Living along a remote stretch of Northern California's redwood coast, Oliver Seeler painstakingly tracks down stamps from around the world. But not just any stamps. He collects only those with images ...

Many collectors today wonder if postage stamps are good investments. While some rare and historical stamps have increased in value over the years, the market can be very unpredictable. Factors like ...

No true philatelist would pass up an 1860s stamped Pony Express envelope, now valued at as much as $50,000. No wonder Rita Braver can find dedicated stamp collectors in all sorts of places: Captain ...

Stamp collecting may seem like an old-fashioned hobby in a digital age where fewer and fewer things are sent through the mail, but fans say it is not only still popular but in some ways is a pastime ...

Stamp collecting isn’t what it used to be. The hobby once rooted in collectors’ homes and schools and in small stamp shops scattered around the country is now grounded on the Internet. These changes ...

Forget everything you think you know about stamp collecting. Remember the solitary old man with a magnifying glass looking at little pieces of paper with pictures on them? He may have died a long time ...

What keeps somebody glued to a hobby for 70 years? For Steve Reinhard, 78, who has been happily stuck on stamp collecting for seven decades, the pastime delivers first-class delight. Every tiny sticky ...

Even avid collectors will tell you: Stamp collecting is not the flashiest of hobbies. It isn't trendy. It doesn't speed past you at the breakneck pace of a video game or offer the manic energy of a ...

The American Topical Association is a resource for people who collect stamps. The American Topical Association is a terrific resource that helps people learn about an easy an fun way to become ...