The Stanley Gibbons Group Plc (est. 1856) is the world’s longest established rare stamp merchant and the undisputed international market leader in this field. The Group has been listed on AIM on the London Stock Exchange since 2002.

Our world-leading experts are at the heart of everything we do and it is our adherence to quality that gained Stanley Gibbons the Royal Warrant in 1914 and allows us to offer a lifetime guarantee on what we sell. The company serves pre-eminent collectors, philatelists and numismatists and offers discerned investors the opportunity to secure selections of rare, prized, tangible assets to protect and grow their wealth.

The investment department operates from offices in London, Guernsey, Jersey, Hong Kong and Singapore. Our subsidiary Fraser’s Autographs is known for its integrity and expertise in rare autographs, documents and manuscripts and with the purchases of AH Baldwin’s & Sons numismatics (est. 1872) and Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions towards the end of 2013 and Mallett Plc in September 2014, the Group’s interests have expanded into rare coins, antiques, fine arts and books, creating a powerful group of companies operating at the pinnacle of the global collectibles market.

Rare stamps and coins have been showing relentless, steady growth for decades. Even in the turmoil of the recent global financial crisis the market remained healthy.

The GB250 Rare Stamps Index, which tracks the performance of British stamps valued at approximately GBP10,000 and above available on the open market, and which is quoted by both Bloomberg Professional and Thomson Reuters, has shown an average compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.1% over the last 12 years.

The GB200 Gold Coin Index has shown very similar returns with an average CAGR of 13.3% over the last 12 years.

Finally, the GB30 Rarities Index (STGIGB30 on Bloomberg Professional), has shown a consistent CAGR of just under 10% for more than 40 years with no volatility.

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