In the coming months and years, the landscape of the UK will dramatically change following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
King Charles III has now taken over the throne, with bank notes due to feature the new King. Flags will be also altered, and logos updated.
Stamps are another item that will change, with the postage items already being highly sought after by avid collectors. Those that already have rare Queen Elizabeth II stamps can expect their value to skyrocket over the next few years.
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James Constantinou, founder of prestigepawnbrokers.co.uk, has offered his expertise in understanding the value of these collector’s items. The Queen’s death means that a rise in stamp value is all but inevitable, from the most common to the most valuable.
James told the Mirror : “With the death of Queen Elizabeth II avid collectors of Royal memorabilia and associated artefacts are expecting to see a rise on their investments. The Royal link with Commonwealth as well as Empire and the subsequent manufacture of associated commemorative items gives collectors a wide range of rare and wonderful items to invest in from around the globe.”
Of course, stamps that feature the Queen will be more valuable than any other.
James continued: “Royal stamps depicting Queen Elizabeth II will be most sought after and serious Philatelists will be searching for future growth in terms of their investment. With the death of our queen prices of stamps depicting Elizabeth II are expecting to rise dramatically with issues with shorter runs expected to see the greatest returns.”
It is essential to know what to look out for, with errors being the most sought after stamps by collectors.
James added: “For serious collectors with deep pockets, error stamps would be the most prized. An error 1963 3D Red Cross Centenary stamp missing the red cross recently sold for £40,000 at a Swiss auction house.
"It was one of a block of four unmarked. There are only 18 known examples of the stamp, making this particularly collectable.”
Collectors of British stamps come from around the world, so now it the time to try and claim any potentially valuable ones.
James said: “Inevitably there will be great interest globally in Royal collectibles and stamps will be no exception, with serious buyers searching for shrewd investments. It is anticipated that Collectors from America, China and Europe will be at the forefront when it comes to pushing the prices north.
“We are expecting to see the value of rare stamps climb dramatically and possibly by 3-400% as philatelists clamber to add to their collections in the coming months.”
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