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 ...

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: Captain ...

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, ...

One week. That’s how long you have to snap up Forever stamps before they go up a penny — again — this time to 45 cents. I lost track of how much a stamp cost a few years ago. It was in 2007 when the U ...

Stamp collecting is still a popular hobby for many including the members of the Bangor Stamp Club. We recently visited the group to hear why these small and ...

Harry Potter, the British boy wizard created by author J.K. Rowling in her famous series of books, is known for casting a spell. But can his powers over young people magically revive the lost hobby of ...

Stamp collecting may seem like an old-fashioned hobby in a digital age where fewer and fewer things are sent through the mail, but fans say it is not only still popular but in some ways is a pastime ...

The National Postal Museum’s new William H. Gross Stamp Gallery exhibit of “A Stamp for Every Country” has inspired the creation of a new worldwide postage stamp album. The album can be downloaded ...

COVID may have breathed new life into this oft-forgotten pastime. Even if you’re quarantining, you can sate a stamp collecting addiction. After all, today, most buying and trading occur online: buying ...