Stamps
We see thousands of stamps every month. Clients regularly bring in or post us albums, boxes and complete collections of stamps for valuation. We see modern presentation packs, booklets of stamps, mint, used and postal history from the 19th century through to the 21st century.
Often the collections are inherited and of little interest to the vendors. Alternatively, they are albums and collections amassed by the owners, usually when they were younger. The good news is that in today’s market, stamps and related items are in fashion and they perform well in our regular collectors’ auctions with high prices achieved selling to collectors and dealers.
If you have a collection of stamps, contact Richard Bromell at our salerooms 01935 812277 or send Richard a selection of images to info@charterhouse-auction.com and he will get back to you with a valuation.
All of our auctions use live internet bidding platforms to ensure that every lot, whether it is worth £20 or £500,000, reaches the widest possible market and sells for the best price possible. In the run-up to an auction, we receive 100s of emails requesting further information for lots in the sale. Attached to these email replies, we regularly send well over 1,000 digital images, such is the huge interest generated in our auctions.
A rare Queen Victoria One Shilling stamp, with Board of Education overprint, sold for £800
A 1929 Postal Union Congress £1 stamp, part of an album of GB stamps sold for £1,500
Stamp of Approval
An album of stamps is estimated to sell for a total of £10,000 in the Charterhouse auction of coins, militaria and stamps on Thursday 29th August.
“The owner is thinning down some of his collection and took advantage of the free valuation days we offer at our Sherborne salerooms.” Commented Richard Bromell. Stamps in the album range from iconic penny blacks printed in 1840 through to high-value stamps including a rare Queen Victoria orange £5 stamp.
Viewing for the auction is at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne from Tuesday 27th August or you can see all the lots and bid live online via our website.
Charterhouse are now accepting entries for their next specialist auctions including enamel signs, automobilia, classic cars, motorcycles, pictures and books. Richard Bromell and the Charterhouse Team can be contacted for specialist advice and valuations at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, 01935 812277 or via rb@charterhouse-auction.com
