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...
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
Tuesday 12th June 2012 at 11am and 2pm
Wednesday 13th June 2012 at 11 am
A specialised auction of 1,479 lots, the property of 120 vendors, featuring an important section of Falkland Islands & Antarctica with the exceptional Clive Perkins collection of the ‘Cork’ Cancellations, the ‘Oatcroft’ Collection of Crash and Wreck Mail, and fine British Empire collections … Read more...
AUSTRALASIA, a specialised auction of over 750 lots, to be held on Thursday October 4th in the week after Autumn Stampex 2012. This sale will feature the outstanding collection of the North West Pacific Islands overprints of New Guinea formed by the late Patrick Williams, FRPSL; unusual Queensland and South Australia from the collections of the late Leslie Digby Nelson; fine Nauru from the collection of the late James … Read more...
The heavy April showers, so persistent during Grosvenor’s auction week did not deter the many brave souls who attended and contributed to a combined total result of £1,003,868.
First on the block the Spring auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps & Postal History on April 25th/26th, which contained memorable sections of Postal Stationery, Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Errors and Machin issues including the Colin Bowen and Kurt Feyrer Collections, … Read more...
GPA 71: Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
GPA 72: Auction of the Jim Mullett Collection of British Offshore Islands… Read more...
The British Empire & Foreign Countries auction to be held on Tuesday 12th & 13th June is currently in preparation and will include a further important section of the postal history and postage stamps of the Falkland Islands, and the “Oatcroft” collection of Crash and Wreck covers.
Among other interesting items a rare Auschwitz letter.… Read more...
The British Empire & Foreign Countries auction held on March 7th and 8th, first sale of the GROSVENOR SPRING 2012 series of auctions, was one of the company’s most successful ever, achieving a total of £1,035,008, a figure over 40% above the pre-sale estimate.
Gratifyingly the strong results were spread over a number of specialised country sections providing a comprehensive confirmation of the strength of the market, particularly for British … Read more...
