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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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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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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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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.