Auction of British Empire & Foreign Countries
September 26th 2013.
This sale will feature the Ron Peters collection of Gibraltar overprinted issues for Morocco Agencies and the extensive collection of Iran formed by the late Peter Greenway
The specialised Great Britain auction held at Grosvenor on April 18th achieved a total £761,421, a very solid result when compared with the pre-sale estimate and one that reflects a consolidated strengthening of a market traditionally over-influenced by the buying patterns of dealers and recently weakened by an oversupply of quality material.
Realisations were generally strong, and it was unsurprising that the top prices paid were for two impressive Surface Printed multiples, £33,712 being reached by the striking half sheet of 120 of the 1855-57 watermark medium garter 4d. with each overprinted “SPECIMEN” (lot 358) and £31,304 by the appealing pane of twenty of the 1873-80 watermark spray 1s. orange-brown, plate 13 (lot 394).
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June 5th 2013
Our specialised auction of British Empire & Foreign Countries on June 5th will include the exceptional Moore & Moore Collection of the King George V issues of Gibraltar, a fine offering of South West Africa postal history, the fascinating collection of Biafra formed by the late Dudley Prestedge and a further strong section of Falkland Islands & Antarctica featuring newly discovered early letters, the Clive Perkins collection of Falkland Islands Postcards, and rare items from early Swedish, Scottish and French Expeditions to the Antarctic.
