2026 Auction Schedule

Wednesday 23 & Thursday 24 September  2026 – British Empire and Foreign Countries

The opening auction of the Autumn Season will include fine and unusual material from the collections of the late Brian Sole FRPSL and the late Colonel Harvey, once the doyen of the Royal Philatelic Society London, as well as the ‘Oliver’ Collection of Cayman Islands, and the second part of the exceptional collection of Mauritius postal … Read more...

 

Constanze Dennis (1990-2024)

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Managing Director, Constanze Dennis, at the end of December 2024. She was a unique character whose determination and courage were an inspiration to all.

Constanze grew up in what she described as ‘the beautiful market town of Chesterfield’  and had begun to collect stamps before winning a place to read physics at Magdalen College, Oxford. A diagnosis of leukemia … Read more...

 

Shopping Early for Christmas

The British Empire and Foreign Countries auction held at Grosvenor on December 4th and 5th offered a wide range of potential Christmas presents for the discerning collector and achieved a pleasing final sale total of £302,844, despite a mixed bag of results with certain sections and countries generating great enthusiasm whilst others failed to rouse.

 

The … Read more...

 

The Bigger the Better?

The Specialised Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History auction held over two days at Grosvenor on October 30 and 31 achieved a final sale total of £310,714, showing a good overall demand for material but also reflecting a continuing volatility with certain specialist areas continuing to wallow in the doldrums.

The section of Collections & Mixed Lots that opened the first day provided an impressive start. A huge accumulation … Read more...

 

The Right to be Choosy

The Right to be Choosy

 The September auction week at Grosvenor achieved a pleasing final sale total of £841,405.

Bermuda was the leading country from the Langton Hill Collection, presented as a single auction.  Many important items appeared for sale, the 1620 and 1628 letters sent to England by John Hanmer [lot 166], the first being the second earliest in private hands, sold for £16,120. The used example … Read more...