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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In today’s era of rapid digital communication, the fascinating realm of stamp collecting has the enduring appeal of tangible treasures. Embarking on the journey of starting a stamp collection for your ...

Freddie Mercury’s sense of style is visible as far back as his childhood stamp collection. Mercury, born on this day in 1946 with the name Farrokh Bulsara, was the iconic frontman of Queen. His unique ...

Bond guru Bill Gross is exiting one of his long-standing investments and is giving all the proceeds to charity. That investment is rare U.S. stamps, which Gross has been collecting since 1993. "It's ...

It occurred to me recently that while I've expended plenty of ink on coins over these last months, I've give short shrift to stamps. In fact, there was a time when stamps nearly rivaled coins in terms ...

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 ...

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 ...