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View from the Rostrum: "I can happily report a record average and gross sale figure of more than 拢3.3m at Thame Fair"

Simon Draper, senior auctioneer at Thame Auction Mart reflects on the annual Thame Summer Sheep Fair and a strong trade for all types of sheep over the past few months

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Simon Draper, Thame Auction Mart
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Simon Draper, Thame Auction Mart

As I looked out of my rostrum towards the end of selling at the annual Thame Summer Sheep Fair, all I could see was dust. There was not a blade of grass in sight. The only green to see was the colour...

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