China Market Study
Our China Market Study, tracking the prices of 200 rare investment-grade Chinese stamps, shows that growth has been substantial. The study tracks the change in prices between 1989 and April 2012.
1989 | 1995 | 1998 | 2006 | 2011 | 2012 | Cumulative Growth % | Compound Annual Growth |
£358,254 | £772,045 | £1,136,630 | £1,462,685 | £3,316,975 | £4,497,400 | 1155.4% | 11.6% |
The value of the 200 stamps in the study has grown by over £4m in 23 years, starting at £358,254 in 1989 and valued at £4,497,400 in 2012. That’s a compound annual growth rate of 11.6% over 23 years.
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Here you can see the performance of rare Chinese stamps vs stock markets, gold and the Hong Kong property market.

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