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...
As the market undergoes a period of radical evolution, one that is being experienced at an accelerating rate, many previous assumptions about the stamp market are being questioned and re-examined. The traditional dual requirement of quality and rarity for the achievement of high realisations has, however, never been greater.
The British Empire & Foreign Countries auction held at GROSVENOR from February 28th to March 1st provided a fascinating global … Read more...
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
Sale Number: 120
Wednesday 28th February 2018 at 2pm
Thursday 1st March 2018 at 11am & 2pm
Featuring important Malaya with the Joe Robertson collection of Postage Dues and Underpaid Mails of Malaya & Bornean Territories and the Brian Geden collection of the Postal History of Singapore, Saint Helena Postal History with the second part of the Stefan … Read more...
It was a cold day outside on the Strand but it soon warmed up in the Grosvenor saleroom when the bidding got started at the British Empire & Foreign Countries auction on November 29th.
Star item in the exceptional collection of Antarctica formed by the late Fred Goldberg was the 1911 Roald Amundsen expedition envelope (lot 1163, left), the only known example to have travelled to Antarctica and sent on … Read more...
Wednesday 29th November 2017 at 10.30 am, 1 pm and 3.30 pm
Featuring the late Fred Goldberg collection of Antarctica, the ‘Braemar’ collection of Falkland Islands, rare proofs and essays from the extraordinary collection of Peter Young, FRPSL, a further offering from the outstanding ‘Moore & Moore’ collection of Gibraltar and the only known postally used example of the rare North West Pacific Islands 2½d. (SG 87)… Read more...
The autumn season at GROSVENOR continued on 25th-26th October with arguably the most interesting, balanced auction of traditional Great Britain to have been offered for some time. Pre-sale attendances during private and public viewing days were exceptionally high and a very fine total sale result of £938,637 was just reward.
As was noted during the September British Empire & Foreign Countries auction, lots created from the unusual collection formed by … Read more...
