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...
Grosvenor is proud to announce the sale of the John E du Pont collection of Falkland Islands to be presented as a special auction on March 7th 2013.
This superlative collection, formed by one of the most famous, award-winning collectors of the twentieth century, includes many rare proofs and stamps from the reigns of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII and King George V, as well as an impressive range of … Read more...
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
Sale number: 75
Friday 5th October 2012 at
11am and 2pm
A specialised auction of over 1,300 lots, the property of 114 vendors, featuring the impressive collections of British Commonwealth countries formed by the late Patrick Williams, FRPSL, and by the late Harold Edmund Hardy of Mayfield; Czechoslovakia featuring the interesting collection of the late Frederick J. Sansom; … Read more...
Auction of Australasia Postage Stamps and Postal History
Sale number: 74
Thursday 4th October 2012 at
11am and 2pm
A specialised auction of over 750 lots, featuring rare Queensland and South Australia from the collections of the late Leslie Digby Nelson; the exceptional Martin West collection of Australia with rare Kangaroo issues, Postage Dues and Specimens; New Guinea with the outstanding collection of North West Pacific Islands overprints formed by … Read more...
Auction of British Empire & Foreign Countries December 5th
This sale will feature rare and unusual items and collections including that of Rotary International stamps gathered by the late Mike Gosney, as well as the next of our popular specialised sections of Falkland Islands & Antarctica, which will this time include Falklands featuring the fine collection of the late James G. Robertson of Glasgow and Antarctica with the exceptional collection … Read more...
The Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History auction to be held on 4th & 5th December is now in preparation. A specialised auction that will feature fine material from the collection of the late Malcolm Hodgson, the Barry Smith collection of Prestige booklets and the Brian Jones collection of Machin issues.… Read more...
Auction of British Empire & Foreign Countries Friday October 5th
Including the fine British Commonwealth collections formed by the late Patrick Williams, FRPSL; British East Africa formed by the late H A W Shea; Jamaica formed by the late Dr R M Craig of Shropshire; Czechoslovakia formed by F Sansom; extensive Burma collections formed by
R Partridge and the late Harold Edmund Hardy of Mayfield and strong sections of Rhodesia … Read more...
The British Empire & Foreign Countries auction held on June 12th and 13th, last sale of the GROSVENOR SPRING 2012 series of auctions, was well received, reaching an impressive final total of £641,921.
After the usual busy section of Miscellaneous & Mixed Lots the ‘Oatcroft’ Collection of Crash & Wreck Covers provided some good if uneven realisations, the highest individual price being the £602 paid for the 1908 S.S. Finance … Read more...
