SHEFFIELD RAILWAYANA AUCTIONS present a POSTAL AUCTION Sale No. 148 of Railway Books, Postcards, Posters, Photographs, Timetables, Maps, Handbills, Luggage Labels, Small Items of Railwayana, Bus & Tram Items and Other Transport Ephemera On view at The Gateway Centre, Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Nottingham Road, Derby DE21 6AF, on Saturday 15 h December 2012 from 08:00 to 13:00. The Closing Date for bidding in this Auction is 5pm, Friday 28th December 2012 Great Central Railwayana Ltd 14 School Street, Woodford Halse, Daventry, Northants. NN11 3RL Contact Details For information concerning Condition or Description of Lots during the auction and dispatch, please contact Brian Moakes by e-mail to [email protected] or by ’phone on 01234 391459. For queries about Bidding or Payments following the auction, please contact the GCR Office by e-mail to [email protected] or by ’phone on 01327 262193. Office hours: 10am - 5pm, Monday to Friday POSTAL AUCTION Closing Friday, 28th December 2012 at 5.00pm Terms and Conditions of Sale 1. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the descr pt on of ots but we hereby g ve not ce that a statements, whether spoken or wr tten, are those of op n on on y and we do not ho d ourse ves ab e for any errors or om ss ons. Obv ous defects w be noted and un ess stated otherw se, a tems are cons dered by us to be n at east good to very good cond t on. Customers are rem nded that certa n ots may be frag e due to the r age, wear, etc. When hand ng such mater a on v ew ng day at Derby, you are asked to treat t w th the utmost care and attent on. 2. Carr age and pack ng w be charged extra. Items w be sent by Roya Ma Spec a De very or Parce Post, un ess the buyer nd cates otherw se. A add t ona costs for these serv ces w be passed on to the purchaser v a the nvo ce. We a ways obta n a Cert ficate of Post ng, but do not ho d ourse ves ab e for oss or damage n trans t once tems have been handed over to Roya Ma . 3. B ds shou d be made on the B dd ng Form prov ded w th the cata ogue. The B dd ng Form may a so be down oaded from the webs te. 4. A ots n th s sect on carry a reserve wh ch s pub shed and n a cases w be no ess than a m n mum of £5. B ds may be for any amount n who e pounds (pence w be gnored) and the h ghest b dder on any ot w be successfu . The amount of the b d pa d by the successfu b dder, wh ch w be at one b dd ng step above the prev ous h ghest b dder, w be determ ned by b d ncrements as defined n the fo ow ng sca e: Value of Bid Increment Value of Bid Increment Up to £10 £1 Between £100 and £500 £10 Between £10 and £30 £2 Between £500 and £1000 £20 Between £30 and £100 £5 Over £1000 £50 Please note that any bids received that do not conform to the increments shown in this table will be rounded up to the next legal bid above. When there s on y one b d at or above the reserve, the b dder w pay the reserve pr ce. In the case of equa h ghest b ds, the ot w go to the first b d rece ved. Any unso d ots w be ava ab e to buyers for a per od of 10 days after the auct on at the reserve pr ce on a “first come, first served” bas s. P ease contact Br an Moakes f you w sh to make such an offer ([email protected] or 01234 391459). 5. B dders may nd cate on the B dd ng Form f they want to m t the r overa spend. In th s event, and un ess we are nstructed to the contrary, the order n wh ch the b ds are entered on the B dd ng Form w be assumed to be the order of pr or ty for the purpose of app y ng the overa m t. 6. If b dders w sh to make cond t ona b ds (e.g. f unsuccessfu w th Lot XX then p ease b d on Lot YY etc.), p ease append your nstruct ons c ear y on a separate sheet attached to the B dd ng Form. P ease note we cannot accept “accumu ator” b ds whereby the unspent port on of one b d s transferred to another to bo ster that b d. 7. A Buyer’s Prem um of 12% ( nc ud ng VAT) w be ra sed on a tems at the t me of sett ement. 1 8. There are two methods of payment: ( ) You may enc ose w th the B dd ng Form a s gned cheque made payab e to “GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAYANA LTD” (please do not abbreviate) w th the amount eft b ank, and endorsed “Not To Exceed £XXX” where XXX s the tota of a your b ds (or your spend ng m t) plus 12% Buyer’s Prem um ( nc ud ng VAT) and an a owance for pack ng and carr age. P ease do not forget to sign your cheque! Your cheque w be shredded f your b ds are unsuccessfu , un ess an SAE s prov ded for ts return, otherw se we w enter on the cheque the amount due and an nvo ce w be enc osed w th the ots you have successfu y purchased. ( ) We a so accept va d cred t and deb t cards n payment for tems bought, but we w evy a transact on charge of 2% ( n add t on to a other charges) for cred t card purchases. No charge s made for deb t card purchases. You must nd cate on the B dd ng Form f you w sh to pay by th s method. Your card deta s shou d be entered on the B dd ng Form. 9. Special Note to Vendors: The comm ss on rates for Posta Auct on sa es are as shown on the Auct on Entry Form wh ch must be comp eted when enter ng tems for auct on. Payment w be made to vendors w th n 10 days of the sa e. It s the vendor’s respons b ty to c ear any unso d ots after the auct on at the r own expense by arrangement w th us. Any ots not so c eared w th n 9 months of the auct on date, may be d sposed of and the proceeds donated to char ty. Purchasing an Unsold Lot after an Auction If a sale lot fails to attract a valid bid by the closing date of a Postal Auction, it will be shown as unsold in the Auction Results (available via the sheffieldrailwayana.co.uk and gcrauctions.com websites and on a printed list enclosed with your orders). Any such unsold lots will be available to buyers for a period of 10 days after the auction at the reserve price on a “first come, first served” basis. Please contact Brian Moakes to check if the lot is still available and to state your interest in aquiring it. Ema : [email protected], or te ephone 01234 391459 Office Hours For Christmas & New Year 2012/13 The office will be open as normal until Friday 21st December at 5.00 p.m. and reopen on Wednesday 2nd January at 10.00 a.m. (with postal auction reaults available). During this period, incoming emailed bids and incoming postal bids will be handled and processed. All enquiries should be made before or after the times indicated above, as appropriate. Great Central Railwayana Ltd 14 School Street, Woodford Halse, Daventry, Northants. NN11 3RL Company Reg. No. 5405235 VAT Reg. No. 864 7353 93 2 Viewing All the lots in the Postal Auction section will be on view at The Gateway Centre, Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Nottingham Road, Derby DE21 6AF, on Saturday 15th December from 8:00am to 1:00pm. Directions are shown at the back of the catalogue. Completed bidding forms may be sent to the address shown on the form at any time before the closing date/times. They may also be handed over to the stewards on duty in the viewing room at Derby if desired (together with a “Not To Exceed” cheque or debit/credit card details in accordance with Condition 8 on the previous page). The Postal Auction section will close promptly at 5:00pm on Friday 28th December. Please note: The pr ce shown n italics aga nst each ot s the reserve or start ng pr ce. Please note also: B ds rece ved that do not conform to the ncrements shown n our Terms & Cond t ons (Sect on 4) w be rounded up to the next ega b d above. Lots 1 - 112: Books, General 1 YOUNG R: "Timothy Hackworth and the Locomotive". Hardback plus dust jacket, 406pp published by LPC in 1923.