The last of the celibate, communal, consecrated Shakers was a teenage Methodist in Massachusetts when he received a letter that changed his life.

New U.S. Postal Service electric vehicles are starting to roll out nationwide, so something would have to happen to the other, older vehicles.

The total realization of $19,201,550, which includes the 18 percent buyer’s premium Siegel charges on all lots sold, is a record for a U.S. collection.

What current U.S. stamp could be used to protest today’s diminishing postal service?

When viewed side-by-side, the fake Western Wear pane is a close match to its genuine counterpart.

The museum was founded in 1961 to house the philatelic collection of Cardinal Francis Spellman.

The U.S. Postal Service will issue a stamp for the Canadian-American game show host Alex Trebek (1940-2020)

A member of Historic Hotels of America since 2007, Wentworth by the Sea was built in the 1870s.

Since the team’s formation in 1964, the Red Arrows have been one of the world’s premier aerobatic display teams and a symbol of British excellence.

The object of the tax, which raised the postcard rate from 1¢ to 2¢ and the first-class rate from 2¢ to 3¢, was to fund U.S. participation in World War I.

Also this week, a 1932 cover with a trifecta of oddness, and our Stamp Market Tips columnists recommend a stamp from the popular United States 1869 Pictorial issue.

The new duck stamp features Montana artist Chuck Black’s oil painting of a northern pintail floating on the water in a marshland.

The designs show a modern player wearing a helmet and protective gear and a vintage player decked out in a soft hat and scarf.

The cancellation artwork features what looks like a Labrador retriever with its tongue out and the text “Dog Bite Awareness #DogBiteAwareness.”

July 1, 1971, saw the issuance of a new 8¢ stamp celebrating the conversion of the old United States Post Office Department to the semiautonomous U.S. Postal Service.

Electronic federal hunting permit stamps (duck stamps) for smartphones will be available beginning July 1, with their validity extending until June 30, 2025.

The stamps will feature Elisapie, Josephine Mandamin and Christi Belcourt, members of the Inuit, First Nations and Metis communities, respectively.

The 21st century has brought great changes to the way that the Navajo and other isolated Native Americans cast their ballots.

The only 1868 1¢ Benjamin Franklin stamp with a Z grill available to collectors was sold for $4.366 million. That price is a record for a single U.S. stamp.

The stamps are denominated $1.65 to pay the proposed United States Postal Service rate for international mail scheduled to go into effect July 14.