1- GREAT BRITAIN MINT DECIMAL POSTAGE STAMPS
BUYING GB DECIMAL MINT STAMPS 1971 to 2018 (We always require GB postage but some values are more popular than others so please contact us by email or telephone where the value is likely to be over £2000). email: philatelink@btinternet.com tel: 01896 759703 - mob: 07510 312271 |
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| FACE VALUE (FV) | Buy % of FV |
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| Stamps 1p to 49p | 53% | Sorted by value |
| Stamps 50p tp 99p | 60% | Sorted by value |
| Stamps £1.00 to £1.99 | 68% | Sorted by value |
| Stamps £2.00 to £10 | 80% | Sorted by value |
| First (1st) Class NVI Stamps (lick and stick) | 58% | Commemorative |
| First (1st) Class NVI Stamps (self-adhesive) | 65% | Commemorative |
| First (1st) Class Christmas Stamps | 58% | All Christmas Stamps |
| First (1st) Class NVI Stamps (lick and stick) | 60% | Definitive Queen's Head |
| First (1st) Class NVI Stamps (self-adhesive) | 68% | Definitive Queen's Head |
| Second (2nd) Class NVI Stamps | 66% | Commemorative Stamps |
| Second (2nd) Class Christmas Stamps | 63% | All Christmas Stamps |
| Second (2nd) Class NVI Stamps (lick and stick) | 66% | Definitive Queen's Head |
| Second (2nd) Class NVI Stamps (self-adhesive) | 72% | Definitive Queen's Head |
| First Class LARGE NVI (self-adhesive) | 70% | ALL TYPES (£1.01) |
| First Class LARGE NVI (lick and stick) | 70% | ALL TYPES (£1.01) |
| Second Class LARGE NVI (self-adhesive) | 70% | ALL TYPES (79p) |
| Second Class LARGE NVI (lick and stick) | 70% | ALL TYPES (79p) |
| 1st Class Signed For Delivery Stamps | 75% | All types (£1.77 and £2.11) |
| Special Delivery Stamps | 80% | (£6.50 >100g and £7.30 >500g) |
| Europe & Worldwide NVI Stamps | 50% | Up to 40 grams |
| Europe & Worldwide NVI Stamps | 55% | Up to 10g, 20g, E, 60g & 100g |
| Presentation Packs & Year Books | 52% | from 1971 to 1998 |
| Presentation Packs & Year Books | 57% | from 1999 to 2011 |
| Presentation Packs & Year Books | 62% | from 2012 to 2015 |
| Presentation Packs & Year Books | 67% | 2016 & 2017 |
| Presentation Packs & Year Books | 75% | 2018 |
| Prestige Booklets | 55% | up to 1998 |
| Prestige Booklets | 60% | 1999 to 2016 |
| Prestige Booklets | 68% | 2017 to 2018 |
| Booklets with Stamps up to 26p | 50% | folding & retail etc |
| Booklets with Stamps from 27p to 68p | 55% | folding & retail etc |
| Smiler Sheets | 60% | Lick & Stick Gum |
| Smiler Sheets | 65% | Self-adhesive Gum |
| ISLE OF MAN | 18% | |
BUYING COLLECTABLE BRITISH STAMPS Note the buying prices quoted in this section are based on my latest Internet auction realisation's. This ensures that you receive the fairest possible price for your material. |
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| 1929 £1 PUC fresh and well centred | £385 | SG 438 MNH |
| 1929 £1 PUC fresh and well centred | £220 | SG 438 Mint Light Hinged |
| 1929 £1 PUC Mounted mint | £200 | SG 438 MH |
| 1929 £1 PUC Well Centred | £185 | SG 438 VFU |
| 1938-48 KGVI High Values Set of 6 | £95 | SG 496/78b MNH |
| 1938-48 KGVI High Values Set of 6 | £55 | SG 496/78b MLH |
| 1948 Silver Wedding | £4.75 | SG 536/539 MNH |
| 1951 Festival High Values | £18 | SG 509/512 MNH |
| 1951 Festival High Values | £13 | SG 509/512 MLH |
| 1953-70 QEII Commemoratives Ordinary & Phosphor Complete | £50 | Mint Never Hinged |
| 1953-68 QEII Wilding Stitched Booklets we pay | 13% | of SG Catalogue Value |
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1955 Waterlow Castles H/V Set of 4
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£25
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SG 536/539 Mint light hinged
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| 1959 2nd De La Rue Castles H/V Set of 4 | £20 | SG 595/598 Mint light hinged |
| 1963 Cable 1/6d Phosphor | £1 | SG 645p MNH |
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1970-75 Postage Dues Set (13v)
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£2.00
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D77/D89 MNH
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1971 Machin Scandanavia Pres Pack
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£12
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Very Fine
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| 1972 Silver Wedding 3p T/L Gutter Pair | £3.00 | MNH Unfolded |
| 1973 Royal Wedding T/L Gutter Pairs | £9.50 | MNH Unfolded |
| 1974 Tree T/L Gutter Pair | £10 | MNH Unfolded |
| 1974 Fire Engines T/L Gutter Pairs | £6 | MNH Unfolded |
| 1974 UPU T/L Gutter Pairs | £6.50 | MNH Unfolded |
| 1974 Medieval Warriors T/L Gutter Pairs | £7 | MNH Unfolded |
| 1974 Churchill T/L Gutter Pairs | £4 | MNH Unfolded |
| 1974 Christmas T/L Gutter Pairs | £3 | MNH Unfolded |
| 1977 Machin High Values Large Presentation Pack | £25 | Pack No 13 |
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1982 Postage Dues Set (12v)
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£1.50
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D90/D101 MNH
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1982 Postage Dues Pres Pack
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£3.00
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Pack 135
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| 1984 Machin 10p 2B Type II | 65p | X886b |
| 1985 Scots 31p Type II Perf 14 | £35 | SG S51Ea |
| 1986 Scots 22p Type II Perf 14 | £2 | SG S48Ea |
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1987 Defintive (1p to 75p) Pres Pack
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£6
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Pack No 9
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1988 Castles High Values Pres Pack
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£6.50
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Pack No 18
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1991 Definitive Presentation Pack
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£5.50
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Pack No 24
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1992 Castles High Value Pres Pack
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£7
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Pack No 27
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| 1992 Scots 18p, 24p, 28p & 39p P14 | £4 | SG S60a/69a/75a/8 |
| 1993 (20 x 1st Class) Stamp Booklet | £4.00 | SG MG1 The stamps are always stuck down and cannot be used for postage. Very poor sellers. |
| 1993 (20 x 1st Class) Stamp Booklet (as above) | £4.50 | Presentation Pack No.29 |
| 1993 £10 Britannia Postage Stamp | £8 | Mint Never Hinged |
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1993 £10 Britannia Presentation Pack
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£8
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Pack No 28
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1994 Postage Dues Set (9v)
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£4.50
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D102/D110 MNH
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1994 Postage Dues Pres Pack
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£5.50
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Pack 32 Very Fine
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1995 Castles £3 Presentation Pack
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£2.50
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Pack No 33
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1998 Diana Presentation Pack
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£10
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Welsh language version
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| 1997 Castles High Value Set (Enschede) | £8 | Enschede Printed |
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1997 Castles High Value Presentation Pack
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£9
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Enschede Pack No 40
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1999 £1.50-£5 High Values Pres Pack
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£7.50
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Pack No 43
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1999 Millennium M/S MNH
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£1.70
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with Stamp Show 2000 overprint
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2000 Her Majesty's PSB Pack 3 Books
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£26
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Contains DX20, DX22 & DX24
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2001 Submarines S/A Stamp Booklet
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£7.50
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SG PM2
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2001 Submarines S/A Stamp Booklet
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£8
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SG PM2 with cyl. numbers
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2001 £1.50-£5 High Values Pres Pack
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£7.50
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Pack No 43a
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| 2001 20x19p Robin Smiler Sheet | £7 | LS2 Perfect |
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2001 20x19p Robin 'Consignia' Smiler Sheet
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£45
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LS2a Perfect
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| 2001 10x1st Xmas Cracker Smiler Sheet | £7 | LS3 Perfect |
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2001 10x1st Christmas Cracker 'Consignia' Smiler Sheet
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£45
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LS3a Perfect
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| 2001 Greetings Smiler Sheet | £10 | LS5 Perfect |
| 2002 Occasions Smiler Sheet | £7.50 | LS7 Perfect |
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2003 A Perfect Coronation PSB
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£8
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SG DX31
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| 2003 Coronation PSB Pane only | £4 | SG 2378a |
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2003 £1.50-£5 High Values Pres Pack
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£7.50
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Pack No 62
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2008 1st Post & Go Pres Pack
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£15
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Perfect Condition
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2009 Charles Darwin PSB
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£7
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SG DX45
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2009 £1.50-£5 High Values Pres Pack
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£8.50
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Pack No 83
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2010 Special Delivery £6.45 & £7.25
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£9.50
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Presentation Pack
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2011 First Aerial Post PSB
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£8
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SG DY2
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| 2011 Thunderbirds 3D M/S | £1.25 | MS3142 |
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2012 UK A-Z Sheet SG MS3308
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£24
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Mint never hinged
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2012 Keeping the Flame Alive PSB
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£10
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SG DY5
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2012 Olympic Games Smiler Sheet
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£11
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LS82 Perfect
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| 2012 XXX Olympiad Sheet | £12 | SG MS3204a |
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2012 Olympic Games Definitives
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£3.75
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Presentation Pack
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| 2015 'Smilers 2015' Smiler Sheet | £40 | LS93 Perfect |
BUYING GB FIRST DAY COVERS Prices for nice clean covers with typed address or unaddressed (no handwritten addresses) |
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| First Day Covers 2010 to 2012 | 40p | Commemoratives per cover |
| First Day Covers 2013 to 2014 | 60p | Commemoratives per cover |
| First Day Covers 2015 & 2016 | 90p | Commemoratives per cover |
| First Day Covers 2017 & 2018 | £1.50 | Commemoratives per cover |
| Definitive & Regional FDC's 2010-2018 | 20p to 75p | Half the price of Commemorative FDC's above |
| Benham Silk Single Stamp Covers | 10p | Commemoratives per cover |
| Benham Silk Full Set Stamp Covers | 25p | pre-1985 per cover |
| Benham Silk Full Set Stamp Covers | 45p | 1985-2003 per cover |
| Benham Silk Full Set Stamp Covers | £1 | 2004-2009 per cover |
| Bradbury Full Set Stamp Covers | £1 | 1985-2003 per cover |
| Bradbury Full Set Stamp Covers | £2 | 2004 onwards per cover |
BUYING CHANNEL ISLANDS & ISLE OF MAN Happy to buy any Channel Islands or Isle of Man stamp collections it they are neatly presented in albums and can be sold on intact. |
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| Guernsey & Alderney | 15% | |
| Jersey | 15% | |
| Isle of Man | 18% | |
BUYING EUROPEAN & WORLDWIDE STAMPS (Please advise what you have for sale prior to sending) Happy to buy any modern foreign stamp collections it they are neatly presented in albums and can be sold on intact. |
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| Australia | £19 | per 100 $ Aus |
| Canada (32c and over) | £20 | per $100 Can |
| Canada (Up to 31c) | £17 | per $100 Can |
| France (euro) | £30 | per 100 euros |
| Germany | £40 | per 100 euros |
| Gibraltar | TBA | Face value, tidy in sets or sheets |
| Hong Kong China | £4 | per $100 |
| Ireland | £30 | per 100 euros |
| Italy | £30 | per 100 euros |
| Japan | 23p | per 100 Yen |
| Malta | £28 | per 100 euros |
| Netherlands | £30 | per 100 euros |
| New Zealand | £17 | per 100 NZ$ |
| Switzerland | £38 | per 100 SFR |
| USA (up to 49c) | £17 | per 100 $ US |
| USA (50c and over) | £22 | per 100 $ US |
Buying Terms and Conditions!
- All buying subject to stock requirements and currency fluctuations;
- All stamps must be valid for postal use and have full gum. No postage dues and officials;
- Please do not count 1/2p's in your UK totals e.g. an 11½p stamp is counted as 11p;
- We normally only accept lots sorted by denominations or by sets/sheets.
- All shipments ideally should include a list of contents, which makes checking easier;
- Large unsorted lots of postage we pay 10% less as we have to pay someone to sort it;
- Minimum shipment £50.00 or €75,00. Prices for UK subject to stock requirements.
- Prices for foreign stamps are subject to change in line with the currency exchange rate on the day we buy the stamps and the general sale ability of the material offered to us;
- We do not buy un-gummed, unused or re-gummed stamps which have already been through the postal system. It is illegal to re-use or sell them.
PAYMENT IS MADE AS SOON AS THE CONTENTS HAVE BEEN CHECKED. We deal with postage consignments in order of date received therefore if we are very busy in can take a bit longer to process your material and send payment. In any event we will always pay within 30 days of receiving your parcel. Very large or untidy lots may take more time to process and value.
Selling Tip: Generally you should always get more money for your GB decimal stamps if you sell them direct to a dealer at a fixed price. For example the buying prices we offer are pretty much what we currently have to pay at a good stamp auction. This means you could receive up to 25% more as you would not have to pay an Auctioneer's selling commission. In addition most auctions now charge the winning bidder a buyer's premium of between 10% and 20%. Buyers take full account of this premium when calculating and placing their highest bids. You will also get paid much quicker.
2 - GB & BRITISH COMMONWEALTH STAMPS, 1840 to 1970
We are always keen to buy outright, or sell on a competitive commission basis, good quality GB and Commonwealth stamps and cover collections. (see Services section above for details). You can either send us your collection by Special Delivery or book an appointment to have your collection appraised.
We are always pleased to personally meet customers and will always give you sound honest advice.
Our Promise:-
- We shall contact you as soon as the package arrives and discuss your best selling options:
- For eBay commission selling I shall start scanning and listing your items straight away;
- Links will be emailed to you so that you watch your sales progress in real time;
- Quick payment is made after the sale, as soon as the buyer pays us, we pay you;
- No need to wait months, as you do when selling through public auctions, plus you will make more money into the bargain!
- We have already helped 100's of people achieve the best value from their collections.
For large, bulky and more valuable collections it might be possible to arrange a home visit so that we can give your collection an appraisal.and advise you on the best methods of sale.
3 - GB FIRST DAY COVERS & OTHER COLLECTABLE COVERS
Unfortunately the world is awash with ordinary first day covers. It is one of Royal Mail’s biggest money makers and the biggest loss maker for collectors. Supply of standard Royal Mail covers outweighs demand by a huge margin. Sadly can no longer purchase bureau covers unless they are recent issues. We would be happy to help you sell them on a commission selling basis.
First Day Covers issued as limited editions or by specialist private producers can be worth a lot more and we are always keen to purchase good collections no how big. We regularly buy auction lots in excess of £2,000 and split them up.
The list below describes some of the areas we are interested in buying or selling for you on a commission service:
4 - EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
First Day Covers issued as limited editions or by specialist private producers can be worth a lot more and we are always keen to purchase good collections no how big. We regularly buy auction lots in excess of £2,000 and split them up.
The list below describes some of the areas we are interested in buying or selling for you on a commission service:
And we don't just want First Day Covers, we are always interested in good collections, single items or stocks of:
- Good collections including such covers as the 1924 and 1925 Wembley Exhibition, 1929 PUC low values and obviously the £1, 1935 Silver Jubilee and 1948 Silver Wedding.
- Pre 1952 First Day Covers in good condition.
- 1952 - 1970 Clean Illustrated covers, with a typed, label or no address.
- 1971 - 1977 Clean illustrated covers with a special or connected postmark, label or no address.
- After 1977 has to have a retail of £50 per cover.
- Buckingham Covers.
- Benham Covers - Early Woodcut or better signed covers.
- Channel Islands World War II Occupation Collections.
- Single rare covers.
- Quantities of the same cover that are clean and interesting.
- Great Britain Airmail flights, particularly 1920 - 1950.
- Concorde Covers, especially signed.
- Illustrated Maritime Covers.
- RAF MUSEUM Collections and single items, Special Signed and unusual limited edition.
- Royalty covers Pre 1960.
- 1937 Coronation Commonwealth Covers.
- 1953 Coronation. Railway Cover Collections.
- Victoria Cross Signatures. Autographed covers, we are always interested in rare and unusual signed covers.
4 - EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Once again I am always keen to buy or sell on commission good collections especially from the more popular countries. We will always buy mint stamps which are still valid as postage today. This includes all of the EU members plus Norway, Sweden etc.
WE GUARANTEE TO PAY YOU AT LEAST AS MUCH AS YOU WOULD GET AT AUCTION AND OFTEN CONSIDERABLY MORE. I BUY APPROXIMATELY 60% OF STOCK FROM AUCTIONS.
IT WILL HELP BOTH OF US IF WE CUT OUT THE AUCTION FEES.
OVERSEAS SENDERS MUST NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
When sending packages from outside the European Union our GB VAT No: GB 865 9331 87 and EORI No GB865933187000 must be clearly marked on the package (not on the Customs Label) in large easy to read print. Failure to do this, may result in either me not collecting the item, in which case, it will be returned to you in about a month or so by your carrier, or me paying the Customs charge and then deducting it from the amount I owe you.
Any packages sent to us should be addressed to:
PHILATELINK LTD, 13 REDPATH CRESCENT, GALASHIELS, BORDERS, TD1 2QG, UK.
We advise that you use a signed for upon receipt postal service, as proof of posting is not proof that we have actually received the package.
Philatelink February 2019 
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