Stamp Investment

Completely contrary to the view that (with the advance of electronic media), ‘stamp collecting’ is a dying hobby, exciting times actually lie ahead for the stamp market. If you invest in quality items today you can hope to see excellent returns over the next ten years as classic stock becomes increasingly hard to find.

Uncorrelated with other mainstream, more volatile asset classes, the rare stamp market has been showing relentless, steady growth over decades. Even in the turmoil of the recent crash the stamp market remained healthy. In fact the GB30 Rarities Index, the Bloomberg-listed index of rare GB stamps, grew by 84% in the last 5 years and has shown a compound growth of just short of 11% for the last 40 years. 

That's the sort of impressive investment performance unheard of in many other asset classes.

The next “step change” in demand is beginning to manifest itself with new collectors and investors coming from South East Asia and the “Tiger” economies. Serious interest is growing for the idea of holding rare British Heritage ‘trophy’ assets and money is flowing and growing in Asia and the Indian sub-continent.

Add to that the fact that the average collector is aged 65 plus. That demographic is rising rapidly thanks to the baby boom after World War II and people living longer. What that means is that we have an expected increase in demand for many years to come.

The market is booming at home and abroad. You would be wise to capitalise on our premium alternative assets now. 

Our investment grade stamps are actually the world’s most valuable commodity by weight – even 200 times more valuable than weapons-grade plutonium. We offer you the chance to invest in a secure and stable tangible asset that offers you the potential to earn unlimited returns – historically 10% per annum†.

5 Reasons to invest in rare stamps

✔ Stamps are a tangible asset, not correlated with any other asset class so unaffected by standard economic vagaries

✔ Rare stamps have been historically very stable, rising in value through 2 World Wars (diminishing supply), 2 economic crashes and the period of hyper inflation in the 1970s

✔ Stamps have actually shown an average annual return of 11% over the last 40 years

✔ Those ‘in the know,’ largely the rich and famous have used stamps to protect and grow their wealth for centuries – from the British Royal Family, to the Rothschilds, to Eli Lilly, to Warren Buffet, to Bill Gross of Pimco

✔ You will own a valuable asset, rich in history, available to be traded – not a ‘virtual’ unit trust or a share in a company that could be at the mercy of the market, changing consumer trends or poor management decisions.

For more information, or for a free no obligation consultation with our specialist Investment Portfolio Management team, call us on 0845 026 7170 ( in the UK) or +44 1481 708 270 (from abroad). Alternatively, you can email us on investment@stanleygibbons.com. We are happy to answer any queries or concerns you may have.

† As per the GB30 Rarities Index as listed on Bloomberg Professional.