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...
Wednesday 29 & Thursday 30 April 2026 – Specialised Great Britain
A specialised auction of over 1,600 lots with important sections including the remarkable Gold Medal winning collection of the 1840-76 2d. blue formed by the late Jane Moubray RDP, Hon. FRPSL, together with the exceptional Brian Callan FRPSL collection of Telegraphs. The sale is now closed for consignments and private/public viewing by appointment is available from Monday 6th April. … 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...
