#Stamp Auctions
Newly discovered stamps are to fetch a quarter of a million pounds at auction
FindYourStampsValue.com got to know that a collection of rare stamps which have been collecting dust in an attic for more than 100 years are now set to fetch at least a quarter of a million pounds at auction after being discovered. The 35 Chinese stamps, which were originally bought by an English missionary in Shanghai in 1882, were recently uncovered in an old cigar box in the attic of a property
An annual auction earned more than £30,000 for St Andrew's Hospice
FindYourStampsValue.com got to know that an annual stamp auction held by the Grimsby and District Philatelic Society more than £30,000 for the hospice in Grimsby. The stamp collection was donated by a group of philatelists that organizes this auction each year. The auction was first held 14 years ago and raised just over £300, but from those humble beginnings it has grown into a major fundraising
The auction of a unique stamp to collect money for St Andrew's Hospice
According to info received by FindYourStampsValue.com several philatelists are putting their own stamp on fundraising for St Andrew's Hospice – hosting a first-class auction for the charity. Stamp enthusiasts and collectors Dave McMann and John Mileman, from the Grimsby and District Philatelic Society, will be hosting the event for the fourteenth time at Grimsby's Central Hall, in Duncombe Street.
First ever stamp auction of the Singapore Philatelic Museum
FindYourStampsValue.com got to know that the Singapore Philatelic Museum held its first ever stamp auction this weekend, and rare surplus stamps from its collection were available for sale. The stamps for auction included 1953 Queen Elizabeth II revenue stamps, 1955 Queen Elizabeth II definitive stamps and post-independence stamps from 1968.e Philatelic Museum will hold its first ever stamp auctio
Apex Public Auction 133 Post-Sale Press Release
The Apex Public Auction number 133 was held in gloriously sunny weather at the popular Lingfield Park Racecourse venue on Sunday July 27th, with 125 buyers in the room competing with several 100 'book' bidders for the 1150 lots going under the hammer. The sale exceeded expectations with highly gratifying realisations in excess of £420,000 and relatively few lots remaining unsold [in fact of the f
Rare World War II Propaganda and Titanic Letter in Stanley Gibbons Stamps and Postal History of the World auction
Featuring over 1700 lots, Stanley Gibbons Public Auction of Worldwide Stamps and Postal History is highly anticipated. Highlights include the 'D. J. Wood Collection of New Zealand', the 'John Perkins Collection of WWI and WWII' and a superb range of hand illustrated First Day Covers by the artist Brian Coole. The sale starts with a fine selection of foreign countries and collections, including 39
The Black Empress stamp is to be auctioned
An astounding, never hinged, mint example of the classic Canadian rarity, the 1851 12d. Black. This is unquestionably the finest mint example in existence. Featuring an incredible overall freshness and brilliance, with intensely rich colour and a sharp and detailed impression on pristine paper. With four exceptionally large and well balanced margins (it is likely that the margin at the bottom is a
1992 29c New York Stock Exchange stamp may make $30,000
A 1992 29c New York Stock Exchange stamp se-tenant pair featuring an inverted centre is to highlight a sale of US and Canadian philatelic rarities at Kelleher Auctions on May 23. The combination is valued at $20,000-30,000 and is drawn from the left margin of the sheet, with the second stamp missing its central image. There are only 56 examples of the invert known which, when coupled with the seco
Newfoundland 1927 60c De Pinedo stamp to lead at Kelleher
A Newfoundland 1927 60c De Pinedo flight stamp will headline the sale of the Jack M Shartsis collection at Kelleher Auctions. The lot is expected to make $30,000-40,000 when it crosses the block in New York on March 29-30. Just 33 mint examples of the stamp are known to have survived to the present day, placing it among the rarest and most desirable Canadian issues. Only 300 were ever printed. The
Apex Public Auction 130: Rare Singles Steal the Show
1150 lots of philatelic material, including some of the rarest single items ever offered by Apex Philatleics, will go under the hammer on Sunday 16th March, at Lingfield Park Racecourse, UK. Of particular interest, three 1915 Tanganyika 'Mafia Island' handstamped 1r, 2r and 3r mint issues are some of the scarcest stamps to be found in the Stanley Gibbons catalogue. Mafia Island is part of the Tanz
