The U.S postal system first began operations in 1775 and its 250th anniversary comes as Trump pursues a far-reaching shake-up of the USPS.

In 1900, stamps began to be sold in book form; the first self-adhesive stamp was sold in 1974, the site noted. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP. In 2007, the USPS issued the "forever" stamp, ...

It certainly seems that the stamps with their own adhesive on the backs — the ones you don’t have to touch with your tongue — have just about completely taken over the U.S. mails.

These tiny portraits keep America's iconic leaders at our fingertips, their contributions to history forever stamped on our collective memory.

Many collectors today wonder if postage stamps are good investments. While some rare and historical stamps have increased in ...

A: All of the Presidential stamps were printed that way so that it would be easy to tell which sheet any stamp came from. Sheet I is Dark Blue, Sheet 2 is Olive Green, Sheet 3 is Brown and Sheet 4 ...

Dated April 10, 1840, the adhesive stamp features a small portrait of the young Queen Victoria (1819-1901) with the worlds “Postage One Penny” and a pair of check letters on handmade ...

The adhesive stamp, which features a profile of Queen Victoria, is attached to a document dated April 10, 1840, from the archive of British postal service reformer Robert Wallace, ...

The letter cover, which is dated May 2, 1840, is emblazoned with a British Penny Black postage stamp, the world's first-ever adhesive postage stamp.

Sotheby’s is selling the first posted envelope to use a prepaid adhesive stamp at a New York auction in February focused on singular, rare works from the 13th century to today.