On March 28th, Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. presided over the sale of an “Inverted Jenny” 24¢ U.S. Airmail stamp, which realized a whopping $718,750. The Inverted Jenny is the most well-known error... more
Girl Scouts Centennial Stamp
March 12th marked the one hundredth anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Juliette Gordon Low had been inspired by Boy Scouts creator Sir Robert Baden-Powell and organized... more
Project Mercury’s Rare First Day Covers
On February 20th, 1962, John Glenn slipped the surly bonds of Earth and became the first American to orbit our little blue planet. His spacecraft, Friendship 7, spent just under 5 hours... more
The Treskilling Yellow
When it comes to stamp collecting, there are a handful of holy grail pieces. Almost all of these stamps are products of errors in the printing process, like the notorious ‘inverted Jenny‘... more
The Year of the Tiger Stamp
At 11am today, at El Pueblo De Los Angeles, the United States Postal Service will release this year’s contribution to the Lunar New Year postage stamp series, The Year of the Tiger. ... more
