Recent Stamp Auctions Announces and Results

Spink Stamps Auction 12020 - The Collector's Series sale Results

Market is very strong these days as we can see from results of Spink The Collectors Series sale 12020. This sale was held on November 14-15, 2012 with over 1200 lots. There were an interesting sections of De la Rue Dummy stamps, Australia with fine Kangaroo issues, Bermuda, British East Africa, Burma, Ceylon, Falkland Islands, Mauritius, Newfoundland with Air mails, Nyasaland, Rhodesia with "Double Heads".

Let's look at the most remarkable results. Four QEII head proofs (1953) in green on glazed paper with Bradbury Wilkinson imprint was sold for £2,500 (Lot 2). Lots 6, 7 and 9 - King Edward VII Imperium and "Nyasaland" De La Rue £10 Dummy Stamps on piece (in green and amber and in green and red) were not sold with estimates from £600 to £800 each while the similar Lot 10 but in purple and ultramarine was hammered for £1,400. Other lots from this group Lot 11 and 12 were sold for £2,400 and £1,200, respectively.

Grosvenor Auction of British Empire Stamps and Postal History, Sale 73

Malta Stamps: 1899-1901 2s.6d. imperforate colour trial in brown on watermarked paper mounted on card, a horizontal pair, both overprinted SPECIMEN

Grosvenor Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History, Sale 73 was held on June 13, 2012. The Sale comprised 1479 lots, including 1032 British Commonwealth lots. Total estimate of the sale was £635 870 - £759 870. Total estimate of all British Commonwealth was £411 570 - £489 430.

From total 1479 lots 71% were sold (1055 lots). From total 1479 British Commonwealth lots 72% were sold (751 lots).

Grosvenor Auction of British Empire Stamps and Postal History, Sale 70

Leeward Islands Stamps: The 1897 Sexagenary Issue, 1d. dull mauve and rose, mint horizontal pair, marginal from the foot of the sheet with Plate no. “2”, the left-hand stamp showing the only known example of variety overprint triple

Grosvenor Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History, Sale 70 was held on March 07, 2012. The Sale comprised 1579 lots, including 1153 British Commonwealth lots. Total estimate of the sale was £610 750 - £730 870. Total estimate of all British Commonwealth was £364 770 - £438 220.

From total 1579 lots 81% were sold (1291 lots). From total 1579 British Commonwealth lots 82% were sold (946 lots).

Grosvenor Auction of British Empire Stamps and Postal History, Sale 69

Saint Lucia Stamps: De La Rue Essays 1909-13, Large Format Composite Essay for proposed but unadopted bicoloured design

Grosvenor Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History, Sale 69 was held on November 16, 2011. The Sale comprised 1495 lots, including 1089 British Commonwealth lots. Total estimate of the sale was £530 740 - £649 310. Total estimate of all British Commonwealth was £375 770 - £458 390.

From total 1495 lots 77% were sold (1158 lots). From total 1495 British Commonwealth lots 75% were sold (819 lots).

Grosvenor Auction of British Empire Stamps and Postal History, Sale 67

India stamp 1854-55 4a. indigo and deep red, Head Die II, Frame Die I, used

Grosvenor Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History, Sale 67 was held on September 28, 2011. The Sale comprised 1791 lots, including 1161 British Commonwealth lots. Total estimate of the sale was £723 480 - £873 910. Total estimate of all British Commonwealth was £366 090 - £439 670.

From total 1791 lots 86% were sold (1552 lots). From total 1791 British Commonwealth lots 87% were sold (1012 lots).

Total realization (exluding buyer's premium) was £1 194 603 with total average estimate £798 695 (49% above total average estimate). Total realization for British Commonwealth lots (exluding buyer's premium) was £550 513 with total average estimate £402 880 (36% above total average estimate).