Like the curate’s egg in the 1895 Punch cartoon, the March 16th/17th GROSVENOR auction was ‘excellent in parts’. This large auction contained offerings from no fewer than 218 vendors and results varied noticeably from country to country, the sale producing nevertheless a creditable total realisation of £648,085.
Amongst a most unusual offering of New Zealand wills and probate documents bearing ranges of Stamp Duty and Arms high values, the highest … Read more...
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
Sale number: 105
Sale Time: Wednesday 16th March 2016 at 2 pm
Thursday 17th March 2016 at 11 am and 2.30 pm
A specialised auction of nearly 1,900 lots, the property of over 200 vendors, including important sections of Antigua, Bermuda with KGVI covers, Cameroon with Expeditionary Force issues, Malaya and States, Newfoundland airmails, North Borneo with postal … Read more...
On February 24th GROSVENOR opened its Spring season with the much anticipated auction of the Kiddle Brothers Collection, a fascinating all World assembly of material compiled over many years by two of Britain’s leading philatelists, Charles and Francis Kiddle. The 478 lots achieved an excellent total realisation of £219,347, well in excess of pre-sale estimates.
The spotlight on this auction fell upon the many studies and collections of material … Read more...
A specialised auction of nearly 500 lots from collections and studies formed by two of Britain’s leading philatelists, including rare and important Cinderellas, Revenues, Locals and other specialised items.
Public viewing at our offices is to be available on
Monday 22nd February 9.30 am to 5 pm
Tuesday 23rd February 9.30 am … Read more...
Over 18 years Grosvenor has offered up nearly 150,000 lots, selling for over £70 million, and has risen to become the UK’s leading specialist philatelic auction house, celebrated for its carefully prepared, collector-friendly, consignment-only auctions. A week of four special sales was held in London between Monday 9th and Thursday 12th November as a celebration of the landmark 100th auction and achieved a fantastic cumulative total of £2,038,097, all four … Read more...
