The first stamp was created in Great Britain on May 1, 1840. It wouldn't take long for people to start collecting them. Just one year later, a woman placed an ad in the London Times seeking ...

Ball cover with Mauritius 1 red This is a unique cover that bore the first two stamps of Mauritius issued in 1847. The stamp contains the ‘Post Office’ instead of ‘Post Paid’. It was sold for a ...

The most famous German misprint comes from Baden Ever since postage stamps were first introduced in Great Britain in the year 1840 ... was reportedly acquired by a Swedish dealer on behalf of an ...