Quality stamp collections, featuring rare examples from around the world, attracted great interest and sold for up to £4,200 ...

The first stamp was created in Great Britain on May 1 ... and philatelists have put a high price on the rarest of the rare stamps, from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars.

A set of eight new stamps have been issued to celebrate the "history, impact and legacy" of Vikings in Britain and mark the 40th anniversary of the Jorvik Viking Centre in York. The stamps feature ...