Last chance to subscribe to our 5 year guaranteed 3% per annum minimum return contracts

Would you say no to a minimum return on your investment of 15% over the next 5 years?

Especially when that is your worse case scenario...

A recent happy investor I dealt with saw one of the stamps in his portfolio up 300% in the past 5 years. His total investment showed growth of 78%.

Not everyone does that well, but it does prove the type of returns that are possible.

Many of you have already snapped up this offer.

While many of the world’s richest people saw their fortunes shrink again this year, more of you have turned to us to help protect your wealth in these uncertain economic times.

You have just 7 days left

You have just 7 days left to get into our most popular investment product.

Our Finance Director just called me - he is closing the door on our 5 year contracts (the shortest contract term we have available) in 7 days time.

For the avoidance of doubt, if you want in, you must subscribe by the 9th of December 2009.

You see, we have a strict limit on the level of subscriptions we accept to our investment products offering a guaranteed return.

We limit the value of sales permitted to our guaranteed minimum return contracts each year to the equivalent of one month’s average purchases.

In other words, our obligations to buyback under contracts are well within our normal purchasing requirements.

This protects you and us.

We know we want to buy your portfolio back…

Rare stamps are our lifeblood. We need them to do business. We only sell you rare stamps we WANT to buy back. Collectors will be screaming for them after you’ve taken them out the market for 5 years.

But, we limit sales with guarantees, just in case things don’t go according to plan.

This means we are sure that even, in the unlikely event, if rare stamps went down in value, we would have the financial resources to honour our guarantees.

That’s why the door closes in 7 days time.

Our guarantees work in a very similar way to the well known marketing slogan:

“30 day money back guarantee”

Companies that offer this guarantee can do so because they know they sell a quality product at a fair price and few people will exercise their right of return.

Most investors, in our guaranteed minimum return contracts, don’t exercise the guarantee at the end of their contract.

That’s because we offer a quality product and, in most cases, investors see their portfolios going up by more than our guarantee.

The fact is rare stamps from Great Britain have shown an average compound increase in value of around 10% per annum over the past 50 years.

The GB30 Rarities Index, as quoted on Bloomberg Professional®, increased by 91% over the past 5 years.

Over the past two years, whilst the world descended into economic chaos, our market continued as if nothing was happening.

Rather than “forced sellers” we have experienced the opposite…

No one wants to sell their stamp collection right now - collectors are better off with the stamps than the cash. This is putting a real supply squeeze on fresh material coming onto the market. This can only mean one thing for prices in the near term if this situation does not change.

Minimum Return Rates Currently Apply

Let me remind you of the terms we currently offer on our guaranteed minimum return contracts:

Contract Length	Minimum Guaranteed Annual Return	Min Value at end of term - £10,000 invested	Min Value at end of term - £25,000 invested	Min Value at end of term - £100,000 invested	Min Value at end of term - £250,000 invested
3 Years	3%	Fully subscribed
5 Years	3%	£11,500	£28,750	£115,000	£287,500
6 Years	3%	£11,800	£29,500	£118,000	£295,000
7 Years	4%	£12,800	£32,000	£128,000	£320,000
8 Years	4%	£13,200	£34,000	£132,000	£330,000
9 Years	4%	£13,600	£34,000	£136,000	£340,000
10 Years	5%	£15,000	£37,500	£150,000	£375,000

These are your minimum returns. If history is anything to go by, your actual returns should be higher.

What you need to do

To get in before the door closes, all you need to do now is register your name on “the list” by the 9th of December. You don’t need to have the funds available right now although we would expect to receive payment from you no later than the 31st of December.

To register now, please complete the online application form by following the link below:

/investments/investment-products/gmrc-0609.aspx

Alternatively, call us on 0845 026 7170 and our sales advisers will be happy to discuss your investment requirements.

Investing in a tangible asset

Don’t forget that your investment is in rare stamps or historical signatures. You invest in a tangible asset, first and foremost.

Let me refresh your memory about why our investment offering is so compelling at this time:

1. Guaranteed minimum return of up to 5% per annum
2. Unlimited upside to potential returns
3. Diversification of your wealth
4. No correlation with traditional asset classes such as shares, bonds and property
5. Collectibles historically have performed well in times of economic panic as investors flock to tangible assets to protect their wealth
6. A way of getting a return on your wealth in the current low interest rate environment

Last chance?

The Board of Stanley Gibbons next meet on the 14th of January 2010...

With such a shortage of rare stamps from Great Britain in the market, it is entirely possible that the Board will decide to cease our guaranteed minimum returns investment product.

There does come a point when we simply can’t afford to have our best material tied up in a contract for 5 years.

The demand from collectors is relentless and we need to service our market effectively.

Whether Stanley Gibbons will offer any guaranteed minimum return contracts in 2010 is yet to be decided…

This may be your last chance to lock in guaranteed returns in the rare stamps and signatures market.

PS. What our market has to look forward to next year:

a) The International Stamp Show coming to London in May 2010 (a once in a decade event)
b) The progressive emergence of the Indian and Chinese markets as new wealthy collectors join the party from these countries
c) An increasing number of people reaching retirement age and taking up the all consuming hobby of stamp collecting
d) The long awaited launch of a rare stamp investment fund exerting price pressure on top rarities in the market