1- GREAT BRITAIN MINT DECIMAL POSTAGE STAMPS

Latest update 14th September 2019

Our buying prices are regularly published in philatelic publications such as the Philatelic Exporter, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, Stamp Magazine and Stamp and Coin Mart. The printed magazine adverts do go out of date fairly quickly therefore please always check for the most up to date prices published here on our website before sending your stamps..

Unfortunately we are currently seeing a significant fall off in demand for GB discounted postage and as a result postage has been coming into stock about five times faster than we are able to sell it. This situation is not sustainable therefore we have been forced to drop our buying prices to reflect current market conditions.

Also worryingly 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 pre-elliptical perforation period circa 1989 to 1993. We do know The RM's Revenue Protection Team in the Glasgow Sorting Office have been applying surcharges to some mail using these stamps. We believe that the Royal are Wrong to do this but we no longer wish to take the risk so we shall only pay 45% face value for 1st and 2nd class stamps from this period and from now on will only sell them as collectible stamps. Please contact us if you know of other dealers having such issues as a formal complaint may have to be submitted to the Royal Mail Chief Executive's Office. Does anyone know of a change in RM policy?

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.

BUYING GB DECIMAL MINT STAMPS 1971 to 2019 (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 £1000). email: philatelink@btinternet.com tel: 01896 759703 - mob: 07510 312271
FACE VALUE (FV)	Buy % of FV	Criteria
Stamps 1p to 30p	47%	Sorted by value
Stamps 31p to 49p	55%	Sorted by value
Stamps 50p tp 99p	60%	Sorted by value
Stamps £1 to £1.99	65%	Sorted by value
Stamps £2 to £4.99	70%	Sorted by value
Stamps £5 and £10	75%	Sorted by value
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)	58%	Commemoratives or Unsorted Mixed Lots
First (1st) Class NVI Stamps (self-adhesive)	60%	Commemorative
First (1st) Class Christmas Stamps	60%	All Christmas Stamps
First (1st) Class NVI Stamps (lick and stick)	60%	Definitive Queen's Head (with elliptical perforations)
First (1st) Class NVI Stamps (self-adhesive)	64%	Definitive Queen's Head
Second (2nd) Class NVI Stamps	65%	Commemorative Stamps
Second (2nd) Class Christmas Stamps	62%	All Christmas Stamps
Second (2nd) Class NVI Stamps (lick and stick)	62%	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)	70%	ALL TYPES (83p)
1st Class Signed For Delivery Stamps	75%	All types (£1.90 and £2.26)
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 10g & 20g Postcard (£1.35)
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
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.
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	£15	SG 509/512 MNH
1951 Festival High Values	£6	SG 509/512 MLH
1952-54 Tudor Crowns Wilding Set of 17	£12	Mint Never Hinged
1953-70 QEII Commemorative Stamps Ordinary & Phosphor Complete	£50	Mint Never Hinged
1953-68 QEII Wilding Stitched Booklets we pay	13%	of SG Catalogue Value
1955 Waterlow Castles H/V Set of 4	£32	SG 536/539 Mint never hinged
1955 Waterlow Castles H/V Set of 4	£24	SG 536/539 Mint light hinged
1955-58 St Edwards Crown Wilding Set of 18	£16	Mint Never Hinged
1958-61 Wilding Graphite Set of 8	£20	SG 587/594 Mint never hinged
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
1970-75 Postage Dues Set (13v)	£3	D77/D89 MNH
1971 Machin Scandanavia Pres Pack	£12	Very Fine
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
1982 Postage Dues Set (12v)	£1.25	D90/D101 MNH
1982 Postage Dues Pres Pack	£3.00	Pack 135
1984 Machin 10p 2B Type II	50p	X886b
1985 Scots 31p Type II Perf 14	£35	SG S51Ea
1986 Scots 22p Type II Perf 14	£2	SG S48Ea
1987 Definitive (1p to 75p) Pres Pack	£6	Pack No 9
1988 Castles High Values Pres Pack	£6.50	Pack No 18
1988 £5 FT PSB Overprint 'FINLANDIA 88'	£55	Prestige Booklet DX9fin
1991 Definitive Presentation Pack	£5.50	Pack No 24
1992 Castles High Value Pres Pack	£7	Pack No 27
1992 Scots 18p, 24p, 28p & 39p P14	£4	SG S60a/69a/75a/80a
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	£7.50	Mint Never Hinged
1993 £10 Britannia Presentation Pack	£7.50	Pack No 28
1994 Postage Dues Set (9v)	£5	D102/D110 MNH
1994 Postage Dues Pres Pack	£5.50	Pack 32 Very Fine
1998 Diana Presentation Pack	£7	Welsh language version
1997 Castles High Value Set (Enschede)	£8	Enschede Printed
1997 Castles High Value Presentation Pack	£11.50	Enschede Pack No 40
1999 £1.50-£5 High Values Pres Pack	£7.50	Pack No 43
1999 Millennium M/S MNH	£1.70	with Stamp Show 2000 overprint
2000 Her Majesty's PSB Pack 3 Books	£26	Contains DX20, DX22 & DX24
2001 Submarines S/A Stamp Booklet	£6.50	SG PM2
2001 Submarines S/A Stamp Booklet	£7.00	SG PM2 with cyl. numbers
2001 £1.50-£5 High Values Pres Pack	£8	Pack No 43a
2001 20x19p Robin Smiler Sheet	£4,50	LS2 Perfect
2001 20x19p Robin 'Consignia' Smiler Sheet	£37	LS2a Perfect
2001 20x19p Robin 'Consignia' Smiler Sheet	£18	LS2a Minor Imperfections
2001 10x1st Xmas Cracker Smiler Sheet	£5	LS3 Perfect
2001 10x1st Christmas Cracker 'Consignia' Smiler Sheet	£37	LS3a Perfect
2001 10x1st Christmas Cracker 'Consignia' Smiler Sheet	£18	LS3a Minor Imperfections
2001 Greetings Smiler Sheet	£8	LS5 Perfect
2002 Occasions Smiler Sheet	£8.40	LS7 Perfect
2003 A Perfect Coronation PSB	£7	SG DX31
2003 £1.50-£5 High Values Pres Pack	£7.50	Pack No 62
2008 1st Post & Go Pres Pack	£15	Perfect Condition
2009 Charles Darwin PSB	£6.50	SG DX45
2009 £1.50-£5 High Values Pres Pack	£8.50	Pack No 83
2010 Special Delivery £6.60 & £7.40	£10.50	Presentation Pack
2011 First Aerial Post PSB	£8	SG DY2
2011 Thunderbirds 3D M/S	£1.20	MS3142
2011 Birds (Series 2) Post & Go P/Pack	£4.00	Presentation Pack
2012 UK A-Z Sheet SG MS3308	£23.50	Mint never hinged
2012 Keeping the Flame Alive PSB	£7	SG DY5
2012 Olympic Games Smiler Sheet	£11	LS82 Perfect
2012 XXX Olympiad Sheet	£12	SG MS3204a
2012 Olympic Games Definitives	£2.70	Presentation Pack No 92
2015 'Smilers 2015' Smiler Sheet	£33	LS93 Perfect
2016 The Queen's 90th Birthday PSB	£10	SG DY17
2016 The Tale of Beatrix Potter PSB	£9	SG DY19
2017 Machin 50th Anniversary PSB	£12	SG DY21
2018 Game of Thrones PSB	£10	SG DY24
2018 RAF Centenary PSB	£12.50	SG DY25
2018 The Great War 1918 PSB	£10.50	SG DY26
2018 Harry Potter PSB	£12	SG DY27
2019 Leonardo da Vinci PSB	£14	SG DY28
2019 Making of Marvel PSB	£10.50	SG DY29
BUYING GB FIRST DAY COVERS Prices for nice clean covers with typed address or unaddressed (no handwritten addresses)
First Day Covers 2010 to 2012	40p	Commemoratives per cover
First Day Covers 2013 to 2014	60p	Commemoratives per cover
First Day Covers 2015 to 2017	£1.00	Commemoratives per cover
First Day Covers 2018 & 2019	£2.00	Commemoratives per cover
Definitive, Regional and Prestige Booklet Pane 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.
Guernsey & Alderney	10%	1p to 20p
Guernsey & Alderney	15%	21p to £5
Jersey	10%	1p to 20p
Jersey	15%	21p to £5
Isle of Man	10%	1p to 20p
Isle of Man	15%	22p to £5
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.
Australia	£17	per 100 $ Aus
Canada (32c and over)	£17	per $100 Can
Canada (Up to 31c)	£14	per $100 Can
France (euro)	£30	per 100 euros
Germany	£42	per 100 euros
Ireland	£29	per 100 euros
Netherlands	£32	per 100 euros
New Zealand	£11	per 100 NZ$
Switzerland	£32	per 100 SFR
USA (up to 49c)	£22	per 100 $ US
USA (50c and over)	£28	per 100 $ US

Buying Terms and Conditions!

1. All buying subject to stock requirements and currency fluctuations;
2. All stamps must be valid for postal use and have full gum. No postage dues and officials;
3. Please do not count 1/2p's in your UK totals e.g. an 11½p stamp is counted as 11p;
4. We normally only accept lots sorted by denominations or by sets/sheets.
5. All shipments ideally should include a list of contents, which makes checking easier;
6. Large unsorted lots of postage we pay 10% less as we have to pay someone to sort it;
7. Minimum shipment £50.00 or €75,00. Prices for UK subject to stock requirements.
8. 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; 
9. 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.

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

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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.

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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 Ltd June 2019  Service with a Smile!