National Postal Museum

Sep 13th

Postal Museum Launches “America’s Mailing Industry” Virtual Exhibition

Partnership Between the U.S. Postal Service and Private Industry Is Explored WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum today launched a new virtual exhibition, “America’s Mailing Industry,” telling the story of the partnership between the U.S. Postal Service and private industry, who together have helped American citizens and businesses communicate and conduct business for more […]

Feb 13th

Video: U.S. Postal Museum Features Stories of Slave-Carried Mail

U.S. Postal Museum Features Stories of Slave-Carried Mail Before the introduction of home mail delivery, slaves often carried letters to and from the post office. Slave-carried mail is usually identified by a notation—called an endorsement—that also served as a travel pass. These mail messengers could be an important source of news if they overheard discussions […]

Sep 23rd

Dedicated to Pushing the Envelope: William H. Gross Stamp Gallery at National Postal Museum

It could easily be a glorious Pharaonic tomb, stocked with all the sustenance a philatelist might require for the afterlife. The William H. Gross Stamp Gallery, which opened on Sunday here at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, includes an $18 million array of display spaces, artifacts, trays and touch screens. Its 20,000 items have been […]

Sep 21st

World’s Largest Stamp Gallery Opens Sept. 22 at National Postal Museum

Press Release from the National Postal Museum: (Sept. 12, 2013) The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum opens its new William H. Gross Stamp Gallery to the public Sunday, Sept. 22. Named after its primary benefactor, it is the world’s largest stamp gallery and the only one to show stamps and mail in the context of American […]

Jul 29th

National Postal Museum Receives Donation of Koslow Original Artwork for US Stamps

Finding Guide of Collection Now Available Howard Koslow, artist and illustrator, has donated his collection of original artwork for the U.S. stamps that he designed between 1971 and 2013 to the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum. The material consists mainly of highly developed “roughs” of accepted and unaccepted stamp designs in the form of pencil sketches […]