Stanley Gibbons Ltd

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Stanley Gibbons Ltd is a company based in London, England specialising in the trade of collectible postage stamps and related products. The company was established by Edward Stanley Gibbons in 1856 on the basis of his purchase of a sackful of rare triangular stamps from the Cape of Good Hope.

The first Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue was a monthly published in November 1865. The company now produces numerous catalogues which are largely defined by country or region, many of them being reissued on an annual basis. The catalogues list details of all known stamp issues and indicate the potential market price of each. Gibbons Stamp Monthly is a magazine that lists new issues and publishes articles of interest to philatelists.

In 1893 the company moved to its present location at 399 Strand, London, and in 1914 the company received a Royal Warrant from George V. It also has offices in Ringwood in Hampshire.

As well as being a retail business, the company is also an auction house.

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