National Postal Museum

National Postal Museum Acquires Rare Stamp Collection

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:07:49 -0500

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’ Exhibit Opens At Washington Museum

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:25:16 -0600

“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.

Postal Museum Exhibits 'Rarity Revealed'

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:57:44 -0500

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.

Statements On Death Of W. Wilson Hulme II

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:32:27 -0600