The oldest piece of mail to use a pre-paid Penny Black stamp is set to be auctioned in New York. The British Penny Black was the first-ever adhesive postage stamp. The letter cover has a sale estimate ...

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 ...

A postage stamp is a small but mighty canvas, sealing history onto every envelope with a historic image, vibrant ink and adhesive. When these miniature tributes bring to our everyday lives the leaders ...

Celebration held at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., Thursday to Monday, May 2 to 6, 1940. At head of title: Seal of Washington Philatelic Society, Washington, D.C.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the U.S. Postal Service is reminding customers that they can help fund the cause by purchasing the Breast Cancer Research stamp. These 90-cent ...

Milestones in postal history, by R. K. Wortley.--The birth of the postal service, by C. R. Clear.--"A stamp is invented," by F. W. Bond.--Rowland Hill: a biographical ...

While mailing holiday cards and presents to loved ones, there’s a distinct possibility that you were frantically looking for more stamps at some point last week. In fact, you may have been tempted to ...