Dirty, heavily postmarked and just an inch wide, this dark red stamp may appear hardly worth a second glance to the casual observer. But it is the “holy grail” of collecting and will soon ...

Between 1841 and 1879, British authorities issued billions of Penny Red stamps, serving a communication revolution driven by rising literacy rates that saw letter-writing boom. Philatelists are ...

The bright red stamp, symbolising luck and good fortune ... with rare stamps regarded as important cultural icons and treasures, just like art," auction house director Jeffrey Schneider said ...