The participants enthusiastically discussed many topics, including growing the hobby, the future of stamp shows, and dealers and philatelic partnerships.

Muscat and Oman was a sultanate located on the southeastern end of the Arabian Peninsula.

Officials at this year’s show took a new approach to counting attendees, one that they feel is the most accurate ever employed.

A series of souvenir sheets distributed at Britain’s Thematica stamp exhibitions from 2002 to 2009 displayed work of Jeffery Matthews.

Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, born Nov. 10, 1845, was the fourth prime minister of Canada, and the first Catholic to hold the position.

John Lennon was born Nov. 9, 1940. The acclaimed musician and songwriter found fame as a member of the Beatles, and with his successful solo career.

British astronomer Edmond Halley predicted the 1758 return of the comet that now bears his name, and his calculations proved to be correct.

Chinese stamps were issued in support of the Northwest Scientific Expedition, and the arrangement was rather peculiar.

The market for stamps of Bahawalpur and those of Pakistan issued up to about 1955 has become quite active.

Perhaps while examining your collection you notice an item that resembles a stamp, but doesn’t have quite “the right look.”

Postal fiscal stamps cause collectors to scratch their heads and ask whether they are postage stamps or revenue stamps.

The American Philatelic Research Library is a resource like no other for stamp collectors and postal historians. And now it has a new home.

The papers, imperfections of typographical impressions, offset prints, and watermarks of the classic stamps are covered.

Fred Baumann dives deep into why these Swiss definitives are so special to world stamp collectors.

The home country announced the imminent arrival of the current French stamps in some colonies in 1851, but Reunion Island authorities were not impressed.

As you scan the pages, you will find thousands of value changes, number changes, and editorial improvements.

The post office of Canada issued the world’s first Christmas stamps on Dec. 7, 1898. What is on their 2016 holiday stamps?

The stamps honor the 100th birth anniversary of Sophia Maria Westendorp, who illustrated the books of Annie M.G. Schmidt.

Finland declared its independence from Russia Dec. 6, 1917, and the year-long centennial will begin on New Year’s Eve.

The aerophilately stamp pictures planes from different eras and airmail covers, complete with stamp-on-stamp designs.