Several key factors influence the value of a postage stamp ... widespread popularity in the past with certain rare stamps ...

The purported value of the fraudulent stamps ... rise in counterfeit U.S. Postal Service postage stamps, especially around holidays, including high-volume card holidays.

With counterfeiting becoming more advanced — with most consumers unable to detect a difference — officials said there’s been an uptick in fake stamps around high volume card holidays ...

If they were genuine, the stamps would have a face value of over $118,000. CBP said they seized the stamps for violating trademark laws and were able to identify them as counterfeit based on the ...

The purported value of the fraudulent stamps ... rise in counterfeit U.S. Postal Service postage stamps, especially around holidays, including high-volume card holidays.