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Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History Wed. 3 & Thu. 4 December 2025 at 11.00am in Derby
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OVER 70 YEARS' SERVICE TO PHILATELY

Next Cavendish Auction

Wed. 3 & Thu. 4 December 2025
at 11.00am at Cavendish House, Derby

Worldwide & Great Britain
Stamps & Postal History

View and search the catalogue by following this link,
and bid on-line using our Bid Form


           

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Featuring:
  • the Christopher Grimshaw collection of BPOs, APOs & FPOs in Constantinople;
  • the John Sussex RDP FRPSL collection of Machin period rates;
  • the Michael Lockton FRPSL collection of Exeter postal history;
  • the John Cowell collection of Bangor & Anglesey postal history;
  • superb & rare QV to QEII stamps & postal history;
  • also foreign, commonwealth, maritime, military, railway & air mail collections, and countries Aden to Zululand including a major collection of New Guinea.


ARRANGEMENTS FOR VIEWING & AUCTION DAYS
CAVENDISH HOUSE, DERBY
Mon. 24 to Fri. 28 Nov.-9.30am - 4.30pm
Mon. 1 & Tue. 2 Dec.-9.30am - 4.30pm
Wed. 3 & Thu. 4 Dec.
(AUCTION DAYS)
-NO VIEWING

ARRANGEMENTS FOR BIDDING

  • BIDDING IN THE ROOM - Places are limited so please contact us as soon as possible to book;
  • You can place absentee bids via our website;
  • You can place absentee bids via Philasearch.com;
  • You can bid live using EasyLiveAuction.com (see below);
  • You can place absentee bids using Stamp Auction Network;
  • You can bid using Auction Agents (details in catalogue);
  • Telephone bidding will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis;

Please watch the website cavendish-auctions.com for updates.

Live Internet Bidding Available



Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. are able to offer live internet bidding in this auction in conjunction with easyLiveAuction.com. If you REGISTER TO BID for this auction, Cavendish Philatelic Auctions will pay the £3 + VAT registration fee. Details of the sales and how to bid live online are available at Cavendish Philatelic Auctions at easyLiveAuction

Consignments are now being accepted
for future auctions

Properties for the March 2026 auction may be accepted until 7 January, 2026. Please contact us to ensure that we have sufficient space and describing time.

Future auctions will feature:
  • The John Sussex RDP FRPSL collection of Scottish Islands postal history;
  • The Andy Reid collection of Great Britain Surface Printed large multiples, etc.;
  • The Denis Vandervelde postal history of the Holy Land;
  • specialised collections of Seychelles and Solomon Islands;
  • specialised collections of London and Yorkshire postal history;
  • superb Great Britain & foreign stamps, including exceptional British Commonwealth; and
  • fine 19th & 20th century postal history.

 

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