Stamps feel almost novel today, but they aren't that old of an invention. The first American stamps weren't issued until 1847, but it wasn't long before people grew fascinated by the different colors ...

An ultra-rare U.S. postage stamp is going under the hammer this summer — and it may fetch as much as $5 million. Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries in New York recently announced that it will be ...

Get your stamp book ready for the ultimate addition. This summer, Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries is offering the William H. Gross Collection of United States Stamps. The organization is ...

Scott Trepel of Seigel Auction Galleries describes the rare "Inverted Jenny" stamp that sold for a record $2 million. A first-class U.S. postage stamp will set you back 66 cents these days, which, you ...

Rare ‘Inverted Jenny’ stamp nabs record $2 million at New York auction Auctioneer Scott R. Trepel (right) calls the sale of a rare 1918 U.S. stamp, the “Inverted Jenny” 24 cent airmail, on November 8 ...

In June, New York’s Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries will offer what it is billing as the most valuable U.S. postage stamp, an extraordinarily rare 1868 one-cent “Z-grill” stamp featuring Benjamin ...

In 1985's "Brewster's Millions," Richard Pryor's character bought a rare Inverted Jenny stamp for $1.25 million -- then he stuck it on a postcard and mailed it. Montgomery Brewster did that on purpose ...