{"id":7476,"date":"2013-04-13T13:00:36","date_gmt":"2013-04-13T06:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/last-post-for-stamp-collectors\/"},"modified":"2016-03-10T23:15:39","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T16:15:39","slug":"last-post-for-stamp-collectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/last-post-for-stamp-collectors\/","title":{"rendered":"Last post for stamp collectors?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nStamps valued in professional catalogues at hundreds of pounds are fetching just a few quid on auction sites. But local philately clubs are still thrivingIn the 1960s, airline pilot Paul Sanderson regularly visited the stamp dealers that then lined The Strand in London, and even popped along to a few auctions to bid for items, as he amassed a sizeable collection of mint or near-perfect British stamps. He tucked them away imagining that one day they could be worth a bob or two, or at the very least form a prize collection to be passed on to his heirs.Sadly, both hopes have been dashed. His grandchildren have shown no interest \u2013 “why would they, when they have their iPods and iPads,” he says \u2013 so he decided to put his collection up for sale instead. He checked the values placed on his stamps by the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, still the trade’s bible, and put them up on eBay. But his heart sank when he began to realise just how little stamps now fetch on the open market. Continue reading…
\n
\nSource : theguardian.com
\nRead more…Last post for stamp collectors?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stamps valued in professional catalogues at hundreds of pounds are fetching just a few quid...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-1WA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3431,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/first-and-second-class-stamp-prices-to-rise\/","url_meta":{"origin":7476,"position":0},"title":"First and second class stamp prices to rise","date":"February 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"\r From 30 March, the cost of sending a letter in the UK will increase by up to 2p, Royal Mail announcesThe price of first and second class stamps in the UK is set to rise by 1p in March, Royal Mail has announced, just a year after the last\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":74840,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/another-reason-not-to-send-christmas-cards-letters\/","url_meta":{"origin":7476,"position":1},"title":"Another reason not to send Christmas cards | Letters","date":"December 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Some people take the opportunity to donate the money they would have spent on Christmas cards and stamps to their preferred charities, writes Sue SpillmanThere were a couple of references in the Guardian on Saturday to the demise of Christmas cards (John Crace\u2019s digested week and an editorial, Seasonal\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":155346,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/dubai-issues-new-passport-stamps-for-eid-al-adha-2025-travellers\/","url_meta":{"origin":7476,"position":2},"title":"Dubai issues new passport stamps for Eid Al Adha 2025 travellers","date":"June 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The stamps, bearing the phrase \"Eid in Dubai\", are being issued to passengers arriving through Dubai Airports and the Hatta border crossing\r \r Source : arabianbusiness.com\r Read more...Dubai issues new passport stamps for Eid Al Adha 2025 travellers","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Eid-in-Dubai-passport-stamps-1000x667-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":162460,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/europes-new-border-rules-ees-launches-october-12-as-biometrics-replace-passport-stamps\/","url_meta":{"origin":7476,"position":3},"title":"Europe\u2019s new border rules: EES launches October 12 as biometrics replace passport stamps","date":"October 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Europe\u2019s new Entry\/Exit System (EES) starts October 12, replacing passport stamps with facial and fingerprint scans for all non-EU visitors The post Europe\u2019s new border rules: EES launches October 12 as biometrics replace passport stamps appeared first on Arabian Business: Latest News on the Middle East, Real Estate, Finance,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/EES-Europe-biometric-border-passport-1000x667-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":19354,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rare-stamps-a-better-investment-than-shares-property-and-gold\/","url_meta":{"origin":7476,"position":4},"title":"Rare stamps a \u2018better investment\u2019 than shares, property and gold","date":"July 11, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...Rare stamps a \u2018better investment\u2019 than shares, property and gold","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":132927,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uae-scraps-visa-residency-passport-stamps\/","url_meta":{"origin":7476,"position":5},"title":"UAE scraps visa residency passport stamps","date":"December 8, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The new rule will take effect from Monday, 12 December 2022\r \r Source : arabianbusiness.com\r Read more...UAE scraps visa residency passport stamps","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/residence-visa-1000x667-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7476"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7476\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}