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Crash Market

September 23, 2019 1:16 pm Published by Comments Off on Crash Market

First sale of the Autumn 2019 season, the British Empire & Foreign Countries auction on September 18th was a lengthy event lasting almost eight and a half hours in the Grosvenor auction room on the Strand. By the end of the day the pre-sale estimate had been left well behind, a fine sale total of £566,177 having been achieved. The market remains strong with dealers active and elite collectors still … Read more...


Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

August 28, 2019 10:58 am Published by Comments Off on Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Sale number: 130

Sale Time: Wednesday 18th September 2019 at 10 am, 12.30pm and 3.30pm

Featuring the exceptional Reg Patchett award-winning collection of Crash and Interrupted Mail including a rare 1937 Hindenburg Crash cover, a fine offering from the ‘King’s Pawn’ collection of Gambia, the outstanding collection of British Empire formed by the late Raymond (Monty) Hester and the comprehensive Michael Hellings Philatelic Library… Read more...


Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

May 13, 2019 9:02 am Published by Comments Off on Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Sale number: 129

Sale Time: Wednesday 5th June 2019 at 1.30 pm
Thursday 6th June 2019 at 11 am and 2 pm

Featuring the latest in our popular offerings of specialised Falkland Islands & Antarctica together with the Helen Davis Gold Medal collection of Penguin Stamps, the Gold Medal collection of Straits Settlements, Malaya and British Borneo during the Second World War formed by the late David Foreman and numerous … Read more...


The Errors Are Back

April 29, 2019 2:08 pm Published by Comments Off on The Errors Are Back

The Specialised Great Britain auction held at Grosvenor on 24-25 April provided many positive indications of a market that has now settled down and is ready for more sustainable growth. The auction exceeded its pre-sale estimate, achieving a fine total of £832,027.

The first half of this sale featured a particularly high proportion of material of exceptional quality, including Queen Victoria surface printed issues showing fine dated c.d.s. cancellations. … Read more...