Postage Stamps

Bill Gross sells two $1.5m stamp collections
The 'Bond King' will auction his British North American and Confederate stamps to fund the Smithsonian

Mulready envelope to auction for £35k
The highly-rare alternative to penny black and twopenny blue stamps highlights Spink's forthcoming sale

Rare stamps honour Samuel Johnson and a Manchester United legend
The Eminent Britons stamps feature 10 people whose achievements are still with us to this day

£50k Ugandan stamp cover for sale at London auction
Rare Ugandan and Fijian stamps and covers of the British Empire are auctioning at Spink today

Bill Gross sells $1.5m of rare stamps
A rare 1851 Canadian 12 pence stamp featuring Queen Victoria will appear in the sale

Postman had one million stamps delivered to his door
The late Alan Roy's collection flooded his two bedroom flat, and is now going to auction

California's amazing underwater stamp exhibition
A new US Postal Service stamp has been launched like never before - in the depths of an aquarium

Gibraltar stamp proofs valued at £50k
Extremely rare designs feature Ghandi, JFK and Prince Harry in this once-in-a-lifetime UK sale

Stamps reveal Cambodia's remarkable past
The Kingdom's varied stamps reveal its fascinating and turbulent history of social upheaval
$3.8m for 'the greatest item in all of philately'
The story of the Mauritius 'Post Office' stamps...