RPG Postal Auction (Members only)
The first of the RPG’s revamped Postal Auctions will be held on Thursday, 15 October 2026.
Before then your railway philatelic items are needed for the sale! Please send your items for sale, along with a brief description of each item plus the reserve price (not less than £5.00) to Frank Wilson, 57A Bourne Road, Spalding, Lincs. PE11 1JR as soon as possible – but no later than 31 July.
Please remember to enclose your name, postal address, and an email address (if you have one). Please also indicate whether you want an acknowledgment of our receipt of your items.
Note that bidders will no longer need to send in a ‘blank cheque’ with their bids. As before, the RPG Postal Auction is restricted to RPG Members only.
All items sent for auction will be covered by the Railway Philatelic Group’s insurance if you get a proof of posting when sending them.
A full listing of all items in the 15 October Auction will be posted here by about 15 September (as this is the first of the ‘new auctions’ the exact date when the Auction List will be posted may vary a little).
(Listed below are draft Rules for Bidders, how to get scans of of Auction Lots, and draft Rules for Vendors.)
Postal Auctions – DRAFT Rules for Bidders (please read)
1. Participation in the Auction automatically implies full acceptance of these rules.
2. Bids for the Auction can only be accepted from bona fide (fully paid up) RPG Members. Bids from members can be sent to the Auctioneer by email (f.j.wilson [‘at’ symbol] btinternet.com) using the Bidding Form, or as a letter (Frank Wilson, 57A Bourne Road, Spalding, Lincs. PE11 1JR) including all information required by the Bidding Form.
3. Lots will be priced in the Auction List at the Reserve Value submitted by the vendor. Bids below the Reserve Value will not be entered into the Auction.
4. Bids must be with the Auctioneer by the specified Closing Date for Bids. Bids received after that date will not be entered into the Auction.
5. Submitting a bid is a commitment to pay the invoice for any lot(s) won.
6. Bidding increments are:
– in steps of 50p up to and including £50, then …
– in steps of £1 up to and including £100, then …
– in steps of £2 above £100
Any bid between increments will be taken as a bid at the next increment below (e.g. a bid of £16.34 will be treated as a bid of £16.00 etc).
7. The winning bid for any Lot will be one increment higher than the next highest bid (or at the Reserve Value if there are no other bidders). In the event of tied highest bids for any Lot, the Lot will be sold to the first-received of the tied highest bids.
8. Payment: If a bidder successfully bids for any lot(s) the bidder will receive an invoice by email (if an email address is available) or by post. Payment must be received by the Auctioneer within 7 days of receipt of the invoice. The ‘won’ lot(s) will be posted out when payment is received. Payment may be made by Cheque or by Bank Transfer:
(a) Payment by Cheque – payments by Cheque must be made payable to the Railway Philatelic Group, and must only be drawn on a U.K. bank.
(b) Payment by Bank Transfer – payments made to the RPG Auction Account must include:
– RPG Account Sort Code: 60-03-28
– RPG Account Number: 71707387
– RPG Account Name: Railway Philatelic Group ‘A’ Account
– (Payment) Reference: (your name – to assist the Auctioneer in identifying who sent the payment)
9. Postage and packing costs for Lots won will be paid for by the purchaser and will be included in the invoice. Postage for Lots or combined Lots won at less than £45 will be charged at a minimum postal rate unless the purchaser requests otherwise on the Bidding Form. Postage for Lots or combined Lots sold at £45 or over will be sent by the Royal Mail Tracked 48 delivery service.
10. When the Auction is completed a Realisation List will be posted on the RPG web site. Purchasers’ names will not be disclosed.
11. If the purchaser of any lot considers it to have been wrongly described, the purchaser may return the lot within 3 days, stating in which way it is considered to be wrongly described.
12. Any issues of dispute will be decided by the RPG Committee, whose decision will be final and binding.
13. Participation in the Auction automatically implies full acceptance of these rules.
Postal Auctions – HOW TO REQUEST scans of Auction Lots
Scans of lots will be available by email only. If you want to receive scans of selected Lots, please contact the the Auctioneer at f.j.wilson [‘at’ symbol] btinternet.com stating which Lots you would like scans of. There is no charge for email scans.
Postal Auctions – DRAFT Rules for Vendors/Sellers (please read)
1. Participation in the Auction automatically implies full acceptance of these rules.
2. Lots for the Auction can only be accepted from bona fide (fully paid up) RPG Members.
3. All Lots for an Auction must be sent to the Auctioneer (Frank Wilson, 57A Bourne Road, Spalding, Lincs. PE11 1JR) on or before the scheduled Closing Date for submission of Auction Lots for that Auction. Material in the possession of the RPG’s Auctioneer will be covered under the RPG’s insurance.
4. Lots submitted by a Vendor must be numbered (1, 2, 3 etc), and each lot must include a brief but informative Description (which may be edited by the Auctioneer) and a Reserve Price (below which the lot will not be sold). Items with a Reserve Price of less than £5 cannot be accepted for auction (such items may be suitable for the Exchange Packet).
5. A Sales Commission of 12.5% of the sale price will be deducted from payments received from winning bidders, the balance being passed on to the vendors.
6. Any issues of dispute will be put to the RPG Committee, whose decision will be final and binding.
7. Participation in the Auction automatically implies full acceptance of these rules.
All bids or other correspondence concerning the Auction should be sent to the Auctioneer:
… (email address / postal address) ….
CLICK HERE to view the RPG Winter 2024/25 Postal Auction List – CLOSED
CLICK HERE to view the RPG Winter 2024/25 Bidding Form – CLOSED