PHILATELISTSIt all started in the early 19th century, when the postal system was, frankly, a bit of a mess. Back then, sending a letter was a complicated and expensive ordeal. The recipient—not the ...

On May 6, 1840, the Penny Black, the world’s first adhesive postage stamp, became valid for use. A quiz on Indian stamps and philately, considered ‘the hobby of kings and king among hobbies’.

A North Devon club is proving otherwise with a new social push and a fascinating deep dive into the history of postal ...

In hopes of deterring counterfeits, the stamp ... postal history, with only seven examples known to exist. In 2019, one fetched $1.18 million at auction. Issued shortly after the “Penny Black ...

Stamp collecting, also known as philately, began shortly after the first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued ...

Pocahontas was the first Native American to be honored with a postage stamp (1907). The first Black person on a stamp was activist and educator Booker T. Washington (1940). After World War II ...