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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stamp collecting has recently emerged as a fresh and innovative approach for young people to document their travels, and many have been driven by the hobby, which offers a strong sense of ...

From philately and numismatics to book collecting birding and phillumeny these engaging pursuits blend learning leisure and ...

Beatles fans and philatelists alike will be able to view John Lennon‘s childhood stamp collection during the World Stamp Show in New York City, May 28th through June 4th. According to the Smithsonian ...

The United States Postal Service's newest stamp collection is finally here, transforming the iconic children's book Goodnight Moon into tiny illustrated works of art months after the postage ...

If I asked you right now, “what would you pay for an unused block of the 1857 5-cent Jefferson Perforated Stamps?”, what would you offer? (No fair Googling it.) Would it be $500? $50,000? If I told ...

Queen Elizabeth II has many hobbies. Although she’s well known for her fondness of Corgis and breeding racehorses, the 94-year-old monarch has another way she likes to spend her free time and that is ...

In honor of Israel’s Independence Day, observed this year from the evening of April 14 through April 15, the Brandeis Library's Special Collections is delighted to announce the donation of the ...