Stamps are more than postage- - they are small tiny pieces of history that can tell incredible stories and hold incredible value. Some have become legendary, obtaining millions in auctions and ...

“This is, without a question, the most significant and most valuable collection of United States stamps formed this past half century,” said Charles Shreve, Gross’ longtime philatelic ...

For six days, starting on November 12th, a unique exhibition of rare stamps and other extraordinary historical objects has ...

The British Guiana 1c Magenta was bought by rare stamp dealer Stanley Gibbons last month. The dealer said that, gram for gram, the stamp is thought to be the most valuable man-made item in the world.

Beauties, scores of 'em rare beauties, lined up in Bombay last week. Er, before we go any further: it is not another Miss World contest we are talking about here, but a stamp exhibition-cum ...

Why is it precisely the flawed specimens that get stamp collectors so excited? And what has an uncle from Saxony got to do with all this? Our Havana-based colleague and author Michael Thoss has been ...