In the early 1900s, St. Petersburg, Florida Postmaster Roy Hanna envisioned a new kind of post office - one that was open on all sides which would allow customers to access their post office boxes at any hour. His vision became reality in 1917, when...

In 2001, the U.S. issued a Thankgiving stamp that was designed by artist Margaret Cusack of Brooklyn, N.Y. Margaret (shown here) is an illustrator, graphic designer and folk artist – all in one. Her work is best described as “Realism created...

While surfing around I came across an old article about the many uses of a postage stamp that appeared on Malasyia's Star Online website back in 2006. It leads with, "A postage stamp began as a small piece of paper, carrying a monetary value on it to...

Need an idea for an affordable wine to go with holiday dinners? Then stock up on some philatelically correct Contrada! Produced by the Michael Pozzan Winery, which is located in the Russian River Valley in Northern California, Contrada has a 400L...

Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Harvey recalls that a giant 1-cent concrete stamp, featuring Thomas Jefferson, was placed in the parking lot of the postal service's Terminal Annex in downtown L.A. as a prank back in 1979. In the LA Then and Now...