Our latest Public auction with a variety of collections and singles with dozens of British Commonwealth key singles and sets with nice section for Falkland Islands and varieties from other countries to £1.

Extensive Great Britain section of over 130 lots including collections and accumulations up to £2000+ presale estimate, key singles with Queen Victoria 1867 values to £1, 1883-4 values to £1, 1913 GV Seahorses £1 unmounted mint, Ceylon error of overprints / surcharges some in positional blocks.

Useful mixed lots sections with two estate lots in dozens of boxes at low start prices of £50 each, some more mainstream others with country collections in binders, ideal for breakdown for dealers and collector's alike.

Plenty to go through in this auction, on Wednesday 16th September. We recommend emailing info@stampgroup.net or telephoning  01606 40047 for your bids to ensure safe arrival before the auction.

Happy hunting!

The Stampgroup Team.

Dear Collector,

This auction features over 500 lots of premium British Empire stamps from a lifetime collection, built primarily through purchases from Stanley Gibbons, London. Many items are still housed on their original Stanley Gibbons sales cards, reflecting the significant retail prices originally paid— often up to 80% of catalogue value.

The collection spans the reigns of Queen Victoria through KG 5th, with the collector assembling mint, used, and, in many cases, Specimen sets.

Highlights include the Falkland Islands, featuring key stamps from the 1933 Centenary issue up to the £1 value; St. Vincent with exceptional Queen Victoria material; and Ascension Island and St. Helena, including King George V varieties for every listed flaw across all values up to £1 (catalogue value £4,250).

There is also an extensive section of Orange Free State varieties, including numerous 1900 V.R.I. surcharges and overprints, many accompanied by certificates.

The British Africa section is particularly impressive, with Tanganyika, Kenya & Uganda, British East Africa, German East Africa overprints to 50 Rupees (mint), Zululand Queen Victoria issues to the 5s Carmine and £1 values, as well as Rhodesia featuring early surcharges, Double Heads to £1, Admiral Heads to £1, and much more.

We have priced the majority of these lots at approximately 30–35% of catalogue value, with a small number of the higher catalogue value key items priced slightly higher.

Many of the stamps were carefully selected from Stanley Gibbons with considerable expertise and include a range of scarcer material, such as Boer War Army Telegraphs, revenue issues, and a selection of attractive early philatelic covers with values up to 10s.

Whether offered as complete sets or individual stamps, this remarkable collection presents an outstanding opportunity to acquire quality British Empire material at affordable prices.

Happy hunting

The Stampgroup Team

Happy hunting,The Stampgroup Team

Our latest postal auction includes 100s of new lots with strength in Foreign and worldwide sets, collections and singles from all periods, a nice section of Great Britain classics incl the iconic 1867 £5 Orange, and 10s grey-green fine used, a nice range of prestamp Isle of Wight covers from 1790s onwards, some nice Mulready covers including a 13th May date, and another with triple red MX cancel.

A good offering of postal history throughout from 19th century to middle periods, Australia £2 Roo printings, useful French Colonies collections, India 1948 Gandhi plate or imprint marginal examples / blocks, Iraq, Japan National Parks Miniature sheets, a useful section of USA, Yugoslavia and much more. Even House of Lords or House of Commons GB FDCs etc.

Ideal opportunity to add to your collection. Most lots are illustrated on our website. And don't forget if you have stamps to sell ask us about a valuation and we can discuss your options.

Happy hunting!

The Stampgroup Team.