Those tiny squares of paper we stick on envelopes hold secrets that would surprise even the most curious minds. From the world’s first postage stamp that revolutionized global communication to rare ...

As history books go, Gail Anderson and Brian E. Smith’s “Forever Stamps” offers a boldly original concept. This new book charts American history as depicted in the postage stamps issued by the U.S.

NPM copy 39088019649573 purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Introduction -- Thomas Jefferson stamp of 1938 - design, production & anomalies / Albert "Chip" Briggs -- Thomas ...

To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we’re cataloging 25 objects that define the country’s history. We often think of history as something written in a speech or fought for on a ...

The book is intended to give a broad commercial background to this historic Steam Ship Company and it is hoped will appeal to some outside the narrower philatelic world. Having set a broader scene I ...

Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on Sept. 7, 2026. Find that audio here. To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we’re cataloging 25 objects that define the country’s history.