About Us

WHO WE ARE

Empire Philatelists is the trading name of Just Posh Art Ltd. Stuart, our stamp guy, took an interest in stamps as a boy and started collecting in the late 1960's. After setting up a shop on eBay to sell some of his collection he realised he could turn his hobby into a business and so Empire Philatelists was born.

We buy and sell fine quality British Empire & Commonwealth Stamps covering all reigns of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, from 1840 to the 1990s.

WHY EMPIRE PHILATELISTS?


Empire Philatelists are buyers and sellers of fine quality British Commonwealth Stamps. We have been trading in philatelic material since 1997 and have built an excellent reputation as a reliable and trustworthy seller.

Empire Philatelists are proud members of The Philatelic Traders Society. We can be found under member # 5973

We sell stamps from all British Empire and Commonwealth countries dated 1840 through to the 1990`s covering the reigns of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.

We started by trading on eBay and have now launched our website under the Empire Philatelists name where you will find a good selection of philatelic material.

We post all our orders within one working day and if you are not entirely happy with your purchase you can return it under our no quibble returns policy.

If you want to discuss anything philatelic, from wish lists to placing an order over the phone, then give us a call on 01189474114 or email stuart@empirephilatelists.com

If you are looking to sell your collection then checkout our dedicated Sell your Stamps page

Empire Philatelists Logo with Falklands Stamps Empire Philatelists Logo with Falklands Stamps

OUR TEAM

Stuart Chandler - Stamp Guy Stuart Chandler - Stamp Guy
Stuart Chandler - Philatelist
Tracy Porter - Admin Personnel Tracy Porter - Admin Personnel
Tracy Porter - Administration
Melek Cihangir - Data Entry Personnel Melek Cihangir - Data Entry Personnel
Melek Cihangir - Data Entry
Stampy the stamp bug wearing his Patron badge Stampy the stamp bug wearing his Patron badge
Stampy - Patron of The PTS

DISCOVERIES BY EMPIRE PHILATELISTS

Virgin Islands CA Error on Stamp Virgin Islands CA Error on Stamp

Usually, the ‘CA’ watermark is visible on the rear of the stamp in inverted form, so that you read it as ‘AC.’ but we quickly saw that our example of the stamp had the watermark visible as ‘CA.’

Gibraltar 1960 10s Yellow & Blue SG172 Stamp Error Gibraltar 1960 10s Yellow & Blue SG172 Stamp Error

Gibraltar 1960 10s Yellow & Blue (SG172) with an ‘extra petal’ on one of the flowers of its design. Stanley Gibbons have agreed that the error was catalogue-worthy, provided they can determine its sheet

Labuan 1892 SG36a & SG36b Combined Stamp Error Labuan 1892 SG36a & SG36b Combined Stamp Error

Labuan 1892 6c on 8c Mauve Surcharged in Red (Inverted) & with No Dot at Lower Left. Stamp is SG36a & SG36b Combined. The only known example which benefits from a Brandon Certificate

Gibraltar 1960 10s Yellow & Blue SG172 Stamp Error Gibraltar 1960 10s Yellow & Blue SG172 Stamp Error

Hong Kong 1891 20c on 30c Grey-Green SG48b with Surcharge Double with a CV of £25,000. Supported by a Brandon Certificate we have been unable to find this fine used very rare variety ever being sold