Before the invention of the postage stamp, letters were usually paid for by the person receiving them. If the sender did prepay the postage, the letter would be marked "Paid " by hand or by a hand stamp. Sometimes, wrappers preprinted with a stamp were...

A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services. Usually a small paper rectangle or square that is attached to an envelope, the postage stamp signifies that the person sending the letter or package may have either...

Lots of actors play war heroes on the screen. James Stewart was one in real life. A decorated World War II bomber pilot who returned from battle to star in "It's a Wonderful Life," Stewart will be commemorated on a new 41-cent postage stamp being...

Gerald R. Ford left his stamp on the nation. Now it can travel on letters worldwide.Simultaneous day-of-issue ceremonies were held Friday in the city where Ford grew up and near the community he later called home Friday to mark the release of a postage stamp...

A face that will tease you, and please you and perhaps unease you is coming to the post office next year, it's those Bette Davis eyes.On the 100th anniversary of her birth the great actress will be honored on a commemorative stamp, the 14th in...

Egypt has refused to allow Portugal to feature its ancient Pyramids of Giza on postage stamps the European country wants to issue coinciding with a global contest to name the seven new wonders of the world.Zahi Hawass, the head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities,...