These tiny portraits keep America's iconic leaders at our fingertips, their contributions to history forever stamped on our collective memory.

The Benjamin Franklin Z-Grill Stamp After the Civil War, the U.S. government was in a precarious financial position. To make matters worse, the government feared additional loss revenues.

The United States Postal Service is commemorating 250 years of the U.S. Army, Navy and Marine Corps. with a commemorative stamp that will debut on May 16 in Washington D.C.

For collectors and history enthusiasts, first-day-of-issue postmarks are obtainable by mailing self-addressed envelopes with the new stamps to USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services by August 16.

History of Stamp Collecting. Stamp collecting, also known as philately, began shortly after the first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued in England in 1840.

These little booklets and stamps will be familiar to older folks. Trading stamps were once issued by grocers, retailers and gas stations to their customers with every purchase made. Consumers ...

In the 1920s and ’30s, clerks at The Times collected stamps from overseas mail. The postage tells of a fluid world history. By David W. Dunlap In the In Times Past column, David W. Dunlap ...