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The auction doors open
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Lots of goodies to choose from on the Sales Table
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Plenty of time to mark up the catalogue
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And plenty of time to discuss the auction plants
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A tray of choice Mammillarias
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Has David Kirkbright just promised Steve Williams he is going to bid into treble figures for the Mamm. tray?
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Bill Darbon, the Oxford Branch auctioneer, starts to part auction-goers from their cash
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Bill is aided and abetted by Gareth Darbon who here tempts the punters with a well grown Crassula
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No surprise that this Aztekium ritteri fetched one of the highest prices of the day
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A lovely multi-headed Euphorbia obesa
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A perfect Astrophytum 'Super Kabuto'
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Lot 20. A fine Eriosyce aurata offered something tempting for the lovers of South American cacti
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This venerable Eriosyce islayensis ssp. islayensis attracted some of the fiercest bidding of the day
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Steve Williams recovering from the shock of the surprise presentation of the Society Award of Merit, for his services to the Branch, from David Kirkbright