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. 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. CURRENT DISCOUNT IS 65% 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;
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. |
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). | On-paper | 100g 200g 500g |
£3.75 £6.75 £16. |
|
Castles |
United Kingdom |
Decimal Castles stamps on paper. Mixed issues, mixed cancels, very occasional other stamps attached. Made up "as it comes". | On-paper | 200g |
£12.50 |
|
CSD |
United Kingdom |
"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. |
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Pre |
United Kingdom |
Pre-decimal (i.e. everything should be before 1971 - mainly Queen Elizabeth issues, but some older also). | On-paper | 100g 500g 1.8kg |
£4.75 £21.00 £71. |
|
Scot |
United Kingdom |
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 |
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. |
On-paper | 1kg 5kg 20kg |
£6. £25. £80. |
|
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. |
Off-paper |
25g 100g 500g 1.8kg |
£2.25 £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 |
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. |
Covers |
1 kilo 10 kilos |
£15. |
|
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. |
On-paper | 50g 500g 5kg |
£3.25 £28. £215. |
|
World 1 | Foreign | "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. Last few bags of 120g, then we'll stop making up stock in this size. Larger bags will remain available. |
On-paper | 120g |
£5.25 | |
World 2 |
Foreign |
As above. |
"Superior Grade" as above
but in big bags. |
1kg |
£37.75 |
|
As above. |
"Superior Grade" - if you are giving us a
mail order for two or more items coming to 2kg, we can
make up an 800g bag of this so as to make a 1.8kg order
which fits within the 2kg weight band and makes the
postage cost more sensible. This might take a little
longer as we don't keep any pre-made bags. |
800g |
£30.20 |
|||
As above. |
"Superior Grade" as above but in VERY BIG
bags. |
8kg | £290. |
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World 3 | World | "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. Last few bags of 120g, then we'll stop making up stock in this size. Larger bags will remain available. |
On-paper | 120g | £2.75 | |
World 4 |
World |
"Standard Grade" as above
but in big bags. |
1kg |
£19.75 |
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"Standard Grade" - see note about Superior
Grade 800g bags above. |
800g |
£15.90 | ||||
"Standard Grade" as above but in VERY BIG
bags. |
8kg | £149.00 |
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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. |
Off-paper |
25g 100g 500g 1.8kg |
£4.25 £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 ! | On-paper | 120g 500g |
£6.75 £24.75 |
"Retirement
Sale" big mixes. We've got big stocks of this stuff so we've decided to make up some special clearance batches. Our stock of these is of way over a million stamps so we'd be happy for you to buy a few thousand ! Each lot will be 500g of world off-paper, plus 200g of UK off-paper, and we'll also chuck in a few odd "freebies" with each batch. (If you buy a repeat lot we'll try not to repeat the same free items. Therefore if you are making a repeat order please tell us when you bought your previous one.) There will definitely be duplication among the thousands of stamps you get, and please allow for there being some damaged here and there. (There might even be an odd stamp on-paper, etc. There is so much stuff we can't possibly check each one.) Give one a go ! |
£40. Net price - not subject to discounts noted above. |
|
Some of the following are only
available in very small numbers (some we've got
loads !). |
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Code | Country | Weight * per bag | Price per bag |
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Oz |
Australia. Colourful general mix of
mixed ages. Good variety. |
On-paper |
120g 500g |
£4.25 £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 packet contains perhaps about 350 stamps. | Off-paper |
20g |
£4. |
|
Can-1 |
Canada. Mixed ages. A decent mix though always including some very common. | On-paper | 120g | £4.25 |
|
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.) |
On-paper |
1kg or The lot at |
£18. £10. per kilo |
|
SL |
SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Ceylon/Sri Lanka. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | On-paper | to £3.75 |
|
Dk-off |
Denmark. Off-paper mix made up at
random from loose stock. Good variety, but every packet
will have duplication (sometimes to excess). Average
packet contains perhaps about 350 stamps. |
Off-paper | 20g | £4. |
|
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 |
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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. |
On-paper | 100g 1kg 5kg |
£2.50 £17.50 £75. |
|
Leipzig Plus |
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. |
On-paper |
1kg |
£17.50 |
|
HK-1 |
SOLD OUT SOLD OUT | Hong Kong. Large
proportion from about mid/late 1990s. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT |
On-paper | 100g |
£4.75 |
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 |
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EI |
Ireland. General mixture - range of recent years with a scattering of older now and again. | On-paper | 100g 500g 1kg |
£3.25 £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 packet contains perhaps about 350 stamps. | Off-paper |
20g |
£4. |
|
NZ |
New Zealand. Mixed
ages. Limited stocks. |
On-paper | 110g |
£4.95 |
|
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). See our wee video on our Facebook page at this link. |
On-paper | 150g 500g |
£5.75 £17.75 |
SAf-1 |
South Africa.
General mix, some years old. |
On-paper | 100g |
£3.50 |
|
SAf-2 |
South Africa. Old to new mix, with
a scattering of S.W.A. |
On-paper |
100g |
£4.25 |
|
CH-1 | Switzerland. Mainly 1960s mix with many commemoratives. | On-paper | 120g | £4.75 | |
CH-2 |
Switzerland. Some of the above
"1960s mix" and some newer material. |
On-paper |
120g |
£5.25 |
|
USA |
United States of
America. Mixed ages. Some collected in the USA,
some in the UK. |
On-paper | 120g 1kg 5kg |
£3.75 £32.50 £150. |
|
US-off |
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. |
Off-paper |
50g 500g |
£4. £25. |
|
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 |
Per packet |
£1. only |
Zim | Zimbabwe. This is a mix all from
about the same period, collected around 1995-2000,
usually on thicker paper. |
On-paper | 100g 500g 1kg |
£4.75 £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. |
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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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