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| Great British Stamps for Investment People have invested in stamps probably since the first day they were ever issued. Some have made a lot of money out of it, others have lost a lot. If you are considering Stamps as an Investment, then my main bit of advice is learn a bit about stamps first. A lack of knowledge about any investment area can be dangerous, I know, I brought Marconi shares at 35p each. The last time I looked, I think my entire holding wasn’t worth much more. Also, be very careful about where and whom you give your money to. If you are collecting GB stamps solely for the purpose of hoping for a profitable return at some later date, then you cannot be a general collector. You must be selective. Many stamps are purely brought and sold solely for their collecting interest and will never return you a profit and collectors are aware of this. They buy them because they want to. If they are lucky, some of their purchases will show them a profit and these will offset the losers. If you would like to read more about Collecting Great British Satmps, please Click Here |
| INTRODUCTION |
| Welcome. The Great British Stamp market is booming and
there are many, many Great British stamps that have increased in
value over the past two to three years. Some have increased a little, whilst others
have rocketed. You don't even need to spend a fortune. Some stamps or sets
in the mid to high tens have increased well in value too. So, whilst nothing in life can be certain or guaranteed, Great British Stamps at the moment are looking good for Investment. A word of warning though. As with all investments, it should be remembered that prices can go down as well as up and who knows what the Market is going to be like in 10 years time. Crystal ball anyone? |
| WHICH GREAT BRITISH STAMPS TO INVEST IN? |
| The heading of this section is What
stamps to Invest in. Because of the market at this time,
this can now be made much smaller and easier for the layman to understand.
UNMOUNTED MINT. At least that's my tip for the lower to mid Investor. Now this doesn't mean any unmounted mint and it doesn't exclude fine used either. It is just the area that has shown the best overall increase and the area that still looks a good bet. Modern decimal stamps have a few items that have shot up, but generally speaking these are for collecting and unless you are very selective you are unlikely to make a killing on these. Mind you, I could be wrong. I'm talking about Unmounted Mint from Victoria Jubilees right through to Early QE2 definitive sets. I don't say pre Jubilees for several reasons that I won't bore you with, though if you have some experience in this period, then fine, go for it, if that's your thing. Nearly every unmounted mint high value stamp from this period has gone up and whilst these were the first items to start moving, now the lower priced items are moving up as well. Some of the lower value sets are selling at a ridiculously low price in relation to availability. Will the prices continue to go up? The above is really aimed at the low to mid range of Investor/collector. If you want to invest a really large sum, then no problem, just contact me. |
| WHAT I OFFER |
| If you do a search on the internet for
Stamp Investments, you will find some companies now offering this service
and they are selling items specifically targeted just for Investors. Well,
I'm not. I don't have an Investment page of stamps. I simply have Great British
stamps for sale. A reasonably chosen selection can
have the potential to increase in value. Nor do you need to spend a
fortune either. For those interested in better high value stamps, I have a small selection in my Selected Items Section (link on the Home Page), but I'm so busy, that this section just doesn't get updated as often as I would like and so I have a large quantity of items in stock but not shown. If you don't see an item that interests you, just email me with the item you are looking for and I'll get back to you. This applies to anyone. So, if you only want to spend a couple of Hundred or many thousands. I have access to nearly every other major stamp dealer in the World and can source items up to many thousands of Pounds. I can suggest things for you to buy, but I don't really like to do this without you doing a little research of your own. |
| WHY BUY FROM ME |
| I have over 17 years of
experience buying and selling GB stamps and have become one of the
largest GB dealers in the Country (this applies to weight as
well!). I can supply impeccable references if you have any worries. I work from an office at home, don't have an army of staff to pay for, don't have fancy offices and in general don't have the enormous overheads that some firms have. So, you are not having to pay for all that as well as your stamps. I'm afraid that I don't have any nice brochures either, all I have are stamps! Most importantly, I'm also happy to work on a small profit margin if needed. Don't get me wrong. I like big margins the same as any other guy, but 5% of a thousand is still 50 quid to me and it all helps to pay the bills. |
| CONTACTING ME TO DISCUSS YOUR REQUIREMENTS |
| I am happy to discuss any aspect of
collecting or Investment with you. So, by all means email me or phone (044) 01708 440173 during normal UK office hours. A meeting can be arranged in many cases if required to discuss or show you some material. Please note that due to security, only photocopies of material may be brought to any meeting in the first instance. All major items of value are stored in banks and are not stored on my premises, so some time maybe needed in order to supply you with details or images. |
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