Newsletter Archive

• “Chief Executive’s Top Tips for 2010” - The vital ingredients: undervalued – exceptional - growth potential  - 8 January, 2010 13:58
  With interest rates now expected to remain below 1% for the next five years, more of us are buying collectibles to beat inflation and protect our wealth against decay.
   
• Fraser’s Top 30 Selling Autographs Index Update 
  As Christmas approached and a new decade beckoned it appears that we were yearning for days gone by; TV and Film stars from a bygone era dominate the December chart, with new entries from old performers Cilla Black and Norman Wisdom and political stalwart Margaret (Maggie) Thatcher.
   
• “The Chief Executive’s Top Tips for 2010” - The First US Presidential Signature  - 19 January, 2010 13:29
  Today’s “top tip” is one of the great items of early American history. When it comes to historical signatures, it doesn’t get better than “The Earliest Known”. It is believed to be the earliest known George Washington signature in private hands, handwritten and signed, not once, but twice.
   
• “The Chief Executive’s Top Tips for 2010” An Outstanding Relic of Scottish Heritage  - 22 January, 2010 14:38
  Today’s “top tip” is very close to my heart. Born and bred in Scotland, I feel passionate about my heritage even though I left for warmer shores nearly 15 years ago.
   
• Only you and the Queen will own this...  - 27 January, 2010 13:54
  This is one of those once in a decade opportunities to own a unique item. It is the most important stamp error of the 20th century. Items like this don’t come up often… especially in what is the hottest part of the GB stamp market right now. I have always said if you want to beat general market returns in rare stamps, you need to focus on the unique items.
   
• "Your chance to own a unique item marking mankind's greatest achievement"  - 5 February, 2010 13:52
  In my opinion, the Apollo programme stands as mankind’s greatest technological achievement. I am not alone in holding this view and memorabilia surrounding the space programme, and in particular Apollo 11, regularly achieve astonishing results at auction. My top tip today is, without a doubt, something that commemorates one of the most important moments in history.
   
• Have a Royal stay in your home  - 16 February, 2010 14:48
  Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a member of the Royal Family round - and then have them stay to show off to your friends and family?
   
• Where else can you make money from a mistake?  - 15 March, 2010 9:44
  A simple mistake makes an ordinary stamp extraordinary. That means tiny errors can result in big earning potential.
   
• How to turn £100 a month into a £20,000 annual pension  - 19 March, 2010 9:50
  The Portfolio Builder is now our most popular investment product. We receive new enquires about it almost every day...
   
• “Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.”  - 22 March, 2010 10:30
  A man that answered the question ‘Why is the sky blue?’, challenged the classical notion of cause and effect and gave us the theory of relativity. A man that created the most famous equation in human history, E=mc2.
   
• Where else can you make money from a mistake?  - 15 March, 2010 10:18
  A simple mistake makes an ordinary stamp extraordinary. That means tiny errors can result in big earning potential.
   
• How to turn £100 a month  - 19 March, 2010 10:25
  Stanley Gibbons offers a unique way to help you secure a comfortable retirement.
   
• Our next mistake  - 6 April, 2010 10:36
  I wrote to you recently about two classic and valuable mistakes, (“errors” in philatelic terms), the Prussian Blue and the missing golf club. They sold within hours of the e-mail being sent and you inundated us with requests.
   
• Own the world's most famous stamp  - 6 May, 2010 10:39
  A potential goldmine for you... The world’s most famous stamp, the Penny Black is 170 years old today. You’ll find them on the market for a variety of prices, but true, premium examples are still like gold dust, highly prized and with excellent investment potential.
   
• Tax Free Investing  - 7 May, 2010 10:42
  Special Offer: 10% discount on our Capital Protected Growth Plan (minimum investment: £10,000 - available for 7 days only). Interest bearing investments cost UK higher rate taxpayers up to 50% in tax each year...
   
• A magnificent set of the highest rarity and performance  - 28 May, 2010 8:54
  There are days when it’s a true privilege working for Stanley Gibbons. I’ll be honest with you…
   
• Own Britain’s rarest and most prized stamp  - 1 June, 2010 16:11
  You could be the owner of a unique trophy asset – the most sought after Great Britain stamp available in the market right now.
   
• Your opportunity to get into the booming Chinese stamp market  - 11 June, 2010 8:54
  I'm just back from China, having secured a supply of investment grade stamps exclusively for you...