His latest is The Letter: A Celebration of the Lost Art of Letter Writing (Gotham). From his home in London, he discussed the future of letters in a digital age with USA TODAY's Bob Minzesheimer.

The number of first-class letters sent through the U.S. Postal Service last year shrank 15 percent, according to spokeswoman Christine Dugas. And that is on top of a 7 percent fall in 2007.

A “Collection of Chicago Postal History,” an assemblage of thousands of letters, will be auctioned in March by H.R. Harmer Fine Stamp Auctions of New York City.

In today’s column, Sean Kirst shares the tale of a Western New Yorker who embraces the fading art of letter writing. Do you still write letters? Do you have a ...

In digital age, stamp collecting still makes its mark 02:59. ... John sorted through 10,000 letters a day at the stamp show, in search of stamps for his collection.

While this makes that 55-cent stamp start to look better, the real cost is relationship equity. We hug and shake hands not only to say hello, but also to communicate warmth, caring and empathy.

A one-time letter writer, mail sorter and stamp collector reflects on how the art of communicating has changed – and what we’ve lost in the process. By Alan Attwood February 22, 2021 ...

She says her biggest challenge is making sure kids have access to stamps — because few receive letters from pen pals anymore and some stamp dealers turn up their noses at nurturing young collectors.

Royal Mail Lamp Box used in Scotland. Image by Rab-k. CC BY-SA 4.0 Royal Mail Lamp Box used in Scotland. Image by Rab-k. CC BY-SA 4.0 The humble postage stamp dates back almost 200 years. The ...

As of Jan. 27, the cost to mail a first-class domestic letter will rise to 55 cents; matching my age of 55. This is not the first time, this coincidence has happened many times before: When I was age ...