Stamp Group

04/08/2026

04/08/2026

04/08/2026

Dear Collector,

This auction features over 500 lots of premium British Empire stamps from a lifetime collection, built primarily through purchases from Stanley Gibbons, London. Many items are still housed on their original Stanley Gibbons sales cards, reflecting the significant retail prices originally paid— often up to 80% of catalogue value.

The collection spans the reigns of Queen Victoria through KG 5th, with the collector assembling mint, used, and, in many cases, Specimen sets.

Highlights include the Falkland Islands, featuring key stamps from the 1933 Centenary issue up to the £1 value; St. Vincent with exceptional Queen Victoria material; and Ascension Island and St. Helena, including King George V varieties for every listed flaw across all values up to £1 (catalogue value £4,250).

There is also an extensive section of Orange Free State varieties, including numerous 1900 V.R.I. surcharges and overprints, many accompanied by certificates.

The British Africa section is particularly impressive, with Tanganyika, Kenya & Uganda, British East Africa, German East Africa overprints to 50 Rupees (mint), Zululand Queen Victoria issues to the 5s Carmine and £1 values, as well as Rhodesia featuring early surcharges, Double Heads to £1, Admiral Heads to £1, and much more.

We have priced the majority of these lots at approximately 30–35% of catalogue value, with a small number of the higher catalogue value key items priced slightly higher.

Many of the stamps were carefully selected from Stanley Gibbons with considerable expertise and include a range of scarcer material, such as Boer War Army Telegraphs, revenue issues, and a selection of attractive early philatelic covers with values up to 10s.

Whether offered as complete sets or individual stamps, this remarkable collection presents an outstanding opportunity to acquire quality British Empire material at affordable prices.

You can view our full catalogue here at www.stampgroup.co.uk

Happy hunting

The Stampgroup Team

Happy hunting,The Stampgroup Team

04/08/2026

Based in the heart of Cheshire, United Kingdom The Stampgroup has been serving collectors and dealers alike since 1996.

At The Stampgroup we pride ourselves on offering a full professional service to clients worldwide both buying and selling stamps, postal history, cigarette cards and postcards.

We offer favourable vendor terms for selling through our regular public auctions held in Altrincham, Cheshire and in Aston, Sheffield. To sell your stamps through our auctions contact us here

You can buy now through our private treaty lists which are issued quarterly and usually contain in excess of £2million of intact collections at trade prices. All the photos can be found online. Click here

We offer over 2000 lots every month in our postal auction to help philatelists build their collections, whether you are looking for that elusive stamp to fill that gap or to start a new collection our worldwide offerings should not be missed. Click here to go to latest auctions

20/07/2026

Welcome to our next public auction to be held on Monday 27th July. Includes several estate lots filling a van offered as single boxes, many without reserve and unpicked as presented. We also have British Commonwealth mint collections for George Sixth periods with all the key stamps included along with India states, Malaya states and dozens of other countries.

Also a good offering of Foreign countries in collections and or mint / used sets making a useful opportunity to stock up on these or add to your collection. Japan National Park Miniature sheets, some nice Great Britain key stamps including EDVII £1 used and 1929 £1 PUC used.

Our usual mixed lots and collector clearout multi box lots, some better noted, so careful viewing is advised.

You can view our full Catalogue at www.stampgroup.co.uk

The postal system is still very slow through Royal Mail, so we advise telephoning or emailing your bids to ensure safe arrival.
Happy hunting!

22/06/2026

Our latest Public auction with a wide variety of vendor lots including dozens of mixed lots and country collections, a large mint King George Sixth collection offered by country with the all the key stamps included and unpicked with strength in Indian States & New Zealand postal fiscals and a very nice Great Britain 1867 £5 Orange with a central cancel, QV Line engraved mixed collections including a useful extensive postmark collection offered intact.

A good range of Foreign countries for stamps and postal history included Mixed lots with covers ideal for resale, United States, South & Central America, Europe, French Colonies, British Commonwealth with 1948 Royal Silver Wedding omnibus mint, .unmounted mint modern foreign countries in packets with excellent resale potential for stamp fairs or Ebuyer's.

Note this sale is on a Tuesday at the Aston Hall Hotel on 30th June, viewing starts at 1pm, sale starts at 6pm at the Virage Suite.

You can view our full catalogue online at www.stampgroup.co.uk

Don't forget to bring along your vendor lots for inclusion in our next public sale.

Happy hunting!

The Stampgroup Team.

08/06/2026

Here's a few Pictures of lots in our postal auction which is now live!!!