CyberStamps

Washington, June 30 : Leading Hindus are urging the Indian government to honor Michael Jackson posthumously by issuing a postage stamp. Rajan Zed, the President of the Universal Society of Hinduism, said the King of Pop was treated like a God in the sub-continent, reports Contactmusic...

United States stamp depicting an upside-down electric car cost just 4 cents when it was issued in 1901. A strip of four of those stamps fetched more than $300,000 during the auction this week of famously flawed postage stamps owned by the late Mt. Lebanon investment adviser, Robert H. Cunliffe...

Michael Jackson on Stamps The stamp collecting world mourns the passing of pop icon and music legend, Michael Jackson. Jackson, 50, died yesterday of cardiac arrest at his home in West Los Angeles...

On May 1st, the US postal service released two new wedding stamps. the 44 cents stamp fetures a photograph of two gold rings bound together by a white silky ribbon. The 61 cents stamp features a traditional 3 tier white cake with pearls and white flowers on top...

"Jazz is truly American style of music that has played an important role in heritage. Each April, Jazz appreciation month (JAM) shines the spotlight on the extraordinary history of Jazz and it's importance in the American Culture...

Every year, the country of Finland holds a beauty contest for stamps! This year, the winner was "Frosty night" designed by Nina Rintala who was given 9710 votes. The stamp depicts a snowflake, a star and the northern lights and is a 1st class non value indicator stamp...

The historic Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States inspires international postal authorities to honor President Obama with official government issue postal stamps...

Attention nostalgia lovers and TV fans! A 20 stamp set depicting old TV shows is planned to be released by the postal services of the US. Early memories of TV will come back to lifeon postage stamps! People are so excited over this...

As an avid stamp collector, I've been asked many times what does Philately means. I will try to clarify this in this post...

The holiday season is a busy season for post offices around the world. Many countries issue specialty stamps for the holidays...

Winter activities are presented on these fun stamps that celebrates the spirit of the holidays. "The simple childhood joys of the holiday season come together on the three fun and festive stamps...

The month of October is widely recognized across the country as Breast Cancer awareness month. Survivors, family members, friends of survivors and or victims of the disease sympathize with the victims and raise the awareness among the public...

For people who buy and sell stamps, it is very important to examine the stamps before they pay big bucks for them. They need to ensure that the stamp is not damaged. A stamp could look perfect from the front but there may be 'thinning' of the paper in the back...

August 31st will mark the 11th anniversary of the tragic death of Princess Diana. In this entry we will honor Princess Diana by pointing out her two main charity contributions that were always on a humanitarian rather than a political level...

China: Beijing was voted to be the host city of the 2008 Olympic Games. To mark the occasion China issued several stamps. In 2005, China issued a set of stamps featuring the emblem and mascots of the games...

August is a big month for Elvis fans in Memphis Tennessee. Every year, around the anniversary of his death, the city holds a week long celebrations, honoring the music and life of the king...

On May 12, stamp prices went up again. although it's only 1 penny increase (from 41 cents to 42 cents) with the rising costs of everything lately it is not surprising that the USPS has to adjust their postage fees in order to keep up with the costs of operations...

Ideally, stamps should be kept in an album so they are kept protected for years. Albums can vary in price and sizes. The prices vary from a few dollars to over $5000 for complete world albums...