Liquidity

Stamps and autographs, which benefit from being highly portable, are internationally traded in all currencies and the price obtained is largely constant wherever you sell them. Over 48 million collectors worldwide protect both the price and the liquidity. The stamp market alone represents a global business of $10 billion per annum.

Tom Stevenson, the editor of Hemscott.com shares the same opinion:

“If you share my view that the stock market is likely to go sideways and the residential property market will be lucky not to go backwards over the next year or so, you might well be scratching your head about where to put your money.”

Market prices are readily available through Stanley Gibbons' printed and online stamp catalogues. The Internet has opened up the world market of collectibles and provided increased visibility and tradability. Recent auction realisations are often exceeding current listed catalogue prices.