Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Now ubiquitous in many of Japan’s 9,000 stations, the first eki ...

Considered a recreation of times long foregone, stamp collection as a hobby is slowly but surely finding its way back into the laps of passionate collectors who wish to enrich their shelves with ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Now ubiquitous in many of Japan’s 9,000 stations, the first eki stamp appeared in 1931 at Fukui station near the Sea of Japan coast, ...

There was a time when stamps nearly rivaled coins in terms of the number of enthusiasts.

"Giving upwards of three hundred stamps not in the previous issue." "Savill and Edwards, printer, Chandos-Street, Covent-Garden"--P. 130. "Index, and money table ...