Postage Stamps
Emerald Ladies charm bidders to HK$3m in exceptional rare stamps sale
Alongside Red Revenue surcharges, the unique cover led another triumph for Chinese collectibles
Rare 1857 Newfoundland stamp cover leads Virginia auction
It will appear alongside two singles from special printings 1879-80 and a spectacular multiple
Postcard arrives 83 years late... with a memento from the 'golden age' of stamps
An Ipswich, UK, woman has discovered an 83-year-old post card, thanks to a George V stamp
Stampless $10,000 letter brings ten-times its estimate at Spink Shreves
Marked 'Navy Department/Texas', this letter from man to wife dated 1838 was a big hit at auction
Historic stamp from the earliest days of US philately sells for $12,000
Formerly of two legendary collections, this 1847 5 cents Orange Brown starred at David Feldman
Revealing the $64,000 unused 'Elephant' design for China's first-ever postal stamp
Before the Chinese dragon was chosen, a very different animal adorned China's first stamp...
Two-of-kind Panama-Pacific stamp set sells for $23,000
It's said only two sets of these Regular issue small die proofs exist - and one's in the Smithsonian
Nashville stamp 'of the greatest rarity' auctions at Spink Shreves
With a low estimate of $10,000-15,000, the sale of this historic US postal cover is a must-see
£7,500 for a letter tracking Scott & Shackleton's Antarctic expedition
A letter and cover marking the expedition which launched the British explorers' careers has sold
Historic Pony Express stamp cover canters to $6,750 in Florida
A rare cover posted eastwards in the run-up to the American Civil War has been sold at auction
Rare stamps investments are now 'better than the stock market'
We look at why collectible stamps offer a level of reliability the traditional financial markets can't match
The Story of... The Apollo 15 postage stamp scandal
A look at the controversial deal between Apollo 15's crew and a German philatelist named Hermann
