The next time you mail a letter, look closely at your stamps. According to the U.S. Postal Service, they're seeing an increase in counterfeit stamps. Sign up for our Newsletters A first-class ...

PHILATELISTSIt all started in the early 19th century, when the postal system was, frankly, a bit of a mess. Back then, sending a letter was a complicated and expensive ordeal. The recipient—not the ...

Japan Post Co. will start selling commemorative stamp sheets on June 23 to honor the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the postal service announced on March 25. The 84-yen stamps will be ...

Rates were based on the number of sheets used and the distance it would ... But in 1847, Congress authorized the use of postage stamps; the first ones went on sale in New York City on July 1.