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| To develop your collection, you will need to be able to buy and sell
material. There are various ways of doing this and you will find that the
advertisements and listings in Stamp Magazines. These
are a very good way of finding more detailed information on many of the ways of
buying and selling outlined on this page. Many dealers' advertisements include
the badges of the Dealers' Organisations of which they
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Auctions are held most weeks throughout the
country and abroad. See Philatelic Auctions for the buying and selling of
material. Most auction houses have a sale each month except in the main holiday
periods.
Postal, room or, increasingly, Internet bidding is available. Individual sales
may be general or focused on a particular country or major collection. Certain
auction houses may themselves specialise in a particular area or field, such as
philatelic literature. Catalogues in advance of the sale are usually available
on a one off or regular subscription basis. Details of forthcoming auctions
appear in the major Stamp Magazines, together with
post-Auction reports of the more interesting realisations. Philatelic Societies frequently hold their own auctions
enabling their members to buy and sell material. Some may be held on an annual
basis whilst others such as the National Philatelic Society hold monthly
auctions throughout most of the year,
with postal and room bidding. |
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| Club Packets Many
Philatelic Societies circulate, packets, - books of
stamps provided by vendors that pass between members on the circuit who can
select and purchase material in the front of their own homes. The
National Philatelic Society Circulating
Packet pages give a good idea as to how this method of dealing works. |
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| On the Internet It almost
goes without saying that increasingly the Internet provides a vehicle for
buying material, literally opening up the world to prospective purchasers,
although of course the usual guidelines for purchasing on the Net should always
be borne in mind. |
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| If it comes to
Selling... |
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| For those wishing to sell their material,
approaches to Dealers or Auction Houses are the more obvious routes. As ever a
successful outcome will be affected by the current state of the market in terms
of supply and demand. |
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| Find the right material |
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| Where to
buy and sell stamps and postal history |
| Local Stamp Shops
do exist, but regrettably not in very large numbers. A look through a local 'yellow pages' telephone
directory will point you in the direction of any stamp shops in your area. |
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Stamp Fairs, now
increasingly popular, bring together a number of stamp dealers under one roof,
some on weekdays, but mostly on a Saturday or Sunday. Every day, and certainly
every weekend, there are many such fairs throughout the country, and there is
certain to be one near you on a fairly regular basis. Listings of fairs and
their organisers appear in the main monthly Stamp
Magazines and are also often advertised in local newspapers. The
What's On page in this web site is also being developed
to provide you with this information on the Net.
Some stamp fairs are organised by local Philatelic
Societies, and include not only dealers, but displays and competitions as
well. |
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| Shows and Exhibitions detailed in
What's On such as Stampex and Philatex (both every
Spring and Autumn in London). These both from the UK and abroad, giving plenty
of scope to look for those elusive items. |
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| Direct Mail or Approvals The magazines are
full of advertisements from dealers who are pleased to serve customers by
direct mail by responding to "want lists", supplying regular price
lists from which to order, or sending out material on Approval enabling
customers to select their purchases at home. A number of dealers operate New
Issue Services that allow purchasers to specify their requirements and then
have all such new material sent to them automatically. |
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| Dealing with Post Offices direct Collectors
of new issues often prefer to buy direct from the issuing post office. Many of
the Post Offices prepared to deal directly with collectors through their
Philatelic Bureaux advertise in the magazines or have stands at the major
Exhibitions. Post Officers and a number of Dealers
operate New Issue Services that allow purchasers to specify their requirements
and then have all such new material sent to them automatically. |
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| Click
here for the listing of Stamp Dealers, Auctioneers etc who
are member s of the Philatelic Traders' Society and details of their types of
business/specialisation. |
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