In the 1920s and ’30s, clerks at The Times collected stamps from overseas mail. The postage tells of a fluid world history. By David W. Dunlap In the In Times Past column, David W. Dunlap explores New ...

Those tiny squares of paper we stick on envelopes hold secrets that would surprise even the most curious minds. From the world’s first postage stamp that revolutionized global communication to rare ...

Muhammad Ali is now officially part of the mail. The U.S. Postal Service unveiled a commemorative Forever Stamp honoring the boxing legend and humanitarian, putting his image into circulation ...

"Postage stamps serve a purpose far greater than their practical use. These miniature works of art masterfully depict images of a country's disasters and triumphs, its people and politics, its ...