Stamps on Approval
Tell us what you collect and what you would like to spend, and we will post you a selection of stamps from our stock to look through at home, including stamps not yet listed on the website. Keep what you want, return the rest within 14 days. Approvals go to UK addresses; collectors abroad can ask for a priced list.
How approvals work
- Tell us what you collect, the condition you prefer and your budget
- We pick a selection from stock that fits, including stamps not yet listed online, and post it to you free
- You have 14 days to look through it at home and keep what you want
- Post back the rest at your own cost, and pay for what you keep by card (we send a secure payment link) or by bank transfer
UK addresses only
Approvals are posted to UK addresses only. If you live abroad, use the same form and we will email you a priced list of stamps instead: you choose, and we send only what you buy.
Ask for a selection on approval
Fill in the form and we will be in touch within two working days, before anything is posted. There is no obligation to keep anything.
Questions about approvals
None. Keep what you like and post back the rest within 14 days.
We post the selection to you free. You pay the postage to send back the stamps you do not keep.
By card, through a secure payment link we email you, or by bank transfer, whichever you prefer.
As large or small as your budget, from a handful of stamps to a few hundred pounds' worth.
Yes. Put the catalogue numbers or the gaps you are filling in the form, and we will check stock, including stamps not yet listed.
Yes. Approvals are posted to UK addresses only, so we will email you a priced list instead, and you choose what to buy.
Prefer to browse yourself?
Everything in stock, with photographs
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Founder and stamp dealerLast updated November 2026