Auction News
Items available from the Auction Manager
In this section of the website you will find lists of material currently available from the Auction Manager. This will include future auction catalogues as well as lists of unsold items from the previous auction. Where other material is available in good quantity and / or completeness this will also be listed.
2025 Auctions
The 2025 auction programme continues with these dates:
- Thursday 14th August afternoon - Chandler's Ford
- Tuesday 21st October evening - Southampton
Kevin Chard
Auction Manager
Next Auction - August
The next auction will be held on Thursday 14th August 2025 at Chandler's Ford. The catalogue is available to download here.
This is a members only auction and postal bids may be sent, ideally by email, to or by post to 27 Battle Close, Sarisbury Green, Southampton SO31 7ZF.
June 2025 Auction - unsolds
The list of unsold lots from our June Auction is here. You can now purchase these lots at the starting price quoted. First come, first served basis. Lots though are in storage and will not be distributed until early July.
You can also make an offer. Normal auction rules apply, lots will be sold to the highest bidder when processed at the end of June. Offers at 80% of starting price or higher will be accepted.
Lower offers will be considered. Please note that on lots marked as clearance, any bid will be accepted.
Bids and offers, ideally by email, to
or by post to 27 Battle Close, Sarisbury Green, Southampton SO31 7ZF.
GB First Day Covers
The Society has a quantity of Royal Mail FDCs available for purchase on an individual cover basis.
Earlier covers are available and wants lists will be accepted.
Guide prices for covers are 50p each for covers with CV up to £5, rising to £1 for those CV up to £10 and £1.50 beyond that (all based on 2019 Concise). This is the single cover price. Bulk purchases will receive a discount. All offers will be considered. Contact Kevin Chard, Auction Manager.
Material for future auctions
If you have any material for auction, require guidance or further information, please contact Auction Manager .
Commission is charged on sales to cover the costs involved in running the Auction. Commission for Members is 10%.
Non-members wishing to sell via our Auctions will need to become Full or Associate Members of the Society. The Associate Members fee is collected from Auction proceeds in the form of additional commission.
Currently we are unable to store material for future auctions. Instead, please send a list of items to the Auction Manager (ideally in an electronic format, see below) and we will contact you when we are able to list and accept material.
Form for entering lots for future Auctions
The auction manager has prepared a form in the format of a spreadsheet on which vendors may list lots for our upcoming auctions. You may request the form from him if you are comfortable completing a Microsoft XLSX spread sheet.
Please enter your name and contact details and then enter lots by category, description and reserve in GB£. When complete, please email the form to .
Rules applicable to Southampton DPS Auctions
Epilogue
Latest update 7th July 2025
