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Secondary Recommendation

Stanley Gibbons - Famous old brand returning to form

September 2002

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In spite of owning the famous stamp collecting brand, investors may be surprised to learn that Stanley Gibbons  is still just a tiddler (market cap: £4.3m) on AIM. The group has had a chequered time since its  demerger from Flying Brands in September 2000, but recent results, for the six months to 30 June, showed its return to form, with a tripling in pretax profit to £203,000 compared to the sameperiod last year.  The group has three tradingdivisions.  The largest, philatelic trading and retailing, whichcontributed 56% sales in 2001, operates from a large store in theStrand,  selling by retail and mail order the full range ofmerchandise, including the  Stanley Gibbons catalogues.  Thestor ...

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