In the 1920s and ’30s, clerks at The Times collected stamps from overseas mail. The postage tells of a fluid world history.

Known as the world’s most valuable ... old Scottish boy in 1873. It sold for a mind-boggling $9.5 million in 2014. In hopes of deterring counterfeits, the stamp carries the initials of postal ...

The value of old postcards depends several factors ... It also featured the first stick-on postage stamp, called the penny black stamp, which added to its value. 1915 Boston Red Sox With Rookie ...

Gross’ stockpile of over 100 postage stamps contains several ultra-rare items — including multiple ... via a trade with the 11-year-old son of Mystic Stamp Company president Donald Sundman ...

Collecting stamps can be as easy as pulling a stamp off an envelope delivered by mail or as complicated as studying ...

From old coins to antique books, here are 13 collecting hobbies that still have considerable value. Stamps from rare postal issues or with printing errors can command high prices, with some ...

Nearly 162,000 counterfeit US “forever” stamps shipped ... said the postage was snatched after agents spotted its poor quality, low invoice value, routing and the “extraordinary” effort ...

Organized by the Jamshedpur Philatelic Society in collaboration with the Jamshedpur circle postal department, the exhibition features over 100 frames of stamps, including several rare specimens.

If genuine, the stamps would have a face value of about $118,000, the agency said. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Share Federal agents in Chicago seized nearly 162,000 counterfeit U.S. Postal ...