Pages from ‘Graphic Stamps,’ published by Unit Editions (all images courtesy Unit Editions) (click to enlarge) Typically measuring no larger than one square-inch, postage stamps may not serve as the ...

25 Really Fascinating Facts about Stamps You Never Knew Those tiny squares of paper we stick on envelopes hold secrets that would surprise even the most curious minds. From the world’s first postage ...

BOSTON — The U.S. Postal Service dedicated its new Treasures of the Revolutionary Era prestige stamp booklet Thursday at the ...

Sometimes truth truly does rival fiction, as Charles Deaton describes in his book, “The Great Texas Stamp Collection.” The subtitle helps sum up the tale: “How some stubborn Texas Confederate ...

Penny Black, the world’s first postage stamp—one from the first sheet printed—is expected to sell for between £4 million and £6 million (US$5.5 million and US$8.3 million) at an upcoming auction in ...

Hunkering at home in 2020 gave me time to sort through the family archive, which is the name I gave to the collections and accumulations of things left by departed family members — mostly letters, ...

When the United States Post Office issued the first federal stamps 150 years ago, the public response was distinctly, well, lukewarm. No brass bands played. No first day covers were issued. Hardly ...

For artist Peter Hite, postage stamps are not merely a means to deliver a letter. "I've always loved stamps," he said. "To me, they're pieces of artwork in themselves." National Postal Museum: Located ...