Here you will find an archive of articles from both Stanley Gibbons and the wider press regarding stamp and autographs investment. You can find more information in our News and Digital Media sections
The Billionaire Stamp Collector - Wall Street Journal, April 25, 2007, 1:25 pm
The flood of money going into collectibles — art, wine, jewelry — is now pouring into the market for postage stamps......... more
The art of putting cash into art - Moneyextra, 12 March 2007
Forget fast cars and swanky bars, today's young professionals are starting to put their cash into collecting valuables according to new research from leading home insurance company Zurich........ more
The history of stamp collecting - Cayman Net News Online
Philately, the hobby of stamp collecting, is known as the ‘hobby of Kings’....... more
McCartney pens a new Number One - Daily Mail, 7th October 2006
Forget stocks and shares. Get out of gold. And pull out of property. If you really want to make a mint, invest in autographs...... more
Collector's Corner: Sign here please - for a healthy return - The Independent 23rd September 2006
Anyone offering investment returns of 900 per cent over eight years would rightly be received with a degree of scepticism. Yet this is what some collectors have earned from autographs..... more
Guernsey store for stamp giant
SPECIALIST stamp company Stanley Gibbons is opening a new Channel Island shop in July..... more
Stanley Gibbons profits rise as web wins collectors' stamp of approval
STAMP collectors are turning their backs on the postman, who traditionally they have relied on to deliver printed catalogues through the mail, and instead are turning to the internet to trade their goods.... more
Investing in the autograph collectors market
Investing in the autograph collectors market is a fast-growing business that is attracting an increasing number of devotees...None of my other investments give me the joy that autographs do, because they make me feel that I am holding a piece of history in my hands... more
Stamps set to lick inflation
COLLECTING is a compulsive activity that is also self-feeding. Witness my prolific portfolio of shares in rare businesses... more
The Royal Currency
Your Worst-Case Outcome -- a Positive 15% in 3 Years... Your Best Case -- Triple-Digit Returns... more
Seeking first class returns? Try stamps
Edward Stanley Gibbons began trading stamps from a small desk in his father’s chemist shop in the British seaside town of Plymouth in 1856... more
First-class returns
Continuing uncertainty in the global economy is causing turbulence in stockmarkets and, says Adrian Roose, director of investments at Stanley Gibbons, this explains the growing popularity of acquiring stamps as a more reliable alternative... more
Stamping a Mark on Investment
Investing in rare stamps can be more profitable than you may first think... more
Rare stamps offering stellar returns
Investors who have lost their faith in traditional asset classes including bonds, shares, and property are being advised to turn to stamps... more
Stanley Gibbons' Seminars in Dublin highlight Investment Potential of Rare Stamps
In response to a surge in demand for information on alternative investments and with prices for rare stamps hitting new highs, Stanley Gibbons is holding three free seminars in Dublin on investment in rare stamps, historical documents and memorabilia... more
How to... Invest in stamps
Rare stamps have proved an effective investment option over many years, although a price bubble in the early 1970s meant that many investors who bought then had their fingers burnt. In recent years returns from a sample of rare stamps has been in the region of 15% per annum, although gains in individual items vary considerably... more
First-class investment
The past month has witnessed the launch of a rare-stamp mutual fund and a veritable explosion of bond fund sales... more
Stamps of approval - philately among chief executive officers - CEO at Leisure
As an investment, rare stamps can outstrip the S&P 500. But many CEO philatelists are passionate about what others see only as gummed paper... more