Stamp collectors, especially those who specialize in classic covers, are, for all intents and purposes, curators of historical artifacts....

The Confederate States of America (CSA) was formed by seven seceding states on February 8, 1861. Four more states joined the CSA after...

Update December 23, 2023: This article has been published in two publications: Airpost Journal, November 2023, and Kelleher's Stamp...

Stamp collectors do not like stamps with imperfections, such as holes, but there is an exception and that is for stamps that purposefully...

(This post was published in the May-June 2023 issue of First Days (No. 470, pp. 42-49), the journal of the American First Day Cover...