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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Another successful stamp sale for us here at Warwick and Warwick with active bidding and high prices achieved throughout. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Our May 1st philatelic auction was quite the May Day celebration with competitive bidding and excellent prices achieved throughout the sale! ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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, ...
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. ...
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). ...
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. &...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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!...
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. ...
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 £...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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 ...
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....
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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! ...
“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 ...
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. Single items were ...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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. &...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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...
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. ...
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 ...
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 &...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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 ...
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 £...
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 ...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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 £...
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. ...
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. ...
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 £...
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...
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...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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. Queen Victoria T...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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 £...
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...
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. ...
Success for Japan and Switzerland ...
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...
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. ...
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/-...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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. The star item of...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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. ...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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. ...
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...
The first part of the cigarette card section contained a number of collections and accumulations with many realising figures well above estimate.&nb...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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. The...
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. ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Guinea Gold’s go well in March Sale The first part of the cigarette card section contained several larger collections and mi...
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. ...
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 ...
Birmingham Collections snapped up at Warwick Auction ...
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 ...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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. ...
Strong Results in the January Sale. The first part of the cigarette card section contai...
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. A ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
The auction contained the magnificent collection of Karl Jaeger of Bath and a report of this section of the sale appears here. ...
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. ...
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. Again in ...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...