Our May British Empire & Foreign Countries Auction will include strong sections of China with rare North East China and Manchuria; the outstanding Concorde collection formed by the late Charles Harrison; a detailed study of Ascension King George VI issues; fine collections of Ceylon and New Zealand postal stationery formed by John Sussex RDP, FRPSL,Falkland Islands including specialised Fox Bay collected by Dr. Nigel Lehmann; South Africa featuring the … Read more...
An outstanding auction of 553 lots, including exceptional rarities of the Kangaroo and King George V Head issues of Australia View→
To be held in the Grosvenor Auction Room on the Third Floor of the Stanley Gibbons building at 399–401 Strand, London WC2R 0LT Thursday 17th March 2011 at 11 am
Public viewing at our offices is to be available on Tuesday 15th March 9.30 am to 5 pm… Read more...
Grosvenor’s December All World Auction, held over two days on the 9th and 10th, achieved a total realisation of £871,517, over 20% above the pre-sale estimate for this sale.
The following is a selection from amongst the many notable prices paid
K.G.VI collection in 4 New Age albums (lot 2) realised £14,637 The Colin Tabeart collection of Transatlantic Mail (lot 68) realised £8,998.… Read more...
Three auctions held at the recently refurbished Grosvenor salerooms during October provided further compelling evidence of the growing strength of the British Empire market, the total realization of £1,469,494 leaving the pre-sale estimate of £1,106,550 far behind.… Read more...
Held in the afternoon of the same day and continuing on May 20th, the accompanying auction of British Empire & Foreign Countries contained a number of interesting and significant areas of material.
First under the hammer was that of the Falkland Islands & Antarctica, which featured the collection of the late Robert Barnes FRPSL, the author of several important reference works on … Read more...
Held during the week after the highly successful London 2010 International Stamp Exhibition, the Grosvenor May 2010 auctions achieved a remarkable combined total of £1,114, 523 well ahead of the pre-sale estimate of £947,640.
The auction of the John Forrest Collection of Cancellations of the British Empire, held on Wednesday May 19th, was a remarkable event, the sale of a life’s work devoted to gathering examples … Read more...
Held in the afternoon of the same day and continuing on May 20th, the accompanying auction of British Empire & Foreign Countries contained a number of interesting and significant areas of material.
First under the hammer was that of the Falkland Islands & Antarctica, which featured the collection of the late Robert Barnes FRPSL, the author of several important reference works on the subject. Featured on the front cover of … Read more...
Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps & Postal History featuring a further portion of the Davenport collection of QEII Commemorative Errors Friday 11th December 2009
The specialised Great Britain auction held at Grosvenor’s Strand salerooms on 11 December amply demonstrated the current strength of the market. It made over £733,000, bringing the tota amount realised in just three days by this and the British Empire sale held on 9 & … Read more...
