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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.
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.
The museum's main entrance is located on the corner of First Street and Massachusetts Avenue NE. Other entrances have variable hours. Entry and Visitor Guidelines
Find answers to questions that are frequently asked about the National Postal Museum and about the history of postal service and philately.
The Museum's galleries explore America's postal history and philately from colonial times to the present. Here are just a few examples of what you'll see in the museum.
The museum's main entrance is located on the corner of First Street and Massachusetts Avenue NE. Other entrances have variable hours.
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.
The Smithsonian's National Postal Museum is located in the historic City Post Office Building, which was constructed in 1914 and served as the Washington, D.C., post office from 1914 through 1986. Learn more about History of the Museum
The answer to these questions unfolds in Systems at Work, a permanent exhibition at the National Postal Museum. Systems at Work recreates the paths of letters, magazines, parcels, and other mail as they travel from sender to recipient over the last 200 years.
With more than 6 million objects, the National Postal Museum has the second-largest collection of all Smithsonian museums. From philatelic rarities, to objects that enable postal operations, the rich and varied collection represents stories from around the globe, from the past to the present.