25 April 2010

May's Auctions

May 4: CERES Philatélie (FR) ~ France, French Colonies and Europe. The auction consist of all aspects of France philately, French Colonies & French occupation. Large section including of stamps and covers lots and collections. Visit auction's site.
May 4: Sandafayre (UK) ~ British, British Commonwealth and Worldwide.. Almost 6000 lots. Visit auction's site.
May 5: Dorotheum (AT) ~ Classic Europe. Stamps and postal history. Special note to Reich and World War II period. Visit auction's site.
May 9: Darabanth Auctions Ltd (HU) ~ Hungary, Austria, and Germany. Hungary occupation issues. Hungarian classical postal history, postal history classical and modern including airmails. Hungarian philately some nice errors.
The foreign part is mostly focused on Gemany, Austria, and many good sets from several countries. Visit auction's site.
May 19: Grosvenor Auctions (UK) ~ John Forrest Collection of Cancellations of the British Empire. The outstanding collection of over 650 lots, presenting rare items and specialised studies of the cancellations and postal markings of the post offices of Australasia and the Pacific Islands, Canada, Cyprus,the Indian Ocean, Southern and West Africa, Sudan and other countries. Download catalogue.
May 19: Grosvenor Auctions (UK) ~ British Empire & Foreign Countries Postage Stamps & Postal History. A specialised auction of over 2,100 lots, the property of 154 vendors, featuring Falkland Islands & Antarctica with the exceptional collection formed by the late Robert Barnes FRPSL, specialised King George V with the John Sussex RDP, FRPSL collections of Bermuda and Rhodesia Admirals, outstanding collections of Estonia formed by the late Karl Laas and Gibraltar by the late Henry Busto, as well as strong sections of Cyprus, Malta, New Zealand, Trinidad and other countries. Download catalogue.
May 19: Stanley Gibbons (UK) ~ Great Britain and British Commonwealth. Noteworthy sections in this auction include Canada, Cayman Islands, Grenada, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, New Zealand, St Lucia, St Vincent and Great Britain. Visit auction's site. Download catalogue.
May 27: Siegel Auction (US) ~ The Steven C. Walske Collection of Civil War Special Routes. The sale catalogue will present nearly all of the covers that formed the basis of Steven Walske’s award-winning exhibit and book. The following categories of Special Mail Routes will be presented in the sale: Suspension of U.S. Post Office Routes, Across-the-Lines Private Express Routes, Flag-of-Truce Routes (civilian and prisoners’ mail), Trans-Mississippi Routes (government and private), Blockade Runner Routes, Trans-Rio Grande Routes, Covert Mail Routes. Visit auction's site. Download catalogue.