To be held on November 19th/20th, this specialised auction of nearly 1,700 lots features the remarkable collection of Cinderellas, Locals and the Unusual formed by the late Jim Czyl of Illinois, the exceptional Arthur Moyles collection of Malta postal history, fine Cyprus formed by John Chillingworth, further material from the RJ Maddocks collection of Cameroons and the latest of our regular sections of specialised Falkland Islands & Antarctica, featuring … Read more...
Friendly hostilities broke out in the Grosvenor saleroom on 24th and 25th September as enthusiastic clients, both in the room and bidding from distance, drove prices to exciting levels in what proved to be a remarkable BRITISH EMPIRE & FOREIGN COUNTRIES auction that achieved a grand total of £1,016,746.… Read more...
24th-25th September: Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 2,250 lots, featuring the remarkable Mike Phelan collection of Persian Gulf; the exceptional ‘Tuanjai’ collection of Fiji; a further offering from the outstanding ‘Moore & Moore’ collection of Gibraltar; British East Africa stamps and cancellations from the fine collection of Michael Ensor CMG, OBE; Egypt including fascinating material gathered by the … Read more...
Our September 24th/25th auction will present the ‘Tuanjai’ collection of Fiji with early items including two very rare ‘Fiji Times’ covers; a further offering from the ‘Moore & Moore’ collection of Gibraltar with exceptional postal history; British East Africa stamps and cancellations from the collection of Michael Ensor CMG, OBE; the Mike Phelan collection of Persian Gulf; Egypt formed by the late Stanley Horesh; the Frank Deakin collection … Read more...
BRITISH EMPIRE & FOREIGN COUNTRIES, a specialised auction held at Grosvenor on 22nd and 23rd May, well exceeded its pre-sale estimate, achieving a grand total of £591,375.
Top price in the sale was the £9,578 paid for the unique proof strike in violet of the popular South Georgia 1928 21/2d. on 2d. Provisional Surcharge (lot 1482, left), which was accompanied by a letter from postmaster A.G. Nelson-Jones in which he … Read more...
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 1,570 lots, the property of 112 vendors, featuring the first part of the superlative collection of British Levant postal stationery formed by Dr Alan K Huggins MBE, RDP, FRPSL, a further offering of Kuwait from the fine collection of Dr L Philips of Brighton, outstanding Switzerland formed by the late John E Ager … Read more...
