History of Stamp Collecting. Stamp collecting, also known as philately, began shortly after the first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued in England in 1840.Enthusiasts quickly ...

The United States Postal Service is celebrating its 250th anniversary with two new stamps and a retired stamp voting contest.

The 250 Years of Delivering stamps are issued as a pane of 20 Forever stamps, which will always be equal in value to the ...

Stamp collecting feels like something your grandpa would wax poetic about, but it's cooler than you think. While the odds that you'll come across one of these record-breakingly rare and valuable ...

The USPS is hosting a Stamp Encore Contest to celebrate its 250th anniversary. The public can vote on a collection of popular stamps from the past few decades, dating back to 1997, for the USPS to ...

The agency's semiquincentennial will be marked by an event at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C., ...

A massive collection of 11 million postage stamps, one for every life lost in the Holocaust, has just gone on display.

Whether you’re an avid stamp collector or just looking to jazz up your cards and letters this year, the new 2024 U.S. Postal Service stamp designs are a worthy addition to your stationery ...

Music fans in the U.K. will be able to spice up their mail next week when Royal Mail unveils a collection of 15 new postage stamps in celebration of the Spice Girls.Released for the British girl ...

Holiday postage stamps from the United States Postal Service are back in time for the joyous season. USPS unveiled 14 festive stamps that are inclusive of various religions and backgrounds. Some ...

When considering buying investment grade stamps, you are focusing on less than 2% of the stamp universe. Any useful advice you get from dealers or collectors is very limited and heavily biased ...

A collection of stamps was created specifically for them so they could send letters home. Fewer than 20 examples of these stamps are known to exist today, with one selling for $660,000 in 1995 ...