Uptown Stamp Show opened its doors to collectors in March 2016 in Portland, Oregon. The eclectic shop caters to a wide range of collectors.

The author of Wuthering Heights and a member of the literary Bronte family, Emily Bronte was born July 30, 1818, the second youngest of five children.

Monaco began issuing its own stamps on July 1, 1885, with a set of stamps depicting the ruling monarch, Prince Charles III.

Current markets for Chinese stamps are not as much of a wild ride as they once were, but there are still great moneymakers.

France issued stamps honoring more than two dozen heroes of the resistance, all but one of whom were killed during the war.

We wrap up our two-part series on the Sydney Views stamp of New South Wales, the world’s first pictorial postage stamp.

Beatrix Potter, the author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit and many other beloved children's stories, was born 150 years ago on July 28, 1866.

It may not have sold for a record-setting amount, or been stolen and recovered, but it has a great story that should be told.

One day after the completion of the first round-the-world trip in a solar-powered aircraft, Swiss Post issued a stamp paying tribute to the pilots.

Collectors of Nicaragua and Portugal will be happy to know there has been upward movement of values for their stamps.

An expanded museum is coming to the India Post in August, giving tourist a chance to learn more about the region's deep stamp history.

The first such sheet will be issued Aug. 10 for the 32nd Asian international stamp exhibition in Bangkok.

Host country Brazil is certainly not the only country issuing stamps celebrating the upcoming Summer Olympics.

Pope Clement XI was born into a noble family with Albanian ancestral ties. He was honored on stamps from Vatican City in 2002, and Albania in 2007.

Little islands in the South Pacific don’t get much attention. Tonga is certainly one of them, but it has an interesting history.

The UK's decision to decimalize the pound was a long time coming, and had major effects on stamp collectors.

Also this week, a stamp that flew past Pluto entered the Guinness Book of World Records, and WWI German war crime propaganda labels were profiled.

Great Britain’s Royal Mail has issued two versions of one of the stamps in its Pink Floyd set.

Local and international cuisine have been making more appearances on postage stamps. Asian cuisine is no exception.

In the 1950s, Marshall McLuhan emerged as a prominent authority in the study of mass communications, media and how people make use of it.

British Commonwealth plate and printing varieties are popular and often command large premiums over normal stamps.

In 1953, New Zealand adventurer Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to conquer Mount Everest.

The works of French impressionist artist Edgar Degas have been featured on stamps of France and other countries.

Among the mysteries surrounding the “Missing Virgin” error are the number thought to exist and how the error came about.

A handful of postal administrations, including Australia and Switzerland, have featured owls on recent stamps.

While some of these stamps were issued with the objective of raking in long green from American collectors, that isn’t true of all.

The UN Sport for Peace stamps are being issued one week before the start of the Olympic truce period before the 2016 Summer Olympics.

On July 1, Norfolk Island, which is located 1,050 miles northeast of Australia, ceased having its own postal service and stamps.

The stamps move! Each one contains three different images, made possible by using a special technique called lenticular motion printing.

If proof were needed that the FIP jury system is broken, one has to look no further than last month’s World Stamp Show-NY 2016.

Propaganda was critical throughout Europe during World War I, a time period that was also the heyday of the propaganda label.

No stamp club meeting or stamp show happening anywhere near you? No problem if you use the Internet for social networking.

In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the publication of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, the Isle of Man issued stamps July 1 honoring both Einstein and Stephen Hawking.

Due to various circumstances, some postage stamps have continued to bear the former name of their country for a period after a name change.

Be careful when trolling online auction and commerce websites. Ill-described and mispriced items abound, but you might learn something.

As a bonus to subscribers to Linn’s Stamp News, a few months ago Linn’s restored the digital archive of the weekly and monthly issues.

Since its formation in 1992, Republika Srpska has been one of the most prolific modern issuers of postal tax stamps.

Events such as the Easter Rebellion and establishment of the Irish Free State tend to overshadow Irish participation in WWI.

The genial drummer from the Beatles celebrates his 76th birthday on June 7. Ringo Starr has released 18 solo studio albums and has twice been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Wayne Chen recently visited Iceland and had a wonderful time touring some of his most memorable spots, including philatelic places.

At the Annual General Meeting of the Royal Philatelic Society London on 30 June, Frank Walton was elected president for his second year in office.

Quite a few countries have issued stamps and sets commemorating Verne. These stamps are popular with several different groups of topical collectors, including not a few who specialize just in Jules Verne.