postage stamps

USPS Looks To Raise Price Of First-Class Stamps To 66 Cents

National

Thousands of counterfeit Forever postage stamps are seized in Chicago

5:19pm February 13, 2025

Customs and Border Protection agents in Chicago seized nearly 162,000 counterfeit U.S. Forever stamps this past week which the agency said were shipped from China.

The U.S. market for domestic mail delivery is by far the largest in the world, and a recent report found its prices are very low compared to other developed countries. The U.S. Postal Service said this week that it wants to raise rates in July.

The Forever Stamp is forever rising in price. How does the U.S. cost compare globally?

10:41pm April 12, 2024

by Bill Chappell

U.S. stamps are heading for their sixth price hike since 2021. In raw numbers, only four countries in a recent study of 31 developed nations had cheaper stamps than the U.S.

A Ukrainian man holds a set of stamps commemorating the Snake Island soldiers who responded to Russian troops' calls to surrender with a few choice words: "Russian warship, go f*** yourself!"

Ukrainians wait in line for hours to buy commemorative Snake Island postage stamps

1:04pm April 20, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The stamps honor the Snake Island soldiers who answered a Russian calls to surrender with "Russian warship, go f*** yourself!" Ukraine's postal service had to limit purchases to six stamps apiece.

A photograph of the 1856 One-Cent Magenta used an infrared filter to suppress the stamp's red surface, making the black printing more visible.

Arts

World's Most Valuable Postage Stamp Falls Short Of Anticipated Auction Record

11:58am June 08, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

The most valuable stamp in the world, the British Guiana One-Cent Black on Magenta, failed to set yet another world record at auction.

This 1976 stamp from Nigeria promoted "Operation Feed the Nation."

The Humble Postage Stamp Reveals A Lot About A Country

7:00am July 09, 2016

by Diane Cole

This year's World Stamp Show had plenty of examples from the developing world. For Pakistan, stamps symbolized independence. In Cuba, they celebrate the health system.