Stamp collecting — often called philately — is one of the most rewarding and timeless hobbies you can undertake. It allows you to journey through history, geography, art and culture, all within the ...

Stamp collecting is still a popular hobby for many including the members of the Bangor Stamp Club. We recently visited the group to hear why these small and ...

The process of stamp collecting is nearly as old as the stamp itself. There have been documented cases of meetings of stamp collectors taking place as early as 1841 and advertisements placed by ...

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. Originally ...

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 ...

When Austin Marks was 10, his dad gave him a beginner's stamp album and poured out a big pile of stamps on the table. "I sifted through them, stamp by stamp," he recalls, and found the ones that ...

My mom started [collecting] in the late 1930s in anticipation of her three kids going to college and bought newly issued commemoratives, [paying] $3 for a sheet of 100. She hid them away for 20 years ...

COVID may have breathed new life into this oft-forgotten pastime. Even if you’re quarantining, you can sate a stamp collecting addiction. After all, today, most buying and trading occur online: buying ...