If you've ever come across an old stamp collection and wondered if it might be worth something, you're not alone. Collecting vintage stamps isn't just a charming pastime-it can also uncover hidden ...

Like the rest of John Lewis’s life, the First Day of Issue Dedication Ceremony for his United States Postal Service Forever Stamp, held Friday afternoon at the Martin Luther King Jr. International ...

John Leszak got hooked when he was a little kid, like most stamp collectors. In his case, you might say there was a bit of divine intervention. “The Sisters of Mercy got me started in 1963,” Leszak ...

If you’re also a budding philatelist (stamp collector), you know the joy of collecting stamps already. Travelers around the world often enjoy this in their own way collecting stamps in their passports ...

A one-cent postage stamp from 1868 is expected to become the most expensive U.S. stamp ever sold when it heads to auction in June. Known as the “Z-grill,” the stamp is the most-valued piece of what ...

GREENWICH — Richard Prager was smitten as a young man, developing a passion that has lasted a lifetime. It was a small piece of paper with a beautiful duck printed on it — the federal duck stamp ...

When David Cordon’s father tore stamps off letters to give to his nine-year-old son, he could not possibly have dreamt of where it would lead. Because 55 years later, Mr Cordon reached the pinnacle of ...

The flood of money going into collectibles -- art, wine, jewelry -- is now pouring into the market for postage stamps. News that William Gross, the billionaire bond trader at Pimco, is selling off ...

Ed Dimmick, a member of the board of directors for the Sacramento Philatelic Society, flips through a stamp album on Sunday. Stephen Hobbs shobbs@sacbee.com Tom Kinberg’s postage stamp addiction ...