Philately Auctions

Upcoming auctions include the 535th sale of unsold philately, postcards, numismatics, artwork, books, and collectibles lots, which closes at 07:00 on October 30, 2026, alongside a Paintings, Posters and Ex Libris unsold-lot sale closing at the same time and a fixed-price offer ending at 09:00 that day. Darabanth Kft. is also holding its 47th Grand Auction, with the live session beginning at 09:30 on November 7, 2026, offering philately, postcards, numismatics, paintings, porcelain, jewellery, posters, books, and historical documents.

Stamps and coins lead the Harmers of London offering, with the house citing a philately heritage dating to its first dedicated stamp auction in 1918 and a numismatic arm built after joining the Bolaffi Group. The site highlights upcoming coin and music and sport memorabilia sales, plus free confidential valuations at its central London office and home visits for larger collections. Its sale highlights feature gold 10 dollar pieces and Roman and Russian names including Julius Caesar and Catherine II, and the house notes its first coin auction exceeded £1m.

H.R. Harmer Inc. is holding an auction on June 1, 2026, featuring Part 1 of the Yasushi Tejima Collection of Japan Dragon Stamps, including 210 covers and 49 sheet compositions.

Specializing in philatelic sales, Sandafayre / Cheshire Stamp Auctions recently concluded 50 years of business with over 2000 specialized stamp auctions. Their final auction realized over £800,000, setting a record for a UK stamp auction held outside of London. The owner has retired to focus on his personal stamp collection.

Upcoming auctions include Postal & Live Internet Auction 758, a General Sale scheduled for November 7, 2026 at 10:30, the only sale listed within the November 24 window.

Upcoming auctions include the Stamps & Postal History of the World sale, held November 19–20, 2026, in Ottawa with online bidding, though its catalogue is still pending and bidding closes on November 19.

Upcoming auctions include the first part of Old Master and Modern Prints and Drawings (401) on October 27 and the second part, Prints from the 15th to 20th Century, on October 28, both at Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli in Rome. Later sales include Old Master Paintings from the 14th to 19th Century on November 5, Oriental Rugs from the 19th to early 20th Century on November 12, and Smart Auction Christmas Gifts on November 19.

Duggleby Stephenson of York is holding a run of sales through November 20, opening with Persian & Oriental Rugs & Carpets on October 28 (an online timed auction of 50 lots), followed by Music, Sport & Entertainment and Photography, Science & Travel on October 29, and The Age of Design on October 30. Further sales include Jewellery, Furniture & Rugs, Affordable Art and Antique & Decorative Objects on November 5, Affordable Antiques on November 6, Watches, Jewellery, Furniture & Rugs and Affordable Art on November 12, Antique & Decorative Objects and Affordable Antiques on November 13, Coins, Banknotes & Stamps on November 19, and Country Living, Yorkshire Masters & Makers, and Maps, Antiquarian Books & Ephemera on November 20.

Baldwin's is holding several auctions in the coming weeks, beginning with The Orchard Road Collection of Malaya Revenues on October 29. This will be followed by Pokémon of Lion City on October 30, Stamps & Covers of Great Britain including the Brendan Read Collection on November 3, and the Northern Collection: From The Vault on November 6. The auction house will also host Stamps and Covers of the World Including the Hambledon Collection Part III on November 17 and 18, and Ancient and British coins, featuring The Imperator Collection of Greek and Roman coins - Auction 133 on November 23.

Cambi Auction House - Genoa is holding a timed sale of wristwatches (Orologi da polso) closing October 27, the Historia Naturalis timed sale running October 26 to November 13, and live sales of Africa and Oceania and Design 200 on November 3, Numismatics on November 10–12, and 20th-Century Italian Ceramics and the Lella Curiel Collection on November 18. Headline lots include Ettore Sottsass's MS 180 cabinet (estimate €25,000–30,000) in the Design 200 sale and a Tellem figure from Mali (estimate €10,000–15,000) in the Africa and Oceania sale.

Universal Philatelic Auctions is holding live bidding for lots estimated at £1,000 GBP+ via Easy Live Auction on October 7th, with results and invoices issued from October 9th onwards. Unsold lots from UPA103 will be available for purchase from October 9th at 6pm, with shipping commencing October 12th. The late sales for UPA103 will close on November 2nd.

Auctions general antiques, collectibles, and silver coins.

Specializing in philately and ephemera, Burak Filateli A.Ş. runs salon and online auctions covering Ottoman and Republican stamps, Old Istanbul engravings by William Henry Bartlett, Amedeo Preziosi and Gaspare Fossati, and Max Fruchtermann postcards. The Istanbul house, operating since 1981, also offers Ottoman share certificates, old maps by Johann Baptist Homann and Willem Janszoon Blaeu, and rare books, with some lots available for immediate purchase by card. Collectors can also find lead soldiers, tobacco tins and opera binoculars among its listings.

Sammler-Laden specializes in philately, coins, and postcards, with its departments covering stamps and coins alongside picture postcards and related collectibles. The house also runs online auctions, including a December sale that bidders can join online. Its stated mission is to preserve collecting as a pursuit and to protect objects recognized as cultural heritage, many of which museums also prize.

Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions is holding a Specialised Great Britain auction on Monday, October 26 and Tuesday, October 27, 2026, featuring the Jane & Michael Moubray study of Overseas Mail, the Bryan Kearsley collection of Seahorse issues, and the Dr. Simon Kelly collection of Westmorland postal history.

Upcoming auctions include two sales at the Fisher's Ghost Stamp Fair on November 1, a mini auction at the NSW Postcard Collectors' Society fair the same day, and a 2:00 pm auction at the Northside Stamp Fair on November 7. Further auctions fall on November 9 (Turramurra Stamp Club and Shoalhaven Philatelic Society), November 10 (Sutherland Shire Philatelic Society), November 11 (Campbelltown District Philatelic Society), and November 18 (a charity auction by the Philatelic Society of Australia).

Coin World Auctions, based in Nagpur, India, sells ancient and numismatic material, including punch-marked coinage attributed to the Gandhara and Anga Mahajanapadas, Imperial Mauryan silver karshapanas, and Post-Mauryan Taxila copper issues. Its catalogue is organized by category, including Ancient, Medieval India, Mughals, British India, Foreign and Paper Money, and also covers medals and books. The most recent listed sale, e-Auction #9, has closed, with many Taxila copper lots realizing several times their opening bids.

Upcoming auctions include Modern Stamps' Public Auction #541 with no buyer's fee and Ron Leith's internet-only sale of stamps, covers and postcards on October 24, followed by Daniel F. Kelleher's US, British and worldwide stamp sale on October 25, and a France and Colonies thematics sale featuring rare proofs with AutoHammer bidding on October 26. Further sales in the window include a Russia and Areas gems sale on October 27, R. Maresch & Son's unreserved sale on October 28–29, Georg Bühler's worldwide public auction on October 30–31, and Guillermo Jalil's PHILATINO mail sales, which run through November 12.