Company profile

Ashford Stamps Ltd was established in 1995 based in Auckland, New Zealand. Since that time we have been actively dealing in all manner of stamps and postal history.

Founder and Managing Director is Mr Brian Rumsey. During 1983-2025 Brian has been involved in most aspects of professional philately, including valuations, postal auctions, retail, mail order and stamp shows. We are now retired from full time stamp dealing.

Brian is on the executive committee of the New Zealand Stamp Dealers Association, a trade body committed to upholding professional and ethical standards in the industry.

Brian is also part of the expert committee of the Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, a small group of expert philatelists used in the consultation process to determine genuineness or identify rare New Zealand stamps.