Auction watch: The worldโ€™s most valuable stamp (it’s the ugly one)

If a stamp collector you know is jumping around like an excited puppy, either thereโ€™s a sale on argyle knitwear, or theyโ€™ve heard about Sothebyโ€™s Three Treasures auction.

The South China Sea is LIT

The South China Sea is a tinderbox in which one spark threatens to set off World War Three. Bad news: the stamp collectors are getting involved

Punk chats to the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada

You Canuck be serious! Punk chatted to the RSPC on the topic of Online Philately. Here are the cheat notes

Witnessing history

How an unexpected letter became a philatelic souvenir of a hometown lockdown

Bodacious! It’s Pop Culture IV: The ’80s

The 1980s are the latest decade to feature in Jersey's pop culture series, with stamps that remind you to never look back

When history is Cook’d, Black Stories Matter

Recent Australian stamps speak volumes about an urgent global issue. So why wonโ€™t you see them on your mail?

Stampex International 2020 virtually a hit

There have been a lot of online stamp events in 2020, but Stampex International took โ€˜virtualโ€™ to a whole new level

Schnitz-canned! How Austria trolled Brexit Britain

Austria Post bids the UK so long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye

Summer Lovin’

The Summer of Stamps leads a second wave of coronavirus-busting online innovations for stamp collectors

Watch auctions for clues to buried treasure

Perhaps you can't afford to buy high-priced rarities. But pay attention, and maybe one day you'll sell one...

Auction Watch: Meet Australia’s prized ‘Monograms’

Would you know one of Australia's most valuable stamps if you found one? Learn to look for those squiggles underneath...

Itโ€™s OK to admit you secretly think about collecting stamps

You're nervous. Maybe even ashamed. But relax. Here's what they didn't tell you about stamp collecting

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