Wednesday 10 & Thursday 11 June 2026 – British Empire and Foreign Countries
This auction is currently in preparation and will include Gold Coast from the collection of Ian Anderson FRPSL; the late Alister Kinnon collection of Saint Lucia; exceptional Mauritius postal stationery formed by the late Dr Alan K Huggins MBE, RDP, FRPSL; the ‘Friuli’ collection of postal history of the Boxer Rebellion and a … Read more...
This large and comprehensive auction provided a fascinating, extensive overview of a wide range of collecting areas and confirmed, if confirmation were needed, that even ‘unpopular’ countries can generate enthusiasm if the material extends beyond basic stamp issues, is of good quality and – perhaps crucially – is fresh to the market.
Providing many of the collections that created such excitement was the remarkable collection formed by the late Nathan … Read more...
The Brian Asquith collection of Chinese Airmails was one of several sections of lots to impress in the British Empire & Foreign Countries auction on December 3rd-4th. Appearing on the front cover of the catalogue, the characterful cover from the 1920 (May 7) Tientsin to Peking flight “by Handley-Page Aeroplane” [lot 449] rose to £5,490 whilst an attractive registered cover from the 1933 (July … Read more...
The Specialised Great Britain auction held at Grosvenor on October 29th-30thexceeded expectations, producing a final sale total of £534,448.
Interest was well spread throughout the major collecting areas and the usual strong response to the opening section of Collections & Mixed Lots resulted in most lots comfortably exceeding their estimate.
The star lot on the first day was a group of fascinating material from The Mercantile … Read more...
