In future all first and second-class stamp booklets will contain self-adhesive rather than the old-fashioned gummed postage stamps. The new booklets could signal the beginning of the end of ...

It’s a window into history. The United Kingdom brought the world its first adhesive stamp, the Penny Black, in 1840 – making then-confusing postage rates clear. It cost the flat rate of one penny.

New stamps are being issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking debut album by rock band AC/DC. Royal Mail ...