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...
The sale will feature an exceptional offering of Canada and Newfoundland including the outstanding collection formed by J.S.P. Wilson, FRPSL and fine material from the collection of Mel Doyle, together with a further presentation from the Moore & Moore Collection of Gibraltar, the collection of Ireland Seahorse issues formed by Professor Arthur Weston and the latest in our popular series of … Read more...
30 March – 2 April 2017
Caulfield Racecourse
22 Station St, Caulfield, Melbourne, Australia
Grosvenor was proud to be a major sponsor of the Melbourne 2017 Exhibition. Safely returned, Constanze Dennis and Tom Margalski would like to thank the organisers for arranging a most rewarding philatelic event, where they enjoyed meeting many new as well as existing clients, some in person for the first time, and consumed a … Read more...
The February 2nd British Empire & Foreign Countries auction at Grosvenor, opening the 2017 Season, achieved an excellent total result of £636,764.
Many strong and unusual sections of lots featured throughout and were very well received, particularly those of Zeppelin Mail, Telegraphs, Cameroons, Togo and East Africa. Star item amongst the Togo was the very scarce used example of the 1914 (Oct.) Narrow Setting 10pf. carmine with part “ANECHO” c.d.s. … Read more...
Thursday 2nd February 2017 at 10.30 am
and 2 pm
A fine specialised auction of over 1,250 lots, the property of 115 vendors, including many rare Proofs and Specimen stamps, and exceptional offerings of East and West Africa.
Undaunted by a watershed week in world politics, the Grosvenor November auctions defied negative predictions by accumulating an impressive total result of £821,036 which included many very strong realisations.
The November 8th Specialised Great Britain auction was strong in rarities from the present Queen’s reign, including the fine Roy Webster collection of decimal booklets, which received a strong response from fellow collectors of this intensely specialised area. Featured on the … Read more...
The September sale week at Grosvenor, opening the 2016 Autumn Season, achieved an excellent total result of £1,125,181.
The British Empire & Foreign Countries auction held on September 21 and 22 contained many substantial collections as well as fine specialist sections, including the Dougie Elliott collection of Ethiopia. Fewer than ten covers (sent stampless) from the punitive British Expedition to Abyssinia, sent against Emperor Tewodros II in 1867-68, … Read more...
The ‘Bougainville’ Collection of Falkland Islands
