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Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History Tue. 9, Wed. 10 & Thu. 11 June 2026 at 10.00am in Derby
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OVER 70 YEARS' SERVICE TO PHILATELY

Next Cavendish Auction

Tue. 9, Wed. 10 & Thu. 11 June 2026
at 10.00am 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 John Birkett Allan collection of overseas & Great Britain Fleuron Postmarks;
  • the John Roe collection of worldwide airmail;
  • the Prof. Raymond Welland collection Great Britain 1d lilac stamps;
  • superb & rare QV to QEII stamps & postal history;
  • also foreign, commonwealth, maritime, military & air mail collections, and countries Aden to Zululand including an Egyptian hotel postmark collection and an extensive Italy & colonies collection.


ARRANGEMENTS FOR VIEWING & AUCTION DAYS
CAVENDISH HOUSE, DERBY
Mon. 1 to Thur. 4 June-9.30am - 4.30pm
Mon. 8 June-9.30am - 4.30pm
Tue. 9, Wed. 10 & Thu. 11 June
(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. 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 2026 auction may be accepted until 8 July 2026. Please contact us to ensure that we have sufficient space and describing time.

Future auctions will feature:

  • the Robert Ricketts collection of India stamps & postal history;
  • the Mike Roberts FRPSL collections of Pacific Steam Navigation Company postal history, Sciliy Isles postal history, Falkland Islands Revenues, and detailed studies of KGV Seahorses & QEII Castles stamp issues;
  • the Roy Erskine collections of Dunblane & Stirling postal history
  • the Janet Bygate FRPSL collections of Wigtownshire & other Scottish postal history, and Royal Air Force censorship mail;
  • an extensive & detailed collection of London postal history;
  • superb Great Britain & foreign stamps, including exceptional British Commonwealth; and
  • fine 19th & 20th century postal history.

 

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