Uprising

The exceptionally large British Empire & Foreign Countries auction, a three day sale of nearly 2,700 lots, achieved an impressive final total of £858,935.

Proving itself the star lot of the sale, the set of Orange Free State postal fiscals and postage stamps in full sheets with values to £5 [lot 2424], were brought to England after the Anglo-Boer War by Major Sir John Hubert Ward KCVO who … Read more...


 

GPA 96: Specialised Great Britain

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Sale number: 96

Start Date: Wednesday 22nd April 2015

Sale Time: Wednesday 22nd April 2015 at 11 am and 2pm

A specialised auction of over 1,200 lots, the property of 125 vendors, featuring an award-winning collection of Liverpool Postal History; the collection of Great Britain formed by the late Dennis Clarke; very fine line engraved and Seahorses; an excellent section of QEII commemorative errors including many great rarities; … Read more...

 

GPA 95: The Dr. Conrad Graham Collection

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Sale number: 95

Start Date: Tuesday 21st April 2015

Sale Time: Tuesday 21st April 2015 at 11 am and 2 pm

A lifetime’s gathering of scarce and esoteric philatelic material including Cinderellas, Locals, Postal Orders, Revenues, Telegraphs, the Fine and Unusual.

Public viewing at our offices is to be available on

Thursday 16th April 9.30 am to 5 pm
Friday 17th April 9.30 am to 5 pm
Monday … Read more...

 

Marching On

Two auctions in March produced a strong start to the Grosvenor Spring 2015 season achieving a grand total of £1,206,932.

First on the block on March 10th was the exceptional ‘Golden’ Collection of Great Britain, presenting issues from the reigns of King George V to Queen Elizabeth II with shades and many rare varieties. This included a strong offering of Q.E.II errors that generated a range of gratifying … Read more...

 

GPA 93 The ‘Golden’ Collection: Part One: Online

Tuesday 10th March 2015 at 11 am and 2pm

The Golden Collection of Great Britain Part One – King George V to Queen Elizabeth II
A specialised auction of over 700 lots, the first offering from this exceptional collection presenting the issues from King George V to Queen Elizabeth II

To be held in the Grosvenor Auction Room on the Third Floor of the Stanley Gibbons building at 399–401 Strand, … Read more...

 

GPA 94 British Empire & Foreign Countries: Online

Wednesday 11th March at 11 am and 2pm, Thursday 12th March at 11am

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

A specialised auction of over 1,900 lots, with special sections presenting the Robert De Keyser Collection of King George V Key Plates and the Nick Rand Collection of the 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue, together with several important country offerings including the exceptional ‘Trevol’ Collection of Read more...

 

Cinderellas and Ice

A highly successful BRITISH EMPIRE & FOREIGN COUNTRIES auction at Grosvenor on November 19th and 20th left its pre-sale estimate far behind, achieving a grand total of £853,112.

The sale was dominated by two exceptional collections, both exceptional in their quality and containing many items new to the market. Each has been acclaimed as the most important ever offered in their field at auction and this sale catalogue will remain … Read more...