The Smithsonian's National Postal Museum has received a well-known stamp collection from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. The Harry L. Jefferys collection, which includes an inverted Jenny and numerous other philatelic rarities, was bequeathed to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia in 1948 by insurance executive H.L. Jefferys. It has been in storage at the Institute for decades.

“Victory Mail,” a new temporary exhibition opening March 6 at the National Postal Museum, showcases the museum’s collection of World War II V-Mail correspondence. “V” for “Victory,” a popular WW II symbol, was the inspiration for the name of this new-fangled correspondence style.

Beginning Nov. 5, the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum will display the second and final part of "Rarity Revealed: The Benjamin K. Miller Collection," an exhibition of extraordinary stamps and other philatelic materials on loan to the National Postal Museum by The New York Public Library.