Dorothy Sharp (1928 – 2024)

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...

 

Summer Breeze

A warm summer’s breeze was blowing through the Strand on June 16 as the British Empire & Foreign Countries auction, in relaxed mood, reached the fine sale total of £312,228.

This auction provided items of a broad range of interest for collectors, even if many of the highest prices were achieved by collections on the day.  Bidders from around the world came together, inspired partly by a shared sense that … Read more...

 

GPA 142 Prices Realised

Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries

Sale number: 142 | 16 June 2021

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142 Prices Realised

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Steaming Ahead

The railways of the past continue to inspire romance and those dreams have perhaps only been further encouraged by the recent restrictions on movement. Featuring strongly in the Great Britain auction on April 28-29 the Railway Stamps & Covers collection formed by the late Stuart Phillips attracted strong bidding.

A powerful symbol of this enthusiasm proved to the 1890 Railway Letter Postage essay overprint on the Jubilee 3d. [lot … Read more...

 

GPA 141 Prices Realised

Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History

Sale number: 141 | 28-29 April 2021

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Prices listed exclude VAT and buyer’s premium.

141 Prices Realised

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Watermark Levels Rising

Once considered as variations of issued stamps of little interest and frequently ignored by stamp catalogues, unusual watermark varieties today count among the most highly sought philatelic rarities.

Driven by enthusiastic online bidding from collectors around the world the sale total for the British Empire & Foreign Countries auction held at Grosvenor on March 17 left its pre-sale estimate far behind, reaching the remarkable figure of £520,771 due in no … Read more...

 

GPA 140 Prices Realised

Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries

Sale number: 140 | 17 March 2020

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Prices listed exclude VAT and buyer’s premium.

140 Prices Realised

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