How to bid in the auction ?
1. live attendance : no special formalities, our staff will welcome and guide you.
2. bidding in advance :
- use our website – www.booneshares.com – register first! (just below auction catalogue on left side)
- use the bid form (pdf file) and send it to us by post, email or fax as soon as possible. (see below for contact details)
- We must receive your bids at the latest on Friday 21 October 10 p.m.
3. Phone bidding : contact us at least 48h. in advance to make practical arrangements (an extra fee may be charged)
4. The prices in the catalogue are minimum start prices below which no bids will be accepted. Bids should be made in EUR (though we accept payments in euro, US Dollar and British Pounds).
5. Bid steps : if your bid is €300 and the next highest bid is €200, the hammer price will be €220. (see below for all bid steps)
6. Sales commission is 15% (private EU residents pay 21% VAT on the sales commission, resulting in a total sales commission of 18.15%).
Event Location & Hotel bookings
Crowne Plaza Hotel Antwerp
Gerard Le Grellelaan 10, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
tel. 0032.(0)3.237.29.00
Download map here
Contact us if you want to book a hotel room. The price is €89/night including breakfast (same price for 1 or 2 persons room, depending on availability - contact us as soon as possible!).
Lot previewing (before the auction weekend)
Lot viewing during the auction
All lots can be looked at during the auction. They are also projected on a big screen in the auction room.
About the Live Auction
The auctioneer speaks Dutch, English, French and German. The bidding prices can be followed in real-time on a big screen.
Bidding Steps (euro)
€10 to €50 : +€5
€50 to €200 : +€10
€200 to €500 : +€20
€500 to €1000 : +€50
€1000 to €2000 : +€100
€2000 to €5000 : +€200
€5000 to €10.000 : +€500
€10.000 to €20.000 : +€1000
Above €20.000 : +€2000
Condition Ratings
UNC = Uncirculated (as new)
EF = Extremely Fine (in almost perfect condition)
VF = Very Fine (definite signs of use, for instance slight edge damage, modest staining)
F = Fine (considerable signs of use such as small pieces of paper missing, tired condition)
VG = Very Good (serious damage such as badly torn or large pieces of paper missing)
G = Good (in truly terrible condition, we normally don’t offer such pieces)
How to receive the result list of this auction and our next auction catalogue?
A contribution of €10/$15 will guarantee you the sending of the result list, as well as of our next catalogue.
For EU-residents, the easiest way is to do a cost free bank transfer to our account 001-145.87.51-44 (Fortisbank), BIC: GEBABEBB, IBAN:BE55 0011 4587 5144.
As a non-EU resident you will probably be best of sending €10/$15 in cash to C.V.S., Kouter 126, 9800 Deinze, Belgium or by (e)mailing us your credit card information (number + expiry date + CVC code on the back), PayPal is possible as well (mario.boone@skynet.be).
Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions !
Mario Boone, C.V.S., Kouter 126, B-9800 Deinze, Belgium, tel 0032-(0)9.386.90.91, fax ++32-(0)9.386.97.66, mario.boone@skynet.be.
Copyright :
Any person wishing to use descriptions, or any other information, from our catalogue (printed or online) must obtain prior permission in writing from Centrum voor Scriptophilie BVBA.