Stanley Gibbons Group

The firm has had a number of ownership changes over the years. After becoming a listed company on the London Stock Exchange, it acquired Noble Investments in 2013, bringing the companies Apex, Baldwin’s and Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions under the same umbrella. In 2014 the group then acquired the dealership Mallett.

However, it has subsequently sold all these brands except Baldwin’s and became a private company in 2022.

At the end of 2023 a new parent company was formed called Strand Collectibles Group and it was announced that from 2024 coin specialist Baldwin’s will run the group’s auctions and Stanley Gibbons will focus solely on stamp private sales (dealing), valuations and publications.


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Huge comics collection comes to light after Stockholm basement discovery

20 March 2026

An archive of over 90,000 comic books amassed over five decades by an “eccentric collector and publisher” and unearthed in a Stockholm basement is being sold via a series of auctions held by Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s (SGB).

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Medal man Mark Smith interview: how keeping it real is key to understanding this market

13 March 2026

Medals expert familiar to millions through the Antiques Roadshow chats about his latest book telling a very personal story.

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Peninsular War medal with clasps for nine actions underlines a soldier's dangerous service

13 March 2026

A medal with nine clasps from a soldier who was wounded in the head and twice in the thigh during the Peninsular War stood out in a recent sale held by Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s (23% buyer’s premium).

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North-east focus as banknote sales return

16 January 2026

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s is holding a British & World Banknotes sale on January 29, its first for several years.

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Five questions with gaming cards dealer Roy Raftery

19 December 2025

Roy Raftery is a gaming cards dealer with Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s

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London auction offers medals and flying gear of RAF hero who was part of Great Escape plot

29 August 2025

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s Medals and Militaria Auction on September 17 features a collection of items from Squadron Leader Peter Cairns, who took part in the Great Escape breakout plot during the Second World War.

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Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s launches National Collectors’ Day

29 July 2025

A London auction house is launching a new day honouring collectors

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Talking about our generation: the new numismatists and philatelists

23 June 2025

Three of the youngest members of Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s prove that a love of antiques and auction house work is alive and well in the next generation

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Shackleton postcard to fiancée more than quadruples estimate

25 April 2025

A postcard from Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) in Cape Town to his then fiancée Emily Dorman in London appeared at a recent sale at Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s.

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William the Conqueror coin gets one over Harold at auction

20 March 2025

The two foes met again – this time at an auction at Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s in London

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Iron Age coin narrowly misses out on breaking auction record again

14 March 2025

Despite achieving an impressive sum, an important Iron Age coin fell short of setting a new auction record at Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s.

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Record-breaking Iron Age coin heads back to the auction block

24 February 2025

A gold stater of king Caratacus (15-54AD) that broke the record for a single Iron Age coin at auction in 2020 is returning to auction on March 12.

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Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s launches podcast for collectors

04 February 2025

London auction house Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s (SGB) has launched a podcast to discuss topics across a range of collecting niches.

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Five questions with Stanley Gibbons chief executive Victoria Lajer

18 November 2024

Stanley Gibbons and Baldwin’s have been cornerstones of the philatelic, numismatic and wider collectables community for a combined 300 years. Victoria Lajer is the current CEO, and began working in the world of philately in 2007.

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New Stanley Gibbons and Baldwin’s set-up announced after rescue

15 January 2024

Strand Collectibles Group, the parent company for stamp specialist Stanley Gibbons and coin specialist Baldwin’s, has announced a new structure.

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Stanley Gibbons and Baldwin’s rescued in an administration deal

03 January 2024

Stamp and coin dealership group Stanley Gibbons Group has been rescued from administration in a buy-out deal with owner Phoenix Asset Management.

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Stanley Gibbons Group proposes de-listing from London Stock Exchange

23 July 2022

Stanley Gibbons Group, the stamps and coins dealership and auction specialist, has proposed to go private and remove its listing from the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), which is a junior sub-market of the London Stock Exchange.

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Inflation could help sales of collectables such as stamps, according to Stanley Gibbons Group

27 April 2022

Collectables group Stanley Gibbons Group has pointed to evidence that both coins and stamps “do well during periods of heightened inflation”.

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Stanley Gibbons starts shared ownership for collectables

11 October 2021

Stanley Gibbons’ plans to offer shares in the world’s most expensive stamp are set to become a reality with the launch of a new fractional ownership website.

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