Stanley Gibbons in the News

Rock and Rolling in it
Kirsten Morel of Jersey's 'Business Life' looks at investing in music memorabilia; 'Stick to this advice and you'll never be disappointed".

Stanley Gibbons puts its stamp on China
The Financial Times' Alexandra Stevenson reports on Stanley Gibbons' end of year results focussing on the strong demand in China for Penny Blacks.

How to make money from stamps
The Motley Fool's David Kuo talks to Keith Heddle about what makes a good investment.

Your Childhood Collections May Be Worth a Bundle
Stamps and comics can prove to be lucrative in terms of investment reports CNBC

The holy grail of stamp collecting
The Daily Mail's Katie Silver reports on the acquisition of a Plate 77 Penny Red, on sale for £550,000

Stamps can deliver first-class potential
The Financial Times' Peter Temple examines the case for stamp investment.

Daniel Radcliffe AKA Harry Potter says ‘Yeah!' to stamp investment
The Huffington Post reports on Daniel Radcliffe's interview with the Telegraph magazine

Stanley Gibbons stamps out gloom as wealthy savers turn to collectables as a form of investment
The Daily Mail reports on Stanley Gibbons Trading Statement

Stanley Gibbons Strides Ahead
According to Miles Nolan at Growth Company Investor the 'eagerly anticipated launch of www.stanleygibbons.com has been worth the wait'

Stanley Gibbons boosted by new ventures in 2011
BBC News reports on the boost in trade thanks to our new website and office in Hong Kong.

Economic shudder sends savers flocking to pile cash into stamps
Lucy Tobin at the Evening Standard reports on Stanley Gibbons Trading Statement issued Monday 16th January 2012

Investing off the Beaten Track
Deidre Bolton of Bloomberg Television's 'Money Moves' talks to Stanley Gibbons Investment Director Keith Heddle about the performance of rare stamps.

Alternative investments: medals
The investment market for medals is embryonic, but the collectors market is fully fledged and buzzing reports Real Business.

Collectible stamps show their strengths as an alternative hedge over the long term
Beverly Chandler of Opalesque London reports on Elroy Dimson and Christophe Spaenjers' paper, "Ex Post: The Investment Performance of Collectable Stamps', published in the Journal of Financial Economics.

"Stamps are like a fixed-term ISA."
According to Real Business, 'When it comes to alternative investments, stamps are like a fixed-term ISA."

Antiques: A buoyant market
Following the release of findings from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Arts and Antiques survey, Jenny Lowe, features editor at Investment Adviser, looks at the markets for art, stamps and cars.

Mozart serenade leaf on sale in Jersey
BBC Jersey reports on a rare leaf from Mozart's 'Antretter', displayed at Stanley Gibbons' Jersey office.

World Traveller China Visits Stanley Gibbons for its Top 10 in London
Broadcast over 35 channels, 'World Traveller' provides Chinese travellers with the most professional, up-to date, comprehensive and practical outbound travel information, products and services.

Investors raise a glass to the resilience of stamps and collectibles group
In a period of unprecedented volatility for the small-cap sector, the Stanley Gibbons share price has been rock solid reports Proactive Investors.

The Best of Stamp Design
[Stanley Gibbons Post-Colonial exhibtion] "will provide a philatelic romp around the best of stamp design" says Design Week

Black History Stamps
"Black culture and a sense of justice beautifully scream through." - Simon Woolley of Operation Black Vote on Stanley Gibbons exhibition, 'Post-Colonial: Stamps of the African Diaspora'.

Unprecedented volatility prompts investors to seek out new opportunities
Ian Lyall at This is Money investigates stamp and wine investments commenting on the ‘remarkable’ performance of Stanley Gibbons’ GB30 Index.

Stanley Gibbons Group expands international network
Auction Central News reports on Stanley Gibbons’ new distributors in South Africa and United States.

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Stanley Gibbons Increases its Worlwide Distribution Network
Jersey's BusinessLife reports on Stanley Gibbons' ever increasing International distribution network.

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Steady progress at Stanley Gibbons
Nigel Bolitho of the Investors Chronicle comments on Stanley Gibbons' half year results.

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The perfect asset during a crisis?
Business Diary at the Independent asks whether stamps are the perfect alternative safe haven investment in times of crisis.

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Stanley Gibbons Efforts to Grow in China Paying off
City broker Peel Hunt recommends a "buy" following the release of interim results

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Stanley Gibbons reports half-year sales jump 25%
StockMarketWire reports on Stanley Gibbons' Interim results

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Stanley Gibbons Group puts its stamp on Far East markets
London Evening Standard reports on the growing demand and progress in Far East markets

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Stanley Gibbons to launch collectors’ network
Stamp collectors will soon be able to tap into knowhow from the “largest source of available philatelic knowledge and real-time pricing information reports Internet Retailing

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Stamp Seller Boosted by Royal Nuptials
The Express pre-empts Stanley Gibbons' August 2011 Interim results

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Rare Stamp Funds Lure Alternative Investors in Asia
Stanley Gibbons' Keith Heddle discusses the market for collectibles

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Rare Stamp Dealer Set For Hong Kong Launch
Wealth Briefing's Asia correspondent, Vanessa Doctor, reports on the announcement that Stanley Gibbons is to open an office in Hong Kong.

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The Stanley Gibbons Group Expands into Asia
The Channel Islands publication Business Life report on Stanley Gibbons' new Hong Kong office.

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Stamp magazine bucks trend with 12-month sales increase (Copyright Jersey Evening Post)
A specialist stamp magazine published by local business Stanley Gibbons has bucked the industry trend and reported an increase in sales in the last year.

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Philately: The New Hobby of Smart Indian Investors
Indian investors find stamp collection not just a hobby, but a way to make money when other asset classes offer volatile returns reports The Times of India

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South Sudan: How do you set up a nation?
Geoff Anandappa discusses the potential stamp issues with the BBC's Kathryn Westcott 

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Indian stamps fetch handsome prices at London auction
The MoneyLife team examine the trend for Indian errors at our June public auction

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A Different Kind of Index
Want to track investments in stamps? Wine? Art? Charles Passy at the Wall Street Journal looks at the indices available.

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Surging Asian demand for tangible assets
Writing for Money Observer, Peter Temple claims that tangible assets have continued to prove their worth as investments throughout 2010 and early 2011, partly due to the impetus provided by Asian, especially Chinese, buyers.

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Stanley Gibbons Launch China Rarities Index
The Channel Islands Business Life reports on the newly launched China Rarities Index

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Time is right to buy into Indian stamp market
India's Business Today talks to Stanley Gibbons' Investment Director Keith Heddle.

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The Express: Philately will get you everywhere
The Express talk to Stanley Gibbons Keith Heddle and Hugh Jefferies about stamp collecting and investment

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Can I get your autograph?
Flush the Fashion interviews Fraser’s manager, Ania Polyniak.

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Stamp Collecting: The First Class Hobby That Has Markets Licked
The Express’ Peter Cunliffe examines the growing interest in stamps.

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Stanley Gibbons: A timeline
After posting health full year results the Telegraph charts the history of Stanley Gibbons

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Death of the stamp?
Stanley Gibbons Catalogue and Magazine editor, Hugh Jefferies, talks to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme about the Danish Post Office introducing and alternative to the traditional postage stamp.

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What to look out for before you buy or sell autographs
The Economic Times looks at the ‘write buys’

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New websites to drive international business for Stanley Gibbons
Catalogue e-business reports on the relaunch of Fraser’s Autographs

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Stanley Gibbons open new Jersey office
Channel Television reports on the opening of our office in Jersey.

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Daily Express: Stanley Gibbons makes a mint out of Chinese stamps
Following the release of interim results on 6 August, The Daily Express reports that 'collectibles group Stanley Gibbons is set for revolutionary growth thanks to booming interest in Chinese stamps'.

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Stanley Gibbons benefits from stamp collecting boom reports The Guardian
Despite the generally gloomy economic times, Stanley Gibbons' sales of British stamps to collectors are up 74% reports The Guardian.

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The newspaper also asked, ' Are stamps a good investment?'

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Pushing the envelope: How the Penny Black delivered democracy, romance and 'stamp mania'
On the 170th anniversary of the world's first postage stamp, the Independent reports on the history of the UK's postal service.

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Stuck on you: How the world fell in love with stamp collecting again
The Independent reports that stamp collecting is officially cool, with investors driving up prices for the 'artistically admired little squares'.

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor: If my career goes stale tomorrow at least I've got my stamps to fall back on
During an interview with the Daily Mail, Sophie Ellis Bextor tells the world how she used to pore over her Stanley Gibbons catalogue, obsessively checking the value of her collection.

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World Record bid was just first class reports Worcester News
After attending the press call in Malvern, Worcester News reports on our World Record.

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Stanley Gibbons eyes Hong Kong deal
The record prices being paid for Chinese stamps is tempting Stanley Gibbons to search for a partner - probably in Hong Kong - in order to enter the market reports the Financial Times.

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Stanley's China plan
Growing interest in rare stamps amongst investors has driven up profits at collectibles group Stanley Gibbons, which is turning its magnifying glass on oppportunities in China reports the Daily Express.

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