BROOKFIELD -- One is a Marilyn Monroe fan. One is a history buff captivated by Charles Lindbergh's flight on the Spirit of St. Louis. One is a student of European royalty. Still another simply likes ...

The American Topical Association is a resource for people who collect stamps. The American Topical Association is a terrific resource that helps people learn about an easy an fun way to become ...

When English writer Theodore Hook sent himself a postcard in 1840, he meant it as a practical joke. Little did he know that one piece of self-designed card would inadvertently, in the year 2001, be ...

The process of stamp collecting is nearly as old as the stamp itself. There have been documented cases of meetings of stamp collectors taking place as early as 1841 and advertisements placed by ...

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 ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Now ubiquitous in many of Japan’s 9,000 stations, the first eki stamp appeared in 1931 at Fukui station near the Sea of Japan coast, ...

One small piece of paper once played a huge role in connecting people around the world. It is the humble postage stamp; a tiny, colourful item that narrates big stories. Before stamps existed, sending ...