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 ...
Clearing out a closet, attic or garage can be a chore. Old photographs, clothes and books can create clutter, or take up space that's sometimes needed for something else. But every so often, the ...
If you've ever come across an old stamp collection and wondered if it might be worth something, you're not alone. Collecting vintage stamps isn't just a charming pastime-it can also uncover hidden ...
Clearing out a closet, roof space or garage can be a chore. Old photographs, clothes and books can create clutter or take up space that sometimes is needed for something else. But every so often, the ...
Major stamp auctions are stellar events and none more so than the June 14-15 sale in New York of the key items from the Bill Gross collection, the most complete of United States postage stamp ...
Hunkering at home in 2020 gave me time to sort through the family archive, which is the name I gave to the collections and accumulations of things left by departed family members — mostly letters, ...
The world-class stamp collection of the late Wilkes-Barre native Irwin Weinberg netted $4 million-plus at auction. The Weinberg inventory sold “like gangbusters,” said Scott R. Trepel, owner of Robert ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The British Penny Black, the world’s first pre-paid postage stamp, was issued in May 1840 but the excitement ...
On National Philately Day, Delhi-based philatelists talk about their love for collecting stamps and their coveted collections running into lakhs of stamps and postal material. 63-year-old Vinod ...