From stamps to coins to baseball cards, people collect rare or unique items, at least partly in the hope they will appreciate in value and perhaps one day fetch a handsome sum. One stunning example is ...

The first two stamps issued were surprisingly expensive, including a five-cent stamp (almost $2 in today's money) that ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The goal to which every serious collector aspires is to build a “complete” collection – that is, ...

When bond investor Bill Gross's mother wanted to save money for his education, she looked at stamp collecting as a way to invest. But when he tried to sell the stamps before enrolling at Duke ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stamp collectors have a love of history, a love of learning and an eye for a good investment. In fact, on Cape Cod, the last ...

Standing outside his Miracle Mile office, veteran philatelist George W. Holschauer of the Colonial Stamp Company takes a puff of his ever-present pipe and talks about recent press coverage of the ...