What keeps somebody glued to a hobby for 70 years? For Steve Reinhard, 78, who has been happily stuck on stamp collecting for seven decades, the pastime delivers first-class delight. Every tiny sticky ...

The first two stamps issued were surprisingly expensive, including a five-cent stamp (almost $2 in today's money) that ...

Editor's note: This is the third story in an ongoing series about interesting hobbies in and around the Norwalk area. If you have an interesting hobby you would like profiled, contact Staff Writer ...

Stamp collecting may seem like an old-fashioned hobby in a digital age where fewer and fewer things are sent through the mail, but fans say it is not only still popular but in some ways is a pastime ...

John Leszak got hooked when he was a little kid, like most stamp collectors. In his case, you might say there was a bit of divine intervention. “The Sisters of Mercy got me started in 1963,” Leszak ...

Philately, or stamp collecting, is referred to as the king of hobbies as it is a combination of gathering activity and ...

A recent Monday, 11:34 p.m.: After finishing his $2 lunch at the Russian American Community Services center, Julius Mansbach sifted through an envelope of stamps he had just received from his contacts ...

Philately, or stamp collecting, is widely known as the “King of Hobbies” due to its rich history, educational value, and ...

COVID may have breathed new life into this oft-forgotten pastime. Even if you’re quarantining, you can sate a stamp collecting addiction. After all, today, most buying and trading occur online: buying ...

THIS OCTOBER, bats are harbingers of Halloween and National Stamp Collecting Month. The flying mammals are sticking to envelopes, flitting through mailboxes, spreading the word: Stamp collecting is ...

BRENTWOOD — Once referred to as the “the hobby of kings and the king of hobbies,” stamp collecting might not be as popular as it once was, but it isn’t a lost art either. Just ask the U.S. Postal ...