Bestselling Stamp Collecting Accessories

An A4 size book that dries stamps fast whilst keeping them flat.

A packet of 1000 Stanley Gibbons peelable folded stamp hinges designed to help collectors quickly and easily attach stamps to album pages. An essential purchase and ready to use.

How to mount your stamps with Stanley Gibbons Stamp Hinges

1. Lightly moisten short end of hinge and allow to dry slightly.
2. Attach top to stamps, immediately below perforation.
3. Lightly moisten lower third of hinge and mount on album page.

Note: do not remove hinge before it is thoroughly dry.

An essential stamp collecting accessory and one of our bestselling products, the Stanley Gibbons Colour Key is the best guide to philatelic colours and shades available.

Designed with 200 colours featured on punched colour panels and supplied in a plastic case, the Stanley Gibbons Colour Key allows collectors to quickly and easily identify the colour and shades of their stamps.

The Instanta Perforation Gauge is a vital piece of equipment, measuring perforations on stamps to one decimal point.

4" Nickel Tweezers with medium ends, an essential accessory for all collectors.

The SG Deluxe Dual Ultraviolet Lamp is both short wave and long wave meaning it detects both phosphor and fluorescence on stamps - it's the only UV lamp you need.

Can be used in daylight - it’s the only philatelic UV lamp that you don’t need to shut yourself in a darkened room to use

Easy to use – a simple push switch saves battery life

Powerful bulb gives a much stronger reaction than most philatelic UV lamps

Designed to be completely safe on the eyes, with a protective cover

Robust, sturdy, handheld, light and portable

The bulb has a life of 50,000 hours – vastly superior to other models

The eyepiece features a high quality lens for accurate viewing

Broad spectrum light (from 254mm to 365mm) allows a wide range of phosphors and flaws to be detected

Designed to make ‘sweeping’ easier – saving hours of hard work as you can look at several stamps in one sweep

Magnifier eyepiece allows detailed inspection of your stamps

"I have to admit that I’m not always too keen on what they like to call ‘embracing new technology’ ...However, now and again something comes along that I feel I just have to have" - Hugh Jefferies, Stanley Gibbons Catalogue Editor.

The presence or absence of phosphor can be a significant feature in assessing the value of a stamp, so having a lamp of
your own and knowing how to use it can be a valuable asset in building up a good collection.

There are a number of lamps on the market, but, to be honest, none that we would be prepared to put the Stanley Gibbons
name on – so we set about developing one ourselves. To do that we looked at what was wrong with all the others and tried
to right those wrongs.

"Terrific...I was able to find the phosphor number of FH14 which I had not found with a standard mains UV lamp. The new SG UV lamp has paid for itself in finding one booklet alone catalogued more than the purchase cost in going through booklets that I had catalogued as p-. Together with the Pro10 I was able to record the phosphor, something I have been unable to do before." - Graham Stirling, very happy customer.

Some lamps may be cheap but they are potentially damaging to the eyes if looked at for a prolonged period – added to which an exposed bulb was susceptible to damage and could require regular replacement.

Other lamps required mains electricity, which was not handy for use away from home and, above all, many had a tricky on-off switch which made them difficult to use. Of course the main problem with most ultraviolet lamps is that they are fine for night-time use, but pretty useless in daylight – which means you cannot use them effectively at stamp fairs, club meetings or shops.

Discover the hidden rarities in your collection with this bestselling handheld tool.

The Stanley Gibbons Detectamark provides clean, safe and effective watermark detection without the use of chemicals and also helps detect minor damage such as thins, tears and repairs.

It is constructed from a robust metal alloy and can be used with batteries or an adapter. The power adapter is included FREE of charge.

Hawid Mounts black 21 x 24mm cut to size (per 50). Hawid Mounts protect both sides of the stamp. The foil used has been specially developed for the purpose of protecting stamps. It has been thoroughly tested and contains no additives, softeners or chemicals which could damage stamps in any possible way. The matt finish of the top foil ensures That no reflections spoil the beauty of the stamp, and gives perfect display. The elasticity of the lower welded edge provides a perfect and secure hold. (BSEL)

Illuminated magnifier with adjustable focusing allowing for 8x magnification. A great value magnifier.