Stamp collecting, or philately, dates back to the 1840s when the first postage stamps were issued. The hobby grew rapidly in the 19th century, and by the early 20th century, stamps had already ...

Figurines are used to decorate a stamp-collecting spot to draw tourists at a Xinhua Bookstore in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. [Photo by DENG XIAOWEI/FOR CHINA DAILY] While collecting stamps, she said she ...

Stonemaier Games released Stamp Swap, a game where the hobbies of board games and stamp collecting collide, into retail recently. Draft stamps and cards, then simultaneously cut, choose ...

Stamp collecting has recently emerged as a fresh and innovative approach for young people to document their travels, and many have been driven by the hobby, which offers a strong sense of ...

A former church treasurer who swindled £70,000 over two decades to fund a stamp collecting addiction has died after a tragic choking incident. In 2007, Derek Klein was imprisoned for siphoning ...

The joy of receiving handwritten letters and collecting stamps is slowly fading from our collective memory. Yet, stamps continue to exist, if only in corners of nostalgia. Philatelists still ...

Bangladeshi collector Mohammed Monirul Islam won a gold medal at IBRA 2023, World Stamp Exhibition held at Essen, Germany between 25 May 2023 and 28 May 2023. This is the first time that a ...

“I first found out about goshuin on TikTok,” he told me. “I was prepping for my trip and saw a video explaining what it was [basically shrine stamps] and it just stuck with me. I’ve always liked ...

"They collect these geckos like stamps," Oriane Lallemand, head keeper at the Zoological and Forest Park in Nouméa, told the ABC. While some may question why it matters whether a few rare gecko ...