Advantages
- Stamps are not highly correlated with other forms of investment and may therefore represent a valuable diversification within a wider portfolio.
- Stamps are highly portable stores of wealth and are easily transported over national borders.
- An ageing population in western countries means that investors approaching retirement may resume childhood hobbies.
- There are millions of enthusiastic stamp collectors around the world creating a global marketplace.
- There is a finite supply of classic stamps.
- Stamps are not a financial asset and so may perform better than cash in times of high inflation.
- As a tangible asset, a stamp cannot go out of business like a company quoted on the stock market.
- Stamps are a relatively confidential investment. Unless bought at a public auction, ownership is private and there is no public register as there is for many investments in equities.
- The investor is able to hold and admire his investment, and enjoy its aesthetic aspects.
- Many stamps have an interesting historical background.
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