibitor since the 1980s and a collector all his life. He is an international judge in Traditional and Postal History with a number of international qualified exhibits that … Read more...

 

Greater Britain

The specialised Great Britain auction held at Grosvenor on April 18th achieved a total £761,421, a very solid result when compared with the pre-sale estimate and one that reflects a consolidated strengthening of a market traditionally over-influenced by the buying patterns of dealers and recently weakened by an oversupply of quality material.

Realisations were generally strong, and it was unsurprising that the top prices paid were for two impressive Surface … Read more...