63,860. That’s how many stamps Jim Shriver, 88, has in his vast collection. “I started an Excel file to keep track,” Shriver said. “About 40,000 of those are individual stamps.” He later added: “I ...

Collecting stamps can be as easy as pulling a stamp off an envelope delivered by mail or as complicated as studying historical events to find a particularly rare or coveted one. Whatever the interest, ...

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 ...