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.

Future Auctions

The 2024 auction programme concludes with:

• Tuesday 15th October evening - Southampton (Bursledon)

Kevin Chard
Auction Manager

October 2024 Auction

The auction catalogue may be viewed and downloaded here. Bid instructions and contact details are included.

GB First Day Covers

The Society has a quantity of Royal Mail FDCs available for purchase on an individual cover basis.

• 1999-2002 available here
• 2003-06 available here
• 2007-13 available here
• 2014-21 available here

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 supplied a form in the format of a spreadsheet on which vendors may list lots for our upcoming auctions. You may download the form if you are comfortable completing a Microsoft XLSX spread sheet.

Form to list lots for the auction

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

The Rules may be viewed here.

Epilogue

Latest update 9th September 2024