The first stamp was created in Great Britain on May 1, 1840. It wouldn't take long for people to start collecting them. Just one year later, a woman placed an ad in the London Times seeking ...

Nostalgic hobbies like collecting stamps or coins might seem like a dated pastime, but for true fans of vintage items, these forgotten pursuits can bring in considerable cash. As more and more ...

Why is it precisely the flawed specimens that get stamp collectors so excited? And what has an uncle from Saxony got to do with all this? Our Havana-based colleague and author Michael Thoss has been ...