Stock investors can scoff, snicker, and giggle about collectibles all they want.
 
But investors in high-end collectibles are having the last laugh.

The 'Fraser's 100 Autograph index' is up more than 250% since 1997, and is continuing to rise.

And some individual autographs are up even more... Elvis and Napoleon are up 500%. Paul McCartney is up more than 1,000%.

The market in autographs and historical manuscripts is so popular that the Fraser's 100 index now appears on professional Bloomberg terminals, which are on most Wall Street desks.

The average stock investor tends to ignore this. But times they are a changing.

Investors are no longer happy with their S&P 500 stock index, or their property portfolios.

Given the state of the economy, investors are now paying more attention to the so called 'alternative investments', they are recognising the safety and security of actually owning physical assets.

Legendary American collector David Hall once explained a big secret about collectibles:

He said, "The big moves come when price guides first appear for a collectible."

The reason, David explained, is before the price guide, you have to be an expert.

You have to devote a ridiculous amount of time to becoming an expert...

...Research, tracking the auctions, talking to dealers, and figuring out what is important, and more importantly, what isn't.

It's a time consuming business.

But once the price guide comes out, the playing field is levelled significantly.

Fraser's Autographs has been around since 1978. It's a division of the Stanley Gibbons Group.

It's taken Fraser's over 30 years to collate all their knowledge.

They've compared prices, compared quality, complete paper tests...
 
They've authenticated 1000's of items and rejected 10,000's more.  

During this time they have diligently compiled an unparalleled reference collection of the world's rarest autographs.  

And in 2008 they published their very first autograph catalogue.

It was filled with thousands of autographs and their values.

It featured the top selling and most popular autographs from the fields of space and aviation, politics, literature, art, models, sport, military, music, TV and films.

It showed images of current autographs and their approximate values (these are shown in GBP, EURO and USD).

Featuring autographs from Sir Winston Churchill, Neil Armstrong, JFK, Andy Warhol, Picasso, George Washington and 1,000s more.

This catalogue is an essential tool for future investors.

At their finger tips investors now have the price history and knowledge it has taken us 30 years to build up.

The 2008 Autograph sold quickly; and NOW, the updated 2009 catalogue is now available.

We have 100 copies of this ground breaking publication set aside for you, Free of Charge.

If the success of our world famous stamp catalogues is anything to go by then this is the dawn of something big in the rare autograph market.

Over the coming year's investors and collectors will be able to track the performance of the world's rarest autographs.

When they can see the growth values in front of them it will put the S&P to shame.

The autograph market is going from strength to strength. Hardly surprising; given the rarity of the items involved. After all, Marilyn Monroe and James Dean won't be signing anymore.

hat's the beauty of this market. Demand continues to grow but supply is severely limited. You could call it the most basic economic equation.

We've been Europe's No. 1 autograph dealer for over 30 years now. It's fair to say nobody knows the market better than us.

And we continue to be very confident. So confident that we are happy to guarantee you a 5% per annum minimum return if you invest over a 10 year period.

Put simply you get to own a portfolio of highly desirable historical autographs, signed photos, and in 10 years time we will buy the portfolio back from you at a minimum 50% capital gain on your original capital.

Some have said it's 'better than a bank rate'. And it ALSO offers you an unlimited upside on your investment. For example if the market in rare autographs doubles in size in the next 10 years you would do better than the 5% per annum that we guarantee.

Also, we set aside funds in a client account each month, so your initial capital is protected over the duration of the investment with us.

Our aim is to make you money.

We're not suggesting you close down your bank account and hand us your life savings. It's all about diversification.

The annual Merrill Lynch Wealth report suggests investors place 10% of their net worth in alternative investments (I wonder how many listened?)

In 30 years we've never seen a better time to be buying hard assets.

And Bloomberg seem to agree.

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Free Catalogue to the first 100

On a strictly first come first served basis. Email aroose@stanleygibbons.co.uk with:

1. Your name  
2. Your postal address
3. A contact telephone number.

If you are one of the first 100 to contact us we will send you a Free Copy of the brand new Fraser's Autograph Catalogue.

And don't worry, if you miss out on this offer you can buy the catalogue online here:

Link
For just £9.95 (less than $20)

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Regards
Adrian Roose

P.S. You'll never find a better time to get involved with the autograph market. Without any obligation let me know how much you are looking to invest and we will show you a selection of amazing items that could be included in your personal portfolio.

P.P.S. And don't forget we are willing to offer a Guaranteed Minimum Return on the best autographed items. After all, they are our rarest items, we don't want to lose them forever. You can invest in the knowledge we want to buy the items back from you in the future.

+44 (0) 20 7836 8444
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