The first two stamps issued were surprisingly expensive, including a five-cent stamp (almost $2 in today's money) that ...

NEW YORK - On the centennial anniversary of the annual American Stamp Dealers' Association, hundreds of philatelists - people who study and collect stamps--flocked to a hotel hall in midtown Manhattan ...

What keeps somebody glued to a hobby for 70 years? For Steve Reinhard, 78, who has been happily stuck on stamp collecting for seven decades, the pastime delivers first-class delight. Every tiny sticky ...

Philately, or stamp collecting, is widely known as the “King of Hobbies” due to its rich history, educational value, and ...

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 ...

On 1st March 2022 the first class postage stamp rate was increased to €1.25 for a standard letter, but someday in the future those very stamps may be worth keeping as an investment. You may be ...

In the 1960s, airline pilot Paul Sanderson regularly visited the stamp dealers that then lined The Strand in London, and even popped along to a few auctions to bid for items, as he amassed a sizeable ...

Lagos — Charity Yusuf is a graduate of economics and the Bauchi Representative of a high brow multinational company. When asked if she knew that the Philately Society was meeting in Bauchi, she ...

Stamps as investments is a controversial subject. Collectors and dealers are united in their opposition to promoting the concept, but for different, and usually, self-serving reasons. What they fail ...