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, ...

People have many diverse hobbies to amuse themselves during their spare time. I have many hobbies -- model railroading, collecting recorded music, and stamp collecting. Philately, the collection and ...

It occurred to me recently that while I've expended plenty of ink on coins over these last months, I've give short shrift to stamps. In fact, there was a time when stamps nearly rivaled coins in terms ...

May 2026 isn't just another month on the philatelic calendar; it's the launchpad for the U.S. Postal Service's 250th anniversary festivities, centered around the World Stamp Show in Boston. With the ...

America's most famous roadway was put into use 100 years ago, and these commemorative postage stamps depict iconic Route 66 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Postal Service is rolling out a new stamp collection this summer honoring one of the world’s most recognizable ...