As the hammer fell silent across the rolling hills of Warwickshire all that remained… was another excellent Warwick and Warwick stamp auction!
As is tradition we begin with the with the miscellaneous world collections, with all lots selling and many achieving hammer prices overestimate! Lot 2 featured a lovely selection of finely presented QV- KGVI British West Indies mounted mint sets in old-time Scott album, rocketing all the way up to £3600.
Taking the crown in the Great Britain lots was Queen Victoria once again, with 1d reds seemingly flying across the rostrum! Lot 241 was a particular gem; 4 folders consisting of 1864-79 1d red plate reconstructions in elegantly folded up sheets achieving almost double its estimate at £2900.
After wave upon wave of bidding, the hammer came done at its highest figure for lot 248 at £7500 for a coveted collection of surface-printed album leaves with many unused and original gum examples. And performing strongly was the 1867-83 £5 orange, with lot 262 used with Threadneedle Street registered oval cancel example selling for an impressive £775.
Foreign and Commonwealth single-country ranges and items also performed well, with particular highlights including lot 106, a 1973 125th Anniversary Gibraltar Skull Discovery 4p displaying error 'Gold (Gibraltar) Omitted' – a major modern rarity with only a few known examples; and lot 167, a fine early to modern mint Italy collection, including a great array of the more popular sets, selling for well above its estimate price.
Another hugely successful stamp auction for the Warwick and Warwick team and all our bidders. We hope you enjoyed the experience and look forward to welcoming you back next month.
