​​​​​Market update 21st November 2019

• IMPORTANT NOTE: The Royal Mail appear to be surcharging some 1st class and 2nd class non value indicator stamps as being INVALID for postal use. Presently this only appears to affect stamps issued in the pre-elliptical perforation period circa 1989 to 1993. We do know that the Royal Mail Revenue Protection Team in the Glasgow Sorting Office have been applying surcharges to some mail using these stamps. We think that the Royal Mail have simply done this in error but we just don't want to take the risk of selling these early NVI stamps to our valued postage customers. Please contact us if you know of any other dealers who are having similar issues.
• As a result, from now on we shall only pay 45% face value for 1st and 2nd class stamps from the period 1989-1993. I think we can still sell them to collectors in complete booklets for around 60% face value. Please contact us if you know of any other dealers who are having similar issues as a formal complaint may have to be submitted to the Royal Mail Chief Executive's Office.

(We always require GB postage, especially as we head towards Christmas, however some values are more popular than others so please contact us first if the value your invoice will be £2000 or over).  IF POSSIBLE PLEASE SEND YOUR STAMPS MADE UP IN PACKETS OF 50, 100 or 200 CONTAINING THE SAME VALUE. THIS MAKES THEM EASY TO COUNT AND SELL ON. SMALLER AMOUNTS ARE ACCEPTED BUT PLEASE WRITE CLEARLY ON EACH PACKET HOW MANY STAMPS ARE INSIDE.   Please print our VAT No. GB 865933187 and EORI No. GB 865933187000 on the outside of non EU zone packages. email: thebestdeals@aol.com - philatelink@btinternet.com - sales@philatelink.co.uk tel landline: 01896 759703 tel mobile: 07510 312271 THOSE HIGHLIGHTED IN BOLD BELOW WE NEED URGENTLY - WE NEED ALL 2nd CLASS STAMPS
FACE VALUE (FV)	FV	CRITERIA
Stamps 1p to 34p	47%	Sorted by value
Stamps 35p to 49p	55%	Sorted by value
Stamps 50p to 99p	60%	Sorted by value
Stamps £1 to £1.99	65%	Sorted by value
Stamps £2 to £4.99	72%	Sorted by value
Stamps £5 and £10	75%
GB MNH Decimal Stamp Collections	45%	UNSORTED - Pre 2000
GB MNH Decimal Stamp Collections	55%	UNSORTED - Post 2000
GB Unsorted MNH Stamps 1971-2019	48%	Made up in Bags of £500 & £250 face value
GB Mounted Mint Decimal Stamp Collections	42%	UNSORTED
First (1st) Class NVI Stamps (lick and stick)	57%	Commemoratives or Unsorted Mixed Lots
First (1st) Class NVI Stamps (self-adhesive)	60%	Commemorative
First (1st) Class Christmas Stamps	65%	All Christmas NVI Stamps
First (1st) Class NVI Stamps (lick and stick)	58%	Definitive Queen's Head (with elliptical perforations)
First (1st) Class NVI Stamps (self-adhesive)	64%	Definitive Queen's Head
Second (2nd) Class NVI Stamps	70%	Commemoratives
Second (2nd) Class Christmas Stamps	70%	All Christmas NVI Stamps
Second (2nd) Class NVI Stamps (lick and stick)	65%	Definitive Queen's Head (with elliptical perforations)
Second (2nd) Class NVI Stamps (self-adhesive)	70%	Definitive Queen's Head
First Class LARGE NVI (self-adhesive)	70%	ALL TYPES (£1.06)
First Class LARGE NVI (lick and stick)	70%	ALL TYPES (£1.06)
Second Class LARGE NVI (self-adhesive)	70%	ALL TYPES (83p)
Second Class LARGE NVI (lick and stick)	68%	ALL TYPES (83p)
1st Class Signed For Delivery Stamps	75%	All types (£1.90 and £2.26)/b>
Special Delivery Stamps	75%	(£6.60 >100g and £7.40 >500g
Europe & Worldwide NVI Stamps	75p ea	Up to 40 grams>
Europe & Worldwide NVI Stamps>	75p ea	'E' Rate Stamps
Europe & Worldwide NVI Stamps	58%	Up to 20g​​ (e £1.35 & w/w £1.55)
Europe & Worldwide NVI Stamps	60%	Up to 60g & 100g (e £1.60 & w/w £2.30)
Presentation Packs & Year Books	48%	from 1971 to 1998
Presentation Packs & Year Books	57%	from 1999 to 2005
Presentation Packs & Year Books	62%	from 2006 to 2018
Presentation Packs & Year Books	68%	2019
Prestige Booklets	50%	up to 1998
Prestige Booklets	60%	1999 to 2017
Prestige Booklets	62%	2018
Prestige Booklets	68%	2019
Booklets with Stamps up to 26p	48%	folding & retail etc
Booklets with Stamps from 27p to 68p	53%	folding & retail etc
Smiler Sheets	58%	Lick & Stick Gum
Smiler Sheets	63%	Self-adhesive Gum
	£4	The 1st class stamps from this booklet issued in 1993 are always rendering them useless for postage in the UK. We sell them to collectors for £6 each.
	£1.20	2011 Thunderbirds 3D miniature sheet

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