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...
The two-day Specialised Great Britain auction held at Grosvenor on April 20th-21st showed that the GB market remains fundamentally strong and well supported. Driven strongly by internet bidding the sale achieved a very pleasing £882,324 total.
The stamps and stationery of the Oxford and Cambridge Colleges are a sideline often ignored by collectors but many are drawn to their particular charm, their restricted period of use resulting … Read more...
The British Empire & Foreign Countries auction held at Grosvenor on March 1st-2nd romped far beyond its pre-sale estimate to reach a final total of £824,664. Auctioneers James Grist, Constanze Dennis and David Bird were pleased to bring down the gavel in shifts as pre-sale bidding continued to be challenged by enthusiastic online participation throughout.… Read more...
The October Sale Week at Grosvenor generated a total realisation of £1,862,942, a truly remarkable figure greatly in excess of pre-sale expectations. There were smiles all round as the auction room was able to reopen at close to full capacity, allowing us to welcome back clients to our offices not seen in person for many months.
The Covid pandemic had appeared a likely catalyst to accelerate patterns of social … Read more...
