The sting of rising postal costs could be eased a bit by the introduction of a "forever" stamp that would remain valid for first-class postage despite future increases. picked by suebe 3 years ago

(Follow-up to article about $300,000 stamp). After reviewing the stamp, it was found likely to be a counterfeit. picked by wickedsmart 3 years ago

Don't panic - this is not BDSM slash fiction set in Hogwarts.

Updating Psycmoe's post, the works of William McGonagall, the world's worst poet, sold at auction for more than a set of autographed Harry Potter first editions. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $317,200 in an Internet auction. The previous owner had bought it for less than a buck. It's one of the highest prices ever paid for a comic book, a likely testament to the volume's rarity and its excellent condition. picked by equinox 9 months ago

The assumed censorship of the cigarette on the post office's Bette Davis stamp caused all sorts of uproar. Problem is, the source image didn't have a cigarette in it so it wasn't removed as some thought. However it was altered for PC reasons. The original had Ms Davis wearing a mink coat. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

Appropriately, to soften the 2 cent increase,the Simpsons, America's favorite dysfunctional family, will be immortalized this year with a series of stamps, the Postal Service announced Wednesday. picked by suebe 8 months ago

A Southern California company plans to auction the world's largest coin, a 220-pound gold piece minted by Canada.

Related story picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Postal Service releases new stamp with Star Wars Jedi Master Yoda. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

To commemorate the 20th year of The Simpsons, stamps of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie will be sold by the US Postal Service.

Related post by suebe. picked by Ankabout 7 months ago

The world's only transplant recipient of two full arms said the feeling of being whole again was "indescribable". picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The only known copy of the world's first telephone directory is set to fetch up to £20,000 at auction next month. The 20-page book containing the names and number of 391 subscribers around New Haven, Connecticut, was issued in 1878 - just two years after the invention of the telephone by Edinburgh-born Alexander Graham Bell. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Only 100 of the stamps have ever been found, making them one of the top prizes of all philately. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

"It needs culling – it’s a freak." *edit: Hoax alert! After this post went up the daughter of the property owner mentioned in this story joined Plime to give us a very different view. It appears the original journalist went far beyond the truth in his search for publicity and may have endangered Kevin Stuart, who claims that there never was an auction for the life of the ani... read full post picked by cb__ 9 months ago

It was the size of a dustbin lid and had a range of just half a mile.

The world's first mobile phone could hardly be more different to today's devices, which are small enough to slip inside a pocket and can call almost anywhere in the world. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

One man's collection of rare American cents has turned into a $10.7 million auction windfall.

The collection of 301 cents featured some of the rarest and earliest examples of the American penny, including a cent that was minted for two weeks in 1793 but was abandoned because Congress thought Lady Liberty looked frightened. picked by Marli 2 years ago

The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday claimed its own version of Dolly the sheep, the world's first cloned mammal, after the birth of a cloned camel in Dubai this month. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

It will cost a bit more to mail letters and parcels starting Monday. A first-class letter will go up 2 cents to 41 cents. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

William McGonagall was mocked by literary critics and had food thrown at him during public readings, before dying penniless in an unmarked grave in Edinburgh in 1902. picked by psycmoe 2 years ago

Guess Founder Georges Marciano was just short setting an all-time auction record for a stone or piece of jewelry, a record held by the same Sotheby's picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

To show how relevant Cher still is, every item in her 700 item auction was sold. The auction raised double the expectations as well. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago