No true philatelist would pass up an 1860s stamped Pony Express envelope, now valued at as much as $50,000. No wonder Rita Braver can find dedicated stamp collectors in all sorts of places. Originally ...

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 ...

If you’re also a budding philatelist (stamp collector), you know the joy of collecting stamps already. Travelers around the world often enjoy this in their own way collecting stamps in their passports ...

What keeps somebody glued to a hobby for 70 years? For Steve Reinhard, 78, who has been happily stuck on stamp collecting for seven decades, the pastime delivers first-class delight. Every tiny sticky ...

The Milwaukee Philatelic Society was organized in 1899, making it one of the oldest stamp collecting clubs in the country. Did you know Milwaukee is home to one of the oldest stamp clubs in the ...

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, ...

Considered a recreation of times long foregone, stamp collection as a hobby is slowly but surely finding its way back into ...

Japanese eki stamps (station stamps) are a charming feature of Japanese railway culture. Beloved by visitors and oshi-tetsu (train-stamp nerds) alike, collecting them as you make your way around Japan ...