TROON, Scotland — It’s a simple little thing, really. It’s the 18-handicap hole on Royal Troon, which means it’s been deemed the easiest hole to par on the course. Yet the 123-yard, par-3 eighth hole, ...

Postage Stamp includes 'scary little shot' at British Open TROON, Scotland — At the heart of Royal Troon’s ancient land is a petite patch of ground that has stood the test of time, weathered the ...

Penny Black, the world’s first postage stamp—one from the first sheet printed—is expected to sell for between £4 million and £6 million (US$5.5 million and US$8.3 million) at an upcoming auction in ...

Beethoven was not a large man, standing a mere 5-foot-4. Picasso was the same height. The writer Charlotte Bronte was just 4-10, and both the boxing champion Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran and soccer ...

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 stamp, ...

The Beatles are set to feature on British postage stamps for the first time, the Royal Mail said Thursday. By Reuters, The Associated Press LONDON – The Beatles are set to feature on British postage ...

History can be a fascinating subject. A little knowledge of history stretched too far can make a guy think he knows something he doesn’t. Case in point: I heard mention about the first U.S. postage ...

The British General Post Office has instructed its staff to keep supplies of alternate postage stamps for customers who refuse to accept the new “Battle of Britain” stamps which show a swastika on the ...