Old-style gum stamps contain 5.9 calories. Today's launch also commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of Queen Victoria with a special "stamp label" in booklets. Like the new stamps ...

PHILATELISTSIt all started in the early 19th century, when the postal system was, frankly, a bit of a mess. Back then, sending a letter was a complicated and expensive ordeal. The recipient—not the ...

It is exemplified in the Penny Black watch, which is made with the world’s first adhesive postage stamp dating back to May 1, 1840. It features a profile of Queen Victoria from a sketch by ...