Here’s something for serious stamp collectors only. This summer, philatelists will have a chance to snag the rarest US stamp ever: the 1868 one-cent “Z-grill.” Interested? It’ll cost you (more than) a ...

The greatest stamp discovery in modern history is expected to bring $5m to $7.5m We all dream of opening an old book or ...

Stamps as an investment in collectibles has long been an attractive way to diversify a portfolio by very wealthy individuals. There is no one better example than Bill Gross to illustrate someone who ...

While investment quality stamps have a steady history of appreciation, their value at any one point in time is fairly well known. It is therefore important for someone buying stamps as an investment ...

Many of us who collected stamps as kids were drawn by their beauty and variety. But for real collectors, it's the rare stamp — the mistake — that gets the excitement and the money. At Robert Siegel ...

The postage stamp that started it all is going under the gavel. The coveted 18th-century rarity, known as the Penny Black, was the world’s first postage stamp and represents the very dawn of social ...

A Christmas stamp over 50 years old could be sold for over £500 thanks to an unusual printing mishap. The three pence stamp depicting an angel from Heaven – one of just 24 unused examples in existence ...

NEW YORK – A 1-cent postage stamp from a 19th century British colony in South America has become the world's most valuable stamp — again. The 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta sold Tuesday at ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A collection of rare stamps which have been collecting dust in an attic for more than 100 years are now set to fetch at least a quarter of a million pounds at auction after being discovered. The 35 ...

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