Considering how significantly the use of regular mail service has decreased in the last years, it’s hard to imagine that a square-inch stamp once inspired hostility. But it did. Many stamps have ...
Pages from ‘Graphic Stamps,’ published by Unit Editions (all images courtesy Unit Editions) (click to enlarge) Typically measuring no larger than one square-inch, postage stamps may not serve as the ...
The United States Postal Service issued its first-ever postage stamps on this day in history, July 1, 1847. The first postage stamps produced by the United States Postal Service (USPS) were sold in ...
Penny Black, the world’s first postage stamp—one from the first sheet printed—is expected to sell for between £4 million and £6 million (US$5.5 million and US$8.3 million) at an upcoming auction in ...
The USPS unveils new 2026 stamps and confirms the launch cities, including D.C., New Orleans and Humble, Texas.
A thematic stamp collection highlighting the “postal history” of Hartford in the 18th and 19th centuries is heading to auction in March after winning several major awards. A result of years of ...
What can you learn from postage stamps? According to writer Chris West, they can tell a whole country’s history. In a new book, “A History of America in 36 Postage Stamps” (Picador, $28), Mr. West ...
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