Active Management Investment Portfolios

With this option, you are able to invest with absolute flexibility. Using the strength of the Stanley Gibbons brand, you can utilise our specialist expertise in trading in rare stamps and signatures to achieve exceptional returns.

With a minimum investment of £5,000, you can buy individual items at any time; we take over the job of getting the best price in the market to maximise your returns when you want to sell. Stanley Gibbons will charge you a 25% commission on the profit we are able to make for you meaning our aim is aligned to yours – simply to achieve the highest price possible in the market.

You remain in control of your investment at all times. You have the opportunity to make a trading profit by agreeing up-front the price you are willing to sell for or a target profit return (eg. 20%) and we will actively market your portfolio to achieve your desired return.

Alternatively, you can hold the item for a number of years to allow the market to appreciate further. We will provide you with annual valuations so that you can keep track of how your capital is growing in value. Once you reach a valuation you are happy with, simply instruct us to sell on your behalf.

How it can work for you:

Henry VIII signed document purchased by client for £40,000 in October 2007. Sold two months later for £47,500. Investment return net after Stanley Gibbons commission of £5,625 (return of 14%).

SG132 £1 brown-lilac, one of five known examples, sold by Stanley Gibbons in 2004 for £65,000. The item was sold three years later for £125,000. Investment return after three years net after Stanley Gibbons commission £45,000 (return of 69%).