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16th April 2025 Coins, Medals, Militaria and Banknotes Auction had some very interesting lots and strong live bidding through www.easyliveauction.com plus commission and telephone bids.
The Medals and Militaria section had some special items this sale, espe...
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Our auction yesterday realised some great results, here are some highlights.
Our Cigarette Card section had some cricketer's cards in great condition! Lot 28, Taddy’s Part set in plastic sleeves with 1907 County Cricketers sold for £460.
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We are delighted to announce our recent donation to Samaritans. When customers donate items that are of modest value, we sell them together as a charitable lot. Our recent lot for charity realised £520 100% of which was donated to Samaritans.
Whatever you’re facing, a Samaritan ...
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19th February 2025 Coins, Medals, Militaria and Banknotes Auction had some very interesting lots and strong live bidding through www.easyliveauction.com plus commission and telephone bids.
The Medals and Militaria section had some special items this sale, e...
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Warwick & Warwick are happy to be opening our doors on Saturday 15th March from 9.30 am – 4.30 pm for you to drop in your collections with us for valuation, no matter how big or small!
We will be operating a strictly appointment-only system so if you would like to drop off your collection please ma...
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On 19th February 2025, Warwick and Warwick will be holding our 1000th auction!
Warwick and Warwick began as a philatelic auction house in the late 1950s. After being taken over by new management, we later expanded b...
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Maundy Money Ceremony
The word Maundy comes from the Latin word mandatum meaning mandate or more widely referred to as command.
The Maundy service takes place the Thursday before Good Friday and commemorates Jesus’s act of washing his disciple's feet before the La...
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We have a very exciting lot in our 22nd February Coins, Medals, Banknotes and Militaria sale. Lot 501 includes Six Maundy sets and two additional coins from the 1993 Service with service documents including, entry tickets, a program...
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Coming up in our medal auction on Wednesday 19th February, which also happens to be our 1000th Auction, is this highly desirable and sought after Army Gold Medal.
The Army Gold Medal was awarded to members of the British Army serving in campaigns during the 1806-14 Peninsular War and the War of 1812....
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In Warwick & Warwick’s upcoming Coins, Medals and Banknotes sale on 19th February, you have the chance to see an extremely rare coin going under the hammer.
Warwick & Warwick are excited to be able to offer the chance to bid on the extremely rare 1960 Kuwait 3 dinars gold c...
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The year's first sale was fantastic and hugely successful with many interesting lots throughout. There was truly something for every collector!
The cigarette card section included a Cope part set in plastic sleeves with 1900 Cope's Golfers, No 46 reprint with additional No 14, No 18, No 19 and No 42 genuine and 3...
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2024 was a very successful year for us with the company continuing to grow and achieve great results throughout. We would like to thank all our customers for their continuing support moving into 2025.
Here’s a re-cap of our 2024 auction year, with some of its highlights.
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We are very pleased to announce our recent donation of £845.00 to Claire House Children's Hospice.
A huge thank you to all our customers who have donated their collections to form part of this charitable lot. Unfortunately, not all collections we value are worth a large sum of money. In this event, we...
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11th December 2024 Coins, Medals, Militaria and Banknotes Auction had some very interesting lots and strong live bidding through www.easyliveauction.com plus commission and telephone bids.
The Medals and Militaria section was extremely popular, especially L...
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We will be closed on Friday 20th at 12.00 and will re-open on Thursday 2nd January with usual hours o 9.00-17.00....
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We recently had our head valuer in the collectables department, Richard Beale, interviewed for SAGA Magazine. SAGA magazine incorporates real-life stories, exclusive celebrity interviews and travel inspiration in their magazines and online platforms.
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We had a fantastic sale on the 20th with fierce bidding and some spectacular lots!
The Cigarette Card section featured some great cards with lot 19 Clarke’s 1898 Tobacco Leaf Girls. These cards were in very good condition for their age and were the highest selling cigarette card ...
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During the First World War, some 12,000 Turkish soldiers were taken prisoner in the Sinai, Palestine and Mesopotamian campaigns and transferred to camps in India and Burma. Like POWs in other theatres, they were able to send and receive mail in the camps.
I recently chanced across 11 covers sent by these Turkish ...
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16th October 2024 Coins, Medals, Militaria and Banknotes Auction had some very interesting lots and strong live bidding through www.easyliveauction.com plus commission and telephone bids.
The Medals and Militaria section was popular, especial...
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We had a great sale on the 18th with many lots achieving and surpassing their estimates!
The cigarette card section kicked things off with many of our larger mixed lots being sought after by our buyers! Lot 5 was the highest-selling cigarette card lot and sold for £875. Lot 16 boasted 16 boxes of...
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved friend and respected colleague, Alan Smith.
Alan had been with the company for many years and his dedication, wit and infectious smile has left a huge hole.
Warwick & Warwick are proud to have donated &p...
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Please be aware that our offices will be closed for the Bank Holiday on Monday 26th August 2024.
We will be open again as normal at 9.00am on Tuesday 27th August 2024....
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We had some interesting and rare lots in the sale with competitive bidding throughout. We had live bidding through www.easyliveauction.com, plus commission and telephone bids.
Our star lots from the banknotes section include lot 269, which contained a world range with...
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We had a fantastic sale on the 17th, with many interesting lots that aren’t seen regularly during our auctions. Such as our Action Man section, our Brum, Spark and Spot-On collections, in the Die Cast section. Plus, the wonderfully painted kit-built locomotives, built to a very professional standard....
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Another successful stamp sale for us here at Warwick and Warwick with active bidding and high prices achieved throughout.
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19th December 2024 Coins, Medals, Militaria and Banknotes Auction had some very interesting lots and strong live bidding through www.easyliveauction.com plus commission and telephone bids.
The Medals and Militaria section had large interest for its amazing ...
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A valuable and varied sale for us here at Warwick and Warwick with hammer prices ranging in tens of pounds to over ten thousand pounds!
The miscellaneous world collections started off the sale as usual, with many lots achieving well above estimate. For example, lot 10, a large early to modern world collection in ...
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We had a fantastic sale on Wednesday with some great bidding!
The cigarette card section sold brilliantly, with the mixed lots and individual sets attracting a lot of interest. Lot 5, a mixed collection boasting over 13 albums of cards, sold for a fantastic £2,200.
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Our May 1st philatelic auction was quite the May Day celebration with competitive bidding and excellent prices achieved throughout the sale!
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Please be aware that our offices will be closed for the Early May Bank Holiday on Monday 6th May 2024.
We will be open again as normal at 9.00am on Tuesday 7th May 2024....
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We had some incredibly interesting and rare lots in the sale and we saw competitive bidding throughout with live bidding through www.easyliveauction.com, plus commission and telephone bids.
Starting off with our medal section the star was Lot 56, which sold for a wond...
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There was a good range of rare stamps and postal history on offer to bidders at Warwick & Warwick's April Philatelic Auction on Wednesday April 3rd.
The auction witnessed strong performance in the world section of the catalogue, with several collection lots seeing much interest from bidders and far exceeding ...
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We are proud to have recently donated £320.00 to Claire House Children's Hospice.
Unfortunately, not all collections we value are worth a large sum of money. In this event, we do offer to combine and sell collections of ...
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We saw some very lively bidding during the sale with many lots achieving and exceeding their estimate.
The mixed cigarette cards did very well with lot 9 selling for £1,600. The trade card section saw a lone Pokémon lot receive much interest. We had book bids, online auto bids and live bidding on thi...
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We would like to inform everyone who is looking to come to view lots for our upcoming auction on April 3rd that due to Good Friday and the bank holiday on the following Monday 1st April, our viewing days have been changed. The new viewing times are as followed. - Wednesday 27...
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19th March 2024
Warwick and Warwick’s 17th April specialist banknote sale will include an exceedingly rare range of 1929 Sarawak banknotes. Including, $100 F/1 000,000, $50 E/1 000,000, $25 D/1 000,000, $10 C/1 000,000, $5 B/1 000,000, $1 A/1 000,000. Each note has the signature A.A. R...
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Although the weather here has been dreary, our latest philatelic auction was positively thrilling, with strong bidding throughout from across the country and beyond.
The auction started strong with our miscellaneous world collections achieving excellent prices. The highlight of which being lot 18, ...
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Our first Coins, Medals, Militaria and Banknotes Auction of the year had some very interesting lots and strong live bidding through www.easyliveauction.com plus commission and telephone bids.
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The highlights of the auction were Lots 163 and 164, the two 1852 India Scinde Dawks, some of the rarest philatelic classics. The ½ anna blue sold for £3,200 and the rarer ½ anna scarlet sold for £10,500 (some £2,500 above estimate).
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The cigarette card section started fantastically with lot 1, estimated at £575, and a mixed collection, sold for £925. An album of Ogdens, lot 27, sold for £170, with an estimate of £100. Lot 34 contained Kensitas silk flowers, which sold for £180 and had an estimate of £150.
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A huge thank you to all our customers who donated their items of modest value recently to form part of a charitable lot. We also really appreciate the actions of our customers who bid on this lot which realised £4...
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Here is a brief insight into what Warwick & Warwick have been up to.
Business
The company is proud to announce we have become an Employee-Owned Trust. We have made many charitable donations during the year. ...
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10th October 1961, the world's most isolated group of islands was evacuated after its summit, Queen Mary first showed signs of activity nearly a month prior. The entire 264-strong population of Tristan da Cunha were sent first to nearby Nightingale Island, before embarking Dutch ship Tjisadane to Cape...
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Warwick and Warwick's 21st February specialist banknote sale will include this exceedingly rare J.B. Page £1 AN24 833158 in the new colours used for D.H.F. Somerset.
It is supported on both sides by Somer...
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A World War 1 Distinguished Conduct Medal group of 8 medals to Sgt Piper Thomas Aitken is offered in our 21st February auction with an estimate of £5,000, finally hammered at £5,750 after some spirited bidding on EasyLive.com.
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We are proud to have recently donated £750.00 to Claire House Children's Hospice.
Unfortunately, not all collections we value are worth a large sum of money. In this event, we do offer to combine and sell collections of modest value to form a suitable lot for auction sale.
A huge thank you to all ou...
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A rare Third Reich N.S.D.A.P. The German Order is offered in our 21st February 2024 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £15,000 to £20,000.
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The last sale of the year saw some jolly bidding. It seemed everyone was making the most of bidding and buying their new ‘toys’ before a well-earned yule tide rest.
The Medals and Militaria section had...
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This festive period saw another fantastic philatelic auction for Warwick & Warwick, and with enough goodies in our sleigh to make Santa Claus jealous, it came as no surprise!
The first of our sale highl...
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A rare and historically significant 1860 pre-stamp entire featuring a letter from King Mongkut (Rama IV) of Siam (1804-68) has recently been discovered by Warwick & Warwick and will be offered as Lot 237 in the upcoming December Philatelic Auction on 6th December 2023 with a...
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The cigarette and trade card section saw some fantastic bidding with collections and individual sets selling very well. Some standouts included, Lot 10, a collection in album, loose, sealed in clear plastic, trade cards etc with ranges from Adkin, Ardath, Barratt, Brooke Bond, Cope Bros, Churchman, Davies, Irwin, L&B...
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Scarce Allen & Ginter The World’s Champions (1st) cigarette card set is offered in our 15th November 2023 auction
10th November 2023
Coming up in our Toys, Postcards and Cigarette Cards auction is Lot 77- Allen & Ginter. Complete se...
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Remember, remember the 1st of November, India, Hong Kong and more! Unlike Guy Fawkes’ dastardly plot our November philatelic auction went very much to plan, seeing explosive bidding and sky-high prices throughout.
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Our 18th October Coins, Medals, Militaria and Banknotes Auction had some very interesting lots and strong live bidding through www.easyliveauction.com plus commission and telephone bids.
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As we fast approach the winter months, the nights are drawing in, and the suns warmth has seemingly been robbed from us over night, things are starting to look icy… but here at Warwick & Warwick the glowing results of the October stamp auction have been keeping the fire burning and our valuers nice and toasty!...
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Coming up in our 19th October 2023 Banknotes Auction is Lot 373, a rare Republic of Ireland Munster & Leinster Bank Ltd 1929 (6 May) £10. It is estimated at £3,500.
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After a week of soaring temperatures, things are starting to cool down here in Warwick as we move through September. With only a few days to go before our Collectables sale we wanted to highlight a few lots of interest that will be available for bidding this coming Wednesday. If you are interested in any of the items fea...
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Our 16th August 2023 Coins, Medals, Militaria and Banknotes Auction had some very interesting lots and strong live bidding through www.easyliveauction.com plus commission and telephone bids.
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As July comes to an end and August rapidly approaches, here at Warwick and Warwick we look forward to our 2nd of August stamp sale and today we will be featuring some of the lots that will be available. So, if you are a keen philatelist or just have an interest in old stamps, make sure you watch our auction li...
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The cigarette cards mixed lots sold well with many lots reaching over their estimate. The postcard section was ever strong with both the larger collections and individual sets selling very well. Some standouts included lot 75, a Robertsbridge range featuring the fire brigade sold for £625 with an estimate of £...
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Having worked for Warwick and Warwick for some years now, I am delighted to be leading the stamp team.
I have been fortunate to learn from a number of Senior Valuers during my time here, whose depth and breadth of knowle...
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21st June 2023
Our 21st June 2023 Coins, Medals, Militaria and Banknotes Auction had some very interesting lots and strong live bidding through www.easyliveauction.com plus commission and telephone bids.
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Please be aware we are currently undergoing essential renovations to our roof at the rear of the property. If you are planning to view the upcoming coins, banknotes, medals and militaria sale please make your way to the main entrance and carpark. Apologies for any inconvenience this might cause but we ho...
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Warwick and Warwick Toys, Postcards and Cigarette Cards auction 17th May 2023
The cigarette and trade card section were popular with many buyers interested in Ogden’s Guinea Golds. Lot 3 was a mixed collection and sold for £900, with an original estimate of £500. Lot 7 followed su...
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Coins, Medals, Militaria and Banknotes Auction Report 19th April 2023
19th April 2023
Our 19th April 2023 Coins, Medals, Militaria and Banknotes Auction had some very interesting lots and strong live bidding through www.easyliveauction.com plu...
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Due to the Bank Holiday there will be no viewing appointments available on Monday 1st May as originally stated in the printed catalogue.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. We have provided an additional viewing date on Thursday 27th May.
If you wish to view on Thursday 27th, Friday 2...
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Warwick and Warwick are pleased to announce a truly spectacular collection of Cook Islands and Dependencies to be offered for sale in our May 3rd Philatelic auction. This will take place along side our usual selection of exceptional world wide material offered by other vendors.
This collection was ...
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Please be aware that our offices will be closed for the Easter holidays on Friday 7th and Monday 10th April 2023 and will re-open at 9.00am on Tuesday 11th August 2022....
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Viewing
31st March 2023
If anyone wishing to come and view any potential lots, could you please call our office and book in a time slot for yourself.
Our phone number is:- 01926 499031
Many thanks for your co-operation....
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The cigarette and trade card section was ever strong with both the larger collections and individual sets selling very well. Some standouts included lot 46, an accumulation single cards, complete and part sets from manufacturers such as Taddy’s, Ogdens, Gallaher, etc. plus, a 1930s era wooden cigarette packet vendi...
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It is with great enthusiasm that we can announce for sale in our upcoming Coins, Medals, Militaria and Banknotes auction, to be hosted on the 15th February. Lot 53, a nurse's 1940 London Blitz George Medal officially re-named to Aileen Ruth Turner. The joint award while serving as Senior Assistant Nurse at Grove Park Hos...
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Wednesday 2nd February - Philatelic Auction
Warwick and Warwick’s second philatelic auction of 2023 took place on February 1st live on easyliveauction.com, commencing at 10am sharp. With internet bidders ap...
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Our Toys, Postcard and Cigarette card auction was held yesterday on the 18th January 2023 broadcast live on EasyLive with internet, commission and telephone bidders aplenty! We had an exciting array of items available, totalling 703 lots, and we started off the bidding with the cigarette cards.
The cig...
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Warwick & Warwick are very pleased to announce a recent donation of £160.00 to Claire House Children's Hospice. With thanks to our customers, we have now donated a total of £3851.00 to this worthy charity.
Our free valuation service does occassionally uncover a number of low value items that are s...
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Wednesday 11th January – The first Philatelic Auction of the Year
‘Start the year as you wish to go on’ goes the adage, and if yesterday’s Philatelic auction is anything to go by 2023 is going to be...
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Our Warwick and Chester offices will close for the Christmas holidays on Friday 23rd December 2022 at 1.00pm and re-open again on Tuesday 3rd January 2023 at 9.00am.
The Directors and Staff would like to wish all our customers a very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous...
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Now the Christmas holidays are almost upon us, and considering the current postal strikes, please feel free to contact us for an appointment to collect your purchased auction lots from our Warwick offices. We have appointments available up until and including Thursday 22nd December 2022.
Please call us...
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Our 14th December 2022 Coins, Medals, Militaria and Banknotes Auction had some fantastic lots and some exciting bids with customers bidding live via Easy Live and with commission and telephone bids.
Lot 182
The banknotes saw s...
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Although not the first collectable trade cards, J. Baines popularised the pastime here in the UK, paving the way for Match Attacks and other such trading cards that are still popular to this day. Warwick and Warwick were pleased to host a spectacular sale of these trailblazing cards in the final Toys, Cigarette cards and...
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Kitchen now open!
Viewers attending our Warwick viewing rooms can again look forward to a hot cuppa and a biscuit as we have re-opened our viewing room kitchen. There’s also a fridge to keep your sandwiches cool!
If you are interested in viewing any of our auctions, please call us on 01926 499 031 t...
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Warwick & Warwick are very pleased to announce a recent donation of £632.00 to Claire House Children's Hospice.
Our free valuation service does occassionally uncover a number of low value items that are sent in to us for valuation.
We would like to thank our customers for donating these items to...
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Our 19th October 2022 Coins and Banknotes auction had some great lots and some even greater bids with customers bidding live via Easy Live and with commission and telephone bids.
All our auctions start at 10.00am and no longer feature in room bidding, they are held exclusively online via Easy Live. Viewing of the...
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The Football Card King.
As I was walking to the train station last night, I saw a young lad clutching a Match Attack card, beaming and skipping down the road to tell one of his equal...
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Our senior valuer Richard Beale interviewed on BBC News!
Our senior valuer Richard Beale has appeared on BBC news talking about the collector value of banknotes featuring Queen Elizabeth II.
Please see our twitter and Facebook accounts for the clip!
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Our penultimate Toys, Postcard and Cigarette card auction for 2022 was held yesterday on the 21st September 2022 broadcast live on EasyLive with internet, commission and telephone bidders aplenty! We had an exciting array of items available, totalling 544 lots, and we started off the bidding with the cigarette...
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Queen Elizabeth II RIP
Every working day the staff at Warwick and Warwick see the image of Her Majesty on stamps, coins, medals and more.
Warwick & War...
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Warwick and Warwick are delighted to offer, in our September sale, a unique opportunity to purchase 3 extremely rare Titanic postcards written by survivor Marie (Marion) Wright to her stepmother and two younger sisters posted Queenstown 3.45pm on April 11th 1912.
The owner of the cards has thoroughly r...
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Stamp auction report – 7th September 2022
Vendors can feel reassured about leaving their collections with our team of stamp experts and letting them be lotted at our discretion. Fantastic recent results at the Warwick and Warwick 7th September Philatelic Auction show s...
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Wednesday 7th September - We will be receiving collections for valuation at Farnham House Hotel, Farnham.
We are pleased to announce we will be at Farnham House Hotel, Farnham on Wednesday 7th September from 10am – 2pm.
If you would like to know how much your c...
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Thursday 25th August - We will be receiving collections for valuation at Crewe Hall
We are pleased to announce we will be at the Nantwich Suite, Crewe Hall on Thursday 25th August from 10am – 2pm.
If you would like to know how much your collectable items are wo...
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It is with pleasure that we can announce for sale in our upcoming stamp auction Lot 200, an 1871 50c blue and black revenue stamp. Although not overly interesting on its own this stamp boasts an inverted portrait of George Washington, a scarce and exciting error! A fine and well coloured example, this stamp would be a wo...
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Just like the temperatures this week, our fifth stamp sale of the year live on EasyLive was hot, hot hot!
Kicking off with the ever strong Collections and Miscellaneous section, lot 1 got us started with a bang. Selling at £1100, £750 over estimate, this world collection set the bar high.
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A World War 2 London Passenger Transport Board Medal For Bravery to Thomas W.S. Large is offered in our 20th April 2022 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £1,750.
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Warwick and Warwick, auctioneers and valuers of stamps and collectables are looking for a philatelist to join our team in the stamp department, working on the monthly auction catalogues, liaising with clients and vendors about their collections and the services we can offer and helping with the daily office work involved...
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Open Day Saturday 29th January – We will be receiving collections for valuation
We are pleased to announce that our offices in Warwick and Chester will be open from 9.30am – 4.30pm on Saturday 29th January.
If you would like to know how much your collectable items are wor...
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A World War 1 CB, DSC, Croix de Guerre group of 6 to Lieutenant Colonel Bernard George Weller R.M.L.I. is offered in our 17th February 2022 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £15,000 to £20,000.
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Our Warwick and Chester offices will be closed from the 23rd of December and re-opening on the 4th of January 2022.
We wish you all a very merry christmas and a happy new year!...
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Whilst the temperatures drop and animals start contemplating hibernation it seemed in our November 3rdStamp auction, live on EasyLive, that there was no such hibernation for collectors of philatelic material!
As ever the Collections and Miscellaneous section was strong with a wide variety of material available to...
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Our 20th October 2021 Coins and Banknotes auction had some great lots and some even greater bids with customers bidding live via Easy Live and also with commission and telephone bids.
All our auctions are now start at 10.00am and are held exclusively online via Easy Live with no room bidders allowed. Viewing of t...
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Our 15th September 2021 Die Cast and Toys auction had some great lots and some even greater bids with customers bidding live via Easy Live and also with commission and telephone bids.
All our auctions are now start at 10.00am and are held exclusively online via Easy Live with no room bidders allowed. Viewing of t...
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Our 15th September 2021 Die Cast and Toys auction had some great lots and some even greater bids with customers bidding live via Easy Live and also with commission and telephone bids.
All our auctions now start at 10.00am and are held exclusively online via Easy Live with no room bidders allowed. Viewing of the l...
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Open Day Saturday 9th October – We will be receiving collections for valuation
We are pleased to announce that our offices in Warwick and Chester will be open from 9.30am – 4.30pm on Saturday 9th October. If you would like to know how much your collectable items ...
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A rare SBS Raiding Forces Military Medal to LCpl Richard James Holmes Grenadier Guards, SBS & SAS was offered in our 18th August 2021 medal and militaria auction and sold for the incredible sum of £74,000 (Plus Commission of £14,800).
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Please be aware that our offices will be closed for the Summer Bank Holiday on Monday 30th August 2021.
We will be open again as normal at 9.00am on Tuesday 31st August 2021.
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For the first time in Warwick and Warwick history our 18th August 2021 auction was broadcast exclusively live online via Easy Live Auctions.
Please note all our future auctions will now begin at 10:00am.
The auction had some great lots and some even greater bids with customers bidding via Easy Live and al...
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For the first time in Warwick and Warwick history our 18th August 2021 auction was broadcast exclusively live online via Easy Live Auctions.
Please note all our future auctions will now begin at 10:00am.
The auction had some great lots and some even greater bids with customers bidding via Easy ...
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Change of start time for all auctions.
We are pleased to announce that all auctions, starting with our 4th August stamp sale, will now commence at 10am.
Live bidding is available through EasyLive. Simply access the EasyLive site via the blue button at the bottom of our website....
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Live online bidding
We are delighted to announce that live online bidding will be available for 21st July collectables sale onwards via easyliveauction.com. This means you are able to watch the auction from the comfort of your own home, or office, and bid on lots of interest. If you ha...
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The COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 16 June 2021 Banknotes sale was a closed-door auction, with no room bidders allowed.
There was still plenty of in...
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The COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 16th June 2021 Banknotes sale was a closed-door auction, with no room bidders allowed.
There was still...
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The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 19 May 2021 Model Railway sale was a closed-door auction, with no room bidders allowed. There was still plenty of...
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The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 19 May 2021 Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys sale was a closed-door auction, with no room bidders allowed. There...
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As part of our June stamp sale we are pleased to be offering a section of covers, mint and used stamps including
1902 cover to Scotland bearing QV 1/-
Lot 153
1914 cover to Germany
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Please be aware that our offices will be closed for the early May bank holiday on Monday 3rd May 2021.
We will be open again as normal at 9.00am on Tuesday 4th May 2021.
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We are delighted to announce that a donation of £790.00 has been made to FAIR (Funding Auto Immune Research). We send our thanks to customers who have donated their collections, modest in value, to form part of a charitable lot.
Auto Immune diseases affect so many people today. No-one knows why the bo...
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A unique Naval General Service Medal and Imperial Austrian Order of Leopold pair to Captain John Duff Markland is offered in our 21st April 2021 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £12,000 to £15,000.
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Auctions
Our aim is to make bidding in our forthcoming auctions as easy, and importantly, as safe as possible for both our customers and staff.
Our auctions will continue to be held ‘behind closed doors’ for the foreseeable future and public attendance is currently suspended....
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Please be aware that our offices shall be closed for the Easter holidays on Friday 2nd April and Monday 5th April. We shall be open again as normal on Tuesday 6th April at 9.00am. We hope you all have a lovely Easter break!
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Warwick and Warwick Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys Auction Report 17th March 2021
The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our sta...
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Warwick and Warwick Model Railway Auction Report 17th March 2021
The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 17th March 2...
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A World War 1 Victory Medal named to Lieut A.V. Gallie R.A.F. is offered in our 21st April 2021 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £600.
Albert Vernon Gallie was Manfred Von Richthofen’s 77...
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A rare World War 1 Memorial Plaque named to Georgina Drysdale is offered in our 21st April 2021 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £5000.
Georgina Drsydale...
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In these uncertain times it is nice to know there is something you can rely on, and we hope Warwick and Warwick can be one of those things.
Despite the current lockdown, we are continuing with our auction schedule, albeit with a few changes, to ensure the safety of both our customers and staff.
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Public viewing
Due to the latest COVID-19 restrictions public viewing is suspended until further notice. We will continue to add as many images of the lots to our website as is practical. If you require additional images please call us on 01926 499031 to discuss this with one of our valuers.
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The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 9th December 2020 Coins sale was a closed-door auction, with no room bidders allowed.
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The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 9th December 2020 Banknotes sale was a closed-door auction, with no room bidders allowed.
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We have been instructed to sell a superb collection of 19th and 20th century gold coins in our 9th December 2020 ‘closed doors’ auction, which has taken the owner decades to assemble.
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Warwick & Warwick are proud to have recently donated the sum of £455.00 to Cancer Research UK.
This is the result of donations made by our customers where their items are of modest value. Together, these items are sold as one charitable lot and the entire proceeds are donated to charity.
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Auctions
Our aim is to make bidding in our forthcoming auctions as easy, and importantly, as safe as possible for both our customers and staff.
Our auctions will continue to be held ‘behind closed doors’ for the foreseeable future and public attendance is currently suspended....
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We are delighted to announce that we have donated the sum of £1350.00 to FareShare. This is a result of our recent charity lots entered in to our auction. Charity lots are made up of a number of lower value items which have been kindly donated by our customers. FareShare are very grateful to receive this donation a...
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The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 21st October 2020 Coins sale was a closed-door auction, with no room bidders allowed.
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The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 21st October 2020 Banknotes sale was a closed-door auction, with no room bidders allowed.
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Coming up in our 9th December 2020 auction is this 1922 Huddersfield Town v Preston North End Football Association Cup Final Runners-Up 9ct gold medal. It is engraved on the revers...
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Auctions
Our aim is to make bidding in our forthcoming auctions as easy, and importantly, as safe as possible for both our customers and staff.
Our auctions will continue to be held ‘behind closed doors’ for the foreseeable future. Due to recent changes in Government guideline...
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As part of our November Stamp sale we are pleased to be offering specialised sections of Antarctica.
In the Golden Days of Exploration Antarctica provided many Expeditions from several countries inc...
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COVID-19 Notice - 13th October 2020
In line with Government advice we are acting on the recent COVID alert levels.
We respectfully request that, if you reside in a very high risk area, you do not visit our office premises at this time.
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The G.B.1852-4 Treasury Roulettes have always been surrounded in mystery. They were brought to the attention of collectors in 1897 when a philatelic writer, A.H. Stamford, wrote about them. The roulettes were serpentine roller cuts made to part sheets of imperforate G.B. 1d red stamps in order to effect separation from t...
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The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 16th September 2020 Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys sale was a closed-door auction, with no room bid...
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The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 16th September 2020 Model Railway sale was a closed-door auction, with no room bidders allowed.
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The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 15th July 2020 Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys sale was a closed-door auction, with no room bidders ...
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The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 15th July 2020 Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys sale was a closed-door auction, with no room bidders allowed....
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***Customers are reminded that collection of lots is strictly by prior appointment please. Payment should be made prior to arrival at our premises***
Compulsory use of masks when attending our offices
Please note that from 24th July 2020 all customers will be r...
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After the government’s recent update, we are now able to update our operating practices. In the interests of keeping our customers and staff safe we will now be employing the following methods.
Collections to be valued
With the vast majority of the collecting community currently on ...
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A rare Distinguished Flying Medal group to a Blenheim Air Gunner and recipient of the Battle of Britain clasp, is offered in our 19thAugust 2020 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £4,700.
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The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 17 June 2020 Banknotes sale was a closed-door auction, with no room bidders allowed.
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The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 17 June 2020 Banknotes sale was a closed-door auction, with no room bidders allowed.
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COVID-19 - Update
After the government’s recent update, we are now able to update our operating practices. In the interests of keeping our customers and staff safe we will now be employing the following methods.
Collections to be valued
With the vast ...
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A rare Distinguished Flying Cross group to an Auster pilot in the Royal Artillery, that was offered in our 17th June 2020 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £3,200 finally sold after a spirited contest between three phone bidders, with the hammer falling at £4,500.
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Australian States and New Zealand collections for stamp enthusiasts.
As part of our June 3rd Stamp sale besides general collections, British Commonwealth and foreign country ranges, single items, GB we are pleased to be offering a series of AUSTRALIAN STATES lots 132-160. These were formed as part of a...
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The Colditz Castle unique archive of WW2 photos taken by Johannes Lange, was sold in our 22nd April 2020 medal and militaria auction. The Lot which had a pre-sale estimate of £1,750 saw 3 telephone bidders strongly contest the Lot with the hammer finally falling at £6,000.
When the ven...
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We are very pleased to announce our recent donation of £378.00 to the South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund. This donation was made up of lower value items which have been kindly donated by our customers. Several charitable lots were sold in our stamp auction held on 18th March 2020 the...
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Warwick and Warwick Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys Auction Report 20th May 2020
The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff...
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Warwick and Warwick Model Railway Auction Report 20th May 2020
The current COVID-19 health crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, ou...
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Warwick & Warwick May 2020 Stamp Auction Report
The May stamp auction was again held behind ‘closed doors’ to comply with Government advice on social distancing, you can read the latest covid update here. Despite the restric...
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COVID-19 - Update
After the government’s recent update of the lockdown measures, we are now able to update our operating practices. In the interests of keeping our customers and staff safe we will now be employing the following methods.
Collections to be valued...
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The Warwick & Warwick April stamp auction went ahead, though with some significant changes to comply with government advice on social distancing & essential travel. Customers were not allowed to view lots prior to the auction and bids were accepted before the start of the auction by telephone, email or via the Wa...
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The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 22 April 2020 Banknotes sale was a closed-door auction, with no room bidders allowed. There was still plenty of i...
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The current COVID-19 heath crisis has led many companies to change their practices to bring them into line with the current government safety guidelines. So, for the safety of our customers and our staff, our 22 April 2020 Banknotes sale was a closed-door auction, with no room bidders allowed. There was still plenty of i...
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COVID-19 - Update regarding our 22 April 2020 Coins, Medals, Militaria and Banknotes Auction
In the interests of keeping our customers and staff safe, and in line with the current Government advice, we will be holding our 22 April 2020 Coins, Medals, Militaria and Banknotes Auction behind closed...
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After over 20 years at Warwick and Warwick, we are very sad to announce that senior stamp valuer Ian Hunter (not of Mott the Hoople fame!) has decided to put up his tweezers and enjoy a well-earned retirement.
Ian has worked in the stamp trade for most of his working life and joined Warwick and Warwick way back i...
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Warwick & Warwick
Announcement on business continuing through the emergency
The current emergency is affecting all our lives and all business activity. We are committed to complying with all Government guidance as it evolves in res...
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We take the wellbeing of our customers and staff extremely seriously. We are constantly monitoring UK Government advice to ensure we follow the necessary procedures to protect you. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic we wanted to let you know about additional safety measures we have implemented.
Where appro...
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We wish to reassure customers that viewing for our collectables auction is continuing today at Chalon House and we are proceeding with the auction as planned tomorrow.
The safety of our staff & customers is paramount so we would ask all visitors to our premises and to the Court House to follow government guid...
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We would like to reassure buyers and vendors that we expect to run a full program of spring and summer auctions.
We will continue to monitor the coronavirus situation closely and will fully adhere to government guidelines to prevent infection. The safety and well-being of staff and customers is our top priority a...
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In the British Commonwealth section of the March stamp auction some superb Rhodesia collections went under the hammer. The collections included many better issues including the ‘Double Heads’ & ‘Admirals’ to top values in various shades and varieties. A used collection estimated at £3,00...
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In April 1945 as Allied troops liberated large parts of France, an area in northern France in the Guerandaise peninsula was still occupied by German creating local postage problems in the ‘pocket’ of St. Nazaire cut off from the rest of Vichy France. With dwindling supplies of stamps and no way of communicati...
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There were over 550 lots for keen coin collectors offered in our 19th February 2020 auction.
We began with British hammered coins section. Highlights of which included this Celtic Cunobelin gold stater which realised £1,380.
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Our first Banknotes auction of 2020 drew a considerable crowd with 144 lots for keen bidders to choose from.
We began with our British banknotes section and this Bradbury 1915 type 1 10 shillings which realised £144.
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It was our first Model Railway auction of 2020 and our customers proved to be very happy with the 320 lots on offer.
We began with the live steam section. Highlights included this scratch built 2½ inch gauge ‘Flying Scotsman’ locomotive and tender which realised £1,320
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It was our first Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys Auction of the year with over 490 lots on offer to our keen bidders.
Highlights included this very unusual Marklin c1905 tinplate clockwork ‘H.M.S. Gladiator’ cruiser, which realised a whopping £5,880!
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We are happy to announce that we have made another donation to charity, this time to the Hospice of the Good Shepherd.
The money was raised from auctioning a lot made up of modest value items that our customers and vendors have kindly donated to charity.
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Aston Martin celebrated the Company’s Centenary in 2013 with exclusive commemorative brochures and publications available at VIP events. A comprehensive collection will feature in the Wednesday 18th March Collectables auction at Warwick & Warwick auctioneers.
Aston Martin Centenary celebrations commence...
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“A magnificent result” is how consultant valuer, Colin Such, described the success of the Warwick and Warwick auction held on January 22. The sale started with the usual mixed lots and collections offered intact. The first 10 lots on offer were estimated in total at £4,030 and after the addition of the ...
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An extremely rare Alfred the Great penny is to be offered in our 19th February 2020 Coin Auction.
Alfred the Great was a king of Wessex from 871 to 899AD. Often known by schoolboys as the...
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The 2020 series of stamp auctions kicked off with some superb British classics. A collection consisting of 189 Penny Blacks along with 52 Penny reds from black plates inevitable attracted a lot of interest. Described as ‘condition well above average’, the lot sold for £11,700.
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Alongside the King Edward VII 1902 ‘menu’ 2s6d, we have a lovely range of early British stamps which brilliantly showcase classic stamps in outstanding condition. Between lot...
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Featuring in our upcoming Wednesday 8th January 2020 sale is the very scarce 1902 De La Rue 2/6d lilac with ‘Hotel Cecil Philatelic Dinner 5th June 1902 Menu’ underprint. The stamp features a miniature full menu listing printed on the reverse including dishes such as Mock Turtle, Saddle ...
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Lot 348 in our upcoming January 8th auction features the rare 1961 Tristan Relief Fund set, a very interesting set in its own right. We decided to explore why the set came to exist and exactly why it is so rare:
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The wet weather did nothing to deter the keen bidders at our last auction of this year. There was plenty for them to choose from with over 660 lots offered in this sale.
We began with the English banknotes section, highlights of which include this Bradbury first issue 1914 £1 which realised £552.
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In the final stamp auction of 2019 an 1840 Rainbow colour trial 1d in red brown shade sold for £960.
Penny Blacks were in demand with an 1840-41 asso...
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An excellent collection of shillings is to be offered in our 11th December 2019 coin auction. The collection was compiled over a number of years and mainly comprises a number of varieties and higher grades.
Highlights of the collection include…
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The first part of the sale contained the collections and mixed lots which got the sale going with a strong start with the second lot realising £540 against an estimate of £430. A collection in 4 boxes with ranges by Ogdens, Player, Wills and others estimated £300 realised £480, a collection with s...
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British Commonwealth
In the British Commonwealth section of the auction a collection of New South Wales including a mint example of the 1897 Consumptives 2/6d sold for over twice the auction estimate at £1,080. A Falkland Is mint collection including the better values included reached £2,400. A Bermud...
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A Spanish Civil War group to Jose Maria Lasheras Sanz, a Spanish Air Force Bomber Air Mechanic, is offered in our 11th December 2019 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £1,000.
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It seemed that autumn had finally arrived with a chill in the air for our 16th October 2019 Coins and Banknotes auction. Luckily this did nothing to deter bidders from hoovering up the 515 lots on offer.
We began with the banknotes section. Highlights included this Gibraltar 1965 £5 which realise...
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We are happy to announce that we have made another donation to charity, this time to Claire House Childrens Hospice.
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Our October Stamp sale features a number of excellent specialised collections in addition to the normal assembly of miscellaneous and individual country collections.
Ascension:
There are 45 lots of Ascension with GB used in KGV, KGVI and QEII varieties.
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One of the most comprehensive Matchbox Superfast collections will feature in the Wednesday 18th September Collectables auction at Warwick & Warwick auctioneers. Over 75 Matchbox lots, many mint and boxed, are available to suit all collectors’ budgets.
Matchbox Superfast celebrates its 50th an...
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In the August Stamp Auction a collection of overprinted stamps from the British 1915 Occupation of Bushire achieved excellent prices, many selling at over twice the auction estimates. More information on the stamps is on our website here. The success of the sale demonstrates the importance of buying top quality stamps wi...
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As Colin Such has recently said in an article, he wrote for Picture Postcard Monthly, we really do have the pleasure of seeing “some of the best postcards one could ever wish to see”.
Since joining the team in November last year, I have already seen a huge variety of cards and subjects. Admittedly, th...
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It was a fantastic day for collectors and dealers alike at Warwick and Warwick’s July auction. This diverse sale had something for everyone, but was really quite special for collectors of Fred Spurgin as we had the honour of offering a number of pieces of Spurgin’s original artwork.
We in fact had 12 ...
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Our senior valuer Richard Beale has appeared on prime time BBC1 consumer rights programme ‘Fake Britain’, episode 3.
He enjoyed a day’s filming with the BBC film crew back in Octob...
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As part of our August 7th stamp sale we are pleased to be offering a very good section of U.S.A from lot 623 to 692. Highlights include lot 627, excellent early to middle period collection.
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The lovely sunny weather drew out many of our keen bidders and with 489 lots on offer in our model railway section they had plenty to keep them happy!
In our G gauge section this Bachmann Spectrum DCC Ready Two-Truck Heisler Pardee Curtin Lumber Co. 8 locomotive realised £216.
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The beautiful summer sunshine was beaming down on our eager customers for our 17th July 2019 auction. There was plenty of choice available with 446 lots on offer.
There was an excellent selection of Britains Racing Colours of Famous Owners. Highlights included this Major D. McCalmont, USA issue, which ...
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The Iranian port of Bushehr, strategically positioned in the Persian Gulf, was occupied by British forces from the 8th of August to 16th of October 1915. This was largely as a response to the activities of the enigmatically named ‘Intelligence Bureau of the East’, established by the Germ...
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We are happy to announce that we have made another donation to charity, this time to the Guide Dogs Trust and hope house.
Thank you to all of the customers who agreed to donate the proceeds of their...
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The July stamp auction included a substantial China collection from Large & Small Dragons through to the Peoples Republic. Although demand for China has fallen back a little in recent months, the collection still realised £15,000.
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A collection of scarcer Britains Racing Colours including USA and Canadian figures will be offered in our 17th July Toy auction in 28 lots.
The extremely rare Duchess of Norfolk colours with a Mickey Mouse figure front and back was only made in 1938 and complete with box has an estimate of £1200....
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Postal History often attracts a lot of interest in our auctions, so a large collection of Military Mail, offered in 9 lots, was always likely to sell well. The lots including Prisoner of War, Censor, Fieldpost & mysteriously ‘Undercover Mail’ achieved up to 5 times the catalogue estimates.
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An extremely rare Palestine 1947 1 mil coin is to be offered in our 19th June 2019 auction.
The entire 2,880,000 production run of the 1947 1 mil was ordered to be melted down at the end of the Brit...
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The sun was shining on our third die case, model soldiers and toys auction of the year. There were 423 lots for our keen bidders to choose from.
There was plenty on offer in the model soldiers section. Highlights included this Britains American Civil War - The Art of War - Keith Rocco Baptism at Manassas No. 3113...
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Our third Model Railway auction of the year was well attended with customers queuing up at the door to our viewing rooms. There were 360 lots for keen bidders to chose from.
We began with the live steam section. The highlight of the section was this Roundhouse O gauge kit built green 0-6-0T tank locomotive which ...
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It was a beautiful spring day for our May sale, which saw British and foreign topographical cards continuing to draw a crowd. Lot 151, a mixed GB topographical collection full of real photographic cards including Stratford, estimated at £340 caught a few people’s eyes and sold for £930 including buyer&r...
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The May stamp Auction included an extraordinary collection of specialised Italian items, including proofs, essay colour trials, overprints, etc, broken into various lots. All of the lots sold, achieving prices up to 15 times the estimates.
Lot 388 was a collection of imperforate proofs & essays from the earli...
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The warmer weather signified that spring had sprung in our second Banknotes auction of the year! There were 107 lots to keep our keen bidders happy.
We began with the English banknotes section. Highlights included this Bradbury 1914 10 shillings, graded as good fine, which realised £228.
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The sun was shining, and spring was in the air at our second coin auction of the year. There were 723 lots offered to our keen bidders.
We began with the British hammered coins section. Highlights included this Cnut quatrefoil type penny, graded as extremely fine, which realised £372.
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Corrado Mezzana, born in Rome on June 7 1890, is viewed as one of the key figures in Italian stamp design during the 20th Century. He designed many of t...
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Our senior valuer Richard Beale headed to Scarborough last October to film an episode of “Fake Britain” consumer rights BBC TV programme at the Advintageous fair in the Victorian Spa Centre, Scarborough.
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An unusual range of Royal Mint trial coins are to be offered in our 17th April 2019 auction.
Trial coins are issued by the Royal Mint for testing in vending machines, shops and banks prior to the release of a new coin.
Offered in this sale are the following lots:-
Lot 508 - 1981 9 sided...
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The highlight of the Great Britain section of the auction included a superb range of Seahorse stamps from Waterlow, De La Rue & Bradbury Wilkinson printings with many better shades. High prices were achieved for De La Rue 2/6d Cinnamon-brown, brown & reddish-brown.
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The sun was shining on our second model railway auction of the year. There were 310 lots for keen bidders to choose from.
In the real steam section this Accucraft Ltd gauge 1 LNER 4472 ‘Flying Scotsman’ 4-6-2 locomotive and tender realised £1,380.
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There were 331 lots for keen bidders to choose from in our second Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys Auction of the year.
This unusual Luntoy (Barrett & Sons) ‘Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men’ cast metal puppet realised £66.
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In the Warwick and Warwick auction, held on 20 March, collections of foreign topographical remained popular with China, Japan, Singapore and Cyprus lots all achieving figures well above estimate.
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Our upcoming Wednesday April 3rd sale includes a very interesting array of Proofs and Essays spread across multiple countries. These issues offer insight into the development of the finished stamps and it is unusual to have so many available in one auction. A few examples that are worth looking out for include...
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We are happy to announce that we have made another donation to charity, this time to Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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The cigarette card section of the sale opened with the collections and mixed lots with strong bidding from the start. Lot 1 contained a range of better part sets and type cards by Cope, E.R.B., Hill, Hudden, Ray and others and sold for £630 against an estimate of £450. Lot 2 contained complete sets by Carrera...
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As part of our stamp sale on the 3rd April we are pleased to be offering a range of high quality UM Seahorses including scarce shades that have been collected by the vendor over many years.
The printings of 1913 Waterlow include the £1 value x4 all UM.
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A 1971 Northern Ireland Military Cross award group to Lieutenant Colonel Peter Maurice Kingston, Parachute Regiment is offered in our 20th February 2019 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £25,000-£30,000.
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The Great Britain section of the sale featured numerous 1840 1d blacks or 2d blues in singles or multiples, including a 1d plate 4 strip of 3 which sold for £490.
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A 1793-1840 Naval General Service Medal with the highly sought after Trafalgar clasp to Midshipman Gilbert Kennicott is offered in our 17th April 2019 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £16,000.
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Third Reich militaria may not be to everyone’s tastes, but there are still a number of collectors who specialise in accumulating such items.
Medals, badges, uniforms, rank insignia, daggers and deactivated weapons remain the most popular items.
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There was plenty of variety in our 20th February 2019 coin auction with 525 lots for keen bidders to choose from.
In the British coins section, there was a good range of hammered coins. Highlights included this James I, second coinage, unite which realised £930.
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There were 147 lots on offer keen bidders at our first banknote auction of the year.
The British banknote section proved to be popular as ever. Highlights include this Bradbury first issue 1914 £1 graded as nearly very fine which realised £432.
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A spectacular example of an India 1854-5 1st printing 4a attracted much interest in the February auction. With an auction estimate of £150, the particularly large stamp went on to sell for £1,320 despite some evident faults.
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The term antique derives from the Latin word antiquus meaning old or ancient. In more modern times it has commonly been applied to items which are more than 100 years old. Collectors of antiques generally prize them for aesthetic appeal, rarity, value or historical significance regardless of their age.
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We are happy to announce that we have made another donation to charity, this time to Save the Children and Acorns Children’s Hospice.
Lot 68 in our 5th December 2018 Stamp auction was a world collection comprising of a variety of low value collections that owners had decided to donate to charity....
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A collection of Roman Legion toy soldier figures by the Hong Kong based maker King & Country did very well in our recent model soldier auction on 23rd January 2019.
The collection of 32 individual boxed figures was offered in 3 Lots and raced past the pre-sale estimates selling for a grand total of...
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The rare World War 1 Memorial Plaque named to Susan Sophia Wills was offered in our 12th December 2018 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £2500. With 2 room bidders battling it out with a telephone bidder with the room being successful, the pre-sale estimate was soon left trailing in the dis...
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A rare World War 1 Royal Flying Corps Albert Medal to 1st Class Air Mechanic Harrie Stephen Harwood is offered in our 20th Febuary 2019 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £6,500.
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The cold and icy weather did nothing to deter the keen bidders at our first Model Railway auction of the year, and with 352 lots on offer it’s no wonder.
In the O gauge section this ACE Trains LNER A3 Class 4-6-2 BR 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ No. E/6 realised £492.
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It was our first Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys Auction of the year with 349 lots on offer. The snow and ice did nothing to deter our keen bidders with many queuing at the door when viewing opened at 8:00am.
We started with the toys section and film and television related toys continued to be popular with bidd...
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The rural county of Somerset was well represented in Warwick and Warwick’s sale on 23 January. A superb collection of the county, full of social history cards, was broken down into 52 lots, estimated in total at £10,265. The total realisation, including the buyers’ premium was £21,785. A superb RP...
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Warwick and Warwick are pleased to announce that their auction of May 1st will feature an outstanding array of Italian Proofs, Essays and stamps. In particular it will feature the remarkable archive of original stamp design artwork by the great stamp designer Corrado Mezzana.
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Lot 1 in the auction was a World foreign collection in a pair of well-filled Ideal albums. This included an excellent range of China issues to the 1930’s which attracted considerable interest. The albums achieved a final price of £9,000.
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An Airborne Operations DSO, OBE, AFC group to Wing Commander Ernest Leonard Archer R.A.F.V.R. is offered in our 20th February 2019 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £12,000.
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We are pleased to be offering several different lots of covers, many presented “Exhibition style” on leaves including Airmails (lot 159-60), wrappers/entires (lots 634-653) including Norfolk and Suffolk, further interesting lots incl. post magazine, overseas mail, etc.
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Over the past few months we have been receiving a large number of calls from members of the public who have been finding unusual £2, £1 or 50p coins in their pocket change. A variety have been m...
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There was plenty to choose from in our 12th December 2018 Coins and Banknotes auction with over 770 lots on offer. Our last auction of the year saw the viewing room busy for the three days of viewing prior to the sale.
In the world banknotes section, highlights included this Isle of Man 1979 £20 ...
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The final auction of 2018 proved to be one of the best of the year after achieving a total realisation of £600,000, with the Great Britain & British Commonwealth sections performing extremely well & also good results in the foreign section.
Great Britain
A superb range of Queen Victoria &...
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Lot 621 in our upcoming stamp auction features one of Vietnam’s most culturally important postage stamps – the 1946 Ho Chi Minh portrait design. The significance of this design is in its innovation, being the first original stamp design produced by the Viet-Minh. The miniature full face renditions of the Viet...
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Collectors of stamps from the British West Indies will find plenty to choose from in our 5th December auction. The auction includes a valuable collection broken into smaller country collections or items and with a total estimate of around £30,000.
Some choice items from the auction are shown below and the a...
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Top quality topographicals and social hisory dominated Warwick and Warwick’s 21 November auction and, as a result, high realisations were achieved. Most of the lots on offer were offered as county ranges and as such it is difficult to judge the results achieved compared with the contents of the lots on offer.
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It was a busy start to our last model railway auction of the year with over 350 lots for keen bidders to choose from.
We began with the real steam section and this scratch built 2½ inch gauge 4-6-2 ‘Flying Scotsman’ which realised £420.
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In our last Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys Auction of the year there were over 420 lots on offer to our keen bidders.
In our tinplate toys section this modern Schuco ‘Nautico’ clockwork speedboat realised £114.
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In my first week at Warwick and Warwick as a trainee postcard valuer, under the expert guidance of the incredibly knowledgeable Colin Such, I have been very fortunate to see a spectacular collection of topographical and social history cards of Somerset villages. The collection contains many stunning real photographic car...
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In our general stamp sale of 5th December we are pleased to be offering several valuable collections throughout the British Commonwealth and GB sections of the catalogue.
The B.C. is strong in country ranges including:
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November’s stamp auction saw early success in the form of Lot 255, a valuable and comprehensive collection of Iraq during the British occupation/Mandate period. Featuring multiple varieties and RPS certificates for eight of the items, this excellent lot sold for a very impressive £8,400.
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A fantastic range of Dinky, French Dinky and Dublo Dinky model cars and lorries is to be offered in our 21st November 2018 die cast auction. Lotted singly and in collections there will be plenty for keen Dinky collectors to bid on.
Highlights include this pre-war Hornby Series Delivery Van No. 22d whic...
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In September 1943 during the later stages of World War Two Italy was broken apart, Germany was to seize control of the Northern half of Italy and quickly move to free Duce Benito Mussolini (who had recently been imprisoned by the Allies). Once freed Mussolini was taken to Rustenburg to meet with Adolf Hitler. Despite Mus...
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Our 17th October 2018 Coins Auction was very well attended by our keen customers and no wonder with over 530 lots for them to bid on.
The auction began with the English coins section.
This Charles I Oxford Mint 1642 shilling realised £480.
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Our keen customers were queueing at the door for our 17th October 2018 Banknote Auction. There was plenty to choose from with over 120 lots on offer.
The auction began, as ever, with the English banknotes section.
This Warren-Fisher third issue 1927 10 shillings, graded as good very fine realis...
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In the October stamp auction a King Edward VII ‘Paste Up’ Essay on a Queen Victoria Jubilee 9d sold for £1,560. Various profiles were trialled at the time, this one has the Kings face ¾ turned to the viewer, but they were not popular with the public who were familiar with the Monarchs head in ful...
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Congratulations from everybody at Warwick & Warwick to Sian Gosling from our Chester accounts office who gave birth to her 2nd child last week. Ralphi Jame was born at 2am on the 2nd of October weighing 9lb 12oz, mother and baby are doing well.
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It is with deep sadness and regret that we must announce that our dear friend and colleague Jenny Stapleton passed away on Saturday 6th October 2018.
Jenny was the friendly...
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The sale got under way with the collections and mixed lots. As usual these lots proved popular with some achieving outstanding prices. A lot containing complete sets from Bocnal, Carreras, Churchman, E.R.B. and others was estimated at £450 and realised £780, a range of sets with good sport content by Carreras...
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We always appreciate feedback from our customers but we especially enjoy receiving thanks for a job well done!
This happy customer from Rushden, who sold his postcard collection through one of our s...
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Lot 382 in our 17th October 2018 auction is this rare Chinese The Wang-Ho Bank of the Republic, Military Bank-Note, dated 1912, One Dollar Local Currency, with serial number 18748. It measures 142mm by 97mm. The obverse is printed with green ink, the reverse with brown over a green under print. The obverse is ...
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We are pleased to announce that we have made another donation to charity, this time to Help for Heroes.
Lot 807 in our 15 August 2018 Coins, Medals, Milita...
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There were 587 lots offered in our 19th September 2018 Model Railway Auction, so plenty for our keen bidders to choose from.
In the real steam section the highlight was this Mamod Fire Engine no. FE1 which realised £204.
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There were keen bidders queueing at the door to our viewing rooms for our 19th September Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys Auction. There were 305 lots offered in this section.
We began with the named toys section and this Hot Toys 1:6 scale 1990s Batmobile Collector’s Edition which realised &pou...
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The Warwick and Warwick auction, held on 19 September, contained a large and important section of artist-drawn cards, which certainly underlined the point that good condition is important to achieve good results when the market is restricted, as it is with “top of the market” continental glamour artists. A la...
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Unused muliples of Mulready letter sheets and envelopes are extremely rare and a multiple of 3 unguillotined 2d envelopes has recently been reported to us.
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We are excited to announce that the customers and vendors of Warwick & Warwick have raised £575 for Claire House Children’s Hospice, £200 For Children Today and £200 for Alzheimer’s Research UK, in our recent sales. The lots included collections of modest value properties, combined ...
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A scarce 1936 Military Medal group to Pte Thomas Kelly 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers is offered in our 17th October 2018 medal auction with an estimate of £2,000.
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There was plenty of variety in our 15th August 2018 coin auction with 357 lots for keen bidders to choose from.
In the British coins section there were a lovely selection of hammered coins offered. Highlights include this Celtic Gello-Belgic gold stater which realised £480.
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The weather may have been overcast but it did nothing to dull the enthusiasm of the keen bidders at our 15th August 2018 Banknote auction.
The British banknote section proved to be particularly popular. Highlights include this Bradbury 1915 10/- which realised £360.
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In the 1st of August stamp auction a collection of hand painted covers & cards proved to be very popular. Estimated in the auction at £500, they went on to sell for £1740 to a lucky buyer.
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A fantastic collection of Scottish banknotes is to be offered in our 15th August 2018 auction.
Collected over a number of years, Lots 407 to 500 contain collections, individual examples of banknotes in high grades and also unusual Specimen banknotes.
Highlights include: -
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Our September 5th stamp auction includes the balance of the ‘Paris’ collection of specialised Frenc...
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The postcard mailed from Titanic survivor, Sarah Daniels, written when she was on board the ship and posted from Queenstown, in Ireland, failed to sell in the 18 July auction. However a private treaty sale has subsequently been negotiated with a private buyer from the south of England. The selling price was £8,600....
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The sale opened with the collections and mixed lots. As usual these lots proved popular with some achieving outstanding prices. A lot containing part sets from Ardath, Burstein Isaacs, Cohen Weenen, Drapkin and others was estimated at £350 and realised nearly £600, a range of sets by Hignett, Player, Wills an...
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The warm weather did nothing to deter buyers from attending our 18th July 2018 auction. With over 470 lots on offer there was plenty to choose from.
In the Toys section this unusual Arnold tinplate clockwork USA Military Police Jeep with driver realised £216.
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Our model railway auction on the 18th July 2018 proved to be popular as ever with over 400 lots to choose from, keen bidders were queueing at the door when our viewing rooms opened at 8.00am.
The sale began with the real steam section and this lovely Bassett-Lowke by Corgi O gauge BR Black 42981 Stanie...
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The comic section at the 18 July Warwick and Warwick auction was larger than normal and proved popular with the bidders. A large accumulation of approx. 900 cards from the Golden Age to the 1960s, estimated £200, made £690. A collection of 1000 unduplicated comics from the 1940s to the 1980s, estimated at &po...
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A postcard mailed from the doomed liner “Titanic” is for auction in the Warwick and Warwick postcard auction of July 18. The lot description is as follows.
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The July stamp auction kicked off with Lot 1 an ‘exceptional’ & ‘bulging’ Great Britain and British Commonwealth New Ideal album. Described as being ideal for continuation, the album had been popular at the pre-auction viewings. At the auction the lot was bid up to £37,200.
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The summer sunshine had appeared by the time the auction began on Wednesday 20th June 2018. The auction room was well attended with 523 lots for buyers to choose from. Viewing of the lots was also good in the three days prior to the auction with our viewing rooms being particularly busy on the morning of the s...
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On the 18th June England will officially kick start their World Cup campaign. Gareth Southgate’s men will line up vs Tunisia in the Volgograd Arena, the weight of a thousand football clichés on their shoulders. The previous tournament ended in tears after England’s return from Brazil came al...
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A large Wrenn OO gauge collection was the highlight of the recent Collectables auction at Warwick & Warwick auctioneers. Over 90% of the Wrenn lots were sold on Wednesday 16th May, realising over £22,000.
The ‘star’ of the Wrenn sale was Lot 910, a mint and boxed LNER grey 4489 Woodcock loco...
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The chilly start did nothing to deter keen bidders from our 16th May 2018 Model Railway Auction and who could blame them with over 425 lots on offer!
We started as ever with the Real Steam section and this unusual Mamod Steam Roadster No. SA1 which realised £96.
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There was plenty to choose from in our 16th May 2018 Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys auction with 270 lots up for sale. The chilly weather did nothing to put keen buyers off arriving at our viewing rooms to take a look what was on offer.
We starting with the named toys section and this Scalextric 007...
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The first part of the sale contained the collections and mixed lots which got things off to a flying start with the first lot realising £590 against an estimate of £350. A lot of complete set by Boguslavsky, Cope, Hignett, Hill, Phillips and others estimated £350 realised £540, a collection of hig...
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Collections of cards of Yorkshire were the best sellers in the topo section of the Warwick and Warwick sale, held in Warwick, on 16 May. 5 boxed accumulations were on offer, estimated in total at £1120. The total realisation was £2190.
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In March 1917 British and Indian troops defeated Ottoman forces and took control of Baghdad, though it wasn’t until September that local stamps were overprinted for use in the area. These British Occupation issues are rarely seen and always attract considerable interest so a 2a on 1pi on-piece in the May 2nd...
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Please be aware that our offices will be closed for the Early May Bank Holiday on Monday 7th May 2018.
We will be open again as normal at 9.00am...
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The worlds remotest inhabited island – Tristan da Cunha – which sits 2,400 kilometres from its nearest continental land mass experienced nature at its full force in October 1961. The volcanic eruption of Queen Mary’s peak forced the evacuation of Tristan da Cunha’s entire population of 264. The ev...
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The area of British Somaliland had often been unruly but was seen by the British as strategically important for their interests in the Suez Canal and Aden.
Control of the area was eventually passed to the Foreign Office and in 1901 the Indian Government responded to a request for an emergency issue of stamp...
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Spring had finally sprung for our second Coins and Banknotes Auction of the year. There were plenty for keen buyers to choose from with over 750 lots offered.
We started with the British banknotes section and this Warren Fisher first issue 1919 £2, graded as uncirculated, which realised £504.
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One of the most comprehensive Wrenn OO gauge collections will feature in the Wednesday 16th May Collectables auction at Warwick & Warwick auctioneers. Over 100 Wrenn lots, many mint and boxed, are available to suit all model railway enthusiasts’ budgets.
Amongst the lots offered for sale are ...
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There has been a great deal of media hype regarding the value of 2 pence pieces recently and consequently we have received a great deal of interest from the genera...
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A fine collection of medals, militaria, postcards, photos etc will offered for sale in our 18th April 2018 medal and militaria auction, with varying estimates.
Lot 17 in the medal section is an 1899 QSA 4 clasps Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal, Wittebergen, to 3573 Pte J. Heathcote, Royal Scots. This i...
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Please be aware that our offices will be closed for the Easter holidays on Friday 30th March 2018 and Monday 2nd April 2018.
Consequently viewing for our ...
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There were 304 lots for keen bidders to choose from in our second auction of 2017.
We began with the toys section which included this Tri-ang Minic Push and Go Interplanetary Research Unit which realised £480.
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Despite a chilling start the sun was (eventually) shining on our second model railway auction of 2018. There were 433 lots for keen bidders to choose from.
Beginning with the real steam section, this Chelston Model Engineers (CME) 3½ inch gauge No. 13 ‘Lady Jessie’ 0-4-0 maroon tank locomotive ...
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A rare card, posted from the isolated island of St Kilda, 40 miles off the western coast of Scotland, realised £180 in the Warwick and Warwick auction on Mar...
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A 1912 sovereign salvaged from the wreck of the SS Egypt is offered in our 18th April 2018 coin auction with an estimate of £500.
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The auction featured a collection of Falkland Is material including early covers, proofs, essays, postal stationery, expedition covers and Falkland Is Dependencies. The collection was offered in around 70 lots and attracted considerable interest.
Particularly notable, this 1891 registered cover to Dresden sold fo...
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A postcard of and from the most remote part of Great Britain features in our auction on 21 March. It is from St Kilda, an archipelago of granitic rocks, 40 miles west of No...
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A piece of British history from Robert Falcon Scott’s 1910-13 “Terra Nova” Expedition is available in our upcoming March stamp sale. Pieced together by collector Charles Stevens, lot 162 tells Scott’s fascinating tale using incredible first-hand pieces of postal history.
The first postcard...
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Despite a chilly start to the day there were plenty of keen bidders present to take a look at the 719 lots we had on offer in our first Coins and Banknotes auction of 2018.
We began the auction, as ever, with the banknotes section. We had a range of Specimen banknotes on offer in this auction, including this Gamb...
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Stamps of the Falkland Is & Dependencies are one of the most popular areas with buyers at our stamp auctions. This small windswept archipelago, just off the South American coast, holds a special interest for stamp collectors.
Our March 7th stamp auction provides an opportunity to purchase some rare and unusua...
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The February stamp auction included a series of superb country collections threaded through the British Commonwealth section with Ascension; Bahamas; Cayman Is; Falkland Is; Hong Kong & Rhodesia, selling particularly well.
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A selection of scarce specimen banknotes are to be offed in our 21st February 2018 auction.
This East African Currency Board 1964 issue, punch hole cancelled specimen set of 4, with ‘SPECIMEN’ in red printed on both sides and housed in a De la Rue, London leather type presentation folder is...
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As part of our February stamp sale in the BC section we have a very good collection of QV-KGV FU split down into country and individual lots. These have been collected over many years with “an eye for scarcity and good condition”.
The lots include GB Used in Ascension lot 152
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The cigarette card section of the sale was slightly smaller than usual on this occasion but this was more than made up for by an outstanding trade card selection. The sale got off to a good start with lot 1 containing a range of complete and part sets by Churchman, Mitchell, Ogdens, Wills and others realising £630 ...
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The wet and extremely windy weather did nothing to deter the keen bidders at our first Model Railway auction of the year, and with 371 lots on offer it’s no wonder.
We started with the real steam section and this 3½ inch gauge LMS 7550 black tank locomotive by an unknown manufacturer realised £...
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It was our first Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys Auction of the year with over 419 lots on offer. The bad weather did nothing to deter keen bidders with many queuing at the door when viewing opened at 8:00am!
We began with an excellent section of WWE wrestling figures. There were 18 mixed lots of mainly models ...
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A rare Boer War silver tribute pocket watch is offered in our 21st February 2018 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £250.
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A collection of WW1 casualty medals from iconic and important battle dates is offered in our 21st February 2018 medal and militaria auction.
The date of death of a medal recipient can have a significant bearing on the medals value and what a collector is prepared to pay. The first day of the Battle of ...
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It was the last opportunity for auction buyers to bid for postcard lots from the collection of the late Brian Girling, in the Warwick and Warwick auction on 24 January. The results were, as predicted, as spectacular as those achieved in the previous 5 auctions of Brian’s outstanding collection.
This sale wa...
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We are excited to announce that the customers and vendors of Warwick & Warwick have raised £440 for Claire House Children’s Hospice, in our recent sales. The lots included collections of modest value properties, combined together, to form a saleable lot for charity. We would like to extend a warm tha...
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The 2018 season of stamp auctions kicked off in style.
Lot 1 of the auction, a Great Britain and British Commonwealth superb mint collection in a pair of New Imperial albums whetted the appetite of many buyers returning after the Christmas break. With particular strength in the ‘Kings’ issues the albu...
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In a recent auction at the Poly International auction house in Beijing, traditional master artist and calligrapher Qi Baishi (1864-1957) set a new record for the highest price paid for a Chinese artist's work sold at auction. His twelve panel set of ink-brush paintings sold for $141 million (£105 million) to an und...
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The snow and ice did nothing to deter the keen bidders at our last auction of this year, and there was plenty to choose from with 728 lots offered in this sale.
We began with the British hammered coins section, highlights of which include this Edward III half noble which realised £1,150.
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Classic British stamps took pride of place in the December stamp auction.
The 1935 Silver Jubilee 2½d in Prussian Blue colour has become an iconic stamp for collectors. A rarely seen example was included in the auction, it came with an expertising certificate and reached £5,900.
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A rare Great Britain 1935 Silver Jubilee 2½d Prussian Blue realised £5,900 in our auction on December 6.
The story behi...
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David Gentleman, born in 1930, is an artist whose style should be very familiar to all those with an interest in philately. He was prolific between 1962 and 2000 designing over one hundred stamps for the Post Office - more than anyone else in this period. However, what Gentleman should be commended for most is how he mod...
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The last opportunity to acquire part of the fabulous Brian Girling collection will be in the Warwick and Warwick auction which takes place in Warwick, on January 24th. The collection and trading stock of the late Brian Girling must be one of the best postcard collections ever formed in this country in recent y...
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The Cayman Islands have been in the news recently following the release of the ‘Paradise Papers’. Better known in recent years as a tax haven for the wealthy to secrete their earnings, many philatelists will be aware that the Islands have an interesting postal history and are widely collected.
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The cigarette card sale offered an excellent selection of collections and accumulations. The first section of the sale contained the accumulations and mixed lots and there were some excellent results with many exceeding their estimates. A lot containing sporting sets by Churchman, Gallaher, L & B, Ogdens and others w...
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One person’s collection of mostly Jakks Pacific and Mattel World Wrestling Entertainment figures will be offered in our 24th January 2018 Toy auction in 19 lots.
The collection of figures was collected by the vendor over 13 years and includes in excess of 500 individual figures and sets including...
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Though the weather had turned decidedly wintery the final Model Railway auction of 2017 was well attended with over 280 lots on offer for keen bidders.
In the Live Steam section this Aster gauge 1 Class 5700 locomotive realised £1,593.
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In our last Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys auction of 2017 there was plenty to tempt keen bidders with over 400 lots on offer.
Beginning with the single named toys section this Meccano pre-war No. 2 Motor Car Constructor with driver realised £413.
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The 5th part of the spectacular collection formed by the late Brian Girling, containing significant ranges of London and suburbs, went under the hammer at Warwick and Warwick’s auction on November 15. Every lot sold, the vast majority realising more than estimate. London was divided into areas and distri...
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While Italy cannot deliver on the pitch, a lot in our December stamp auction suggests they may well be able to deliver off it.
The recent qualification play offs for the 2018 World Cup in Russia saw Italy fail to qualify for the first time since 1958. Their one nil defeat to Sweden will see them not only miss out...
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The 5th part of the fabulous and valuable collection of postcards formed by the late Brian Girling comes up for auction on November 15. This part is very strong in London. Lot 165 comprises 5 real photographic cards of the Royal Albert Docks 1912 strike. They were published by G.L. Shotter of 340 Barking Road....
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Lot 345 in our 15th November 2017 auction is this full set of 4 1970’s Matchbox ABBA dolls.
Arguably one of the most commercially successful music ac...
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A superb collection of GB was offered in the November Stamp Auction.
An 1840 Mulready envelope addressed to London and used on May the 10th (first Sunday date) sold for £3,420.
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As someone who has been to auctions before and seen them on television I was expecting a less salubrious setting than that which I found ...
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A rare Whitworth .451 Military Target Rifle is offered in our 13th December 2017 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £1,500.
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Autumn had really set in for our penultimate Coin and Banknote auction of the year. Despite the colder weather there were still plenty of keen bidders present to take a look at the 672 lots we had on offer.
We began the auction, with British banknotes section. Highlights include this Warren-Fisher second issue 19...
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Buyers of Great Britain stamps can look forward to some great rarities in the November stamp auction.
Outstanding lots include an 1840 1d black plate 5 mint block of 6, very rarely seen as a multiple of this size. The block has an SG Specialised catalogue value of £164,000 and has an estimate of £10,0...
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The October stamp auction included some high quality Great Britain lots that attracted considerable interest. A Queen Victoria mint collection, offered at £4,800, eventually sold £11,800.
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On 13th September 2016 history was made when the Bank of England issued the first English plastic banknote. Since then there have been a plethora of newspaper arti...
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The cigarette card sale offered an excellent selection of collections and accumulations. Despite some mixed results many collections realised figures comfortably in excess of their estimates. A lot in a single album containing sets by Boguslavsky, E.R.B., Franklyn Davey and others was estimated at £400 and realised...
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Our Model Railway auction held on 20th September 2017 had over 360 lots on offer for our keen bidders.
In the live steam section this O gauge Archangel ‘Sgt. Murphy’ tank locomotive realised £566.
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Our Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys auction held on 20th September 2017 had over 200 lots on offer for our keen bidders.
In the Corgi section this Volkswagen 1200 Rally No. 256 realised £177.
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The 4th part of the remarkable collection formed by the late Brian Girling achieved spectacular results in the Warwick and Warwick auction held on 20 September. Of the 122 lots on offer, 121 sold and most of the lots sold at figures well over estimate. Brian specialised in quality postcards of London and its s...
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Part 4 of the collection formed by the late Brian Girling includes one of the rarest balloon post postcards known in this country. The organising committee for the Beckenham 1902 c...
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The balloon flight postcards of the early years of the twentieth century are amongst the rarest and most valuable postcards collected in Britain. Although communication by balloon was used successfully during the 1870 siege of Parisin the Franco-Prussian war, the first organised balloon post with commemorative picture po...
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This sale contained 140 lots of medals and militaria.
Lot 9 was an 1803-26 Army of India Medal with single Ava clasp to Gunner N Thompson Artillery and which just beat the estimate of £800 selling for £1091 to a telephone bidder.
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A 1956 Antarctic Expedition Polar Medal group awarded to Douglas Roland Otway Prior is offered in our 18th October 2017 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £20,000.
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The sun was shining on our 16th August Coins auction and there was plenty on offer to tempt keen bidders with over 550 lots to choose from.
We began with Celtic coins and this Dobunni gold stater which realised £495.
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The good weather drew out plenty of keen bidders for our 16th August Banknotes auction.
We began with our British banknotes section and this Bradbury first issue £1, graded as extremely fine, realised £737.
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This extremely rare USA 1795 draped bust, small eagle reverse dollar is to be offered in our 16th August 2017 coin auction.
1795 was only the second year the one dollar coin was minted in the US and the first year to feature the draped bust design. Only 42,738 of these coins were minted in 1795 making ...
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In the Warwick & Warwick August stamp auction a collection of Queen Victoria mint issues proved to be very popular. The lot, including Line Engraved, Embossed & Surface Printed issues, was offered with an estimate of £5,000 and was eventually knocked down for £11,800.
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The cigarette card sale offered an excellent range of large collections and accumulations. Results were good throughout with many achieving results well in excess of their estimates. The first lot of the sale contained cricket, football and golf set by Hill, Phillips, Wills, Barratt and others. It was estimated at £...
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Our 19th July 2017 Model Railway auction took place on one of the wettest days of the summer. The weather did little to dampen the spirits for the keen buyers who had 315 lots to choose from.
In the live steam section this Aster Gauge 1 6 Class B 2 Truck Shay locomotive realised £1,298.
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The wet weather did little to deter the keen bidders from our 19th July Die Cat, Model Soldiers and Toys auction.
In the model soldiers section this Elastolin/ Lineol or similar Prussian Horse artillery Team sold for £153.
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Part 3 of the remarkable collection and stock of postcards accumulated by the late Brain Girling went under the hammer at the Warwick and Warwick auction on July 19 and achieved results as good as those achieved for the previous offerings. All 156 lots on offer sold, the majority at figures in excess of estimate. GB topo...
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An extremely rare 1819 sovereign is offered in our 16th August 2017 coin auction with an estimate of £90,000.
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There were some valuable British Commonwealth collections and rare items on offer in the July stamp auction.
A Northern Rhodesia 1938-52 1½d imperforate block of 4, described as ‘one of the great rarities of KGVI philately’, sold for £3,540. A Nigeria 1939 set to £5 sold for £...
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The third part of the fabulous collection of picture postcards formed by the late Brian Girling is to be offered in our next postcard sale of July 19. The sale is full of superb quality, real photographic, topographical and social history images from many English counties, with strength in the London suburbs. Here are ju...
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Our senior collectables valuer Richard Beale has been interviewed for the BBC’s ‘Right on the Money’ to be shown on Wednesday 12th July at 9:15am on BBC1.
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A George Medal group awarded to William Jebet Walker is offered in our 16th August 2017 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £3,000.
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This was a smaller catalogue than the previous sale with 120 lots of medals and militaria in the sale.
Lot 10 was a 1793-1814 MGSM with single Vimiera clasp to Robert Milligan of the 91st Foot who had been taken Prisoner of War by the French, and which easily beat the estimate of £800 selling for...
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A rare Bolton and District Humane Society Silver Medal in its case of issue awarded to Frank Smith is offered in our 16th August 2017 medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £650.
The Bolton Evening News dated 16th September 1902 reported:
“The Royal Humane Societ...
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Our 21st June Coins and Banknotes auction was held on one of the warmest days of the year so far, with temperatures reaching over 30C. Consequently our air conditioned viewing rooms seemed extremely popular and not only, for the excellent range of lots on offer!
We began the auction with the British ba...
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At the June 7th stamp auction bidders were able to choose from 2 catalogues. The first 660 lots covered the usual range of GB, Commonwealth, Foreign & World stamps, then a separate catalogue was prepared for the ‘Paris’ collection of French mint issues from 1900 to the 1930’s, offered in ...
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It is with deep sadness and regret that we must announce the death of Fred Wyatt. Fred worked in our viewing room on auction days for wel...
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The cigarette card sale offered an excellent selection of mixed collections and accumulations. Many of these achieved figures well in excess of their estimates. A collection containing a number of boxing sets by Carreras, Churchman, Cope, Boys Friend and others was estimated at £300 and realised almost £740. ...
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The persistent rain throughout the day did nothing to dampen the spirits of keen bidders who turned out for our third model railway auction of the year.
In the real steam section this Aster Flugurex gauge 1 GWR 6000 ‘King George V’ locomotive and tender realised £1,593.
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Luckily the rain did little to put off the keen bidders for our 17th May 2017 auction. There were over 500 lots on offer, so plenty for buyers to choose from.
Starting in the toys section this Meccano No. 1 constructor car red/ blue realised £377.
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The second part of the famous stock and collection of the late Brian Girling was offered in the Warwick and Warwick sale of May 17. Estimates for the 180 lots on offer totalled almost £61,000. Only 5 lots were unsold and the total hammer price achieved was almost £93,000, producing a total realisation, includ...
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One person’s lifetime collection of Elastolin, Lineol and similar figures and vehicles will be offered in our 17th May Toy auction in 75 lots.
The collection of figures, vehicles, artillery pieces, defensive positions etc was collected by the vendor for over 50 years and includes some rare and se...
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This was an excellent catalogue with 321 lots of medals and militaria in this sale.
Lot 17 was a 1793-1814 MGSM with single Maida clasp to Robert Peel of the 81st Foot which just beat the estimate selling for £1357 to a telephone bidder.
The Zulu War medals continue to sustain an increase...
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Despite a chilly start to the day there were plenty of keen bidders present to take a look at the 567 lots we had on offer in our second Coins and Banknotes auction of the year.
We began the auction, as ever, with British banknotes section. Highlights include this Bradbury £1 1914 first issue which realised...
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Due to the Easter holiday viewing for our 19th April Coins, Medals and Banknotes Auction will be as follows:
Thursday 13th April 2017 - 9:00am until 4.30pm
Friday 14th April 2017 – CLOSED
Saturday 15th April 2017 – CLOSED
Sunday 16...
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Proceeded by busy viewing days and a large number of book bids, the April stamp auction didn’t disappoint.
Stamps on covers in various forms were particularly popular, with collections often selling for two or more times the estimate. An ‘exceptional & extensive’ collection of 1971 Strike Ma...
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In the course of every month, we provide valuations on a wide range of collections, both general and specialised and some of these contain sections of France.
We are regularly telling clients that simply identifying a stamp in Stanley Gibbons catalogue is not enough and an understanding of condition is key. Class...
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We are pleased to be able to offer one of the great rarities of Hong Kong philately, the 1880 10c on 12c doubled surch error. The stamp comes with a recent BPA certificate and is described as ‘a fine & fresh example’.
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The sun was shining on our second model railway auction of 2017. There were 224 lots for keen bidders to choose from.
Beginning with the real steam section, this Mamod Steam Wagon No. SW1 and described as about mint and unused realised £129.
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There were 368 lots for keen bidders to choose from in our second auction of 2017.
We began with the toys section which included this Arnold tinplate clockwork 3 funnel liner which realised £212.
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The cigarette card sale offered an excellent selection of mixed collections and accumulations. The majority of these achieved figures well in excess of their estimates. A mixed lot containing a good range of Golf and Football sets by Churchman, Wills, A. & B.C., Dandy and other was estimated at £280 and realise...
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The first part of the superb collection formed by the late Brian Girling was offered in the Warwick and Warwick auction held on 15 March. This first sale featured a wide range of his British topographical and social history cards, offered on a county basis, and was extremely well received by a large room attendance.
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A treasure trove China stamp collection that has been kept in the same family but lain untouched for decades is being offered by Warwick & Warwick in their May stamp auction.
The family have had connections in China since 1860 and it is thought that the collection was assembled by a member of the family livin...
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March may have arrived like a lamb but the March stamp auction more resembled a Dragon, with some huge prices being achieved and the Asian items taking top honours.
A China PRC mint collection, including most of the better sets & Mini Sheets sold for a spectacular £30,680. The catalogue estimate of &pou...
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It was our first Coins and Banknotes auction of the year with over 520 lots for keen bidders to choose from.
We began with the British Banknotes section and this Bradbury 1914 first issue £1. It realised £177.
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This was a smaller catalogue with the Xmas break and there were 117 lots of medals and militaria in this sale.
The Zulu War medals continue to see a rise in value with Lot 14 being an example to Sgt H. Rooney N Battery 6th Brigade R.A. selling to a room bidder for £944.
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Lots that maybe of interest in our March sale include 4 lots of Airmails, one being a collection of semi officials.
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The collection and trading stock of the late Brian Girling must be one of the best postcard collections ever formed in this country in recent years. Brian was a well-known and respected dealer with a fine knowledge of postcards, especially those of London and the Home Counties. His obituary appeared in the August 2016 ed...
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Gong hey fat choy!
Having just celebrated the Chinese New Year of the rooster, some spectacular prices were achieved for Chinese stamps and collections in the February stamp auction.
And not just Chinese stamps, in the British Commonwealth section a superb Straits Settlement King Edward VII $100 with Plat...
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Manchester and Suburbs sell well.
The Warwick and Warwick January 18 auction contained a further large section of Manchester and suburbs cards. Mostly offered in collections, the majority sold at figures in excess of estimate. The highest results, compared with pre-sale estimates...
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The cold January weather put none of the buyers off attending the first auction of 2017. There were 374 lots on offer and all were keenly viewed before the auction started.
In the O gauge section there was an excellent range of ACE Trains. Highlights include this LNER grey 2509 ‘Silver Link’ A4 Class ...
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Despite the cold weather we had an excellent room attendance with 332 lots for bidders to choose from in our first auction of the year.
In the model soldiers section Britains were ever popular with 42 lots offered as both collections and singularly. Arguably the highlight was this WW1 Special Collectors Edition F...
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The cigarette card sale offered a wide range of collections and accumulations. The majority of these achieved figures well in excess of their estimates. A mixed lot in 3 boxes featuring sets by Ardath, Carreras, Phillips, A. & B.C. and many others was estimated at £360 and realised £738. Another sim...
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The 2017 series of stamp auctions kicked off with a total realisation of £320,000 and some large collections selling for strong prices.
Great Britain
Individual items sold well with an 1880 2/- brown, estimated at £6,000, eventually selling fo...
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In our January stamp sale we again have strong British Commonwealth King George V ranges, including a fine and rare selection of varieties.
Lot 298 is the scarce Malta 1960 3d “blank corner” UM.
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There were 343 lots of medals and militaria in this sale. Lot 18 was a Waterloo Medal to Charles Saville, a Private in the ever popular 95th Regiment and sold to a telephone bidder for £2596.
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A cold but sunny start greeted keen bidders at our last auction of this year. There were 429 lots to choose from this sale.
We began with the British banknotes section and this Mahon 1926 (7 Jan) £5, graded as good fine, realised £188.
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The last of the 2016 series stamp auctions included arguably the best GB classics section we have offered for many years. Almost all of the lots were sold and, due to the high quality on offer, many lots went for well above the estimates.
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Gold coins are always particularly popular in our sales and we have a particular good selection on offer in our final coin auction of this year.
Here’s a rundown of the highlights for you…
Lot 433 - 1680 guinea, fourth bust, elephant and castle below, fine, in box and with certificate by Lond...
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Warwick and Warwick are concluding the 2016 series of stamp auctions with a true Christmas cracker. Buyers of high quality Great Britain classics will be particularly pleased with the stamps on offer.
The auction catalogue includes numerous 1840 1d blacks incl various plate ranges, better cancels, multiples, on c...
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Our Model Railway auction held on 16th November 2016 was the last auction of the year with over 290 lots on offer for our keen bidders.
We started with the real steam section and this Accucraft gauge 1 ‘Sir Theodore’ 0-4-0T locomotive which realised £737.
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It was our last Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys Auction of the year with over 290 lots on offer for keen bidders.
We began with the named toys and this unusual Cien Ge Toys Co. (Taiwan) battery operated Batmobile which realised £224.
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Greater Manchester in Demand
Manchester area topographicals were the star performers at Warwick and Warwick’s 16 November auction; practically every collection offered realised more than estimate. A Hyde collection estimated at £1,150 sold for £1,947, a Glossop collection estima...
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The cigarette card sale offered a good range of collections and accumulations. A large selection of these achieved figures well in excess of their estimates. The opening lot, containing a range of more valuable type cards by Martins, Morris, Pattreiouex, Pritchard & Burton, Robinson and others, was estimated at ...
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In our December stamps sale as part of our GB section we have some top quality QV-KGV, Officials, Telegraphs, the likes of which are seldom offered. Even if you do not collect GB it is worth looking at the photographs to see these high quality items.
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On 13th September 2016 history was made when the Bank of England issued the first British plastic banknote. Since then there have been a plethora of newspaper articles, blogs and online chatter as to the actual worth of these notes. Our banknote department has been receiving numerous telephone calls, on a dail...
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Over the past few months we have been receiving a large number of calls from members of the public who have been finding unusual coins in their pocket change. A range of coins has been mentioned from the 2011 £2 King James Bible to the 2013 50p Benjamin Britten.
As an example, a member of the pu...
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WW1 Air Force Cross and 1917 Sea Gallantry Medal to George Ritchie Hodgson is offered for sale in our 14th December medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £2,000.
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If you read any book on stamp collecting it will emphasise the importance of investing in top quality stamps, luckily a vendor in our November Stamp auction took that advice on board. The British Commonwealth stamps consigned by the vendor were estimated in the catalogue at £35,000, but due to their high quality an...
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A superb private owner kit built model railway collection is to be offered in our 16th November 2016 auction. They are all professionally constructed and painted to an extremely high standard, mainly by Graham Varley.
They include kits by Badger Coaches, Brassmasters, DJH, Alan Gibson and Keyster.
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Golf is one of the best collected areas when it comes to sports postcards and our November 16 auction contains a card, offered as a single item, which is bound to attract a lot of attention.
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The 16 November postcard auction contains a comprehensive collection of real photographic cinema star postcards published in the famous series by Picturegoer. Over 6,500 postcards were produced by thi...
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Collectors of Manchesterand suburbs are spoiled for choice in our next postcard auction on 16 November. The sale contains no less than 69 lots of Manchester and Greater Manchester, the greatest concentration we have ever featured. There are collections of inner city suburbs, such as Ardwick, Levenshulme, Longsight, Moss ...
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You may recall back in Feb 2013 we reported a new discovery, 60 years after it was issued, of a reversed watermark error on a Malta 10/-. Now listed as SG 105x, it is always a thrill to find an error nobody has ever seen before.
Well this month I have to report not one, but two similar “new discoveries&rdqu...
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It seemed that autumn had finally arrived with a chill in the air for our 19th October 2016 Coins and Banknotes auction. Luckily this did nothing to deter bidders from hoovering up over 95% of the 421 lots on offer.
We began with the British banknotes and this much sought after Mahon Manchester Branch ...
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There were 253 lots of medals and militaria in this sale. Lot 14 was a rare combination as the soldier served in 2 regiments in the Egypt & Sudan campaigns and sold to a room bidder for £1090.
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In our November stamp sale we have a particular strong section of British Africa with many complete sets and scarce high values, including Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, Sierra Leone, Zanzibar.
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It looked like a routine valuation, when a customer recently consigned a modern British mint stamp collection to auction with us. The stamp valuation team receive similar collections every day and the customer was expecting it to sell for a typical price.
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Our October auction contained the usual mix of better single items or sets offered individually, alongside collections and ranges, with the latter proving particularly popular.
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The sale began with the live steam section and this O Gauge Bassett-Lowke by Corgi LMS maroon Stanier Mogul 2-6-0 locomotive and tender realised £354.
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There were 14 miscellaneous toy lots at the start of this auction which achieved excellent results, proving the reward for careful viewing. Lot 292 was a collection in 14 boxes with an estimate of £160 but finally realised £1032!
Lot 316 was an unusual Sebel Jetex Two Bluebirds set, which achieved &po...
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Railways formed an important part of the Warwick and Warwick sale held on 21 September, foreign railways being especially in demand, the best result being £1,298 real...
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The cigarette card sale offered a good range of collections and accumulations. A large selection of these achieved figures well in excess of their estimates. The opening lot contained a range of more valuable type cards by Cope, Millhoff, Phillips, Taddy, Wills. It was estimated at £350 and realised £915. A c...
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Looking though our next stamp sale for interesting lots brought me to Zanzibar lot 318.
Ranges like this do not appear very often and lots with postmark interest are usually popular. ...
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Offered as Lot 623 in our 21st September 2016 model railway auction, this scarce Bassett-Lowke made LMS streamlined ‘Princess Coronation’ Class, LMS 6220 ‘Coronation’ static locomotive and tender was most likely made in 1939 to promote the actual locomotive's visit to the New York Worl...
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99 years ago a British force of 50,000 mainly Indian troops occupied the Ottoman city of Baghdad as part of the campaign in Mesopotamia. It took until September 1917 for the occupying forces to organise a postal system using seized Turkish stamps locally overprinted in a complicated process that required 3 operations.&nb...
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Marine Lewis Lockwood’s 2010 Afghanistan Military Cross group is offered for sale in our 19th October medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £12,000.
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If you collect railways then our September 21 sale is a must for you. As well as general collections of railway cards, there are also several individual British stations on offer and collections of railway official cards, many offered as single company collections. Foreign railway collectors are also well catered for, wi...
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In our September sale we have four lots of Baghdad on offer (lots 235 to 238), all from the Saatchi collection and seldom seen on the market.
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As we all know some Chinese stamps in unmounted condition realise very high prices. The 1980 Year of the Monkey 8f usually realises hundreds of pounds. What will a mounted mint example realise? Lot 375 has an estimate of £100.
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The draw of the Olympics on the television did nothing to deter keen buyers from our fourth Coins and Banknotes auction of the year. There were over 430 lots on offer.
We began with British banknotes and this Bradbury 1914 first issue 10/- achieved £448.
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There were 191 lots of medals and militaria in this sale. Lot 25 was a rare combination as the soldier served in 2 regiments, with medals from the reigns of 3 monarchs including the 1903 Tibet Medal. This sold to a room bidder for £1300, despite 2 medals being damaged.
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Zeppelins have always been of much interest, particularly in the ‘golden age’ of flights from the late 1920s, when large crowds would gather to watch the airships arrive and depart. Luckily for philatelists, a large quantity of Zeppelin related postal material has survived from that time, though not often of ...
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Lots 286 to 289 in our 17th August 2016 auction are a range of South African Siege of Mafeking banknotes.
Arguably the best known action of the Second Boer War the Siege of Mafeking took place from October 1899 to May 1900. Due to the cutting off of supplies and the introduction of rationing Col. Baden...
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The 3rd August 2016 stamp auction may have been held on one of the more gloomy days of this summer but this did nothing to dampen the spirits of eager viewers with several queuing at the doors of our viewing rooms keen to find that elusive stamp for their collection.
A particularly fine section of Grea...
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The cigarette card sale contained a large selection of collections and accumulations. These achieved mixed results although many collections still achieved figures in excess of their estimates. A lot containing more valuable part sets and type cards by Ray, Richmond, S & C, Smith and others estimated at £...
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We are excited to announce that the customers and vendors of Warwick & Warwick have raised £150 for Claire House Children’s Hospice, in our June coins, medals and militaria sale. The lot included collections of modest value properties, combined together, to form a saleable lot for char...
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Our fourth model railway auction of the year was held on one of the hottest days of the year with blazing sunshine making a welcome appearance. Our air conditioned viewing rooms were the place to be, somewhere to cool down and somewhere to indulge in all things model railway.
The sale began with the real steam se...
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The mini heat wave did nothing to deter buyers from attending our 20th July auction. With over 400 lots on offer there was plenty to choose from.
In the Toys section this extremely rare Marx Batmobile realised a fantastic £566.
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Success for Japan and Switzerland
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Interest in Euro 2016 and Wimbledon didn’t put off buyers at the July stamp auction, with some very impressive realisations being achieved.
Foreign
The Foreign section of the auction was particularly strong with some country collections selling for surprising prices, amongst which a collection of Ro...
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One of the oldest hollowcast model soldier manufacturing companies in the world William Britain began production in 1893. He perfected a new form of hollowcasting which reduced the metal content of the model and thus reduced the cost. This enabled Britains to compete and even outperform the German manufacturers who had l...
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There were 185 lots of medals and militaria in this sale. Lot 19, a Military General Service Medal with 2 clasps and a re-named Waterloo Medal to William Brake, 28th Regiment, sold for £2,006.
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There was plenty to choose in our 15th June 2016 coins and banknotes auction with over 560 lots on offer. The auction room was packed with keen bidders looking for the next item to add to their collections
We began with the British banknotes section, highlights of which included this Bradbury 1918 10/-...
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A fantastic collection of American Colonial and Revolutionary banknotes dating from the 18th century are to be offered in our 15th June 2016 auction. Assembled by a single collector, lots 261 to 288 are from various states.
Originally the ‘colonies’ used either British or Spanish/ Por...
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It’s always gratifying when we receive appreciative feedback so we thought we would share a couple of the emails that we have received in the past few days…
“I would like to place on record my appreciation and thanks to all those responsible for the packaging and shipping of my three recent par...
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Clients often think that collections have to be broken into small lots to maximise their value, though we often recommend that high quality properties are better offered complete as there is a strong market for fine intact collections. A good example of this was lot 1 in the June auction, a superb British Commonwealth mi...
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Our Die Cast, Model Soldiers and Toys Auction held on 18th May began first thing with queues forming at the door for keen buyers to view the 375 lots on offer.
There were a number of miscellaneous toy lots at the beginning of this auction which all achieved excellent results. Lot 300 realised £472, two and ...
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The heavy rain did nothing to dampen the spirits of buyers at our May Model Railway auction. The auction room was particularly busy with over 300 lots for keen bidders to choose from.
We began with the real steam section and this attractive Bowande (Wuhu Brand Arts) gauge 1 BR 60018 ‘Sparrow Hawk’ A4 ...
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The cigarette card sale contained a large selection of collections and accumulations and the majority of these achieved figures in excess of their estimates. A lot containing more valuable part sets by Churchman, Cope, Gallaher, Millhoff and others estimated at £300 realised over £970. A collection of h...
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Big Demand for Theatres.
An unusual collection of world theatres was offered for sale in the Warwick and Warwick May 18 auction and proved very popular with the...
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A further section of the impressive collection of picture postcards, formed by the late Karl Jaeger, is offered in our auction on May 18. Karl collected subject cards and foreign countries, specialising in quality cards of artistic merit or demonstrating interesting social history. May’s offering is rich in foreign...
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The May Stamp Auction included an excellent collection of Falkland Islands & Dependencies, from Queen Victoria through to Queen Elizabeth, offered in 70 lots.
Due to the rarity and high quality the collection sold very well with some more unusual items achieving impressive prices. An 1878-9 4d with part paper...
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Sunshine and blue skies were the order of the day for our April banknotes auction, a stark contrast to our February auction and a sign that spring has finally sprung! Viewers were queuing at the door to look at the lots on offer making the viewing room and the auction room itself a hive of activity!
We bega...
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Spring had definitely sprung for our April coin auction making the walk to and from our auction room a pleasant stroll rather than the brisk march that was required at our February sale! The auction room itself was packed with keen buyers who had over 470 lots to choose from.
There was an interesting range of ear...
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There were 258 lots of medals and militaria in this sale. There were a number of highlights in the Victorian section including lot 12, a Military General Service Medal with 6 clasps to James Brown, 5th Regiment. This medal sailed past its estimate selling for £2,183.
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The news of the incredible Battle of Majar al Kabir Conspicuous Gallantry Cross and Iraq Medal to be offered in our 20th April Medal and Militaria auction has been published in The Telegraph and...
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For some years Warwick & Warwick have been assisting international auctioneer Sotheby’s by providing philatelic advice for their customers. More recently, Warwick & Warwick senior stamp valuer Joseph Cottriall has been appointed as Sotheby’s sole philatelic consultant providing specialist advice to th...
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The cigarette card section of the sale contained a substantial number of collections and accumulations. These achieved mixed results, but a good selection of these achieved figures in excess of their estimates. A lot containing football sets by Hill, Mitchell, Phillips and others estimated at £400 realised ne...
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The winter gloom had finally given way to beautiful sunshine and blue skies for our second die cast, model soldiers and toys auction of this year. Our buyers were spoilt for choice with 380 lots to choose from.
We started with toys section and this unusual 1:100 scale moulded resin model of a Concorde aeroplane b...
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Bidders were queuing at the door to begin viewing our second model railway auction of the year. It was no wonder as there were plenty of lots to suit every collector's taste with over 400 lots for bidders to choose from.
We began with the O gauge section where this lovely modern ACE Trains LNER 2505 &lsquo...
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Suffolk in demand!
The Warwick and Warwick auction held on 15 March contained an important Suffolk collection, which was broken down into 17 lots, with the town collections offered as individual lots and the village collections offered as 4 large collections. The collections of v...
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We are pleased to announce that thanks to the generous support of Warwick and Warwick’s vendors and bidders, we have been able to send a cheque for £370 to the Shakespeare Hospice in Stratford-upon-Avon. Lot 114, from our February stamp sale was an accumulation of donated material from many different vendors,...
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The March Stamp Auction achieved the best result for some months, recording a total realisation of £320,000 from an auction of 730 lots, with very few unsold.
British Commonwealth
The British Commonwealth section got off to a good start, with a collection of Australian States in 3 binders, described...
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The incredible 24th June 2003 Battle of Majar al Kabir Conspicuous Gallantry Cross and Iraq Medal to Sergeant Gordon Robertson 1 PARA is offered for sale in our 20th April medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £80,000 - £100,000.
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Film buffs may recall the lines from that timeless classic “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” when Robert Redford and Paul Newman exchange:
Sundance: What's your idea this time?
Butch: Bolivia.
Sundance: What's Bolivia?
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Following the signing of the Anglo-Irish agreement an Irish Provisional Government assumed power in 1922. Lacking their own stamps, the decision was made as an interim measure, to overprint existing British stamps until the Irish Free State were able to introduce their own definitive stamps in December 1922. During this ...
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There were 264 lots of medals and militaria in this sale. The highlights of the Victorian section were two 4 bar Crimea Medals. Lot 21 was officially impressed to Robert Sandys of the 68th Regiment, and who was recommended for the Victoria Cross for bravery on 11th May 1855 when he helped repel a Ru...
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Our first coin auction of the year the weather was wet and gloomy but our new auction venue provided a welcome respite from the cold. We will be holding all our auctions in future at the Grade 1 listed Court House, located just across the road from our former venue at the Lord Leyster Hotel. All viewing, invoice settleme...
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The cold and wet weather certainly didn’t put buyers off from attending our first coin and banknote auction of the New Year. It was the first sale to be held in our new auction venue. We will be holding all our auctions in future at the Grade 1 listed Court House, located just across the road from our former venue ...
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Art Nouveau and Art Deco postcards are amongst some of the most valuable postcards collected, as long as the condition is excellent. Warwick and Warwick have a fine selection of these cards in the auction on March 16.
Art Nouveau was a style of architecture and interior design that started in the last decade of t...
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British Commonwealth
A very rare Bermuda 1920 cover to the USA with 10/-, £1 & War Tax overprints, estimated at £130, was eventually sold for £590 after competitive bidding.
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The occupation of the Channel Islands by Germany during World War II proved a devastating blow for the allies and its inhabitants but also posed numerous day-to-day practical problems. The maintenance of currency was important for the island population to continue buying everyday goods in order to try to live as normal a...
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Airships had been in use since the late 19th century and particularly for military use in the 1st World War, though it was in the 1920s when the development of rigid passenger carrying airships became possible, particularly with the Zeppelin Airship Company in Germany.
Airships were fascinating to a p...
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The cold weather and the freezing fog certainly didn’t put buyers off from attending our first model railway auction of the New Year. It was the first sale to be held in our new auction venue. We will be holding all our auctions in future at the Grade 1 listed Court House, located just across the road from our form...
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Our first die cast, model soldiers and toys sale of the New Year was the first to be held in our new auction venue. We will be holding all our auctions in future at the Grade 1 listed Court House, located just across the road from our former venue at the Lord Leyster Hotel. All viewing, invoice settlement and lot collect...
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Karl Jaeger Collection achieves remarkable results.
A further section of the magnificent collection formed by the well-known collector, the late Karl Jaeger of Bath, was offered in the Warwick and Warwick auction held on 20 January. Of the 85 lots on offer, 84 of t...
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A new year and a change of auction venue to The Court House in Jury Street, Warwick, appears to have revitalised bidders, resulting in a full room of viewers at Chalon House prior to the auction and total realisations of close to £220,000 on the day.
British Commonwealth
The British Commonwealth sec...
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After staging our auctions at the Lord Leycester Hotel for several years, we are returning to our former venue, The Court House, in Jury Street, Warwick CV34 4EW for all of...
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Left: Delightful and colourful poster by Max Leinhardt, which won a 5th ...
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The Christmas holiday provides an opportunity to look ahead to the January stamp auction, a philatelic feast for collectors.
As a starter, the Miscellaneous section includes lot 41, a huge World collection of country ranges in almost 100 volumes, contained in 11 boxes, with better items noted though, no doubt, mu...
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A further part of the superb collection of foreign postcards formed by the late Karl Jaeger comes up for sale in the Warwick and Warwick auction on January 20th. The cards featured below provide examples of some of the interesting cards he collected.
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There were 249 lots of medals and militaria in this sale. An 1815 Waterloo Medal to Thomas Bisset of the 71st Foot sold for £1475.
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The 9th December 2015 Coins and Banknotes auction was our last auction held at the Lord Leycester Hotel. From January 2016 we will be changing our auction venue to The Court House, in Jury Street, Warwick, CV34 4EW. All viewing, invoice settlement and lot collection will still take place at our offices at Chal...
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December’s stamp auction was the last to be held at the Lord Leycester Hotel. From January the auction will return to its previous venue, The Court House in Jury Street.
The auction included an impressive collection of King George V control blocks and other multiples, amongst which a remarkable interp...
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A rare and unusual Mary Queen of Scots 1553 gold forty-four shillings coin is to be offered in our 9th December 2015 specialist coin auction.
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Our final stamp auction of the year is also the last stamp auction we will be holding at the Lord Leycester Hotel. From January we will be returning to the Ballroom in the Court House.
The December auction boasts a superb collection of Great Britain King George V issues in control blocks, lotted as single items o...
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Jaeger Auction very successful
Warwick and Warwick sold a section of the famous Karl Jaeger postcard collection on 18 November and report that 96% of the lots were sold, the vast majority at figures well above estimate. Although Karl s...
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Our specialist die cast, model soldiers and toys sale held on 18th November 2015 had excellent attendance in the room with over 90% of lots offered selling on the day.
Lots 296 to 318 offered keen bidders a range of tin plate model toys. Selling particularly well was this Tip and Co. Fire Engine which ...
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Our specialist Model Railway sale held on 18th November 2015 was particularly busy and with over 90% of lots offered selling on the day.
This sale began with the real steam section. This Merlin Locomotive Works gauge 1 shunting tank realised £531.
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We will be offering a comprehensive collection of fractional guineas in our 9th December specialist auction.
The collection commences with high quality examples of the 1718 quarter guinea and highlights include:
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Private Algernon Holliday, 13th Light Dragoons was killed in action during the Charge of the Light Brigade, and his Crimea Medal and a pair to his brother are offered for sale in our 9th December medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £11,000.
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Sergeant Stephen Frost, Ox & Bucks Light Infantry, 1940 Fall of France Distinguished Conduct Medal group is offered for sale in our 9th December medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £4,000.
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The cigarette card section of the sale contained a large number of collections and accumulations and most of these achieved figures well in excess of their estimates. The first lot containing multiple sets by Ogden, Phillips and Players estimated at £450 realised over £700. A collection of complete and part s...
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We have been instructed to sell an unusual Queen Anne gold touch piece in our 9th December 2015 auction.
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The penultimate stamp auction of 2015 was held at the Lord Leycester Hotel. From January 2016 the auction will be returning to the previous venue, the Ballroom of the Court House in Jury Street, Warwick (read more here)...
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A fine collection of Zulu weapons will offered for sale in our 9th December medal and militaria auction with varying estimates.
The Zulu nation’s reputation as a fearless and well disciplined army was brought sharply to the British public’s attention with their victory at the Battle of Isan...
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We have been instructed to sell a selection of high quality Meccano sets in our 18th November 2015 auction.
Meccano was created in Liverpool by multi-talented Frank Hornby in 1901. He later created Hornby Trains and Dinky Cars. Meccano is a model construction system originally aimed at boys, consisting...
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Queen Victoria died in January 1901, for 60 years her face had been on every stamp issued in the UK and most stamps issued in the British Empire. Seemingly she had been such a dominating presence that little thought had been given to the design of stamps for her successor, King Edward VII, who had been waiting to take on...
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The gloomy weather did little to dampen the enthusiasm of buyers as our coins and banknotes auction began on Wednesday 21st October 2015. The auction room was well attended with over 470 lots offered for sale.
The auction began with the English banknotes section. Earlier Treasury notes, particularly wi...
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There were 288 lots of medals and militaria in this sale. There were four 1815 Waterloo Medals in the sale. Lot 12 was to Thomas Fairclough 2nd Batt 44th Reg who served in Captain Brugh’s company at Waterloo. The battalion was heavily involved at Quatre Bras where it suffered heavy casualties when attacked by Frenc...
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We have been instructed to sell an unusual Temple Bar commemorative issue in our 21st October 2015 Coins, Medals and Banknotes Auction.
Temple Bar was one of eight original gateways that lead into the city of London. It originally stood where Fleet Street no...
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This year is the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo and the end of Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule of France. Warwick & Warwick have four 1815 Water...
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A 19th century Afghan flintlock jezail musket is offered in our 21st October medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £150.
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The John Keats Autumn was the season of ‘mists and mellow fruitfulness’, to stamp collectors it is often time to return to their collections with a renewed interest, and so it proved at the Warwick & Warwick October stamp auction. With 820 lots on offer the sale achieved a total realisation of £370,...
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The introduction of the 1d black postage stamp in 1840 was a huge achievement, simplifying an overly complicated postal system, but sometimes success can bring its own new set of problems and the Post Office became increasingly concerned about the re-use of stamps that had previously been used despite them being marked w...
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As an auctioneer of postcards I see a vast number of desirable cards and class it as an honour and a privilege to be in such a position. I have the opportunity to examine and describe the cards without having to purchase them. I am indeed most fortunate to be able to view an eclectic and valuable range of cards every mon...
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The catalogue for the penultimate stamp auction of 2015 has now been made available on our website. The auction has 820 lots with something to whet the appetite of most collectors.
As usual the auction kicks off with World albums including the ever popular SG New Imperial & New Ideal albums.
The Briti...
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The collectors were out in force for our specialist Model Railway sale held on 15th July 2015, with many customers lining up at the door ready for viewing the sale at 8.00am. The viewing room was particularly busy and consequently there was an excellent attendance at the auction room with over 80% of lots offe...
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Our specialist die cast, model soldiers and toys sale held on 16th September 2015 had excellent attendance in the room with over 80% of lots offered selling on the day.
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Thames Valley Collection Popular
The Warwick and Warwick auction on September 15 contained a comprehensive collection of Thames valley cards, contained in 6 albums, tracin...
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The first part of the cigarette card section contained a number of collections and accumulations with many realising figures well above estimate.&nb...
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Sorting through a pile of world covers a very interesting item caught my eye.
The activities of a Scientific Apparatus company were bound to attrac...
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The Warwick & Warwick November 4th stamp auction includes examples of the 1979 Rowland Hill mini sheet issue with very rare errors.
The sheet was issued in August 1979, shortly after a Royal Mail snap price increase, which meant that the original printing (with denominations 9p, 10½, 11p & 13p) had...
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The Warwick and Warwick 16th September postcard auction has a strong section of glamour cards, all in fine condition, with ranges by Boutet, Chiostri, Mauzan, Busi, Patella and Abeille.
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Rainy Britain was far from the minds of bidders at the September stamp auction, many preferring the balmy climate of the West Indies when a series of Bahamas collections and items in 80 lots came under the hammer.
Excellent prices were achieved for the larger collections, such as a Queen Victoria to King George V...
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Commonwealth collectors will find much to interest them in our September auction. The section starts with an Ascension Island collection of King George V & VI in 40 lots. Most are KGV Badge varieties including numerous mast, flag & rock errors.
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Though the summer sunshine had disappeared by the time the auction began on Wednesday 19th August 2015, this did nothing to deter buyers. The auction room was well attended with over 500 lots for buyers to choose from. The public viewing sessions were also excellently attended in the three days prior to the au...
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There were 278 lots of medals and militaria in the Warwick & Warwick August sale. Lot 36 was a rare 1887-1900 East & West Africa Medal, 1897-98 clasp, to CSgt Heafield of the Durham Light Infantry. This was 1 of only 3 clasps issued to the regiment. With 2 telephone bidders and room interest, it easily raced past...
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Royal Mail first introduced the Post & Go labels in a self-service machine, located in a Bristol Post Office in 2009. The Wincor Nixdorf machines were then rolled out to larger Post Offices around the country. In 2010 the machines were modified to be able to print the pictorial Post & Go stamps and so a new area ...
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The Bahamas archipelago has had a colourful history since being discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492, involving slavery, pirates & adventure on the high seas, which may be why it is such an attractive area for philatelists. In our September auction we are offering approximately 70 lots of Bahamas items and coll...
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We have been instructed to sell a rare first issue postal order in our 21st October 2015 Coins, Medals and Banknotes Auction.
The postal order was first introduced on 1st January 1881 as a safe means for sending money from one part of the country to another. Ten different denominations were ...
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This auction once again proved how popular original, “old time” collections can be, when offered intact. A Superb collection of British stamps used abroad, with Crimea war covers (see our lat...
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We have been instructed to sell a selection of rare hammered gold coins in our in our 19th August 2015 Coin Auction. They include nobles, quarter nobles, a half ryal, an angel and a unite.
The Noble was the first English gold coin produced in quantity with minting beginning as early as 1344, during the reign of E...
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We were recently asked to value and auction a superb collection of GB stamps used abroad, including India, Levant and, of particular interest, correspondence from serving soldiers in the Crimean War.
Amongst them is a letter from Assistant-Surgeon Ormsby Bowen Miller, who was serving with the 77th Foot...
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Coming up in our 5th August Stamp Auction
Buyers of postal history will have to wait till the end of the auction for a superb collection of ‘Used Abroad’. The collection includes many rare items including Crimea War covers (see the article in ‘...
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A collection of de-activated firearms will be offered in our 19th August sale. The weapons include Lot 200, a German MG42 7.92mm machine gun with an estimate of £600. Lot 201 is a folding tripod for an MG42 with an estimate of £150.
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Our specialist die cast, model soldiers and toys sale held on 15th July 2015 had excellent attendance in the room with over 80% of lots selling on the day.
The auction began with an interesting range of Dan Dare toys, including this Palitoy Cosmic Ray Gun which achieved £188 including buyers' pr...
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The highest realisation in the July 15 Warwick and Warwick auction was the £1,652 paid for a collection of 392 liners, which had merited a description of “valuable”. It included ranges of RPs and printed and artist-drawn cards from many different lines and included several chromos. A miscellaneous 260 s...
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The first part of the cigarette card section contained a number of collections and accumulations with many realising figures well above estimate. A lot conta...
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Our specialist Model Railway sale held on 15th July 2015 had excellent attendance in the room with over 80% of lots selling on the day.
In this sale the O gauge section included 9 lots of modern ACE Trains. Though modern, the detailing on these models make them much sought after. Examples include this ...
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As with any job, there are some tasks that I prefer more than others, but, as a long term stamp collector myself, preparing for auction a valuable collection of Ascension Island Plate flaws is probably as enjoyable as it gets.
The stamps are well researched and also widely collected, so when we were offered a sup...
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We have been instructed to sell this inscribed 19th century bone theatre token in our 19th August 2015 Coin Auction.
The theatre in 19th century London was an extremely popular pastime for the upper classes of society. The particularly wealthy subscribed or leased a theatre box per season. This practis...
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Topographical and social history postcards always achieve better prices if they are located. We have a series of un-located cards and we invite you to inspect them and see if you can locate any for us. If you can, I would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact me at ...
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We have been instructed to sell a selection of Dan Dare related toys in our 19th August 2015 Toy Auction.
Created by Frank Hampson, Dan Dare is a British science fiction comic book hero, who originally appeared in the children’s comic 'The Eagle' in the 1950s and 1960s. The stories were set in the late 19...
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Experience has shown that you can’t always rely on the British weather or even on England’s opening batsmen, but it seems you can rely on starting the stamp auction with a few substantial British Commonwealth collections.
Lot 1 in the auction was offered as a valuable King George V to Queen Elizabeth ...
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Our specialist coin and banknote auction held on 17th June 2015 had over 480 lots available for bidding, and all were well viewed on our three viewing days prior to the sale. There were a healthy number of bidders in attendance on the day of the auction, with the majority of lots finding new homes.
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There were 347 lots of medals and militaria in this sale. The highlight of the Victorian section was lot 19, the 1793-1814 MGSM with 6 clasps to Private T. Clifton, 82nd Foot, which was a unique clasp combination to the regiment. It sold for £2124.
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While going through a large Commonwealth collection, I came across some simply produced stamps from Uganda that I didn’t recognise and which I thought deserved some more research. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue provided some basic information but it took a bit more work to find out the full story.
The stamps...
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The popularity of covers was once again in evidence at our June stamp auction. Single covers and collections, from Britain, the Commonwealth, and the rest of the world, were much in demand, often selling well above estimate.
One star of the show was an 1851 Shakespeare illustrated cover, estimated at £100 a...
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When coal mining is mentioned you automatically think of South Wales and the north of England. However coal was also mined in the south of England until the 1980s, in the eastern part of Kent, in the area between Canterbury and Dover. Our July 15th postcard auction includes some rare industrial cards showing the headgear...
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We have been instructed to sell this much sought after gold aureus, minted during the reign of the Roman Emperor Nero, in our 17th June 2015 Coin Auction.
Nero ruled the Roman Empire from 54AD to 68AD and is noted for being the last emperor in t...
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Our monthly world stamp auctions always contain a very good mix of better single items and sets, as well as collections and accumulations from a wide variety of countries.
We always find that cover and card lots are very popular with our clients, and our June 3rd auction contains a particularly fine ra...
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We are offering a scarce 1875 halfcrown obverse brockage in our 17th June specialist coin auction.
A brockage is caused when a coin gets stuck in the die during the minting process....
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Coins of Oliver Cromwell are always very popular in our specialist coin auctions, and the 1658 half crown we are offering in our 17th June auction is an exceptional example.
This se...
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Perhaps it comes from having been a boy scout (with the woggle to prove it), but I have always found the Siege of Mafeking stamps fascinating.
For 217 days the poorly trained forces of Robert Baden-Powell resisted the much larger Boer army to hold Mafeking until relief troops arrived on the 17th M...
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The first part of the cigarette card section contained several larger collections and accumulations, with many realising figures above estimate. A lot containing sets and part sets by Franklyn D...
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Our specialist Model Railway sale held on 20th May 2015 started with a very busy viewing room, with keen customers queuing at the door at 8.00am!
The sale itself began at 12 noon with the Real Steam section. This Hornby 3½” gauge Stephenson’s Rocket, which had never been fired, sold ...
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Our specialist die cast, model soldiers and toys sale held on 20th May 2015 had excellent attendance in the room, with over 80% of lots offered selling on the day.
There were 55 lots on offer for buyers in the Tin Plate Toys section this sale, with a mix of collections and individual items. They were w...
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Glamour artists were in demand at the Warwick and Warwick auction held on May 20th. Five general collections of cards, in good condition, were on offer, containing cards by artists such as Bompard, Corbella, Colombo, Mauzan, Meunier and Nanni. In total the pre-sale estimates came to £1,650 and the total hammer pric...
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Coming the day before the General Election, the May stamp auction received its own popular vote of support with a well-attended room, numerous telephone bidders and enthusiastic bidding. The result of this was a total realisation of almost £360,000 (realisations include premium of 18%).
The auction boasted ...
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As a stamp expert, if I had a pound every time a client with stamps for sale joked; “you won’t find a Penny Black in there… I wish…”; I would be a rich man! It is a very popular urban myth that the Penny Black is one of the World’s rarest stamps. In truth however, with about 68 milli...
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1962 NPY 3d with “Queen omitted”
It is true to say that the security printers g...
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Considered to have issued some of the rarest and most sought after stamps, British Guiana has a special place in all keen philatelists' hearts. In 2014 the only surviving example of the 1856 1c magenta, considered to be the rarest stamp in the world was sold for $9.5m.
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Though the weather had turned a little gloomy by the time the coin auction began, this did nothing to deter buyers. The auction room was well attended with over 460 lots for buyers to choose from. Viewing of the lots was also excellently attended in the three days prior to the auction, with our viewing rooms being partic...
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The bright spring sunshine provided a pleasant back drop for our specialist banknote auction, held on Wednesday 22nd April 2015. The auction room was well attended with over 150 lots for buyers to choose from.
First up on the rostrum was the British section which contained a broad range of cashiers; fr...
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A 1920 Irish Constabulary Medal and a 1903 Visit to Ireland Medal pair, to 5...
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The year 2015 is the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo and the end of Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule of France. The most iconic British unit for this pivotal battle in European h...
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An outstanding and unique post WW2 MBE, Saigon Operations Military Cross group to Captain Philip Geoffrey Malins, Royal Army Service Corps, sold in our 22nd April medal and militar...
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China’s Currency revaluation in 1955 and commencement of the Cultural Revolution in 1966 resulted in a scarcity of stamps for the following decade. Many activities, including stamp collecting, were considered to be ‘bourgeois’ and participation put collectors at serious risk, so few stamps from this per...
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Our April stamp auction included a superb British & Commonwealth collection that has been held in the same family for generations without them being aware of the exceptional quality and high value.
Amongst the collection were an 1840 Penny Black VR official mint pair along with an extremely rare block of 4, a...
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A scarce German Kriegsmarine (Navy) M35 helmet is offered in our 22nd April medal and militaria auction with an estimate of £500.
The M35 ET62 helm...
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There were 166 lots of medals and militaria in this sale. The highlight of the sale was the Waterloo Medal to Private George Willett of the Royal Scots Greys, which sold for £6,195. The Royal Scots Greys is the most iconic unit from Waterloo, being involved in their famous charge that was immortalised in Lady Butle...
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The stamp department produced their best auction for some months and were delighted with the excellent results achieved.
The auction contained an exceptional range of GB classics with particular strength in Line Engraved issues. This encouraged bidding from room and telephone buyers, both in the UK and overseas....
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We have been instructed to sell this unusual Isle of Man 1811 Bank Token in our 22nd April 2015 Coin Auction.
In the late 18th and early 19th century Great Britain experienced a shortage of low denomination coins. In particular pennies and half pennies, essential for use in everyd...
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Guinea Gold’s go well in March Sale
The first part of the cigarette card section contained several larger collections and mi...
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Our specialist Model Railway sale held on 18th March 2015 had excellent attendance in the room with over 90% of lots offered selling on the day.
We began the auction with the real steam section. The highlight was this mint condition unfired Mamod Post Office Van which sold for £188.
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Our specialist die cast, model soldiers and toys sale held on 18th March 2015 had excellent attendance in the room with over 90% of lots offered selling on the day.
There was a strong selection of Autoart cars on offer with all lots selling above estimate. The highlight of the section was this Bugatti ...
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Birmingham Collections snapped up at Warwick Auction
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Postcard auctioneers, such as Warwick and Warwick, rarely offer original artwork in their auctions, due to its rarity. However the Warwick and Warwick postcard auction on March 18th contains no less than 33 watercolours by the comic and satirical artist, Cynicus, aka Martin Anderson, some of which were used as the basis ...
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The spring sunshine brought out the buyers at our March stamp auction, with over 70 people attending the auction plus strong book bidding and telephone bidders for the 675 lots on offer.
There was much interest shown in the world section with most volumes and boxes selling, though there is always a bargain to be ...
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Our stamp auction on 4th March includes one of the great rarities of Hong Kong stamp collecting, the 1880 10c on 12c with doubled surcharge.
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Warwick and Warwick, as auctioneers of postcards, are often called on to offer cards so rare that they have not previously been seen by the valuers.
Campbeltown & Machrihanish Light Railway issued a poster style postcard advertising their passenger services around 1912 and this card is very rare. We are offer...
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The uniform, medal, photographs and documents concerning Lieutenant John Thomas White, a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps were sold in our 18th February auction in 3 lots.
John Thomas White was born on 24th September 1897 and enlisted as a Private in the 10th Battalion Dublin Fusil...
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Our Coins and Banknotes Auction held on the 18th February 2015 contained over 460 lots. It was our first auction of 2015 and was well attended with over 90% of lots finding new homes.
In the British banknotes section this E.M. Harvey 1921 (11 Nov) £5 Leeds Branch note, good very fine, sold for &p...
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James V was born in April of 1512 to James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor, the sister of the English King Henry VIII. After his father was killed at the Battle of Flodden Field on 9 September 1513 James was made king at the tender age of only a year old. After numerous regents and a spell of virtual imprisonment by hi...
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There were 195 lots of medals and militaria in this sale. The highlight of the sale was the 1917 Distinguished Conduct Medal group to Warrant Officer Class 2 John Locker who served with 12th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment and 5th Bn King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry which sold for £1829....
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Valuing covers collections can be rewarding because of the occasional rare and interesting items that surface which encapsulate a historical event.
One such example is a 1944 cover from the Italian Naval Base in Bordeaux bearing Italian stamps overprinted by Mussolini’s Social Republic supporters which was ...
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Rare Railway Officials are well-represented in the Warwick and Warwick March 18th a...
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4th February Stamp Auction Report
Maybe it was the freezing winds reminiscent of the Russian Steppes that resulted in bidders making some spectacular bids for Russian collections in today’s stamp auction.
There was much interest prior to the auction but the prices realised were well beyon...
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In our April stamp auction we will be selling a superb British & Commonwealth collection that has been held in the same family for generations without them being aware of the exceptional quality and high value.
The collection includes an 1840 Penny Black VR official mint pair along with an extremely rare bloc...
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21st January specialist Model railways auction
Our first Model Railway auction of the year, held on 21st January 2015, had an excellent attendance in the auction room despite the extremely cold weather! In the O gauge section a beautiful collection...
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The second part of the Karl Jaeger collection was offered in Warwick and Warwick’s January 21 auction and only 4 of the lots failed to find a buyer. The best performing section was the road transport cards, which included many poster adverts. There were 8 collections on offer with estimates totalling £7,550. ...
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Strong Results in the January Sale.
The first part of the cigarette card section contai...
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This sale was keenly contested throughout with well over 90% of the lots on offer finding new homes.
This Schuco Texi remote control car No. 5735 realised £224.
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The Cunard liner RMS Lusitania was sunk on 7th May 1915 off the coast of Ireland, by a German submarine. Even though the ship sank in 18 minutes 761 of the 1,959 people on board survived.The Germans produced a bronze commemorative medal designed by Karl Goetz, depicting “Death selling passengers Lusitania tic...
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In the 1950’s and 1960’s, German manufacturer Schuco made a series of very high quality remote controlled cars. This is a very well preserved example of one of their best creations.
This tin plate Alfa Romeo has a lady driver who, as the instruction leaflet included states, “The thinking girl dr...
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The Jaeger collection, to be offered in our 21 Jan...
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Constantius II was the longest surviving of Constantine the Great’s four sons and the only one to die in his bed. He spent most of his reign fighting a protracted war against the Persians as well as very damaging civil wars against relatives and various usurpers.
This Constantius gold solidus is lot 661 in ...
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The Northern Banking Company, a predecessor of the present day Northern Bank came into existence in 1824 as a joint stock bank, becoming the Northern Banking Company Limited in 1883. Northern Banking Company banknotes are hardly ever seen and are very much sought after.
This £1 note dated 1st Sept 1887 is l...
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Bidders returned to the first stamp auction of 2015 on the 7th of January full of New Year spirit. The auction got off to a fine start with the first 7 lots, comprising a superb British Colonial King George VI mint collection broken alphabetically, selling for a total of £14,661 (realisations include buy...
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We often get enquiries from people selling coins, who ask our experts advice about unusual items in coin collections. A common enquiry is about a gold coloured gaming token inscribed “TO HANOVER”.
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In our coin auctions, we often sell coins which have interesting historical backgrounds. A good example in our December coin auction was this Aethelred II “The Unready” penny.
Aeth...
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Over the course of the year our valuation team here at Warwick & Warwick often receive material that is of little, or relatively low value. The decision is sometimes then made that the sale of such material is not viable given the costs associated with selling it, and the owners are ...
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ACE Trains, as we know them today, began trading in 1996 and specialise in O gauge model railway locomotives, coaches and wagons. Production was initially based in Taiwan, later switching to Bangkok and again transferring in 2009 to China. The designs however remain firmly British in origin.
The ACE Trains sectio...
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Our Banknotes and Coins Auction held on the 10th December 2014 contained over 650 lots. It was our last auction before the Christmas holidays and was well attended with well over 90% of lots finding new homes.
In the British banknote section this last series Bradbury 1914 £1, graded as extremely ...
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There were 165 lots of medals and militaria in this sale. The highlight of the sale and a real Xmas good news story was the WW2 Malta Blitz George Medal group to Gunner Bernard Allen Ridgeway which sold for £3894. The successful purchaser was the recipient’s daughter who told us her father had sold the medals...
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There was a real Christmas good news result from our 10th December auction when a 1941-42 Malta Blitz George Medal group to Gunner Bernard Allen Ridgway, Royal Artillery, was re-united with the recipient’s daughter. Her father had sold the medals years ago in order to be able to purchase a pair of spectacles a...
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A 1/9d stamp bought by a client in 1967 from his local Post office to add to his stamp collection was sold in our December stamp auction for £23,600 (incl 18% buyer's premium). After checking the stamp at home Mr Heywood realised that there was an error with the stamp and returned to the Post Office to see if ther...
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Unique Great Britain Error sells for £23,600
Described as the most important Great Britain modern stamp error sold this century, the 1967 Discovery 1/9d missing the Queen’s head sold for £23,600, including premium of 18%, following strong room a...
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Warwick and Warwick has been instructed to sell by auction a collection of rare balloon-post cards from G.B. andEurope. The collection includes one of the rarest and most desirable of all the postcards ever issued in this country, namely the Lifeboat Saturday balloon-flown postcard of 1903. The collection consists of 26 ...
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The auction contained the magnificent collection of Karl Jaeger of Bath and a report of this section of the sale appears here.
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Sometimes valuing a stamp collection involves seeing beyond the obvious and digging around to help stamp identification. While going through a mixed box of items I came across some postcards that seemed worthy of further investigation.
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Our diecast, model soldiers and toys auction held on 19th November 2014 contained 430 lots including this CMC Exclusive Models 1:18 scale 1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Panamericana No. M-023 which achieved £177.
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Our Model Railway auction held on 19th November 2014 contained 334 lots including a strong Mamod Real Steam section including this Le Mans Racer No. LM1 which sold for £224.
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Magnificent Results for the Karl Jaeger Collection
The first part of the fine collection of postcards and ephemera assembled by the well-known collector, K...
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Banknotes have been produced by the Bank of England since the 17th century but unlike British coins, a likeness of the reigning monarch had never appeared. It was announced in July 1956 that Queen Elizabeth II had given permission for her image to be used on a new series of banknotes.
Th...
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How much is a “simple” WW1 British War Medal and Victory Medal worth?
With over 8 million British and Commonwealth men and women serving in World War 1 and over 5 million of these serving on the Western Fr...
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How do you value a stamp collection when it includes the only known example of a Great Britain missing colour error?
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Just after the Second World War Italian born Arnaldo Pocher began making highly detailed locomotives, carriages and wagons for model railway enthusiasts.
However by the 1966 International Toy Fair held in Milan, Pocher was introducing a new line of 1:8 scale model car kits again with emphasis put on high quality ...
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We will be offering the second and final part of a superb continental HO gauge collection in our upcoming 19th November 2014 Model Railway auction.
The collection is generally di...
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‘To the unrefined and underbred, the visiting card is but a trifling bit of paper; but to the cultured disciple of social law, it conveys a subtle and unmistakable intelligence.’Our Deportment, Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by John H. Young, 1881.
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The Warwick and Warwick postcard auction on November 19 includes a marvelous collection of Malaya and Singapore postcards, part of the fabulous Karl Jaeger collection. It includes 7 unused Singapore chromo vignettes and 6 b &...
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There were some errors in our November stamp auction catalogue….and we are pleased to say they proved to be very popular with buyers!
Possibly unique GB 2000 Spirit and Faith 45p imperfcylinder UM corner block of 6 (unpriced in SG) sold for £1770
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There are many different factors in valuing stamps. This Ceylon 4c stamp is normally only worth a few pence but with the interesting postmark of Slave Island it is worth more to either a collector of Ceylon or Queen Victorian postmarks. This lot will be in our January stamp sale with an estimate of £10
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With any mechanised process mistakes happen and the printing of the money we use on a daily basis is no exception.
Most errors are spotted before being released to the public but occasionally one slips through the checking process.
This 1990’s £20 with the Queens portrait missing will be inclu...
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We are asked on a daily basis by people who want to sell their collections, ‘How much are my coins worth? ’Our answer is often ‘To provide you with a free coin valuation, we will have to see the coins’. The reason for this is that the same coin will realise vastly different amounts in our coin auc...
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‘How much are my stamps worth?’ & ‘How do I get my stamp collection valued?’ are questions that we hear on a daily basis, the answer is that we offer a free expert stamp valuation service and suggest the best way of selling stamps to achieve their correct market price....
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The complete collection of 15 Minichamps Art Car Museum Edition Series 1/18 scale models is in our 19th November 2014 sale, Lots 842 to 856. The catalogue is now available on line.
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Joseph Cottriall, one of our senior philatelists with over 30 years experience at Warwick and Warwick, came across this stamp from Estonia in a mixed collection of Europe. Stamp identification is often of great importance and Joseph recognised this item as being from Tallinn, overprinted in 1919. The Russian Arms 7...
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The Warwick and Warwick auction of picture postcards which takes place on November 19 includes a very fine collection of Bath topographical cards. The 170 strong collection is made up of many rare and desirable social history cards and also includes Bath ephemera. It is part of the famous Karl Jaeger collection.
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While sorting through a very large accumulation being prepared for our next stamp auction, I came across an unusual collection of Cinderella issues from Drake’s Island in Plymouth Sound.
The first stamps were issued in 1973 when the island was being used as an adventure centre, so young visitors could keep ...
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There is a 1941-42 Malta Blitz George Medal group to Gunner Bernard Allen Ridgway, Royal Artillery, estimated at £2,000, in the Warwick and Warwick 10th December 2014 auction.
The George Medal was awarded for: “On 5th May 1941 when a mine exploded in Casemate Barracks, this man was emp...
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There is a collection of 4 Indian Percussion Cap Muskets and 1 Matchlock Musket in our 10th December 2014 sale.
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A client recently travelled to Warwick with some stamps for sale and amongst the material he left with us was this imperf cylinder block from one of the Millennium issues. He bought it in Hereford and it was only later we realised this variety has not been previously recorded. We have included it in our November 5th...
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There were 237 lots of medals and militaria in this sale. An 1803-26 Army of India Medal with Bhurtpore clasp to John Randall of the 59th Foot sold for £1357.
The star item of the sale was Lot 62, a Boer War DSO/1914 died of wounds group wit...
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Our banknote auction held on 15th October 2014 contained an outstanding collection of Jersey banknotes including single notes, error notes and collections. It comprised 108 lots from the same source.
Highlights included this early local issue 1817 (20 Jun) £1, signed by cashier J. Le Couteur which achieved ...
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Warwick and Warwick have been instructed to sell the very fine collection of postcards assembled by the well-known collector, Karl Jaeger of Bath. Karl has judiciously assembled his collection over a period of 20 – 30 years, always with an eye to quality and condition. His c...
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Prospects of an Indian summer must have been on buyers minds at the October stamp auction. Lot 266, a substantial India collection from early issues to modern, was driven up from the estimate of £1800 to a hammer price of £5660 (realisations include 18% buyers premium), suggesting that interest in the sub con...
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We will be offering a superb continental HO collection in our 19th November auction. The collection is generally digital from the 1990s and 2000s.
The owner purchased each locomotive, had decoders professionally fitted by Modellbahn of Towcester, tested them and then put them to one side. The col...
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The set of 1914 Nature Studies, issued by the cigarette manufacturers E. Robinson is rarely seen in really good condition and that is why it realised £495 in the 17 September auction. A report of the sa...
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We will be offering a superb continental HO collection in our 17th Septemberauction. The collection is generally digital from the 1990s and 2000s.
The owner purchased each locomotive, had decoders professionally fitted by Modellbahn of Towcester, tested them and then put them to one side. The collection is ...
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A collection of Ramsgate, Kent, broken into 17 lots, was very popular amongst the bidders in the September 17 postcard sale. Click here for a full report of the sale....
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Ramsgate, Kent Collection sells for £7,000
The Warwickand Warwickauction on September 17 contained the Ramsgate collection formed by the late Don Dimond. It was broken down into 17 lots with several real photographic social history cards offered singly or in small groups. The total realisation inclu...
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There were 568 lots of Model Railways in this sale.
The very first lot , Lot 182, a live steam 3.5” kit built Rob Roy 0-6-0T sold on estimate for £826.
In the O Gauge section, 2 Bassett-Lowke coaches, Lots 216 & 217 each easil...
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There were 352 lots of Diecast, Model Soldiers and Toys in this sale.
An early lot, Lot 171, a rare early KNH British WW1 clockwork tank sold for £200.
There were some good lots of unmade kits with Lot 760, a Tamiya 1/16 scale ...
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Lot 139 Churchman 1905 Interesting Buildings set, in excellent condition., apart from the odd card with a trivial fault. Cat. £350, realisation £165.
Lot 142 Hignett 1933 A.F.C. Nicknames set, in very good to excellent condition, apart...
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The sale on Sept 3rd was well attended and very competitive, with a total realisation of over £354,000 (inclusive of buyers premium). Lots 1,2 and 3, three Foreign “Ideal” albums, all came from the same stable, a collector with a real eye for quality and a passion for completeness. Together they a...
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There were 189 lots of medals and militaria in this sale. A star item keenly contested from the Victorian campaign section was Lot 28a. Ordinary Seaman J. Mahoney was 1 of less than 100 members of the Royal Naval Brigade present at the Battle of Abu Klea. His group made nearly double estimate with a phone bidder securing...
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There were 566 lots of British and world coins and commemoratives in this sale. The mixed GB collections were well viewed and keenly contested with good results rewarding careful viewing.
A nearly uncirculated 1847 Gothic crown, Lot 389 sold for £2301.
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In our auction on the 3rd of September we will be offering arguably the finest collection of Swedish booklets available outside Scandinavia. Impressive both in its range and fine condition, this is a rare opportunity for specialist collectors to acquire many of the exceptional & valuable booklets available...
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Eagle eyed viewers reaped the rewards of their efforts at our August 2014 auction as there was strong demand for World misc lots, particularly in boxes. Many lots exceeded the estimate particularly lot 48, described as a ‘World treasure trove on stockcards’ which sold for £2,600 (realisations include bu...
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Auctions
We are delighted to announce that live online bidding is now available through EasyLive Auctions. This means you are able to bid on lots of interest from the comfort of your own home or office. Please note that room bidding is no longer available. Limited telephone bidding will be availa...
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Warwick and Warwick’s final Philatelic Auction of the calendar year offered collectors plenty of opportunities to acquire rare, valuable and interesting items, with some outstanding collections going under the hammer.
Amongst a particularly strong Great Britain section this month was an excellent British an...
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