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Stamp Collection

Aquatic stamps.

Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca

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

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

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.