PHILATELISTSIt all started in the early 19th century, when the postal system was, frankly, a bit of a mess. Back then, sending a letter was a complicated and expensive ordeal. The recipient—not the ...

China’s first postage stamps from the Qing Dynasty ... one example sold for $2.6 million to an undisclosed buyer from France. This Swedish stamp, which was mistakenly printed in yellow instead ...

The stamp can be officially made use for postal services and the event was given wide publicity by pro-LTTE groups in France. A French embassy spokesperson said, “It is a sensitive issue and therefore ...