Wednesday, 27 August 2014

Collector takes along stamp worth £25,000 to Sheringham Charity Event


The Victorian Penny Black was valued at £25,000 at a charity event held on 10 August 2014 which was owned by former prison nurse, Robin Barr-Thomson of Northrepps. He also brought along his 1843 and 1844 penny reds, and a set of four first day covers commemorating the 1935 silver jubilee of King George V that was valued at £600. A lifelong collector who also attended the event, Mr Harvey, said that Mr Barr-Thomson’s collection was by far the most valuable he had seen. “Stamps can be worth anything from a few pennies to thousands, depending on their condition and plate number, so they really are fascinating,” Mr Harvey said. Mr Barr-Thomson, who owns “several thousand” stamps, said “Because they (stamps) hold and increase their value, stamps really are a good investment,” he went on to comment that stamps “also commemorate important events and convey a lot of information about history, geography and culture, so you can get great pleasure from owning and looking at them.”

Source: Eastern Daily Press News

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