The first stamp was created in Great Britain on May 1, 1840. It wouldn't take long for people to start collecting them. Just one year later, a woman placed an ad in the London Times seeking ...

For stamps purchased in a booklet, coil or pane, which represent most stamp sales, the rate increases by 25 cents, to $1.24 per stamp. The price of a single domestic stamp increases to $1.44 ...

By the time most housewives could get to the grocery store, their outstanding red and blue stamps would be worthless. Across the U.S. last week, the reaction was swift. ¶ An Oregon housewife ...