The Marketing of your Collection

When the time comes to consider the sale of your collection of stamps, coins, banknotes, postcards, cigarette cards, trade cards, ephemera, medals or toys, Warwick and Warwick are here to help you; we will be pleased to advise you on every step of the way. The first step is appraisal of the collection by the relevant expert or experts on our valuation staff. Most valuations are carried out in our Warwick showrooms, where we have recourse to our library of technical books and catalogues and access to our database of information concerning recent realisations and customers’ requirements in our Private Treaty Department.

Once our experts have valued your collection, we will write to you and advise you of the valuation and recommended method of sale, whether it be auction or private treaty.

Auction Selling

We hold public auctions of stamps monthly and collectables six times a year in February, April, June, August, October and December. Additionally specialised single vendor sales are held, as appropriate. Collections are lotted and broken down into constituent parts in order to maximise the result for the vendor. There is a definite skill involved in knowing how finely to break down a collection to ensure that all the parts and not just the “plums” achieve their maximum potential.

Private Treaty Selling

Whilst a sale by auction is an excellent method of achieving good results for popular material, it is not necessarily the best or most appropriate method for all material. Some vendors want the reassurance of knowing exactly how much they will be selling their lifetime collection for, removing the uncertainties of the auction room. In this case we can offer the services of our Private Treaty Department.

Our experts can accurately determine the fair current commercial value of your collection and organise its sale at that figure by Private Treaty. Once the vendor has accepted our valuation the amount is guaranteed and the sale is underwritten by Warwick and Warwick. We guarantee to pay the full amount due within a period of three weeks, though Private Treaty sales are usually negotiated within a few days.

Sales by Private Treaty involve fewer overheads than sales by auction, as it is not necessary to print an expensive catalogue. Consequently we are able to pass on this cost saving to the vendor, by making Private Treaty sales completely free of charge to the vendor. Neither are there any other charges such as insurance, valuation or transport .

The Next Step

Contact our experts today with details of your collection:

For stamps and covers contact Ian Hunter by phone on 01926 499031 or e-mail ian.hunter@warwickandwarwick.com.

For coins, banknotes, medals and toys contact Richard Beale by phone on 01926 499031 or e-mail richard.beale@warwickandwarwick.com.

For postcards, cigarette and trade cards and ephemera contact Colin Such on 01926 499031 or e-mail colin.such@warwickandwarwick.com.

We can discuss your collection with you and decide how best to carry out the valuation. Small collections are usually transported to our offices, free of charge, by insured security courier; larger properties are collected by a member of staff. Home visits may be possible for large and valuable collections, whether in this country or abroad.

Alternatively you may bring your collection to our Warwick showrooms for appraisal. Warwick is at the centre of the motorway network and we have a large car park. Click here for a map of how to find us. Warwick is well served by trains from Marylebone Station in London and our showrooms are a short taxi ride from either Warwick town or Warwick Parkway stations. The nearest international airport is Birmingham and there are frequent trains from Birmingham International to Warwick.

Act now! Get the experts on your side!