We
        stock kiloware of the whole world, often in a number of
        different categories.
        "KILOWARE" - stamps sold by weight, normally still on the
        backing paper as they've been cut or torn from envelopes.
        At the time of writing we have now consolidated all our stocks -
        we have about 1.75 tonnes [update January 2024; now down under 1
        tonne] - and are now running down stocks until everything is
        sold. Some categories are now being offered with the alternative
        of larger quantities at discounted prices per kilo. Anything marked as "sold out" will not be available
        again.
      
      Weights are average net
        contents. 
      
| CONTINUOUS PRICE REDUCTIONS
                  UNTIL SOLD ! As we get towards "the sharp end" of clearing our retail stocks we still have a fair bulk of kiloware to shift. It is selling steadily, but we need to accelerate the clearance. There are now DISCOUNTS on all lines of stamp kiloware listed on this page. Starting Monday 12th August 2024 we will give 5% off all the list prices, and each week we'll increase that by another 5%. Available in our shop, or mail order (see below). If you are interested in large quantities, or anything that says "made up to order", please get in touch before visiting. Dates our shop will be open are on our home page. KILOWARE NOW ALL SOLD OUT ! Thanks for all your purchases ! >>> For example, our Standard World Kiloware 1kg, priced below at £19.75, would now cost you only £3.95 with its 80% discount. <<< So, the longer you leave it, the cheaper it will be. But the longer you leave it, the more lines will sell out. Your gamble ! Discounts will be as follows; From 12 August :: 5% 19 August :: 10% 26 August :: 15% 2 September :: 20% 9 September :: 25% 16 September :: 30% 23 September :: 35% 30 September :: 40% 7 October :: 45% 14 October :: 50% 21 October :: 55% 28 October :: 60% 4 November :: 65% 11 November :: 70% 18 November :: 75% 25 November :: 80% 2 December :: 85% 9 December :: 90% 16 December :: 95% 23 December :: 100% (i.e. free !) | 
| A NOTE
                REGARDING THE PRESENT STATE OF KILOWARE; Things have changed in recent years. Going back a decade or two, most of the stamps charities were given would be from current or recent mail, but they would always have some that people had from clearing out an old house, or going through old family papers. They might therefore have gathered in a year, say, 19kg of generally new mix plus 1kg of older, so the mix looked like new stuff and was a good source of recent stamps. The current situation is that people actually get very few stamps in the mail. Charities get smaller amounts handed in (although prices are much better than they were some years ago). So the same charity might now be getting only 2kg of new mix, but they are still getting the 1kg of older stamps, and the mixture appears less appealing to the collector looking for newer issues. Almost everything we get now is like that, with a fair number of older stamps included, and I'm afraid collectors will just have to get used to it ! | 
| WHAT'S
                HAPPENING IN OUR CURRENT STATE OF WINDING DOWN THE
                RETAIL SHOP ?; We have had much less material coming in, although for a while we continued to get new material from some of our regular charities. However, while going through all our stock we've been finding odd bags, packets, and boxes of kiloware here and there, which is all being gathered together so that we can make some final offerings. Quantities are very varied - there are some categories where we'll only have one bag available, yet others where we'll have hundreds. | 
| WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
                KILOWARE IN GENERAL ? Read our article about kiloware - we're biased but think this is probably the best general explanation online ! | 
| ORDERING; MINIMUM MAIL ORDER £20 net price of goods (i.e. cost of kiloware after discount). The fact that something is listed and priced here means that we had stocks when this page was updated. We don't always have all bags in all sizes already made up (particularly the larger quantities), so if you are intending to collect from our shop please contact us first so that we can have it ready for you. HOW TO ORDER options; {a} Come into our shop and buy direct. If you want a larger quantity of anything please tell us in advance. {b} It can be sent to you. Either contact us by email (murray@stamp-shop.com) or by phone (0131 552 1220 or 0131478 7021 - only answered at certain times, which are given on our answering machine). Orders may be sent by Royal Mail or by carrier, depending on size, weight, value, and destination. Orders being sent out are charged as [price of goods] plus [actual cost of postage/carriage] plus [£1 per order handling charge]. Payments for mail orders can be made by debit or credit card (if requested we can call you to get the details) or by bank transfer (bank details sent on request). {c} Sorry, there is no online ordering facility. | 
| ILLUSTRATIONS; We've added photographs for some of the types. These have been done in good faith. Of course you're not going to get exactly the same mix as shown. What you buy from us you may see as better or worse that our examples. When taking the photos, the only thing we have done to make them look better was to turn over stamps which were face-down. | 
| KILOWARE NOW ALL SOLD OUT ! | ||||||
| Code | Country | Sample photograph | Description | Weight * per bag | Price per bag | |
| Capital | United Kingdom |  SOLD
                  OUT           
                  SOLD OUT | Our "Capital Mix" is our most popular UK
              mix. This is material received from charities, sometimes
              with some added that we have stored for a while, and
              sometimes also with some older stuff mixed in, giving a
              wider variety of content than often found. All types
              included - definitives, country stamps, commemoratives,
              greetings, and Christmas issues. Scottish country stamps
              ("regionals") are found in good numbers. There's
              very little that is very new. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | 5kg 20kg 100kg | £280.now £199. £1,000.now £890. | 
| Large | United Kingdom |  | Commemorative and
                Christmas (we try to keep the Christmas content
              within 25%, but cannot guarantee it). Last few bags of 200g, then we'll
                  stop making up stock in this size. Larger bags will
                  remain available. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | 200g 500g 1kg | £6.75 £16. £32. | 
| Castles | United Kingdom |  | Decimal
                    Castles stamps on paper. Mixed issues, mixed
                  cancels, very occasional other stamps attached. Made
                  up "as it comes". SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | ||
| CSD | United Kingdom | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | "Charity Stamps Direct" box, where people have sent stamps directly to us as donations to charity. Most packages are not opened by us, and these boxes are therefore a bit of a gamble ! We do not entertain returns or complaints on these, as you are probably as likely to get a marvelous box as a terrible one. Available to shop customers only, as a disclaimer form has to be signed. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | 4kg | £50. | |
| Pre | United
                Kingdom |  | Pre-decimal (i.e.
              everything should be before 1971 - mainly Queen Elizabeth
              issues, but some older also). Last
                  few bags of 100g, then we'll stop making up stock in
                  this size. Larger bags will remain available. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | 500g 1.8kg | £21.00 £71. | 
| Scot | United Kingdom | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Scotland Country Stamps. Mix of
              Scottish "regionals" collected up to about 1995. Made up
              to
              order.                           
              SOLD OUT     
                        SOLD OUT | On-paper | ||
| Cheap | United Kingdom | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Cheap Mix. This is just the thing for anybody looking for quantity without needing quality ! This may/will contain; mainly definitives (Machins/NVIs) or Scottish country stamps, some Christmas issues, a few commemoratives. Sometimes heavy duplication, sometimes excess backing paper, hardly anything recent. Made up to order. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | ||
| UK Off | United Kingdom |  | Off-paper mix, as
              gathered from charities (usually modern/recent) and from
              the bottom of boxes in which we have bought collections
              (often older), plus sometimes masses that people have
              soaked off over the years. Last
                  few bags of 25g, then we'll stop making up stock in
                  this size. Larger bags will remain available. Possibly 100% of stock now sold - there may be a little remaining after we've processed some current orders. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Off-paper | 100g 500g 1.8kg | £7.50 £29. £79. | 
| UK Odd | United Kingdom |  SOLD OUT     
                        SOLD OUT | Bags made up from one odd (but very big)
                  batch we purchased some years ago This mix includes
                  more than the normal by way of complete postmarks,
                  often including slogans and meter marks, and sometimes
                  also has complete envelopes (or large parts). Mainly
                  1960s to 1970s/80s. Other odd bits included (some
                  foreign, some non-stamp items). SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | ||
| UK FDC | United Kingdom | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | First Day Covers by weight ! We get so many of these we are always looking for ways to dispose of our excess stocks. Absolutely as they come, probably nearly all typed or handwritten addresses, usually a bit of duplication. Excellent source of used sets. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Covers | 10 kilos | £140. now £130. | 
| Islands | Channel Islands and Isle of Man |  | General mix. Tends to have a mix of
              definitives and Christmas/commemoratives, and with
              material included sometimes going back a few years. The
              mix between the islands is not always equal ! NB; Current stock is of just Guernsey and Jersey (sometimes a few Alderney) with probably little or no Isle of Man. Last few bags of 50g, then we'll stop making up stock in this size. Larger bags will remain available. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | 500g 5kg | £28. £215. | 
| World 1 | Foreign |  SOLD
                      OUT        
                         SOLD OUT | "Superior Grade" World
                Kiloware. One of our most popular bags - we sell
              loads of this !  A whole-world mix, containing little
              or no UK. When material comes in to us, simply if it looks
              better it goes into the Superior mix, and if it looks less
              exciting it goes into the Standard. Many of our shop customers make regular repeat purchases. "Superior Grade" big bags. "Superior Grade" in very big bags. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | 1kg 8kg | £37.75 £290. | 
| World 3 | World | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | "Standard Grade"
                whole-world mix with just a little U.K. Still a
              decent mix, but simply not as good as the Superior.
              Excellent value for the number of stamps for the price. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | ||
| World Off | World | Off-paper mix, as obtained from charities
              (usually modern/recent) and from the bottom of boxes in
              which we have bought collections (often older), plus bulk
              or excess material we sometimes purchase or gather.
              Usually contains a smaller number of UK, will usually have
              duplication to some degree, and might include a few
              damaged stamps, as we do not check these stamps
              individually (which also gives the chance of an occasional
              "find"). Sorry, that description doesn't do the mix justice ! Another of our popular sellers in our shop, with constant repeat sales. Last few bags of 25g, then we'll stop making up stock in this size. Larger bags will remain available. Tiny quantities left. | Off-paper | 100g 500g 1.8kg | £14. £49. £149. | |
| CW | Commonwealth |  | Commonwealth. A mix
              of numerous countries, spanning many years, and not too
              much of the "big" countries such as Australia, Canada, New
              Zealand, or South Africa. Occasionally just a little UK
              and Ireland included, and sometimes an odd stray
              non-Commonwealth. Nice mix which is predicted to be
              running short soon ! Last few
                  bags of 120g, then we'll stop making up stock in this
                  size. Larger bags will remain available. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | £24.75 | 
      
      
|  | Some of the following are only
                      available in very small numbers (some we've got
                      loads !). | ||||
| Code | Country | Weight * per bag | Price per bag | ||
| Oz | Australia. Colourful general mix of mixed ages. Good variety. Last few bags of 120g, then we'll stop making up stock in this size. Larger bags will remain available. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | £15.75 | ||
| Oz-off | Australia. Off-paper mix made up at random from loose stock. Good variety, but every packet will have duplication (sometimes to excess). Average 20g packet contains perhaps about 350 stamps. Last few bags of 20g, then we'll stop making up stock in this size. Larger bags will remain available. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Off-paper | 100g | £20. | |
| Can-1 | Canada. Mixed ages. A decent mix though always including some very common. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | |||
| Can-2 |  | Canada. A last-minute find of a
                big carton of kiloware from about the 1970s and 1980s
                (some 1990s seen). There's about 25kg of stamps, with
                moderate/wide margins of envelope paper. We're selling
                it by the kilo, with the option at any time for someone
                to buy all our remaining stock at a discount rate.
                (Therefore, if we've sold five 1kg bags you can buy the
                remaining 20kg for £200.)      SOLD OUT     
                          SOLD OUT | On-paper | 1kg | £18. | 
| SL | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Ceylon/Sri Lanka. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | to £3.75 | |
| Dk-off | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Denmark. Off-paper mix made up at random from loose stock. Good variety, but every packet will have duplication (sometimes to excess). Average 20g packet contains perhaps about 350 stamps. Last few bags of 20g, then we'll stop making up stock in this size. Larger bags will remain available. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Off-paper | 100g | £20. | 
| Fra-1 | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | France. Mainly collected in France, plus some collected in UK, occasionally a few from other countries. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | ||
| Fra-2 | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | France. Some of the mix listed above, and a scattering of more recent material. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | ||
| Ger |  | Germany. Collected by a charity
                in Leipzig over a number of months leading up to
                mid-2008. Very high proportion of modern Germany, with
                some older, and often a reasonable scattering of other
                countries. Occasional excess paper. Last few bags of 100g, then we'll stop making up stock in this size. Larger bags will remain available. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | ||
| Leipzig Plus | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Germany "Leipzig Plus" Mix. A 1kg bag which is about 50% from the mix described above, and about 50% from other sources older and newer. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | |||
| HK-1 | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Hong Kong. Large
                proportion from about mid/late 1990s. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT Not Sold Out !! . . . we'd forgotten we had two bags in the shop window. | On-paper | ||
| HK-2 | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Hong Kong. Bags made up of roughly 80% of the above mix and 20% of newer material. Limited stocks. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | ||
| EI | Ireland. General
                mixture - range of recent years with a scattering of
                older now and again. Last few
                    bags of 100g, then we'll stop making up stock in
                    this size. Larger bags will remain available. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | 500g 1kg | £15. £28.50 | |
| EI-off | Ireland. Off-paper
                mix made up at random from loose stock. Good variety,
                but every packet will have duplication (sometimes to
                excess). Average 20g packet contains perhaps about 350
                stamps. Last few bags of 20g,
                    then we'll stop making up stock in this size. Larger
                    bags will remain available. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Off-paper | 100g | £20. | |
| NZ | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | New Zealand. Mixed ages. Limited stocks. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | ||
| Scand | Video on Facebook at this link. | Scandinavia (most of Denmark,
                fewer of Norway and Sweden - seldom Finland, and only
                rarely will there be Aland, Faroes, Greenland or
                Iceland). Last few bags of
                    150g, then we'll stop making up stock in this size.
                    Larger bags will remain available. See our wee video on our Facebook page at this link. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | ||
| SAf-1 | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | South Africa. General mix, some years old. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | ||
| SAf-2 | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | South Africa. Old to new mix, with a scattering of S.W.A. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | ||
| CH-1 | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Switzerland. Mainly 1960s mix with many commemoratives. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | ||
| CH-2 | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Switzerland. Some of the above "1960s mix" and some newer material. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | ||
| USA | United States of
                  America. Mixed ages. Some collected in the USA,
                some in the UK. Last few bags
                    of 120g, then we'll stop making up stock in this
                    size. Larger bags will remain available. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | £150. | ||
| US-off | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | United States of America. Off-paper mix made up at random from loose stock. Good variety, but every packet will have duplication (sometimes to excess). Average 50g packet contains perhaps about 700 to 1,000 stamps. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Off-paper | ||
| US-cheap | SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | United States of America. "Dead cheap". Used off-paper stamps which came to us in packets supposedly with 1,000 stamps per packet. Quite modern, and highly duplicated. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Off-paper | ||
| Zim |  | Zimbabwe. This is a mix all from
                about the same period, collected around 1995-2000,
                usually on thicker paper. Last
                    few bags of 100g, then we'll stop making up stock in
                    this size. Larger bags will remain available. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | £21.75 £39. | |
        
| COINS - see full list of wholesale coins at www.stamp-shop.com/coins-wholesale.html | ||||
| These do not
                  qualify for the discounts listed above. | ||||
| Coin 1 | World Coins | Bags of mixed world coins, generally quite modern "dross" (low denominations, or out-of-date, etc.) but with occasional older or more unusual bits. (Note that postage on coins is quite expensive.) SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | ||
| Coin 2 | World Coins | Same mix as above, bigger bags. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | ||
| Nostalgia Bag | UK Coins | A bag with a selection of
              British pre-decimal coins, comprising; 20 x penny, 15 x
              halfpenny, 10 x brass threepence, and two each of
              farthing, sixpence, shilling, florin, and half crown. We
              call them "Nostalgia Bags". | - | £4.75 | 
| UK Pennies | Pre-decimal pennies, mainly KG5 to QE.
              Subject to stock - please check before coming in. | 900g 9kg | £6.75 £60. | |
| UK Halfpennies | Pre-decimal halfpennies, mainly KG5 to QE. Subject to stock - please check before coming in. | 900g 9kg | £6.75 £60. | |
| UK 1d/½d | Pre-decimal pennies and halfpennies, mainly
              KG5 to QE. Subject to stock - bags of mainly pennies with
              some halfpennies included. | 900g | £6.75 | 
        Remember, postage and handling are charged on top of these
          prices if they are to be sent out. See our "How to Order" page for details.
          * Weights are approximate but honest !  
        
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