In an age of text messages and emails, it might seem a bit dated to drop a letter in the mailbox. But there are still plenty of reasons to send mail the old-fashioned way. For instance, a wedding or ...

As part of an "integrity test" of a new custom-stamp service, The Smoking Gun orders postage depicting some nefarious characters. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering ...

Postal stamps recognizing heroes of the Underground Railroad, groundbreaking space discoveries and the beauty of the U.S. will be released in 2024, the U.S. Postal Service announced. “Stamps are ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Gail Anderson is a New York based ...

The envelope was sent twice: once on May 2, 1840, and again on May 4, 1840. Sotheby's The first known piece of mail sent with a prepaid, adhesive stamp could sell for as much as $2.5 million.