Auction Catalogue Notes and Announcements

• Telephoned commission bids and enquiries can only be made up to 7.00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the auction by phoning 01327 263633.
• Faxed commission bids can only be made up to 10.00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the auction. Fax No. 01295 251134.
• Contact number for urgent matters only, after the above times and up to 10.00 a.m. on the day of the auction (no calls can be taken after this time): 07949 708735 or 07778 146801. On the Thursday and Friday before the auction we are packing and setting up the auction. Please only contact us during this time regarding urgent matters.
• A commission bid form is provided on this website. Please return this in plenty of time and include your bidding number.
• Telephone bidding: If you wish to arrange a telephone bid, please contact us with your telephone details. We will phone you just before the lot comes up for sale. Telephone bidders should note that in general terms telephone bids are arranged for lots that we expect to sell for £200 upwards. A commission bid form is provided on this website and on the yellow card enclosed with the printed catalogue as alternatives to this facility.
• Enquiries re success of postal bids can only be made from 10.30 a.m.-5.00 p.m. Monday-Friday (not on the day of the auction): 01327 262193.
• Lots can be collected by prior arrangement free of charge or can be dispatched by post or carrier subject to a postage and packing charge and at the buyer's risk. We can also deliver to other railwayana events for a small charge, details will be given on your invoice.
• A buyer's premium of 10% + VAT at the standard rate (11.75% total) applies to all purchases from Great Central Railwayana Ltd.

• Carriage prints are presented in frames produced in the original style unless specifically stated to be in "original frame", i.e. removed from a carriage.
• Lots described as "repainted" have, in our opinion, been repainted since railway ownership. Where no colour is indicated items are white on black background. References to repainted front or back indicate that this side has been repainted and not the other.
• Totems and other enamel signs: (f/f) = fully flanged, (h/f) = half flanged. Where reference is made to edge chipping, this indicates the usual wear caused by the passage of time, as opposed to face chips or other damage sustained in service.
• Item sizes quoted in the catalogue are for guidance only and are not intended to convey the precise dimensions.
• Clocks and watches: Examples of this age often require oiling or adjustment after being moved and installed at a new location. All timepieces offered in this auction appear to be in good, undamaged condition unless otherwise stated and have been wound and run for a short period.

Debit and Credit Card Payments

We now accept debit and credit card payments at all our sales. Debit card transactions are free of charge, credit card transactions are subject to an additional charge of 1.95% on your invoice total (this is the charge made to us by the card companies).

Credit card companies can randomly ask us to telephone to authorise your transaction if their security systems identify an "unusual " spending pattern. You may wish to notify your bank/card company that you may be buying and give the date and our company name. We hope that this will avoid any unnecessary delays.

Successful bidders will be invoiced shortly after the sale with a choice of options for collection or delivery. Items to be collected from Woodford Halse or Banbury should be removed within 28 days (unless specific arrangements, such as delivery to other railwayana events, have been previously agreed). In the absence of payment, removal or any other arrangements for collection being made, items will be re-sold without further notification and storage charges imposed. Please see section 7 of the Conditions of Sale.