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 ...
When considering buying investment grade stamps, you are focusing on less than 2% of the stamp universe. Any useful advice you get from dealers or collectors is very limited and heavily biased. Talk ...
insider.si.edu: The postage-stamp collectors' hand-book a complete descriptive catalogue of all postage stamps issued from 1840 to the present time by C.M. Seltz
The postage-stamp collectors' hand-book a complete descriptive catalogue of all postage stamps issued from 1840 to the present time by C.M. Seltz
insider.si.edu: The stamp collectors' hand-book a guide to collectors of the postage stamps of the world
The stamp collectors' hand-book a guide to collectors of the postage stamps of the world
FinanceBuzz on MSN: 8 postage stamps that are worth a small fortune
Think twice before using these stamps on your cards. Some could have surprising value, making them worth far more to collectors than their face value.
"This work has been compiled to August 1867, and contains a complete description of all postage stamps issued to that date ..."--Preface, p. [3] (1st group) The hand-book does not include price ...
The valuation of any item is subject to a variety of factors some of which appear universal and others which are unique to the product. This is true for investment grade postage stamps but, to make a ...
The first two stamps issued were surprisingly expensive, including a five-cent stamp (almost $2 in today's money) that featured Benjamin Franklin and a 10 cents stamp with an image of George ...
Collecting stamps can be as easy as pulling a stamp off an envelope delivered by mail or as complicated as studying historical events to find a particularly rare or coveted one. Whatever the interest, ...
Men's Journal on MSN: Is the Cost of Stamps Going Up in 2026?
Smithsonian Magazine: Why Collectors Fall Head Over Heels for the ‘Inverted Jenny’ Stamp
The "Inverted Jenny," 1918, one of the rarest and most valuable stamps in the world, celebrates the first air mail in the U.S.—by depicting an inadvertently upside-down airplane. Hannah Whitaker ...
John Leszak got hooked when he was a little kid, like most stamp collectors. In his case, you might say there was a bit of divine intervention. “The Sisters of Mercy got me started in 1963,” Leszak ...
Chicago Tribune: Far from waning, stamp collectors say hobby is ‘starting to take a step back up’ as people rediscover pastime during pandemic
Far from waning, stamp collectors say hobby is ‘starting to take a step back up’ as people rediscover pastime during pandemic
Yahoo: USPS is raising the price of Forever stamps in July 2026. Here’s how much
USPS decided to forgo raising stamp prices in January 2026. The last time the USPS hiked the price of First-Class Forever stamps was in July 2025. The Postal Service increased the stamp prices by 5 ...
USPS is raising the price of Forever stamps in July 2026. Here’s how much
mlive: USPS seeks another price hike on some stamps amid ‘severe financial crisis’
USPS seeks another price hike on some stamps amid ‘severe financial crisis’