An example of the world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, is being offered at auction, Sotheby's said on Tuesday, with a price estimate of up to $8.25 million. Dating from 1840, the item is ...

This method, however, gave scope for fraud, so it was replaced by a paper sticker. The first postage stamp, the so-called 'Penny Black', photo: Wikimedia Commons The oldest postage stamp features a ...

East Anglia's Black Shuck has been included in a new set of stamps celebrating UK folklore and mythology A demon dog said to have once terrorised churchgoers is to be illustrated on a new set of ...