Stamp collecting may seem like an old-fashioned hobby in a digital age where fewer and fewer things are sent through the mail, but fans say it is not only still popular but in some ways is a pastime ...

Well, no, the 1934 stamp actually featured the well-known Whistler s Mother, but stamps that will be on display Saturday in Stratford are a fine example of what could only be called "Fun with an ...

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 ...

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 ...

A recent Monday, 11:34 p.m.: After finishing his $2 lunch at the Russian American Community Services center, Julius Mansbach sifted through an envelope of stamps he had just received from his contacts ...

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, ...

King Charles, 74, may be the son and heir of the late Queen Elizabeth, but that doesn’t mean they have everything in common — for example, a love of one of his mother’s favorite pastimes, stamp ...

THIS OCTOBER, bats are harbingers of Halloween and National Stamp Collecting Month. The flying mammals are sticking to envelopes, flitting through mailboxes, spreading the word: Stamp collecting is ...

York countians are collectors. Sleds, antique toys. Stamps. All kinds of stuff. So with the increase of the cost of stamps today to 49 cents a piece, that hike is going to hurt the stamp collecting ...

BRENTWOOD — Once referred to as the “the hobby of kings and the king of hobbies,” stamp collecting might not be as popular as it once was, but it isn’t a lost art either. Just ask the U.S. Postal ...