Colonial stamps have great appeal for many collectors, especially those who collect the 1840-1940 classic period of postage stamp production.

Volume 6A includes listings for the countries of the world San (San Marino) through Tete. Listings for Thai (Thailand) through Z countries of the world can be found in Vol. 6B.

The prestigious award recognizes McGill’s 20th- and 21st-century exhibit “Britain’s Marvelous Machins” as the top national exhibit of the past year.

Boston 2026 World Expo will take place May 23-30, 2026, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Mass.

This is by far the scarcest stamp from the 1922 overprinted and surcharged issue.

The first-class (currently £1.35) stamp features a design of the Union Flag which first appeared on a British stamp in 2001 as part of a Flags set.

A set of six stamps issued Aug. 13 by Great Britain’s Royal Mail explores the history and traditions of the Tower of London, and four stamps in a souvenir sheet depict some of the most famous prisoners ever held in the tower.

Many Frenchmen and foreigners were puzzled at first by the mascots that were quite different from the tigers and pandas seen at previous Olympic Games.

Royal Mail advises customers who did not purchase their stamps from Royal Mail, post offices or other reputable outlets to scan their stamps before use.

According to the U.N. office at Vienna, the Vienna International Center was inaugurated Aug. 23, 1979, and has been home to international organizations ever since.

This stamp is popular with Churchill and World War II topical collectors as well as British Empire collectors.

The 2025 volumes are the 181st edition of the Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue.

The United Nations Postal Administration will host a first-day ceremony for the World Heritage stamps Thursday, Aug. 15, at 1:00 p.m., during the Great American Stamp Show taking place Aug. 15-18 in Hartford, Conn.

On July 24 Canada Post issued a stamp commemorating the life and legacy of Toronto-born filmmaker Norman Jewison (1926-2024).

Monaco issued its first stamps in 1885: a set of 10 stamps bearing the likeness of Prince Charles III.

Each stamp in the Royal Mail set of eight features a monster from the game, and the souvenir sheet stamps depict different types of character classes players can choose in the game.

On July 3, Taiwan’s Chunghwa Post issued the second set of six commemorative stamps in its Recreational Activities series.

The U.N. General Assembly declared July 20 as International Moon Day in 2021. The date honors the first landing of humans on the Moon as part of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission.

The best French stamps of 2023 were announced at the 33rd Stamp of the Year awards ceremony on May 30 at the La Poste group headquarters in Paris.

The ritual features 18 masked dancers, each with a distinctive dance that represents a human ailment.