A £1,000 face-value stamp? What could you possibly send for £1,000? Such a stamp was issued in 1882...
Its main purpose was to dispatch letters and packages to the furthest reaches of the British Empire.
As you might imagine, very few of these were printed and very few were used. The price prohibited people collecting them, and stamp collecting as a hobby had yet to become fashionable.
But they are very much in fashion now...
You see... this stamp is a staple stamp for all collectors of Great Britain. If you collect British stamps then you have an album with a space for this stamp.
And it’s such a striking design that it’s a space that demands to be filled.
Of course, that’s reflected in the pricing... But they’re not as expensive as you might think...
You could have purchased a superb used example from us in 1996 for £1,300 ($2,600). A superb used example will now cost you around £4,500 ($9,000).
That’s a 246% increase in a little over a decade.
Considering the rarity, we believe this price is still cheap... And we expect the demand to continue.
The stamp I’m talking about is the Victorian £5 Orange issued in 1882. £5 in 1882 is equivalent to roughly £1,000 ($2,000) in today’s money.
5 years ago we sold a superb mint example of the £5 Orange for £6,000 ($12,000).
That very same stamp recently set a world record price at auction in London. It sold for £15,270 ($30,540). £6,000 to £15,270 in 5 years...
But we think that price is a one off... for now.
It’s a little bit ahead of our current valuation. But we do expect our price to be around £15,000 ($30,000) very soon.
Why?
These stamps are increasingly hard to find in superb condition. I’ll give you an idea how rare these stamps are...
Here’s a comparison: They printed over 68 million Penny Blacks, the world’s first postage stamp in 1840. But less than 250,000 £5 Oranges were printed.
This is why we recommend the £5 Orange for investment...
At a recent stamp auction in Knightsbridge, London a ‘top quality’ mint example sold for a world record £15,270 ($30,540).
The £5 Orange was also voted the 6th most favourite stamp design in a poll of stamp collectors.
For over 100 years the £5 Orange remained the highest denomination British stamp.
Again, few were printed, few were used. Mint examples are selling for record figures.
Used examples are also highly sought after.
And remember this is a rare stamp... To explain it another way 270,000 Penny Blacks were printed for every one £5 Orange printed.
Prices for used examples have rocketed 246% in the last decade.
And it’s a stamp voted the 6th most popular stamp design ever.
The story is simple to understand. In short, if you get the opportunity to purchase one and tuck it away we suggest you do so.
We mentioned earlier the record price being a little ahead of our current valuation. Well...we stand by that.
We only have three £5 Oranges in stock. Our £5 Oranges are available on the following link. We’re sticking to our valuations for now.
It’s a great opportunity to add a £5 Orange to your portfolio.
Remember:
- Voted the 6th best design ever
- Record Prices being set
- +246% in the last decade (superb used example)
- Limited supply
We only have three available. You can view them on this link:
It’s a beautiful stamp to add to your portfolio... and don’t forget... every Great Britain collector needs one.
Happy investing!
Adrian Roose
+44 (0) 1481 708 277
aroose@stanleygibbons.co.uk
www.stanleygibbons.com/investment
