 Auction of All World Postage Stamps & Postal History featuring Falkland Islands, Gilbert & Ellice Islands, and Ireland
A major auction of over 2,300 lots, including an important section of the Falkland Islands featuring the first part of the notable collection formed by Malcolm Barton; the extensive collection of Gilbert & Ellice Islands, rarely offered in such depth, created by the late Ken Smith; specialised collections of Ireland overprints, Postal Forgeries and other areas from the late Colonel W.P. “Bill” Fletcher; Foreign countries including a strong section of the Municipal Posts of the Treaty Ports of China and the fine collections of Poland formed by Alan Blunt and Switzerland by the late John Mitchell To be held in the Grosvenor Auction Room on the Third Floor of the Stanley Gibbons building at 399–401 Strand, London WC2R 0LT
Thursday 22nd May 2008 at 10.30 am and 2 pm precisely
Friday 23rd May 2008 at 12.30 pm precisely |
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 Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps & Postal History featuring Part 2 of the Davenport collection of QEII Commemorative Errors
A major auction of over 2,100 lots, the property of more than 150 vendors, including the oustanding collections formed by the late Sam Lawrence, FRPSL, the late Edward Goldwin of Seaford and the late Colonel W.P. “Bill” Fletcher, the second part of the exceptional collection of line engraved formed by Michael McKillip, the fine collection of King Edward VII 1d. issues formed by Dr.Michael Brooks, FRPSL and the second portion of the magnificent Davenport collection of Queen Elizabeth II errors
Thursday 29th May 2008 at 11 am and 2 pm precisely
Friday 30th May 2008 at 11 am and 2 pm precisely |
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The Edward Young Collections of Gibraltar, Malaya and States and Saint Lucia, offered as a special sale by auction at Grosvenor on March 18th, realized an exceptional total of £328,429 against a pre-sale estimate of £265,540.
Among the many highlights were the Straits Settlements 1884 “4” on 4c. on 5c. trial surcharge in red (lot 143), one of just seven known examples, which achieved £14,703. The Pahang Kuala Lipis Provisional bisect 3c. on half of 5c. (S.G. 18dc, lot 369) used on cover found a new home for £8,970, whilst the Malayan Postal Union 50c. black on St. Edwards’s Crown Block CA watermarked paper (lot 261), believed to be the only mint block in private hands, rose to £5,980.
The rare and very striking Gibraltar “Skull” error (1973 Discovery 4p. with gold omitted, lot 83) has become a key itemamong collectors of Q.E.II errors and rose to £6,116 after much bidding.
Saint Lucia prices are holding up well. A fine mint example of the 1891-92 inverted “ONE HALF PENNY” on 3d. die II (lot 526) realized £965 (cat. £1,900) whilst a most interesting eighteen page document sent from the Administrator of the Colony, Sir Edward Baynes, in 1937 to the Governor, Sir Selwyn Grier, discussing the forthcoming definitive issue sold for £1,647.
The Grosvenor 2008 Spring auction programme continues in May with specialized sales of Great Britain and All World material. For further information please contact Glyn Page or Tristan Brittain.
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