The National Postal Museum , located in Washington, D.C. , is the primary postal museum of the United States. It covers large portions of the postal history of the United States and other countries. It was established through joint agreement between the United States Postal Service and the Smithsonian Institution and opened in 1993.
25-520: (Redirected from Postal Museum ) Type of museum focused on the history of postal services [REDACTED] The National Postal Museum at Postal Square Building in Washington, D.C. , United States [REDACTED] The Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History at Regis College in Weston , Massachusetts , US A postal museum is a museum dedicated to
50-720: A federal Crown Corporation that is also responsible for the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Canadian War Museum , the Canadian Children's Museum , and the Virtual Museum of New France. The postal collection is being broken up. According to the Canadian Museum of Civilization, "Many [artifacts] will be included in the new Canadian history gallery, to be completed in 2017. The national stamp collection, Reflections of Canada – The National Stamp Collection, will be moved to
75-410: Is different from Wikidata Incomplete lists from July 2016 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from October 2010 Commons category link is on Wikidata National Postal Museum The museum is located in the building that served as the main post office of Washington, D.C. for decades, from its construction in 1914 until 1986. The building
100-456: Is one [of] the most famous museums that one can find in the city of Riyadh. [..] The museum and its exhibits are maintained by the Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephones. {{ cite web }} : CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link ) ^ "전남박물관미술관협회" . www.jnmuseum.or.kr . Archived from the original on 2019-01-02. ^ "우정박물관 메인페이지 > 우정박물관" . November 17, 2015. Archived from
125-2608: Is situated near Newport ^ "Oakham Treasures" . www.oakhamtreasures.co.uk . ^ "Museum" . www.rpsl.org.uk . External links [ edit ] [REDACTED] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Postal museums . International Postal Museum – Online Museum of Philately – Online Postal Museum (London) v t e Mail and postal systems History Timeline of postal history African countries Asian countries European countries Oceanian countries Pan-American countries Postal censorship [REDACTED] Envelope for mailing Components Advertising mail Bulk mail Envelope Indicia Information-Based Indicia Letter box Mail Mail bag Meter stamp Parcel Parcel locker Post box / Mailbox Relay box Post office Post office box Postage meter Postage stamp Postal code Postal marking Variable value stamp Delivery Airmail Express Package delivery Registered Surface Surface Air Lifted (SAL) Staff Mail carrier Postal worker Postmaster Postmaster General Processing Intelligent Mail barcode Mail Isolation Control and Tracking Multiline Optical Character Reader Mail cover Mail sorting Package forwarding PLANET POSTNET Institutions and systems Postal entities Postal museums Postal services Postal systems by country Trade unions Related Courier Philately most expensive philatelic items Stamp collecting notable stamps catalogues Philatelic terminology List of entities that have issued postage stamps A–E F–L M–Z [REDACTED] Philately portal [REDACTED] Category [REDACTED] Commons Authority control databases : National [REDACTED] Czech Republic Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Postal_museum&oldid=1257014495 " Categories : Lists of museums by subject Types of museums Postal history Postal museums Hidden categories: CS1 Spanish-language sources (es) CS1 maint: unfit URL CS1 Thai-language sources (th) CS1 Arabic-language sources (ar) Articles with short description Short description
150-586: The Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau , Quebec . It was described by the Smithsonian Museum as being one of the five largest postal museums in the world, ranking second in annual attendance. The museum was not primarily about postage stamps, although it has a first-class collection that numbered in the tens of thousands. Rather, it presented the broader story of Canada's postal heritage , including
175-514: The Canadian Museum of Civilization in 1988, adopted its current name in 1996, and moved into a permanent space in the Museum of Civilization in 1997. The museum was closed in 2012 as the Canadian Museum of Civilization began to prepare to transition into the Canadian History Museum. The Postal Museum collections, now in storage, are managed by the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation,
200-867: The Casa de Correos y Telegrafos in Lima , Peru National Postal and Philatelic Museum United States [ edit ] Florida Postal Museum Franklin Post Office Garnier Post Office Museum Leon Myers Stamp Center National Philatelic Museum (closed) National Postal Museum Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History The Museum of Postal History US Postal Museum Asia [ edit ] Bangladesh [ edit ] Philatelic Museum Bhutan [ edit ] Bhutan Postal Museum . China [ edit ] [REDACTED] Shanghai Postal Museum at
225-6050: The General Post Office Building in Shanghai , China China National Postal and Stamp Museum Shanghai Postal Museum Hong Kong [ edit ] The Postal Gallery India [ edit ] National Philatelic Museum Postal Museum (Kolkata) Postal Museum (Mysore) Sandesh Museum of Communication , Bangalore Indonesia [ edit ] Indonesian Stamp Museum Israel [ edit ] Alexander Museum of Postal History and Philately Japan [ edit ] Communications Museum of Japan – Ote-machi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Postal Museum Japan Philatelic Culture Museum ( Arima, Kobe ) Philatelic Museum ( Mejiro, Tokyo ) Malaysia [ edit ] [REDACTED] The Malacca Stamp Museum in Malacca City , Malaysia Malacca Stamp Museum North Korea [ edit ] Korea Stamp Museum Pakistan [ edit ] Pakistan Postal Museum – Karachi Siddiqui Philatelic Museum, 22-J-Z Madina Town, Faisalabad Saudi Arabia [ edit ] The Postal Museum, Riyadh Singapore [ edit ] Singapore Philatelic Museum South Korea [ edit ] Damyang Stamp Museum Postal Museum, Cheonan , Chungcheongnam-do Korea Postage Stamp Museum [ ko ] , Jung-gu, Seoul Sri Lanka [ edit ] Postal museum Taiwan [ edit ] [REDACTED] The Postal Museum in Taipei , Taiwan Chunghwa Postal Museum Thailand [ edit ] Sam Sen Nai Philatelic Museum , Phaya Thai District , Bangkok , Thailand Chiang Mai Philatelic Museum , Chiang Mai , Thailand United Arab Emirates [ edit ] Emirates Postal Museum Uzbekistan [ edit ] The Museum of Communication History in Uzbekistan Europe [ edit ] Andorra [ edit ] [REDACTED] Museu Postal d'Andorra in Andorra Museu Postal d'Andorra [ ca ] Austria [ edit ] Historisches Postamt Küb [ de ] Belgium [ edit ] Postal Museum of Belgium Croatia [ edit ] Croatian Postal and Telecommunications Service Museum , Jurisiceva 13, HR–10 001 Zagreb, Croatia Cyprus [ edit ] Cyprus Postal Museum Czech Republic [ edit ] Prague Postal Museum Denmark [ edit ] Danish Post & Tele Museum , Copenhagen Post and Telegraph History Museum, Århus Estonia [ edit ] ENM Postal Museum – [2] , Muuseumi tee 2, 60532 Tartu, Estonia Finland [ edit ] Postimuseo [ fi ] France [ edit ] Musée de La Poste Germany [ edit ] [REDACTED] Museum für Kommunikation in Hamburg , Germany Iserlohner Museum für Handwerk und Postgeschichte [ de ] Museum für Kommunikation Berlin [ de ] Museum für Kommunikation Frankfurt Museum für Kommunikation Hamburg Museum of Communication, Nuremberg, Germany Philatelic Archive in Bonn Postmuseum Rheinhessen [ de ] Greece [ edit ] Postal & Philatelic Museum of Greece Hungary [ edit ] Postal Museum of Hungary Ireland [ edit ] An Post Museum (closed) Italy [ edit ] [REDACTED] The Postal and Telegraphic Museum of Central Europe in Trieste , Italy Museo internazionale dell'immagine postale [ it ] Museo storico della comunicazione [ it ] Museum of Tasso family and Postal History , Camerata Cornello ( Bergamo ) Postal and Telegraphic Museum of Central Europe [ it ] Liechtenstein [ edit ] Postal Museum Luxembourg [ edit ] PostMusée [ de ] Malta [ edit ] [REDACTED] The Malta Postal Museum in Valletta , Malta Malta Postal Museum Monaco [ edit ] Museum of Stamps and Coins Netherlands [ edit ] Museum voor Communicatie [ nl ] Poland [ edit ] Muzeum Poczty i Telekomunikacji we Wrocławiu [ pl ] Russia [ edit ] [REDACTED] A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications in Saint Petersburg , Russia A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications San Marino [ edit ] Museo del Francobollo e della Moneta Slovenia [ edit ] Museum of Post and Telecommunications Spain [ edit ] Postal and Telegraphic Museum of Spain La Virreina Centro de la Imagen Sweden [ edit ] Postmuseum [ sv ] Switzerland [ edit ] Museum of Communication Bern Turkey [ edit ] Istanbul Postal Museum PTT Postage Stamp Museum Ukraine [ edit ] Lviv Postal Museum Post Station in Nizhyn United Kingdom [ edit ] Bath Postal Museum British Library Philatelic Collections Colne Valley Postal Museum Isle of Wight Postal Museum Oakham Treasures, Gordano, Avon housing
250-509: The National Philatelic Collection . The museum has a gift shop and a United States Postal Service philatelic sales window. Admission is free. In 2005, the museum acquired the childhood stamp collection of the late singer/songwriter John Lennon . From June 2015 until December 2019, the museum displayed the 1856 British Guiana 1c magenta , the world's most valuable stamp, which sold for nearly $ 10 million. In September 2009,
275-492: The Malta Postal Museum" . MaltaPost . 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. ^ "Maltapost launches the Malta Postal Museum" . Times of Malta . 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. ^ "Musei di stato" . ^ "Colne Valley Postal History Museum" . privately owned Postal History Museum in the heart of East Anglia [..] The museum houses
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#1732854846725300-1693: The display of objects relating to the postal service . A subcategory of postal museums are philatelic museums , which focus on philately and postage stamps . List of postal and philatelic museums [ edit ] [REDACTED] This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( July 2016 ) Africa [ edit ] Egypt [ edit ] The Post Museum Ethiopia [ edit ] Ethiopian National Postal Museum Kenya [ edit ] German Post Office Museum [1] Mauritius [ edit ] [REDACTED] The Blue Penny Museum in Port Louis , Mauritius Blue Penny Museum Mauritius Postal Museum Morocco [ edit ] Postal Museum South Africa [ edit ] South African Post Office Museum Americas [ edit ] Brazil [ edit ] Museu Tempostal [ it ] Philatelic and Numismatic Brazilian Museum Canada [ edit ] [REDACTED] First Toronto Post Office in Toronto , Canada Canadian Postal Museum (closed) First Toronto Post Office Costa Rica [ edit ] Museo Filatélico de Costa Rica Cuba [ edit ] Cuban Postal Museum Curaçao [ edit ] Postal Museum Curaçao Guatemala [ edit ] Guatemalan Postal & Philatelic Museum Mexico [ edit ] Philatelic Museum of Oaxaca – Mexico Peru [ edit ] [REDACTED] National Postal and Philatelic Museum at
325-450: The former collection held at Inkpen Postal Museum The Museum of Philatelic History at The Royal Philatelic Society London The Postal Museum , London See also [ edit ] Mail References [ edit ] ^ "The Postal Museum" . State Information Services . Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. ^ "National Postal Museum" . Ethiopian Museums Support Association . Archived from
350-491: The history of the USPS, including planes , trains and automobiles . Historical exhibits guide visitors through the postal service's inception and expansion, as well as its role in significant national events such as World War II . "Systems at Work" explores historic and current technologies involved in mail processing and delivery, such as message boxes , ZIP codes , optical scanners and conveyor systems . The museum holds
375-601: The museum highlights was Reflections of Canada: the National Stamp Collection , which included examples of every postage stamp ever issued in Canada. In addition to its public exhibitions, the museum had a mandate to collect, preserve and interpret material objects relating to Canada's postal heritage. The Canadian Postal Museum was established in 1971 and opened in 1974 as the National Postal Museum . It joined
400-484: The museum received an $ 8 million gift from investment firm founder William H. Gross to help finance an expansion project. The William H. Gross Stamp Gallery of the museum is named in his honor. Since 2002, the museum has presented the Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Award every two years. Canadian Postal Museum The Canadian Postal Museum (CPM) was a museum once housed within
425-499: The original on 16 April 2016. ^ "Museo postal y filatelico" . November 12, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. ^ "MUFI" (in Spanish). Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca. 2019 . Retrieved 23 January 2023 . ^ "About" . The Museum of Postal History, Inc . Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. ^ "Post Office and US Postal Museum" . Marshallmich.com . Archived from
450-619: The original on 16 July 2016. ^ "Bhutan Postal Museum Entry Fees" . Bhutan Department of Tourism. 2023 . Retrieved 23 January 2023 . ^ "中国邮政邮票博物馆" . May 26, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-05-26. ^ "Postal Museum" . mysore.ind.in . Retrieved 5 February 2018 . ^ "A 200-year-old heritage building in Bengaluru houses museum showcasing India's postal history" . Firstpost . 2022-10-09 . Retrieved 2023-05-02 . ^ "Indonesian Stamp Museum" . July 21, 2011. Archived from
475-455: The original on 2011-07-21. ^ "About Postal Museum Japan" . Postal Museum Japan . Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. ^ "Arima Philatelic Museum / Kobe, Kita-ku Arima-cho - 有馬切手文化博物館" . www.kitte-museum-arima.jp . ^ "English" . 切手の博物館 . ^ "Postal Museum" . AsiaRooms . TUI Travel PLC . Archived from the original on 2012-03-13 . Retrieved 2008-09-25 . The Postal Museum
500-546: The original on 2015-11-17. ^ "Chiang Mai Philatelic Museum" . thailandtourismdirectory.go.th (in Thai) . Retrieved 2019-05-29 . ^ "دار الطوابع" . Emirates Postal Museum (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. ^ "HPT muzej - Početna stranica" . February 22, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. ^ "The Postal Museum" . Česká pošta . Archived from
525-539: The original on 25 June 2016. ^ "Lamu-German Post Office Historic Background" . National Museums of Kenya . Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. ^ "Postal Museum – Philately and Communication" . morocco.com . Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. ^ "Museum" . South African Post Office . Retrieved 16 July 2016 . ^ "Cuban Postal Museum: unique in Latin America" . webhavana.com . Archived from
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#1732854846725550-776: The original on 31 July 2008. ^ "Post & Tele Museum - the museum" . ptt-museum.dk . Retrieved 2010-10-11 . The Post & Tele Museum is Denmark's national museum of post and telecommunications. The museum is a foundation set up in 1996 by TDC A/S and Post Danmark A/S and was previously called Dansk Post og Telegrafmuseum (The Danish Post and Telegraph Museum) ^ Nørby, Toke. "The Postal Museum in Århus, Denmark" . Retrieved 2008-09-25 . in Kannikegade 16, st. th., DK-8000 Århus C [..] This old post office belongs to "De Post- og Telegrafhistoriske Samlinger i Aarhus" ^ "Descrizione" . www.museodeitasso.com . ^ "MaltaPost launches
575-501: The second-largest private collection of Post Boxes in the UK [..] there is no general public access other than by prior arrangement ^ "The Museum Site" . Isle of Wight Postal Museum/A&K Reeder. Archived from the original on 2008-07-08 . Retrieved 2008-09-25 . probably the largest private collection of post boxes and postal equipment in the United Kingdom [..] The Museum
600-430: The social and economic importance of postal communications throughout the country's history. It also explored international themes relating to postal communications. The museum's collections included a writing desk that belonged to Sandford Fleming , designer of Canada's first postage stamp; Canadian and foreign letter boxes and postal uniforms; mail bags and rural mail boxes; post office signs and sorting equipment. Among
625-648: Was designed by the Graham and Burnham architectural firm , which was led by Ernest Graham following the death of Daniel Burnham in 1912. The headquarters of the United States Department of Labor 's Bureau of Labor Statistics is based in this building, and there is also space for a data center for the United States Senate . It is located across the street from Washington Union Station . The museum's atrium features vehicles used to deliver mail throughout
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