Known as the world’s most valuable and rare stamp, this unique piece was produced during a stamp shortage in British Guiana. Only one copy is known to exist, discovered by a 12-year-old Scottish boy ...

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 ...

Stamps feel almost novel today, but they aren't that old of an invention. The first American stamps weren't issued until 1847, but it wasn't long before people grew fascinated by the different colors ...

Only once in a dog's age is a real "find" of valuable old stamps and "covers" (envelopes or wrappers) unearthed. Such "finds" are becoming more and more rare as time goes on, but, for this reason, ...

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 century-old misprints to culturally significant designs, rare stamps are capturing the attention of both passionate philatelists and savvy investors. With values driven by rarity, condition, ...

A freelance reporter in London tries to sell his boyhood stamp collection and takes a journey through memory and vanished nations. Clearing out a closet, roof space or garage can be a chore. Old ...

Stamp collecting feels like something your grandpa would wax poetic about, but it's cooler than you think. While the odds that you'll come across one of these record-breakingly rare and valuable ...