Stamps as an investment in collectibles has long been an attractive way to diversify a portfolio by very wealthy individuals. There is no one better example than Bill Gross to illustrate someone who ...

Here’s something for serious stamp collectors only. This summer, philatelists will have a chance to snag the rarest US stamp ever: the 1868 one-cent “Z-grill.” Interested? It’ll cost you (more than) a ...

Many of us who collected stamps as kids were drawn by their beauty and variety. But for real collectors, it's the rare stamp — the mistake — that gets the excitement and the money. At Robert Siegel ...

While investment quality stamps have a steady history of appreciation, their value at any one point in time is fairly well known. It is therefore important for someone buying stamps as an investment ...

The postage stamp that started it all is going under the gavel. The coveted 18th-century rarity, known as the Penny Black, was the world’s first postage stamp and represents the very dawn of social ...

The Penny Black, dating from 1840, will be part of Sotheby’s “Treasures” sale on Dec. 7, the auction house announced Tuesday. This Penny Black was from the first sheet printed, the Australian ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A Christmas stamp over 50 years old could be sold for over £500 thanks to an unusual printing mishap. The three pence stamp depicting an angel from Heaven – one of just 24 unused examples in existence ...

A rare 1868 U.S. postage stamp has sold for more than $1 million at a New York City auction. The 3-cent, rose-colored "B Grill" stamp was among the highlights of a three-day sale at Siegel Auction ...

A collection of rare stamps which have been collecting dust in an attic for more than 100 years are now set to fetch at least a quarter of a million pounds at auction after being discovered. The 35 ...