No true philatelist would pass up an 1860s stamped Pony Express envelope, now valued at as much as $50,000. No wonder Rita Braver can find dedicated stamp collectors in all sorts of places. Originally ...
After learning that an avid stamp collector was going to be giving a talk in WNY in June, I reached out to ask a few questions pertaining to his collection – Buffalo Cinderellas. What the heck is a ...
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 prominent stamp dealer is reportedly offering $100,000 for two missing 24-cent stamps known to collectors as the Inverted Jenny, nearly 60 years after they were stolen. Donald Sundman, president of ...
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 ...
Stamp collecting isn’t what it used to be. The hobby once rooted in collectors’ homes and schools and in small stamp shops scattered around the country is now grounded on the Internet. These changes ...
My mom started [collecting] in the late 1930s . . . in anticipation of her three kids going to college . . . and bought . . . newly issued commemoratives, [paying] $3 ...
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is set to release 19 new stamp designs in 2026, commemorating the nation's 250th ...
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, ...
GORGING ON HBO in Washington, D.C., while waiting for the city to unlock itself, my eye wandered from TV to the media cabinet shelf where my long-forgotten stamp albums sat. An inveterate traveler now ...