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Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History

Weston, Massachusetts

Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History

The oldest philatelic museum in the United States.

Peek Inside NYC’s Iconic Rubber Stamp Shop

Sealand is perhaps the best known and most persistent micronation. It was created, first as a pirate radio station, and then as a state, by Paddy Roy Bates.

The Joy of Collecting Stamps From Countries That Don't Really Exist

"Bogus Cinderellas" can come from micronations, outer space, or parallel dimensions.

Winnie Lee February 6, 2020

Aquatic stamps.

Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca

This amazing collection includes rare stamps from around the world, including fluorescent ones.

A fancy cancel of a Good Boy.

For Sale: Fancy Canceled Stamps That Recorded Daily Life in a Connecticut Town

Postage-sized portraits of life during Reconstruction.

Jessica Leigh Hester August 27, 2018

Chekich come in a variety of sizes and designs.

Chekich

These bread stamps create a dazzling array of geometric and floral patterns.

<em>Iles Des Sourds. 1964. Coquilles de mer</em>, 1974, Donald Evans

The Subversive World of 'Cinderella Stamps'

These tiny artworks can't be used for postage, but they do send a message.

Emily Cleaver July 13, 2017

The stamp, before and after heat is applied.

Behold the U.S. Postal Service's Groovy New 2017 Solar Eclipse Stamp

It changes from an eclipse to a moon when touched.

Lex Berko June 20, 2017

It's stamp inception! The 1972 Stamp Collecting Stamp issued by USPS.

Why Stamp Collectors Hated a 1972 Stamp Designed Just for Them

The “Stamp Collecting Stamp,” issued by USPS, got terrible reviews.

Cara Giaimo April 17, 2017

The rarest and most expensive of the 1930 Graf Zeppelin stamps.

The Controversial Zeppelin Stamps That Enraged 1930s Collectors

The U.S. Post Office ended up destroying most of them.

Cara Giaimo March 20, 2017

Up close image of the giant stamp

Cleveland, Ohio

World's Largest Rubber Stamp

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Want to Make America More Inclusive? Start With Stamps

A group of black philatelists is making stamp collecting less stuffy.

Sophie Weiner June 9, 2016

Byrd expedition 1930 ?

Solving the Mystery of Early Polar Exploration Through Stamps

Every year, new mail emerges from the world's attics that gets decoded by a dedicated band of philatelists.

Tao Tao Holmes May 10, 2016

Entering the bustling lobby of Correo Mayor

Mexico City, Mexico

Palacio Postal

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

Charles Goodwyn, Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection, with copies of world's first stamp

London, England

The Royal Philatelic Collection

The British monarchy's stamp collection is one of the most impressive in all of Europe revealing generations of royal nerdery.

Boys Town, Nebraska

World's Largest Ball of Stamps

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.