Auctions are the most common way to buy investment quality stamps, so it is a good idea to understand the dynamics involved. Auction houses make it easy to bid without you being present in the room.

While investment quality stamps have a steady history of appreciation, their value at any one point in time is fairly well known. It is therefore important for someone buying stamps as an investment ...

Many of us who collected stamps as kids were drawn by their beauty and variety. But for real collectors, it's the rare stamp — the mistake — that gets the excitement and the money. At Robert Siegel ...

Bay Area philatelists took a long look at their beloved hobby through their beloved magnifying glasses this week and said they were not surprised at the $5 million auction scandal that unhinged their ...

THE Bolton Philatelic Society is holding its annual stamp auction. Viewing of stamps will take place from 10am at 110 Bury New Road, and the auction will start at 1pm. There will be more than 1,000 ...

An unspoiled copy of one of the rarest American stamps changed hands for a record $2 million on Wednesday, the New York auction house that sold the 1918 "Inverted Jenny" stamp said. The same stamp had ...