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GPA 164: British Empire & Foreign Countries

 

 

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An auction of nearly 1,750 lots including the ‘Normandy’ collection of Rhodesia, important sections of Newfoundland, Ireland, Australian States, and Egypt with further material from the collection formed by the late Alan Jeyes, and India from the collection of the late Colonel Harvey.

News item published on: 17 February, 2025

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  • ►2025 (11)
    • ► April (3)
      • British Empire and Foreign Countries
      • Great Britain
      • British Empire and Foreign Countries
    • ► March (5)
      • The Constanze Dennis Auction | 26 April 2025 | View the Catalogue
      • Green Shoots of Recovery?
      • Auction Schedule 2025
      • GPA 164 Prices Realised
      • GPA 165: Specialised Great Britain
    • ► February (1)
      • GPA 164: British Empire & Foreign Countries
    • ► January (2)
      • The Czechoslovak Philatelic Society of Great Britain
      • Constanze Dennis (1990-2024)
  • ►2024 (15)
    • ► December (1)
      • Shopping Early for Christmas
    • ► November (2)
      • GPA 163: British Empire & Foreign Countries
      • The Bigger the Better?
    • ► October (4)
      • British Empire & Foreign Countries
      • The John Birkett Allan Collection of Malta
      • GPA 162: Specialised Great Britain
      • The Right to be Choosy
    • ► September (1)
      • Autumn Sales Online
    • ► June (3)
      • Dorothy Sharp (1928 - 2024)
      • Rollercoaster Ride
      • GPA 159 Prices Realised
    • ► April (1)
      • GPA 158 Prices Realised
    • ► March (2)
      • Uprising
      • GPA 157 Prices Realised
    • ► February (1)
      • GPA 157: British Empire and Foreign Countries
  • ►2023 (13)
    • ► December (2)
      • Autumn Sales at Grosvenor
      • The Big Auction Week
    • ► October (1)
      • GPA 154 Prices Realised
    • ► September (2)
      • Ben Palmer joins the Grosvenor team
      • GPA 154: British Empire and Foreign Countries
    • ► July (2)
      • Boiling Over
      • GPA 153 Prices Realised
    • ► June (1)
      • GPA 153: British Empire and Foreign Countries
    • ► May (1)
      • GPA 152 Prices Realised
    • ► April (1)
      • The Curate's Egg
    • ► March (2)
      • MARCH MADNESS
      • 151 Prices Realised
    • ► February (1)
      • GPA 151: British Empire & Foreign Countries
  • ►2022 (17)
    • ► December (2)
      • HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
      • GPA 150 Prices Realised
    • ► November (3)
      • GPA 150: British Empire and Foreign Countries
      • Best of British
      • GPA 149 Prices Realised
    • ► October (2)
      • London Octoberfest
      • GPA 148 Prices Realised
    • ► June (3)
      • On a Gentle Simmer...
      • GPA 147 Prices Realised
      • DAVID BOYD
    • ► May (1)
      • GPA 147: British Empire and Foreign Countries
    • ► April (2)
      • What we learned . .
      • GPA 146 Prices Realised
    • ► March (3)
      • GPA 146: Great Britain Postage Stamps & Postal History
      • CINDERELLAS HAVING A BALL
      • GPA 145 Prices Realised
    • ► February (1)
      • GPA 145: British Empire & Foreign Countries
  • ►2021 (15)
    • ► October (4)
      • Prices On The Rise
      • GPA 144 Prices Realised
      • GPA 143 Prices Realised
      • October Sales at Grosvenor
    • ► June (2)
      • Summer Breeze
      • GPA 142 Prices Realised
    • ► May (1)
      • Steaming Ahead
    • ► April (2)
      • GPA 141 Prices Realised
      • GPA 141: Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
    • ► March (2)
      • Watermark Levels Rising
      • GPA 140 Prices Realised
    • ► February (1)
      • GPA 140: British Empire and Foreign Countries
    • ► January (3)
      • Bidding Unconfined
      • GPA 139 Prices Realised
      • GPA 139: British Empire and Foreign Countries
  • ►2020 (18)
    • ► December (1)
      • Board Changes at Grosvenor
    • ► November (1)
      • From Telegraph to Internet
    • ► October (2)
      • GPA 138 Prices Realised
      • GPA 138: Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
    • ► September (2)
      • Frustrations Relieved
      • GPA 137 Prices Realised
    • ► August (1)
      • GPA 137: British Empire and Foreign Countries
    • ► July (3)
      • Back with a Bang
      • GPA 136 Prices Realised
      • GPA 135 Prices Realised
    • ► June (1)
      • July Auctions
    • ► April (1)
      • Andrew Williams to become Grosvenor Consultant
    • ► March (1)
      • Popular Success
    • ► February (2)
      • GPA 134 Prices Realised
      • British Empire and Foreign Countries
    • ► January (3)
      • Charles Bromser
      • New Representative in Australia
      • British Empire and Foreign Countries
  • ►2019 (24)
    • ► December (1)
      • Out Of Africa
    • ► November (4)
      • GPA 133 Prices Realised
      • GPA 132 Prices Realised
      • November Auctions
      • A Balanced Overview
    • ► October (2)
      • GPA 131 Prices Realised
      • Auction of Specialised Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
    • ► September (6)
      • Crash Market
      • Forthcoming Auction: East Africa
      • Forthcoming Auction: Empire & Foreign
      • GPA 130 Prices Realised
      • Gary Brown, FRPSL, RPSV
      • Why Come to Grosvenor?
    • ► August (1)
      • Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
    • ► July (1)
      • Bright Future, Busy Summer
    • ► June (2)
      • Penguins Take Flight
      • GPA 129 Prices Realised
    • ► May (1)
      • Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
    • ► April (3)
      • The Errors Are Back
      • GPA 128 Prices Realised
      • Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
    • ► February (1)
      • GPA 127 Prices Realised
    • ► January (2)
      • February British Empire and Foreign
      • 2019 Year of Change
  • ►2018 (18)
    • ► November (3)
      • November Highlights
      • GPA 126 Prices Realised
      • GPA 125 Prices Realised
    • ► October (1)
      • November Auctions
    • ► September (3)
      • Rise of the Pharaohs
      • GPA 124 Prices Realised
      • November Auctions
    • ► August (1)
      • September British Empire & Foreign
    • ► June (3)
      • The Best of What Might Be
      • GPA 123 Prices Realised
      • GPA 122 Prices Realised
    • ► May (1)
      • June Auctions
    • ► April (2)
      • Sound Foundations
      • GPA 121 Prices Realised
    • ► March (2)
      • Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
      • Rare as Snow in Malaya
    • ► February (2)
      • GPA 120 Prices Realised
      • British Empire and Foreign Countries
  • ►2017 (23)
    • ► December (1)
      • Nothing Burns Like The Cold
    • ► November (2)
      • GPA 119 Prices Realised
      • Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
    • ► October (3)
      • GPA 118 Prices Realised
      • Great Expectations
      • Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
    • ► September (2)
      • Thanks A Million
      • GPA 117 Prices Realised
    • ► August (2)
      • British Empire & Foreign Countries
      • November Auction
    • ► June (2)
      • Midsummer Madness
      • GPA 116: Prices Realised
    • ► May (4)
      • Midsummer Sale: British Empire & Foreign Countries
      • YORKSHIRE PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION 2017 ANNUAL CONVENTION & STAMP FAIR
      • A Week is a Long Time in Philately
      • Christopher Lawrence, 100 Auctions Not Out
    • ► April (3)
      • GPA 115: Prices Realised
      • GPA 114: Prices Realised
      • Live Bidding
    • ► February (4)
      • Midsummer Sale
      • MELBOURNE 2017 34th FIAP INTERNATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION
      • Growing In Strength
      • Latest Auction: British Empire & Foreign Countries
  • ►2016 (38)
    • ► December (12)
      • The Royal Philatelic Society London
      • The Great Britain Philatelic Society
      • British Library
      • The King George VI Collectors Society
      • The British Postal Museum & Archive
      • UK Philately
      • BPA Expert Committee
      • Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group
      • West Africa Study Circle
      • China Philatelic Society of London
      • GB Overprints Society
      • Sarawak Specialists Society
    • ► November (12)
      • Brave New World
      • GPA 111 and 112 Prices Realised
      • Stephen D. Schumann
      • Peter Rennie
      • Tristan Brittain
      • Andrew Williams
      • Charles Napper
      • Stuart Billington
      • Ben Palmer
      • Tom Margalski
      • Glyn Page
      • James Grist
    • ► September (3)
      • Bidders Bounce Back
      • GPA 110 Prices Realised
      • GPA 109 Prices Realised
    • ► June (1)
      • U.S.A. Representatives
    • ► May (3)
      • Distant Lands and Faraway Places
      • GPA 108 Prices Realised
      • GPA 107 Prices Realised
    • ► April (2)
      • Proper Job
      • GPA 106 Prices realised
    • ► March (4)
      • Curate's Egg
      • GPA 105 Prices Realised
      • GPA 105: British Empire and Foreign Countries
      • Once in a lifetime
    • ► February (1)
      • The Kiddle Brothers Collection Prices Realised
  • ►2015 (19)
    • ► November (2)
      • Grosvenor Centenary Sale Week Breaks £2 Million
      • GPA 100-103 Prices Realised
    • ► October (1)
      • 9th-12th November: 100th Grosvenor Auction Sale Week
    • ► September (2)
      • Bidding Wars
      • GPA 99: Prices Realised
    • ► August (1)
      • GPA 99: British Empire and Foreign Countries
    • ► July (1)
      • Steaming Ahead
    • ► May (2)
      • GPA 98 Online
      • GPA 97 Online
    • ► April (3)
      • A Special Day
      • GPA 96 Prices Realised Online
      • Dr. Conrad Graham Collection Prices Realised
    • ► March (5)
      • GPA 96: Specialised Great Britain
      • GPA 95: The Dr. Conrad Graham Collection
      • Marching On
      • GPA 94: Prices Realised
      • GPA 93: Prices Realised
    • ► February (2)
      • GPA 93 The 'Golden' Collection: Part One: Online
      • GPA 94 British Empire & Foreign Countries: Online
  • ►2014 (18)
    • ► November (3)
      • Cinderellas and Ice
      • London Rules
      • Prices realised GPA 91 and 92
    • ► October (3)
      • GPA 91 Great Britain: Online
      • GPA 92 British Empire & Foreign Countries: Online
      • Gulf Wars
    • ► September (2)
      • GPA 90 prices realised
      • GPA 90 Online
    • ► June (1)
      • In Preparation: GPA 90 British Empire & Foreign Countries
    • ► May (3)
      • Growing and Getting Stronger
      • GPA 89 Prices Realised
      • GPA 89 Online
    • ► April (2)
      • Quality Counts
      • GPA 88 Prices realised
    • ► March (3)
      • GPA 88 Online
      • Scarce and unusual
      • GPA 87
    • ► February (1)
      • GPA 87 Online
  • ►2013 (30)
    • ► December (3)
      • In Preparation: GPA 88 Great Britain
      • In Preparation: GPA 89 British Empire & Foreign Countries
      • Last Posting Before Christmas
    • ► November (4)
      • GPA 86 Online
      • GPA 86 Prices Realised
      • Solid Growth
      • Thanks Given
    • ► October (3)
      • GPA 85 Prices Realised
      • GPA 85 Great Britain
      • New Grosvenor Director
    • ► September (3)
      • REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
      • GPA 84 Prices Realised
      • GPA 84 Online
    • ► June (3)
      • In Preparation: GPA 86 British Empire & Foreign Countries
      • ALL AROUND THE WORLD
      • Prices Realised
    • ► May (2)
      • Grosvenor June sales now online
      • Gary Brown
    • ► April (5)
      • Greater Britain
      • North Borneo, Labuan, Brunei and Sarawak – The Apollonia Collections
      • Revenues of Portugal and Colonies – The John Dahl Collection
      • GPA 80 Prices Realised
      • GPA 80 catalogue online
    • ► March (5)
      • British Empire and Foreign Countries
      • Record Breakers
      • In Preparation: GPA 80 Great Britain…
      • The John du Pont Collection: Falkland Islands prices realised
      • GPA 78 Prices Realised
    • ► January (2)
      • John E du Pont collection: Falkland Islands catalogue online
      • GPA 78 catalogue online
  • ►2012 (23)
    • ► December (3)
      • British Empire & Foreign Countries March 5th and 6th 2013
      • Finish with a flourish
      • GPA 76 & 77 Prices Realised
    • ► November (1)
      • December catalogues online
    • ► October (2)
      • GPA 74 & GPA 75 Prices Realised Online
      • John E du Pont collection: Falkland Islands
    • ► August (2)
      • GPA 75 Catalogue Online
      • GPA 74 Catalogue Online
    • ► July (3)
      • In Preparation: GPA 77 British Empire & Foreign Countries...
      • In Preparation: GPA 76 Great Britain...
      • In Preparation: GPA 75 British Empire & Foreign Countries
    • ► June (2)
      • Battle for the Falklands
      • GPA 73 prices realised, online now
    • ► May (3)
      • GPA 73 Catalogue Online
      • In Preparation: GPA 74 Specialised Australasia
      • GREAT LOVE FOR BRITAIN AND ITS ISLANDS
    • ► April (2)
      • GPA 71 and 72 Prices Realised
      • GPA 71 and 72 Online Now
    • ► March (3)
      • In Preparation...
      • Springtime For India
      • GPA 70 British Empire Sale
    • ► February (2)
      • GPA 70 Now Online
      • Stampex Spring 2012
  • ►2011 (22)
    • ► December (1)
      • Spring Auctions at Grosvenor
    • ► November (2)
      • THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
      • November Prices Realised
    • ► October (1)
      • November Sales Now Online
    • ► September (2)
      • Sale 67
      • November Auctions
    • ► August (2)
      • September Auction Online
      • Andrew Claridge
    • ► June (1)
      • Forthcoming Auction
    • ► May (7)
      • Charles Harrison "Concorde" collection 100% sold
      • May Celebrations
      • Sale 66: Prices Realised
      • Sale 65 : Prices Realised
      • John Rose Collection: Prices Realised
      • May Auctions at Grosvenor
      • May GB Sale now online
    • ► April (3)
      • May Empire Sale now online
      • WASC publish "Gambia Perforated Cameos" By John F. Rose
      • The John Rose Collection of Gambia
    • ► March (2)
      • Kangaroos not tied down
      • Strong China and KGVI in May auction
    • ► January (1)
      • Auction of the Lord Cornwallis Collection of Australia with Gambia, Gibraltar and Malta
  • ►2010 (5)
    • ► December (1)
      • Heavy spending before Christmas
    • ► October (1)
      • British Empire flies the flag in October
    • ► July (1)
      • Exceptionally high numbers of viewers and bidders for May auctions
    • ► May (2)
      • The auction of the John Forrest Collection of Cancellations of the British Empire May 19th
      • British Empire & Foreign Countries
  • ►2009 (8)
    • ► December (2)
      • Great Britain market remains strong
      • Cyprus Halfpenny now worth almost 20 million times more than when issued
    • ► October (1)
      • The ‘Aurelius’ Collections Parts 1 and 2 tops £1,380,000
    • ► September (1)
      • Grosvenor at 50
    • ► June (2)
      • RULE BRITANNIA - GREAT BRITAIN DEMAND CONTINUES
      • Rule Britannia - Great Britain demand continues
    • ► May (2)
      • The ‘Aurelius’ Collection of Great Britain King Edward VII Postage Stamps – Part 1 Thursday 21st May 2009
      • SPRING IN THE AIR AT GROSVENOR MAY SALE -
  • ►2008 (1)
    • ► January (1)
      • Video Test
  • ►2007 (4)
    • ► November (1)
      • THREE MILLION POUND AUCTIONS
    • ► May (2)
      • May Millions
      • MARVELLOUS MAY
    • ► January (1)
      • Sale of Specialised Great Britain
  • ►2006 (4)
    • ► December (1)
      • Falklands and Egypt on Fire
    • ► November (1)
      • The RICHARD TOMPKINS COLLECTION OF MALAYA, BORNEO AND BRITISH EMPIRE
    • ► May (1)
      • GROSVENOR MAY AUCTIONS REALISE IN EXCESS OF 1.8 MILLION
    • ► February (1)
      • Record Results at Grosvenor Australasia Auction
  • ►2005 (2)
    • ► July (1)
      • JULY SALE REALISES £627,482. (incl. premium and VAT)


    • ► May (1)
      • MAY SALE REALISES £743,148 as strong demand for GB continues.


  • ►2004 (3)
    • ► December (1)
      • The Grosvenor specialised Great Britain auction on December 17th proves demand remains heatlthy.


    • ► November (1)
      • Rhodesia proves to be 'star of the show'
    • ► May (1)
      • Over £1.5 m hammer total for May 25 & 26 2004 sale
  • ►2003 (1)
    • ► November (1)
      • Grosvenor autumn 2003 auction realises record figure in excess of £1.5 million
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