Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blank Archives via Getty Images If you've ever riffled through your grandparents' junk drawers looking for scissors or tape, you ...

Clearing out a closet, roof space or garage can be a chore. Old photographs, clothes and books can create clutter or take up space that sometimes is needed for something else. But every so often, the ...

Harry Jackim's lifelong obsession with stamps began that day in 1938 when the letter came from his Aunt Polliana. The letter was posted from a Soviet gulag in Siberia, but what intrigued 10-year-old ...

If you've ever come across an old stamp collection and wondered if it might be worth something, you're not alone. Collecting vintage stamps isn't just a charming pastime-it can also uncover hidden ...

For nearly as long as there have been postage stamps in the United States, there have been stamp collectors. Northeast Ohio has a long tradition of philately – the study and collection of postage ...

Stamps feel almost novel today, but they aren't that old of an invention. The first American stamps weren't issued until 1847, but it wasn't long before people grew fascinated by the different colors ...

Although they are not as widely used as before, stamps used to be everyday essentials — used for mailing letters, packages, and personal correspondence. With their unique designs and limited themes ...