To the schoolboy stamp collector who plucked it from a pile of family papers more than a century ago, it was simply a new addition to his collection. But now a 1-cent postage stamp is set to become ...

The Inverted Jenny is a famous misprint stamp from 1918 that features the Jenny plane—or the Curtiss JN-4, used to carry mail ...

The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum opens its new William H. Gross Stamp Gallery to the public Sunday, Sept. 22. Named after its primary benefactor, it is the world’s largest stamp gallery and ...

THE world’s first postage stamp, known as the Penny Black, is set to go under the hammer this year. It was once worth just one cent, but it could fetch up to $8.25million (£6million) at an auction.

Top shoe designer, Stuart Weitzman (left) is poised to sell the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta stamp. Getty; Sotheby's That’s a lot of postage. The world’s most unique and expensive stamp is expected ...

I've been receiving emails about a petition to commemorate the World Trade Center on a stamp with this picture. Origins: The image shown above, "Forever in God's Hands," has been circulated on the ...

Despite great expectations, the British Guiana One-Cent Black on Magenta stamp got licked in a much anticipated auction this morning. The diminutive wisp of paper was expected to set a new world ...

The British Guiana One-Cent Magenta is known as the most famous stamp in the world. STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images James Barron got to within inches of the world’s most sought-after stamp: a $9.48 ...