The Royal Collection, the collection of rare signatures I would buy

Dear Reader,

This is the secret I don't want you to know about.

The secret of "my" collection of Royal signatures.

The fact is I don't want to sell them.

You see, I cherish these pieces and I will be sad to see them go.

Sadly, this is not my personal collection and I don't win brownie points with our shareholders by showing them what a wonderful stock holding I have.

You are probably thinking at this point:

"Yeah, yeah, yeah heard it all before - typical sales talk."

I can assure you in this case I am being serious. I will be devastated when I watch my treasured "Royal Collection" leave the building.

It's not as if I can replace them tomorrow. It could take me years to replace them.

The Ultimate Collection in Historical Signatures

The most popular question put to me is:

"What would you recommend as the ideal investment in signatures?"

Obviously, my answer depends on how much money I think you have!

But generally, my response is:

"If I had the money I would build a complete collection of every King and Queen of Britain dating back to Edward IV (the earliest royal signature you will ever find)."

I consider myself very privileged.

Working at Stanley Gibbons, I get the opportunity to handle more items than I could ever afford to buy personally.

There are three main reasons why I love Royal signatures:

1. I believe Royalty represents the ultimate in historical signatures. The fascination with Royalty is timeless.

2. I believe investment returns in Royal signatures have the propensity to beat the returns from all other areas of autograph collecting.

3. But actually - most importantly - compiling a complete collection of Royal signatures would give me the most personal satisfaction and sense of achievement."

The Royal Time Line

Have a look below at the list of the complete Royal signatures collection you could hope to build. These are the Kings and Queens of Britain from 1461 to current date.

Royal Signatures Collection - Kings & Queens of Britain (Timeline)

*Lord Protector of the Commonwealth

At this time, we probably have the most extensive stock holding of royal signatures we have ever held. You see, we sourced a major collection earlier in the year.

Such collections generally only come up when a collector dies or is in desperate need of cash. Consequently, it is unlikely we will have such a fantastic stock holding again for a long time to come.

That is why I don't want you to buy them. I cannot replace them in the market anytime soon.

It would be a fantastic achievement to build a complete collection of the Monarchs of Britain. I certainly have never heard of anyone who has achieved this.

If I ever make enough money, I will certainly endeavour to achieve it. However, you can go some way to starting such a collection today. You can click on individual stock code references above to view the specific items against each Monarch. Alternatively, click on the link below to view the entire collection.

If you are a collector and you decide to buy these items, I hope you appreciate them as much as I have.

Attention to Investors

In some ways, I would prefer if a "pure investor" decided to acquire these items. The reason being, I know you will probably sell them back to me in the future.

Indeed, if you took these items out on a guaranteed minimum return investment contract I might, if I'm lucky, get these items back in 5 years time.

You on the other hand will benefit from at least a 25% capital gain in 5 years time, and potentially more depending on how the market for rare historical signatures develops over the next 5 years.

The Earliest Royal Signature

My favourite item in this collection is the Treaty between England and Brittany signed by Edward IV. It is, without a shadow of a doubt, the most attractive historical document I have ever laid eyes on. It is the "Holy Grail" of historical signature collecting.

It is certainly the oldest item I have ever handled and is the earliest signature of a British Monarch that you will ever find.

It is a truly remarkable piece and the condition of the manuscript is nearly as fresh as the day it was written. over 540 years ago.

Edward IV was effectively the last French King of England and the document itself is a major piece of British history.

The signed Treaty between England and Brittany cemented their mutual support against King Louis XI of France. It is one of the most important early signed Royal documents to have ever come on the Market.

I believe this item has the best long term investment potential and is probably one of the few opportunities to buy and hold something, which could conceivably fetch in excess of £1 million at auction in the future.

The Most Popular Royal Signature

Although I love the Edward IV item, the most popular royal signature is Henry VIII. Unfortunately, Henry VIII signatures are very difficult to source and there are few available of the quality we would want to acquire.

Our senior buyer summed up the rarity factor well:

"I've seen a handful at most, in 30 years, they are that rare."

You see. most items of this age and rarity are carefully stored in museums, you'd be lucky to get the chance to see one, let alone own one.

The flamboyant life of Henry VIII most famous for his six wives has a never ending appeal. I know my daughter has been learning about Tudor times at school and she found her project on Henry VIII fascinating.

King Henry VIII was the most famous man of his time. His reputation has transcended 460 years.

The prevailing high level of demand for Henry VIII signatures provides the main ingredient for a successful investment.

To purchase any of these items NOW, please click on the link below to place your order (before someone else does). Remember they are all unique and we can only sell them ONCE.

The first person to ORDER gets it, simple as that.

If you would like to discuss an investment in Royal historical signatures further, or any of the items featured in more detail, please complete the contact form on the link below and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Alternatively, you can contact Adrian Roose, on:

+44 (0) 1481 708 277

email investment@stanleygibbons.co.uk

TOLL FREE from the USA 1 866 644 6146

The total value of the Royal collection comes to just over £370,000. I find it amazing that you can amass a collection of such historical significance of this for less than a million pounds. I will be surprised if 10 years from now it would be possible to do such a thing.

Sincerely,

Mike Hall

Chief Executive

The Stanley Gibbons Group