RNS Number:5186F
Stanley Gibbons Group Limited
11 October 2007



                       THE STANLEY GIBBONS GROUP LIMITED
                      ("STANLEY GIBBONS" or "THE COMPANY")

                                  (AIM: SGI.L)

             STANLEY GIBBONS INDICES BECOME INSTITUTIONAL STANDARD

The Board of Stanley Gibbons, the AIM quoted leading name in rare stamps and
collectibles, is delighted to announce that its price indices are now available
on the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL(R) service.
HIGHLIGHTS

   *Indices available to all Bloomberg users;
   *Rare stamps and autographs now recognised as alternative investment asset
    classes;
   *Increases access to reliable online price information on these assets;
   *Move opens up Stanley Gibbons and its products to a wider investment
    audience.

Stanley Gibbons markets a range of rare stamp and autograph investment products
and today's announcement follows increasing demand from institutional investors
and private clients for more accessible data and pricing on "alternative"
assets. Stanley Gibbons has published stamp price guides since 1865 and has a
pricing database on every stamp issued worldwide. These are the first stamp and
autograph indices available on Bloomberg.

Commenting on the news, Stanley Gibbons Chief Executive, Michael Hall said:

"We chose to distribute our price indices via the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL
service, because of its position as a market leader in the provision of
financial information.

"Stanley Gibbons has built up a successful business in the sale of stamp and
autograph investment products to private investors. As the importance of
diversification in the current economic climate becomes obvious, we believe that
the institutional investor market will increasingly turn to alternative
investments."

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Enquiries:

The Stanley Gibbons Group Limited Tel: +44 (0) 1481 708 273
Michael Hall, Chief Executive
www.stanleygibbons.com

Seymour Pierce Ltd, NOMAD/ Broker Tel: +44 (0) 20 7107 8000
Jonathan Wright

Bishopsgate Communications Ltd, Financial PR Tel: +44 (0) 20 7562 3350
Jenni Herbert/Nick Farmer
stanleygibbons@bishopsgatecommunications.com

About the indices:

The following indices are available via ALLX STGI(GO) on the BLOOMBERG
PROFESSIONAL service.

The SG 100 Stamp Price Index

   *The top 100 traded stamps
   *For the period Dec 1998 - Sep 2007 (on a monthly basis) average compound
    return of 7.6% per annum over the past nine years.

The Great Britain 30 Rarities Index

   *Rare stamps from Great Britain
   *For the period 1998 - 2007 (updated annually) average compound return of
    10.7% per annum over the past nine years.

The Commonwealth 30 Rarities & Errors Index

   *Stamp rarities and errors from Commonwealth & British Empire
   *For the period 1998 - 2007 (updated annually) average compound return of
    9.7% per annum over the past nine years.

The Frasers100 Autograph Price Index

   *Market for autographs and memorabilia
   *For the period 1997 - 2007 (updated annually) average compound return of
    13.5% per annum over past ten years





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