Many collectors today wonder if postage stamps are good investments. While some rare and historical stamps have increased in value over the years, the market can be very unpredictable. Factors like ...

Collecting stamps can be as easy as pulling a stamp off an envelope delivered by mail or as complicated as studying historical events to find a particularly rare or coveted one. Whatever the interest, ...

Philately, the study of stamps, is the passion of the Garfield-Perry Stamp Club. Philately, the study of stamps, is the passion of the Garfield-Perry Stamp Club. Plus, Les Délices performs a Baroque ...

Stamp collecting — often called philately — is one of the most rewarding and timeless hobbies you can undertake. It allows you to journey through history, geography, art and culture, all within the ...

COVID may have breathed new life into this oft-forgotten pastime. Even if you’re quarantining, you can sate a stamp collecting addiction. After all, today, most buying and trading occur online: buying ...

Stamps feel almost novel today, but they aren't that old of an invention. The first American stamps weren't issued until 1847, but it wasn't long before people grew fascinated by the different colors ...

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The USPS released 15 new stamps featuring iconic lowrider cars, celebrating the culture and pride of lowrider enthusiasts.

A freelance reporter in London tries to sell his boyhood stamp collection and takes a journey through memory and vanished nations. Clearing out a closet, roof space or garage can be a chore. Old ...

The "Inverted Jenny," 1918, one of the rarest and most valuable stamps in the world, celebrates the first air mail in the U.S.—by depicting an inadvertently upside-down airplane. Hannah Whitaker ...

ANYONE WHO THINKS that a philatelic library is full of stamps neatly tucked inside small envelopes would be wrong. The Western Philatelic Library, located in an industrial neighborhood in Redwood City ...

King Charles, 74, may be the son and heir of the late Queen Elizabeth, but that doesn’t mean they have everything in common — for example, a love of one of his mother’s favorite pastimes, stamp ...