With interest rates now expected to remain below 1% for the next five years, more of us are buying collectibles to beat inflation and protect our wealth against decay.
I have reviewed our stockholding in some detail over the festive season (very sad I know) and have picked out a handful of items I think are:
- Exceptional
- Undervalued
- Have great investment potential
We are in the business of buying exceptional collectibles. Problem is... we often sell our best items before we even get the chance to put them up on our website. Most clients don’t ever see our best purchases.
Well... not anymore
I got my hands on a small number of recently purchased gems to offer exclusively to my readers before anyone else takes them.
These are my personal recommendations to enhance your existing portfolio. If you have not yet invested in any of our products then these recommendations would be a perfect start.
I don’t put my seal of approval on things lightly. When you purchase something backed by my personal recommendation, I feel I have sold a personal obligation.
For that reason, these items are worth serious consideration.
As they are exceptional, collectors will almost certainly snap them up quickly so you will need to contact me quickly if you want to secure your investment.
I am sharing with you my inside knowledge of the market here so even if you are not interested in buying right now, you should find the following enlightening…
Today’s Top Tip – An Undervalued Rarity
One of the most important stamps from the British Empire:
Our Philatelic Director produced the description of this item. As it is a bit technical in nature, I have simply highlighted in “bold” the important aspects influencing its investment quality to help you understand why it is so special.
1855 (Dec) 1d orange on white paper, watermark large star, imperforate with large margins and brilliant colour, part original gum.
Plated as position 5 on the sheet, the centre stamp from the reconstructed strip of 3 (position 4-6) assembled by H. Gordon Kaye (CRL 12/11/91, lots 65-67), and much the finest of the three.
Slight gum crease at foot but very fine appearance and excessively rare.
This first Richardson printing, using paper supplied from London, represents the initial production of postage stamps in New Zealand. A very important and desirable stamp. Stamp comes with a British Philatelic Association certificate (1990).(catalogue value: £32,000)
Why I recommend it to you
This stamp is the finest of the three in existence, yet offered at a 25% discount to catalogue value!
Our Philatelic Director purchased this stamp. He is renowned, both internally and externally in the market, for his prudence in pricing of high value rarities.
Any other stamp dealer would likely sell this at full catalogue price. We often sell items like this directly in the trade to other dealers, proving my point.
In 2004, this item had a catalogue value of £18,000. The 5-year growth in value in the catalogue price represents an increase of 78% (or 16% per annum).
One of the most important items in philately of New Zealand and a gem which will always be desirable to serious specialist collectors.
An item of similar rarity from Great Britain would regularly fetch three or four times this value.
I believe many key philatelic items from the British Empire are long overdue a price correction. This occurred in some areas of the GB market over the past 5 years and will inevitably follow in other countries.
Be quick to order and secure this item for your collection
To secure this item, please call me on 01481 708273 or e-mail mhall@stanleygibbons.co.uk.
For me this is a perfect investment in British Empire stamps.