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  • ►2024 (20)
    • ► December (2)
      • Season's Greetings | Opening Hours
      • Shopping Early for Christmas
    • ► November (3)
      • GPA 163: British Empire & Foreign Countries
      • Spring Schedule 2025
      • The Bigger the Better?
    • ► October (5)
      • British Empire & Foreign Countries
      • Great Britain
      • British Empire and Foreign Countries
      • GPA 162: Specialised Great Britain
      • The Right to be Choosy
    • ► September (1)
      • Autumn Sales Online
    • ► June (3)
      • Dorothy Sharp (1928 - 2024)
      • Rollercoaster Ride
      • GPA 159 Prices Realised
    • ► April (3)
      • GPA 158 Prices Realised
      • British Empire and Foreign Countries
      • Specialised Great Britain
    • ► March (2)
      • Uprising
      • GPA 157 Prices Realised
    • ► February (1)
      • GPA 157: British Empire and Foreign Countries
  • ►2023 (13)
    • ► December (2)
      • Autumn Sales at Grosvenor
      • The Big Auction Week
    • ► October (1)
      • GPA 154 Prices Realised
    • ► September (2)
      • Ben Palmer joins the Grosvenor team
      • GPA 154: British Empire and Foreign Countries
    • ► July (2)
      • Boiling Over
      • GPA 153 Prices Realised
    • ► June (1)
      • GPA 153: British Empire and Foreign Countries
    • ► May (1)
      • GPA 152 Prices Realised
    • ► April (1)
      • The Curate's Egg
    • ► March (2)
      • MARCH MADNESS
      • 151 Prices Realised
    • ► February (1)
      • GPA 151: British Empire & Foreign Countries
  • ►2022 (17)
    • ► December (2)
      • HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
      • GPA 150 Prices Realised
    • ► November (3)
      • GPA 150: British Empire and Foreign Countries
      • Best of British
      • GPA 149 Prices Realised
    • ► October (2)
      • London Octoberfest
      • GPA 148 Prices Realised
    • ► June (3)
      • On a Gentle Simmer...
      • GPA 147 Prices Realised
      • DAVID BOYD
    • ► May (1)
      • GPA 147: British Empire and Foreign Countries
    • ► April (2)
      • What we learned . .
      • GPA 146 Prices Realised
    • ► March (3)
      • GPA 146: Great Britain Postage Stamps & Postal History
      • CINDERELLAS HAVING A BALL
      • GPA 145 Prices Realised
    • ► February (1)
      • GPA 145: British Empire & Foreign Countries
  • ►2021 (15)
    • ► October (4)
      • Prices On The Rise
      • GPA 144 Prices Realised
      • GPA 143 Prices Realised
      • October Sales at Grosvenor
    • ► June (2)
      • Summer Breeze
      • GPA 142 Prices Realised
    • ► May (1)
      • Steaming Ahead
    • ► April (2)
      • GPA 141 Prices Realised
      • GPA 141: Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
    • ► March (2)
      • Watermark Levels Rising
      • GPA 140 Prices Realised
    • ► February (1)
      • GPA 140: British Empire and Foreign Countries
    • ► January (3)
      • Bidding Unconfined
      • GPA 139 Prices Realised
      • GPA 139: British Empire and Foreign Countries
  • ►2020 (18)
    • ► December (1)
      • Board Changes at Grosvenor
    • ► November (1)
      • From Telegraph to Internet
    • ► October (2)
      • GPA 138 Prices Realised
      • GPA 138: Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
    • ► September (2)
      • Frustrations Relieved
      • GPA 137 Prices Realised
    • ► August (1)
      • GPA 137: British Empire and Foreign Countries
    • ► July (3)
      • Back with a Bang
      • GPA 136 Prices Realised
      • GPA 135 Prices Realised
    • ► June (1)
      • July Auctions
    • ► April (1)
      • Andrew Williams to become Grosvenor Consultant
    • ► March (1)
      • Popular Success
    • ► February (2)
      • GPA 134 Prices Realised
      • British Empire and Foreign Countries
    • ► January (3)
      • Charles Bromser
      • New Representative in Australia
      • British Empire and Foreign Countries
  • ►2019 (24)
    • ► December (1)
      • Out Of Africa
    • ► November (4)
      • GPA 133 Prices Realised
      • GPA 132 Prices Realised
      • November Auctions
      • A Balanced Overview
    • ► October (2)
      • GPA 131 Prices Realised
      • Auction of Specialised Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
    • ► September (6)
      • Crash Market
      • Forthcoming Auction: East Africa
      • Forthcoming Auction: Empire & Foreign
      • GPA 130 Prices Realised
      • Gary Brown, FRPSL, RPSV
      • Why Come to Grosvenor?
    • ► August (1)
      • Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
    • ► July (1)
      • Bright Future, Busy Summer
    • ► June (2)
      • Penguins Take Flight
      • GPA 129 Prices Realised
    • ► May (1)
      • Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
    • ► April (3)
      • The Errors Are Back
      • GPA 128 Prices Realised
      • Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
    • ► February (1)
      • GPA 127 Prices Realised
    • ► January (2)
      • February British Empire and Foreign
      • 2019 Year of Change
  • ►2018 (18)
    • ► November (3)
      • November Highlights
      • GPA 126 Prices Realised
      • GPA 125 Prices Realised
    • ► October (1)
      • November Auctions
    • ► September (3)
      • Rise of the Pharaohs
      • GPA 124 Prices Realised
      • November Auctions
    • ► August (1)
      • September British Empire & Foreign
    • ► June (3)
      • The Best of What Might Be
      • GPA 123 Prices Realised
      • GPA 122 Prices Realised
    • ► May (1)
      • June Auctions
    • ► April (2)
      • Sound Foundations
      • GPA 121 Prices Realised
    • ► March (2)
      • Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
      • Rare as Snow in Malaya
    • ► February (2)
      • GPA 120 Prices Realised
      • British Empire and Foreign Countries
  • ►2017 (23)
    • ► December (1)
      • Nothing Burns Like The Cold
    • ► November (2)
      • GPA 119 Prices Realised
      • Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
    • ► October (3)
      • GPA 118 Prices Realised
      • Great Expectations
      • Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
    • ► September (2)
      • Thanks A Million
      • GPA 117 Prices Realised
    • ► August (2)
      • British Empire & Foreign Countries
      • November Auction
    • ► June (2)
      • Midsummer Madness
      • GPA 116: Prices Realised
    • ► May (4)
      • Midsummer Sale: British Empire & Foreign Countries
      • YORKSHIRE PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION 2017 ANNUAL CONVENTION & STAMP FAIR
      • A Week is a Long Time in Philately
      • Christopher Lawrence, 100 Auctions Not Out
    • ► April (3)
      • GPA 115: Prices Realised
      • GPA 114: Prices Realised
      • Live Bidding
    • ► February (4)
      • Midsummer Sale
      • MELBOURNE 2017 34th FIAP INTERNATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION
      • Growing In Strength
      • Latest Auction: British Empire & Foreign Countries
  • ►2016 (39)
    • ► December (12)
      • The Royal Philatelic Society London
      • The Great Britain Philatelic Society
      • British Library
      • The King George VI Collectors Society
      • The British Postal Museum & Archive
      • UK Philately
      • BPA Expert Committee
      • Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group
      • West Africa Study Circle
      • China Philatelic Society of London
      • GB Overprints Society
      • Sarawak Specialists Society
    • ► November (13)
      • Brave New World
      • GPA 111 and 112 Prices Realised
      • Stephen D. Schumann
      • Robert P. Odenweller
      • Peter Rennie
      • Tristan Brittain
      • Andrew Williams
      • Stuart Billington
      • Charles Napper
      • Constanze Dennis
      • Tom Margalski
      • Glyn Page
      • James Grist
    • ► September (3)
      • Bidders Bounce Back
      • GPA 110 Prices Realised
      • GPA 109 Prices Realised
    • ► June (1)
      • U.S.A. Representatives
    • ► May (3)
      • Distant Lands and Faraway Places
      • GPA 108 Prices Realised
      • GPA 107 Prices Realised
    • ► April (2)
      • Proper Job
      • GPA 106 Prices realised
    • ► March (4)
      • Curate's Egg
      • GPA 105 Prices Realised
      • GPA 105: British Empire and Foreign Countries
      • Once in a lifetime
    • ► February (1)
      • The Kiddle Brothers Collection Prices Realised
  • ►2015 (19)
    • ► November (2)
      • Grosvenor Centenary Sale Week Breaks £2 Million
      • GPA 100-103 Prices Realised
    • ► October (1)
      • 9th-12th November: 100th Grosvenor Auction Sale Week
    • ► September (2)
      • Bidding Wars
      • GPA 99: Prices Realised
    • ► August (1)
      • GPA 99: British Empire and Foreign Countries
    • ► July (1)
      • Steaming Ahead
    • ► May (2)
      • GPA 98 Online
      • GPA 97 Online
    • ► April (3)
      • A Special Day
      • GPA 96 Prices Realised Online
      • Dr. Conrad Graham Collection Prices Realised
    • ► March (5)
      • GPA 96: Specialised Great Britain
      • GPA 95: The Dr. Conrad Graham Collection
      • Marching On
      • GPA 94: Prices Realised
      • GPA 93: Prices Realised
    • ► February (2)
      • GPA 93 The 'Golden' Collection: Part One: Online
      • GPA 94 British Empire & Foreign Countries: Online
  • ►2014 (18)
    • ► November (3)
      • Cinderellas and Ice
      • London Rules
      • Prices realised GPA 91 and 92
    • ► October (3)
      • GPA 91 Great Britain: Online
      • GPA 92 British Empire & Foreign Countries: Online
      • Gulf Wars
    • ► September (2)
      • GPA 90 prices realised
      • GPA 90 Online
    • ► June (1)
      • In Preparation: GPA 90 British Empire & Foreign Countries
    • ► May (3)
      • Growing and Getting Stronger
      • GPA 89 Prices Realised
      • GPA 89 Online
    • ► April (2)
      • Quality Counts
      • GPA 88 Prices realised
    • ► March (3)
      • GPA 88 Online
      • Scarce and unusual
      • GPA 87
    • ► February (1)
      • GPA 87 Online
  • ►2013 (30)
    • ► December (3)
      • In Preparation: GPA 88 Great Britain
      • In Preparation: GPA 89 British Empire & Foreign Countries
      • Last Posting Before Christmas
    • ► November (4)
      • GPA 86 Online
      • GPA 86 Prices Realised
      • Solid Growth
      • Thanks Given
    • ► October (3)
      • GPA 85 Prices Realised
      • GPA 85 Great Britain
      • New Grosvenor Director
    • ► September (3)
      • REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
      • GPA 84 Prices Realised
      • GPA 84 Online
    • ► June (3)
      • In Preparation: GPA 86 British Empire & Foreign Countries
      • ALL AROUND THE WORLD
      • Prices Realised
    • ► May (2)
      • Grosvenor June sales now online
      • Gary Brown
    • ► April (5)
      • Greater Britain
      • North Borneo, Labuan, Brunei and Sarawak – The Apollonia Collections
      • Revenues of Portugal and Colonies – The John Dahl Collection
      • GPA 80 Prices Realised
      • GPA 80 catalogue online
    • ► March (5)
      • British Empire and Foreign Countries
      • Record Breakers
      • In Preparation: GPA 80 Great Britain…
      • The John du Pont Collection: Falkland Islands prices realised
      • GPA 78 Prices Realised
    • ► January (2)
      • John E du Pont collection: Falkland Islands catalogue online
      • GPA 78 catalogue online
  • ►2012 (23)
    • ► December (3)
      • British Empire & Foreign Countries March 5th and 6th 2013
      • Finish with a flourish
      • GPA 76 & 77 Prices Realised
    • ► November (1)
      • December catalogues online
    • ► October (2)
      • GPA 74 & GPA 75 Prices Realised Online
      • John E du Pont collection: Falkland Islands
    • ► August (2)
      • GPA 75 Catalogue Online
      • GPA 74 Catalogue Online
    • ► July (3)
      • In Preparation: GPA 77 British Empire & Foreign Countries...
      • In Preparation: GPA 76 Great Britain...
      • In Preparation: GPA 75 British Empire & Foreign Countries
    • ► June (2)
      • Battle for the Falklands
      • GPA 73 prices realised, online now
    • ► May (3)
      • GPA 73 Catalogue Online
      • In Preparation: GPA 74 Specialised Australasia
      • GREAT LOVE FOR BRITAIN AND ITS ISLANDS
    • ► April (2)
      • GPA 71 and 72 Prices Realised
      • GPA 71 and 72 Online Now
    • ► March (3)
      • In Preparation...
      • Springtime For India
      • GPA 70 British Empire Sale
    • ► February (2)
      • GPA 70 Now Online
      • Stampex Spring 2012
  • ►2011 (22)
    • ► December (1)
      • Spring Auctions at Grosvenor
    • ► November (2)
      • THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
      • November Prices Realised
    • ► October (1)
      • November Sales Now Online
    • ► September (2)
      • Sale 67
      • November Auctions
    • ► August (2)
      • September Auction Online
      • Andrew Claridge
    • ► June (1)
      • Forthcoming Auction
    • ► May (7)
      • Charles Harrison "Concorde" collection 100% sold
      • May Celebrations
      • Sale 66: Prices Realised
      • Sale 65 : Prices Realised
      • John Rose Collection: Prices Realised
      • May Auctions at Grosvenor
      • May GB Sale now online
    • ► April (3)
      • May Empire Sale now online
      • WASC publish "Gambia Perforated Cameos" By John F. Rose
      • The John Rose Collection of Gambia
    • ► March (2)
      • Kangaroos not tied down
      • Strong China and KGVI in May auction
    • ► January (1)
      • Auction of the Lord Cornwallis Collection of Australia with Gambia, Gibraltar and Malta
  • ►2010 (5)
    • ► December (1)
      • Heavy spending before Christmas
    • ► October (1)
      • British Empire flies the flag in October
    • ► July (1)
      • Exceptionally high numbers of viewers and bidders for May auctions
    • ► May (2)
      • The auction of the John Forrest Collection of Cancellations of the British Empire May 19th
      • British Empire & Foreign Countries
  • ►2009 (8)
    • ► December (2)
      • Great Britain market remains strong
      • Cyprus Halfpenny now worth almost 20 million times more than when issued
    • ► October (1)
      • The ‘Aurelius’ Collections Parts 1 and 2 tops £1,380,000
    • ► September (1)
      • Grosvenor at 50
    • ► June (2)
      • RULE BRITANNIA - GREAT BRITAIN DEMAND CONTINUES
      • Rule Britannia - Great Britain demand continues
    • ► May (2)
      • The ‘Aurelius’ Collection of Great Britain King Edward VII Postage Stamps – Part 1 Thursday 21st May 2009
      • SPRING IN THE AIR AT GROSVENOR MAY SALE -
  • ►2008 (1)
    • ► January (1)
      • Video Test
  • ►2007 (4)
    • ► November (1)
      • THREE MILLION POUND AUCTIONS
    • ► May (2)
      • May Millions
      • MARVELLOUS MAY
    • ► January (1)
      • Sale of Specialised Great Britain
  • ►2006 (4)
    • ► December (1)
      • Falklands and Egypt on Fire
    • ► November (1)
      • The RICHARD TOMPKINS COLLECTION OF MALAYA, BORNEO AND BRITISH EMPIRE
    • ► May (1)
      • GROSVENOR MAY AUCTIONS REALISE IN EXCESS OF 1.8 MILLION
    • ► February (1)
      • Record Results at Grosvenor Australasia Auction
  • ►2005 (2)
    • ► July (1)
      • JULY SALE REALISES £627,482. (incl. premium and VAT)


    • ► May (1)
      • MAY SALE REALISES £743,148 as strong demand for GB continues.


  • ►2004 (3)
    • ► December (1)
      • The Grosvenor specialised Great Britain auction on December 17th proves demand remains heatlthy.


    • ► November (1)
      • Rhodesia proves to be 'star of the show'
    • ► May (1)
      • Over £1.5 m hammer total for May 25 & 26 2004 sale
  • ►2003 (1)
    • ► November (1)
      • Grosvenor autumn 2003 auction realises record figure in excess of £1.5 million
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