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British Empire and Foreign Countries

Featured in this sale are the Brian Asquith FRPSL collection of Chinese Airmails, the Large Gold Medal winning ‘On Dragons’ Wings’, as well as his unsurpassed collection ‘Faster than a Bullet – The Concorde Story’. Also included will be a further outstanding specialised section of Falkland Islands & Antarctica including unusual material from the collections of Edward Clapp and Tom Bainbridge.

 

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Green Shoots of Recovery?

The Specialised Great Britain auction held at Grosvenor on April 23rd provided some evidence for a possible upturn in prices, reaching a pleasing final sale total of £267,313. Collections led the way, some reaching remarkable levels but there were also single items, mainly covers, that also caught the eye.

Among the collections offered, an impressively in-depth study of the King Edward VII 1d. [lot 591] did not surprise with … Read more...