Collecting stamps stamps of approval

Railway Philately is telling the story of the mail-and-rail connection, through stamps and postal markings. There are seven sub-groups that collectors specialise in: Thematics, Travelling Post Offices

The Story of Tudor Art: A History of Tudor ...

I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w

Whether it is adding contemporary paintings to a gallery of Old Masters or branching out into territories as diverse as Modernist chairs, Iranian tiles or Churchill memorabilia, the passion for collecting seems to run in some families, as Eleanor Doughty discovers

Take a step back in time in the studio of Princetown Press, where Jon Palmer and Emma Hogbin are determined to keep alive the endangered letterpress heritage craft

Edward VII swept away the cobwebs of mid-Victorian style, Queen Mary had passion for all things small and the Queen Mother bought rather avant-garde art. In a forthcoming talk, Tim Knox, director of the Royal Collection, charts a century of regal taste