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  Stanley Gibbons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stanley Gibbons Ltd is a London, UK based company specialising in trading postage stamps and related products.
The company was founded by Edward Stanley Gibbons in 1856, the business being founded on an initial purchase of a sackful of rare triangular stamps from the Cape of Good Hope.
The first Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue was published in November 1865.
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 Edward Stanley Gibbons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Stanley Gibbons was an English dealer in postage stamps and founder of Stanley Gibbons Ltd.
He was the youngest child of William Gibbons, a pharmacist and his wife Elizabeth Langridge.
In 1865 he issued a sixteen-page price list that was to be the forerunner of the famous Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogues.
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 Stanley Gibbons -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The company was founded by (additional info and facts about Edward Stanley Gibbons) Edward Stanley Gibbons in 1856, the business being founded on an initial purchase of a sackful of rare triangular stamps from the (A province of western South Africa) Cape of Good Hope.
Now, the various Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogues list millions of stamps, and are the bibles of (The collection and study of postage stamps) philately.
The first (additional info and facts about Stanley Gibbons) Stanley Gibbons (additional info and facts about stamp catalog) stamp catalogue was published in November 1865.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/stanley_gibbons.htm   (209 words)

  
 Stanley Gibbons - History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Edward Stanley Gibbons was born in 1840, the year the world’s first adhesive postage stamps were introduced - the Penny Black and Twopenny Blue.
Gibbons developed a reputation both for the quality of his stamps, and for the detailed Stanley Gibbons Catalogue he produced monthly from 1865.
Stanley Gibbons Ltd was endorsed by a Royal Warrant by George V in 1914, due to pre-eminence in the field of philately.
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 Stanley Gibbons - Affiliates
Stanley Gibbons will use its reasonable endeavours to maintain the Site but Affiliates will not be entitled to any compensation due to the failure suspension or withdrawal of all or part of the Site.
Stanley Gibbons will advise on the correct operation of such links, but it is the Affiliate's responsibility to set up and maintain such links as are, or may, be required to generate referrals and the correct recording of such referrals and subsequent sales.
Stanley Gibbons will not be liable for indirect, special or consequential damages, or any loss of revenue, profits or data, arising in any way in connection with this Agreement even if Stanley Gibbons have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
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 The Stanley Gibbons Method of Numbering Stamps Explained
Edward Stanley Gibbons was born in 1840 in Plymouth, England, and started dealing in stamps at the age of 16 in his father's chemist shop.
Stanley Gibbons, as he preferred to be called, soon saw necessity for a system of numbering stamps in a catalogue so that they could be easily identified.
Stanley Gibbons catalogues are universally recognized in specifying stamps and as a hallmark of status.
www.sossi.org /collections/gibbons.htm   (260 words)

  
 Abacus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Stanley Gibbons International, the world's most famous, established and successful stamp dealer has reached out to millions of new customers with a series of highly successful, unique and fully e-commerce enabled web sites.
Stanley Gibbons invited tenders for creating this and the six other sites, and selected Abacus on the strength of its proven skills and credentials.
The Stanley Gibbons sites are in what Paul Fraser calls Phase Three: the initial construction is over, the fully dynamic sites such as stampsatauction are on-line, and now the challenge is to capitalise on user response and build a global business.
www.abacusemedia.com /content.asp?ca=2&st=86   (635 words)

  
 Stanley Gibbons Catalogues
Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Specialised Stamp Catalogue Vol 2: King Edward VII to King George VI
Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue Part 2: Austria and Hungary
Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue Part 8: Italy and Switzerland
www.philatelicbooks.com /Gibbons.html   (280 words)

  
 Plymouth, E Stanley Gibbons (Edward Stanley Gibbons)
Edward Stanley Gibbons was born at 15 Treville Street, Plymouth, in 1840.
Stanley was sent away to Halloran's Collegiate School, after which, at the age of 15, he returned to Plymouth to a job with the Naval Bank.
In retirement, Stanley Gibbons travelled around the world visiting many of the countries whose stamps he had spent years selling.
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 Abacus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Stanley Gibbons has launched a revolutionary new auction site for stamp collectors — where individual collectors can place a global 'for sale' sign on their stamps.
For example, Gibbons offers a service whereby not only will it act as the trusted recipient of both stamp and money, to ensure that both parties deliver, but Gibbons will also verify the authenticity of the stamp, a critical service where high-value stamp counterfeiting is common.
Stanley Gibbons has created a number of interlinked web sites, including stanleygibbons, stampsatauction, allworldstamps, stampcafe, frasersautographs and collectorcafe.com.
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 BBC NEWS | Business | Stamp market grows up
And Stanley Gibbons is hoping to cash in on the growing interest in philately to create the first world market in stamps, complete with its own index.
What Mr Hall is sure of is that Stanley Gibbons stands to make a mint from the creation of the stamp world's answer to Lloyd's of London, the Nasdaq or, er, Enron's web-based energy exchange.
Stanley Gibbons' database, around which its marketplace will be based, is so large it took two years to scan and prepare for web publication.
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 Stamps at Auction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Stanley Gibbons have been serving stamp collectors since 1856 and published their first stamp catalogue in 1865.
Stanley Gibbons took over Harmer, Rooke & Co in 1958 and continued to trade under this name until 1966 when it was officially changed to Stanley Gibbons Auctions.
To commemorate its 100 years of auctioneering, Stanley Gibbons held its Centenary public sale in June 2001 and, in keeping with the modern age, Internet auctions were introduced in 2000.
www.stampsatauction.com /about_us.asp   (356 words)

  
 Stanley Gibbons eBay Shop About My Shop
Stanley Gibbons are the world's oldest stamp dealers.
Stanley Gibbons is a collector's paradise, selling everything for the philatelist from a packet of hinges to specialist reference books.
Stanley Gibbons is proud of the service that it provides and our staff are delighted to answer questions and help you find the product that suits you best.
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 Stamps and postal history - Edward Stanley Gibbons
On a day in 1863 two sailors paid a visit to Gibbon's stamp shop and asked him if he was interested in stamps from abroad.
They told Gibbons that they had won the stamps in a lottery during a church bazaar.
Gibbons was willing giving them £5 for the stamps.
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 Scotsman.com Business - Armchair investor - Florist blooms as stamp firm finds philately will get you everywhere   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
It had acquired Stanley Gibbons, the stamp dealer, a company in poor shape, needing time and money spent to put it back on track.
Stanley Gibbons’ losses of £31,000 in 2001 were turned into profits of £542,000 during its financial year ending in December.
Flying Brands and Stanley Gibbons have adapted their businesses to survive and move forward since listing on the stock exchange.
business.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=895&id=536382003   (1194 words)

  
 Catalog options for the whole wide world
Gibbons products can be viewed and ordered from the company Internet web site at www.stanleygibbons.com.
Gibbons is in the process of putting its entire stamp catalog online, located at www.allworldstamps.com.
As might be expected, Stanley Gibbons, Michel and Yvert et Tellier lead the field in helping collectors assemble specialized collections for their respective countries.
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 News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
According to Stanley Gibbons, the Alternative Investment Market-listed company which compiles the price guides for stamps worldwide, increasing members of the public are putting their savings into Penny Blacks and other rare stamps.
Paul Fraser, Stanley Gibbons' chairman and chief executive, said yesterday: "There are lots of people with money just sat around, and here is something they can enjoy and get financial returns.
Mr Fraser said it would be a mistake to lose the Stanley Gibbons name.
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 Stanley Gibbons - Affiliates
The Stanley Gibbons affiliates page is designed to benefit companies in both the philatelic field and any company who feels that they can benefit from adding philatelists to their clientele.
As you may be aware, Stanley Gibbons is the world's most famous name in philately with a global market.
If you have any further queries regarding becoming an affiliate of Stanley Gibbons please contact affiliates@stanleygibbons.co.uk and we will be delighted to help.
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 Tuva
Stanley Gibbons # - 70 (from 68-77 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 86 (from 78-99 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 88 (from 78-99 set)
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 Stanley Gibbons Share Price (SGI), Stock Quotes, Charts, Trades & News.
We also have a live stock news feed and a stock bulletin board for all the latest stock trader news and information about ADVFN.com share price, as well as current Stanley Gibbons fundamentals and Crest daily stock loan data and UK managed funds data.
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We also have the busiest investor bulletin board in the UK, with a free investor chat forum listing which is searchable by company stock epic.
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 Books by Stanley Gibbons - Africa Since Independence A-E [Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue Part 12] - 0852591713 ...
Edward Stanley Gibbons (1840-1913) Philatelist and founder of Stanley Gibbons Ltd.
In Philately Gibbons refers to the Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogues published by Stanley Gibbons Ltd.See Gibbon for the animal.
This artikel Gibbons is licensed under the GNU free Documentation License.
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 In the Beginning. . .
Stanley Gibbons, Ltd., founded in 1856 and now located in London, England, is the oldest continuously operated business to specialize in selling postage stamps and supplies.
The original Stanley Gibbons list that led to the creation of today's extensive Stanley Gibbons Catalogue began as a 16-page list containing fewer than 1000 items.
One of the early stamp dealers in the United States was John W. Scott, working out of New York City.
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 The Samovar - The Rossica Society Forum
They were pioneer stamp dealers and publishers, contemporaries of Moens in Belgium and Stanley Gibbons in England.
I don't have anything Russian sent to Stanley Gibbons, but I do have this 1876 postal card sent from Odessa by the famous Russian collector Friedrich Breitfuss (1851-1911).
In fact, Breitfuss eventually sold most of his collection to Stanley Gibbons Ltd. This was in 1907, by which time Charles Phillips had purchased the Gibbons firm.
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 Stanley Lisica -- Welcome !
Display results are of mint, never hinged postage stamps, souvenir sheets and booklets issued by Great Britain and the countries/regions of the British Commonwealth since 1946.
Unlisted items (either by Scott or Stanley Gibbons or both) are also available.
British Commonwealth countries/regions are those listed in the Stanley Gibbons British Commonwealth catalog with modifications based on tradition.
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 Guardian | Stanley Gibbons expands in collectibles haven   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Philately specialist Stanley Gibbons yesterday said it may have to recruit more experts to cash in on the spiralling demand for stamps as an investment.
Jersey-based Stanley Gibbons, founded in 1856, said pre-tax profits rose 42% to £1.7m after the values of 100 of the world's most frequently traded stamps rose 10% over the past year.
Annual sales broke through the £10m barrier after the group exploited investors' desire to seek havens for their savings outside the stock market.
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 stanley_gibbons_0403_2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Dealing in autographs, records and related memorabilia though was a little disappointing, with sales down falling back 10.6% due to a reduction in marketing activity.
Well that is the golden scenario for the fund, and if it works could certainly help underpin growth in other parts of Stanley's stamp business.
Mid afternoon, Stanley Gibbons shares were up 4p to 100.5p, leaving it trading on 14 times prospective earnings.
www.hemscott.com /hstoday/Focus_2005/Stanley_Gibbons_0403_2005.htm   (659 words)

  
 Japan
Stanley Gibbons # - 1576 (from 1576-1577 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 1662 (from 1660-1663 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 1961 (from 1960-1961 set)
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 Market News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
RNS Number:4024B Stanley Gibbons Group Limited 30 July 2004 The Stanley Gibbons Group Limited ("Stanley Gibbons" or "the Company") Interim and Special Dividends The Board of Stanley Gibbons today announces that it has declared an Interim Dividend for 2004 of 0.5 pence net per Ordinary Share.
Paul Fraser, Chairman of Stanley Gibbons, said: 'We are delighted to be on the dividend lists and, in declaring these payments, the Company has today met one of its key objectives.
For further information, contact: The Stanley Gibbons Group Limited Paul Fraser, Chairman 020 7836 8444 Michael Hall, Chief Executive 01425 472363 Seymour Pierce Limited Louise Carpenter) 020 7648 8700 Jonathan Wright) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END
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 GBCC - David Aggersberg Interview
I am the eighth Editor of the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue, seventh in line since Edward Stanley Gibbons.
Portrait of Edward Stanley Gibbons, taken from the GB £4 “Story of Stanley Gibbons” prestige booklet, issued in 1982 (Scott BK146, Gibbons DX3).
Before joining Stanley Gibbons, I worked as a describer for a now defunct provincial auction firm.
www.gbstamps.com /gbcc/gbcc_aggersberg_intvw1.html   (1373 words)

  
 eBay - stanley gibbons, Publications Supplies, UK Great Britain items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Stanley Gibbons Catalogue Part 8 - Italy and Switzerland 
Stanley Gibbons Catalogue Part 8 Italy and Switzerland 
Stanley Gibbons British Commonwealth 2000 Vol 1 and 2 
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