- Visit | National Postal Museum
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Postal Museum welcomes you into the world of the mail and stamp collecting, and lets you experience how letters travel, who delivers them, and how the postal system has touched the lives of so many people all over the world
- Tours and Itineraries - National Postal Museum
Docent-led tours are an excellent way to see the highlights of the National Postal Museum The museum has regular free tours for visitors, though groups of 20 or more visitors need to schedule in advance to guarantee availability
- Exploring a Community’s Past through Its Post Office Mural
If you have a New Deal post office mural in your town or city, it can be a useful tool for exploring your community’s history Many of these murals sparked local controversy when they were installed and caused heated conversations on whether the subject matter conveyed was accurately portrayed
- Banking on the Stampeders - Dyea vs. Skagway - National Postal Museum
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer published this map to the gold fields in 1897 It shows the Dyea (Chilkoot Pass) trail on the left and the Skagway (White Pass) trail on the left
- National Postal Museum
Through the preservation and interpretation of our postal and philatelic collections, the Smithsonian National Postal Museum educates, challenges, and inspires its audiences on the breadth of American experiences
- Exhibitions | National Postal Museum
The National Postal Museum's galleries explore America's postal history from colonial times to the present Visitors learn how mail has been transported and the wondrous diversity of postage stamps
- External Research Links | National Postal Museum
Philatelic and Postal Museum, Athens, Greece Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, Germany Museum für Kommunikation, Frankfurt, Germany Museum für Kommunikation, Nürnberg, Germany Postamúzeum, Budapest, Hungary Postal and Philatelic Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel Museo dei Tasso e della Storia Postale, Camerata Cornello, Italy
- 1940s | National Postal Museum
The Post Office Department introduces V-mail (letters microfilmed for easier transport) V-mail could reduce mail cargo space from thirty-seven mail bags to one
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