Dirty, heavily postmarked and just an inch wide, this dark red ... mint block of the 1927 De Pinedo Air Mail 60c.black. estimated at £120,000-150,000 (PAU L GROVER) A three shilling stamp issued ...

This is the only imprint block of this stamp in private hands, and was bought by a British collector. Another record was $176,930 for a single Kangaroo stamp, the 1913 £2 ''black and red ...

The U.S. Postal Service released a Forever stamp on Friday honoring the Ponca tribe chief, a civil rights icon known for his "I Am a Man" speech. The stamp's release comes 146 years after the U.S ...

Britain’s most expensive stamp collection is being sold - and is expected to fetch up to £12m. The unique set includes the largest surviving block of ... a Plate 77 Penny Red, priced at £ ...

Ultimately, it was the reason for the stamp's name that marked its demise. The wonderfully gloomy black ink easily disguised the red ink used to cancel stamps – this made them easy to reuse.