Philatelic Index (PHLI)
Philatelic Index (PHLI): a daily market-performance index for stamps and philately, built on ALT/FNDATA's dataset of over 55,000 lots across 150+ auction houses since 2003, with 33,000+ realised prices. World and country stamps, covers, postal history, postcards and philatelic collections, with issuer and catalogue detail where available. Daily index values.
What this listing delivers
- Daily market-performance index for stamps and philately, built on 55,000+ lots across 150+ auction houses since 2003.
- World and country stamps, covers, postal history, postcards and philatelic collections, with issuer and catalogue detail where available. Delivered in JSON, CSV and SQL formats.
- Anchor of a family of stamps and philately indices on AWS Data Exchange. Daily-updated index values.
Coverage & methodology
The Philatelic Index delivers daily index values tracking the stamps and philately market on a consistent methodology, for benchmarking, valuation and research. The index is built on ALT/FNDATA's stamps and philately sales data (over 55,000 lots across 150+ auction houses since 2003, with 33,000+ realised prices). Index values come in JSON, CSV and SQL formats and update daily.
Access
This dataset is published on AWS Data Exchange as part of the ALT/FNDATA catalogue. For subscription terms, a data sample, delivery format and enterprise licensing, contact our data team and we will get you set up directly.
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Source: ALT/FNDATA, 19.24M realized auction results across 37 collectible categories, normalized to USD. Featured lot images courtesy of the auction houses named. Methodology · All datasets · Brands · Market statistics