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Mission Statement

"To build the Number 1 online stamp community in the world, covering all aspects of stamp collecting." 

  • When we hit 1 million hits per month in 2001 and 2 million in 2002, we were very happy with progress; but this subsequently grew to 8 million in 2003 and 12 million in 2004, with a new milestone of 20 million hits per month in 2005. This clearly puts us ahead of the competition in the stamp world by a long way and also makes us a serious site in the total Internet world.

    Stanley Gibbons has clear competitive advantages and unique selling points.
  • Best-known brand in the global stamp market – celebrating 150 years in 2006.
  • Only stamp company in the world able to offer the complete service to the stamp collector.
  • Ever-increasing database of active customers, recruited in a cost-effective way, with increasing numbers from emerging economies, like China, Russia and India.
  • Sale of stamps as an investment, both in individual portfolios and as units in a fund, have become central to our strategy; and our link with a major international bank and our brand combine to create a formidable barrier of entry to other companies.
  • 30 million collectors worldwide who all need to make use of our intellectual property, whether on a daily or annual basis.
  • Our unique stamp numbering system, which is the industry standard and already used by millions of collectors.
  • We are continuing with our strategy of providing more dynamic pricing and editorial content, which is the backbone of reference to all collectors.
  • Visitors can register their collections online and get daily up-dates on value.
  • SG 100 Index – provides all collectors and investors with an indication as to the annual increase in value of stamps.
  • Stanley Gibbons has less than 1% of the growing world market ($10 billion).
  • Increasing revenues from the sale of advertising, commissions, subscriptions, sponsorships, partnerships, sale of products and services.

We continue to evolve from a trader to a trading provider to gain a greater percentage of the global sales and activities of collectors, dealers, auction houses and others related to the stamp market.

We are very confident that we can gain a greater share of the global market and give outstanding returns to our shareholders.