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 ...

Arguably the most famous and valuable stamp in the world, the British Guiana 1-Cent Magenta has achieved near-mythic status. Issued in 1856 in what is now Guyana, this small, faded red stamp was ...

"This work has been compiled to August 1867, and contains a complete description of all postage stamps issued to that date ..."--Preface, p. [3] (1st group) The hand-book does not include price ...

If you’ve ever come across an old stamp collection and wondered if it might be worth something, you’re not alone. Collecting ...

Who gets the stamp of approval: The Postal Service receives about 50,000 suggestions for new stamps every year. Many are eliminated because they do not meet the basic rules for what can be on a stamp.

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The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) killed the golden goose all by itself. Millions of stamp collectors used to collect plate blocks when it was simple to get a plate number and four adjoining stamps. Even ...

Vesma Grinfelds, a San Francisco resident and president of the Council of Northern California Philatelic Societies, was thrilled to view some of the world's rarest stamps last weekend at the ...

And now a story for a very particular group of hobbyists - stamp and record collectors in perfect harmony. In 1972, the country of Bhutan issued a set of postage stamps that you could peel off and ...

"Boston: S. Allan Taylor ..."--Imprint on cover; a printed label for S. Allan Taylor has also been mounted over C.M. Seltz's imprint on t.p "Price twenty-five cents"--Cover "This work has been ...