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Current Catalogue

Exclusive Europhilex 2025 Collector's Auction Sun. 11 May 2025 at 11.30am
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The Michael Caswell collection of 19th Century India postal history & stamps Tue. 13 May 2025 at 1.00pm
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OVER 70 YEARS' SERVICE TO PHILATELY

Next Cavendish Auctions

Sun 11 May 2025
11.30am at THE NEC, BIRMINGHAM
in MEETING ROOM 5

Exclusive Europhilex 2025 Auction

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and bid on-line using our Bid Form


     

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Featuring superb & rare desirable stamps & postal history, and countries Ascension to Sudan.


Tue 13 May 2025
1.00pm at Cavendish House, Derby

The Michael Caswell collection of
19th Century India postal history & stamps auction

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and bid on-line using our Bid Form


     

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Featuring a collection of the very best quality assembled with great care over several decades.


Wed. 14 May 2025
11.00am at Cavendish House, Derby

Great Britain Specialised

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and bid on-line using our Bid Form


     

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Featuring:
  • the George Lane collections of Mulready stationery, caricatures & advertisements;
  • the Peter Chadwick FRPSL collection of Handstruck "2" Chargemarks, etc.;
  • the John Sussex RDP FRPSL collection of Norfolk postal history;
  • the Peter Maybury FSPH collection of 19th century Ireland postal history;
  • Superb & Rare QV to QEII stamps & postal history.



ARRANGEMENTS FOR VIEWING & AUCTION DAYS
CAVENDISH HOUSE, DERBY
Mon. 28 Apr. to Friday 2 May-9.30am - 4.30pm
Mon. 12 May-9.30am - 4.30pm
Tue. 13 May
(CASWELL INDIA AUCTION DAY)
-NO VIEWING
Wed. 14 May
(G.B. AUCTION DAY)
-NO VIEWING
EUROPHILEX 2025 INTERNATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION, THE N.E.C., BIRMINGHAM
PLEASE NOTE: There will be no telephone bidding at the Europhilex auction.
Wed. 7 to Sat. 10 May-10.00am - 6.00pm
Sun. 11 May
(Europhilex 2025 Auction)
-10.00am - 11.00am
Sun. 11 May
(India & GB Auctions)
-10.00am - 4.00pm

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 at Europhilex 2025 Auction, Caswell India Auction, or GB Specialised Auction;
  • You can bid using Auction Agents (details in catalogue);
  • Telephone bidding will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis (there will be no telephone bidding at the Europhilex auction).

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 September 2025 auction may be accepted until 9 July 2025. Please contact us to ensure that we have sufficient space and describing time.

Future auctions will feature:
  • The Steve Ellis FRPSL collections of military & maritime postal history, etc.;
  • The Colin Faers collections of Latin America airmails, and South West Africa stamps & covers;
  • The Ray Harris Nigeria collection;
  • The Brian Lythgoe Cameroon collection;
  • The Peter Maybury FSPH collection of Algeria postal history;
  • The John Sussex RDP FRPSL collection of machin period rates
  • The C.R. Willams CBE silver medal winning collections of College Stamps and Local Posts of Morocco. Also Sudan, India, Scandinavia, etc. Unseen for over 50 years.;
  • A major collection of crash & wreck mail;
  • The British West Indies Study Circle library;
  • An extensive research collection of 1d Lilac stamps;
  • Superb Great Britain & foreign stamps, including exceptional British Commonwealth; and
  • Fine 19th & 20th century postal history.

 

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