Key	Imgs	Short Description
2011_DC_SIPM_Owney	13	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Case): Art of the Stamp: Owney the Postal Dog Art of the Stamp: Owney the Postal Dog July 20, 2011 – August 5, 2012 Bill Bond's original painting of Owney, created for the Owney commemorative postage stamp, is accompanied by 6 sketches of Owney in various poses that Bond created as he developed his final portrait. As background for his stamp art,...
2015_DC_SIPM_Owney	7	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Case): Art of the Stamp: Owney the Postal Dog Art of the Stamp: Owney the Postal Dog July 20, 2011 – August 5, 2012 Bill Bond's original painting of Owney, created for the Owney commemorative postage stamp, is accompanied by 6 sketches of Owney in various poses that Bond created as he developed his final portrait. As background for his stamp art,...
2022_DC_SIPM_BaseballC	36	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Case): Baseball: America's Homerun (Page 2 of 3) -- Counterfeits Baseball: America's Homerun April 9, 2022 – January 5, 2025 Level 2, Postmasters Gallery Floor Plan The National Postal Museum presents a blockbuster exhibition exploring America’s national pastime. Featuring hundreds of U.S. and international stamps commemorating great players and historic moments,...
2007_DC_SIPM_Disasters	5	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Case): Disaster: Response and Recovery Disaster: Response and Recovery June 27, 2007 – January 25, 2008 This exhibition reveals how the Postal Service responds to disasters -- natural or manmade -- that dramatically affect everyday life in an instant. Among the objects representing disaster in two cases are postal keys recovered from the...
2021_DC_SIPM_Earth_Rise	5	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Case): Earth Rise
2016_DC_SIPM_Royal_Mail	12	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Case): From Royal Mail to Public Post From Royal Mail to Public Post October 21, 2016 – January 16, 2017 The United Kingdom’s postal service, Royal Mail, observes its 500th anniversary in 2016. To mark the occasion, the National Postal Museum presents a temporary display of original documents from 1635 and 1840, pivotal years in the...
2018_DC_SIPM_Her_Words	20	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Case): In Her Words: Women's Duty and Service in World War I In Her Words: Women's Duty and Service in World War I February 2, 2018 – May 8, 2018 World War I was a watershed for global political, economic, and social change, and for women’s rights and labor in the United States. During the war, women officially served in and alongside the military in...
2018_DC_SIPM_Lennon	9	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Case): John Lennon: The Green Album John Lennon: The Green Album September 7, 2018 – February 3, 2019 John Lennon’s boyhood stamp album—including 565 stamps on more than 150 pages are on display. The exhibition coincides with the U.S. Postal Service’s issuance of the John Lennon Forever stamp, honoring the legendary singer and...
2017_DC_SIPM_Wings	15	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Case): Letters With Wings (Preview) Letters With Wings: The Dream of Airmail, 1918-1938 In 2018, the National Postal Museum will celebrate the 100th anniversary of regularly scheduled airmail by presenting a special exhibition tentatively titled "Letters With Wings". These cases contain a sampling of the material that will be included...
2011_DC_SIPM_Negro_Leagues	12	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Case): Negro Leagues Baseball Stamp Art Negro Leagues Baseball Stamp Art October 20, 2010 – June 5, 2011 On view is original art produced by Kadir Nelson for the creation of the Negro Leagues Baseball stamps, which pay tribute to the all-black professional baseball leagues that operated from 1920 to approximatley 1960.
2017_DC_SIPM_Recent	25	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Case): Recent Acquisitions
2005_DC_SIPM_Takes_Flight	3	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Case): Stamps Take Flight Stamps Take Flight March 15, 2005 – March 19, 2006 This exhibition uses stamps and other materials with air and space themes to illustrate the creative processes and printing techniques behind America's stamps. It features materials from the U.S. Postmaster General's Collection to explore every major...
2017_DC_SIPM_Mail_Trolleys	28	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Case): Trolley Car Mail Trolley Car Mail May 19, 2017 – September 10, 2017 In 1892 St. Louis, Missouri added specially-outfitted cars to their mail vehicles. The service sped up mail deliveries, making it especially popular with businesses. Twelve other cities across the country jumped on board. By 1908 there were mail...
2015_DC_SIPM_Elephant	30	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Case): Why is This Elephant in This Room?
2016_DC_SIPM_Guiana	14	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Galleries 6): 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta June 4, 2015 – November 2017 The National Postal Museum will display the world’s rarest postage stamp, the 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta. The exhibition of the stamp will be the longest and most publicly accessible showing ever. No postage stamp is rarer...
2015_DC_SIPM_Freedom	165	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Galleries 7): Freedom Just Around the Corner Freedom Just Around the Corner: Black America from Civil War to Civil Rights February 12, 2015 – January 15, 2016 A chronicle of the African American experience told from the perspective of stamps and mail. Includes letters carried by enslaved Americans, mail to and from famous leaders of the civil...
2013_DC_SIPM_Stamps_World	27	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 1): World of Stamps
2018_DC_SIPM_Stamps_World	33	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 1): World of Stamps
2013_DC_SIPM_Gems	24	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 2): Gems of American Philately
2013_DC_SIPM_Mail_Marks	84	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 3): Mail Marks History
2014_DC_SIPM_Mail_Marks	89	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 3): Mail Marks History
2018_DC_SIPM_Mail_Marks	30	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 3): Mail Marks History
2021_DC_SIPM_Mail_Marks	1	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 3): Mail Marks History
2013_DC_SIPM_Stamps_Connect	30	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 4): Connect with U.S. Stamps
2021_DC_SIPM_Stamps_Connect	1	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 4): Connect with U.S. Stamps
2013_DC_SIPM_Stamp_Salon	18	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 5): National Stamp Salon
2014_DC_SIPM_Stamp_Salon	1	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 5): National Stamp Salon
2015_DC_SIPM_Stamp_Salon	72	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 5): National Stamp Salon
2013_DC_SIPM_Stamps_Globe	23	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 6): Stamps Around the Globe
2014_DC_SIPM_Stamps_Globe	34	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 6): Stamps Around the Globe
2015_DC_SIPM_Stamps_Globe	135	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 6): Stamps Around the Globe
2018_DC_SIPM_Hamilton	62	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 7): Alexander Hamilton: Soldier, Secretary, Icon Alexander Hamilton: Soldier, Secretary, Icon May 25, 2018 – March 3, 2019 Explore the extraordinary life of Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) through original mail sent and signed by him in his role as the first Secretary of the Treasury and through portraits of him and his contemporaries on postage and...
2022_DC_SIPM_BaseballM	163	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 7): Baseball: America's Homerun (Page 1 of 3) -- Main Gallery Baseball: America's Homerun April 9, 2022 – January 5, 2025 Level 2, Postmasters Gallery Floor Plan The National Postal Museum presents a blockbuster exhibition exploring America’s national pastime. Featuring hundreds of U.S. and international stamps commemorating great players and historic moments,...
2014_DC_SIPM_PacificX	54	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 7): Pacific Exchange: China & US Mail Pacific Exchange: China & U.S. Mail March 6, 2014 – January 4, 2015 (new title) Examine the relationship between China and the United States through stamps and mail. Rare stamp proofs from the China Bureau of Engraving and Printing (1912-1928) reveal commerce and culture between 1860 and 1980, while...
2016_DC_SIPM_Trailblazing	177	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 7): Trailblazing: 100 Years of Our National Parks Trailblazing: 100 Years of Our National Parks June 9, 2016 – March 25, 2018 Did you know that a village at the bottom of the Grand Canyon eats most of its mail? Or that America’s newest national park was once so secret it used an undercover address? Trailblazing: 100 Years of Our National Parks...
2022_DC_SIPM_BaseballS	132	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MAI Galleries 2A): Baseball: America's Homerun (Page 3 of 3) -- Stadiums Baseball: America's Homerun April 9, 2022 – January 5, 2025 Level 2, Postmasters Gallery Floor Plan The National Postal Museum presents a blockbuster exhibition exploring America’s national pastime. Featuring hundreds of U.S. and international stamps commemorating great players and historic moments,...
2002_DC_SIPM_Moving	1	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 1): Moving the Mail
2005_DC_SIPM_Moving	3	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 1): Moving the Mail
2007_DC_SIPM_Moving	7	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 1): Moving the Mail
2011_DC_SIPM_Moving	12	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 1): Moving the Mail
2014_DC_SIPM_Moving	2	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 1): Moving the Mail
2015_DC_SIPM_Moving	21	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 1): Moving the Mail
2019_DC_SIPM_Swifter	72	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 2A): None Swifter Than These: 100 Years of Diplomatic Couriers None Swifter Than These: 100 Years of Diplomatic Couriers September 14, 2019 – January 26, 2020 In wartime and peacetime, the U.S. Diplomatic Courier Service carries the sensitive materials, equipment and information that make diplomacy possible. The U.S. Diplomatic Courier Service traces its origins...
2018_DC_SIPM_Postmen_Skies	47	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 2A): Postmen of the Skies Postmen of the Skies May 1, 2018 – May 27, 2019 Level 1: Mail in America Galleries May 15, 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the world’s first regularly scheduled airmail service. President Wilson was on hand in Washington, DC to watch the historic take off. At first the service only operated...
2015_DC_SIPM_PostSecret	113	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 2A): PostSecret: The Power of a Postcard PostSecret: The Power of a Postcard August 3, 2015 – September 2016 Level 1: Mail in America Galleries The exhibition communicates a contemporary narrative of mail and the postal service, highlighting the aesthetics of the communication tool itself and the juxtaposition between anonymity and shared...
2012_DC_SIPM_Binding	43	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 2): Binding the Nation (incl Pony Express)
2015_DC_SIPM_Binding	45	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 2): Binding the Nation (incl Pony Express)
2019_DC_SIPM_Binding	109	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 2): Binding the Nation (incl Pony Express)
2002_DC_SIPM_Communities	8	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 3): Customers and Communities
2005_DC_SIPM_Communities	5	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 3): Customers and Communities
2014_DC_SIPM_Communities	44	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 3): Customers and Communities
2012_DC_SIPM_Systems	48	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 4): Systems at Work
2018_DC_SIPM_Badge	108	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 5): Behind the Badge
2012_DC_SIPM_Fire_Ice	162	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 5): Fire & Ice: Hindenburg and Titanic Fire & Ice: Hindenburg and Titanic March 22, 2012 – January 6, 2014 Level 1: Mail in America Galleries As the largest, fastest, and most glamorous ships of their eras, the Hindenburg and the Titanic share many similarities. The human tragedy associated with each stunned the world . . . a shock that...
2005_DC_SIPM_Lennon	3	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 5): John Lennon: The Lost Album John Lennon: The Lost Album October 6, 2005 – April 10, 2006 Level 1: Mail in America Galleries On view is John Lennon's childhood stamp album, to coincide with the 65th anniversary of his birth and National Stamp Collecting Month. The album has 145 pages and features more that 550 stamps from...
2011_DC_SIPM_AtoZ	182	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 6): Alphabetilately: An Alphabet of Philately Alphabetilately: An Alphabet of Philately September 26, 2008 – October 12, 2015 Level 1: Mail in America Galleries This exhibition presents an alphabet of philately through 26 topics, in which each letter stands for some aspect of stamp collecting or the sending of mail. From Advertising Covers to...
2017_DC_SIPM_Blooms	68	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 6): Beautiful Blooms: Flowering Plants on Stamps Beautiful Blooms: Flowering Plants on Stamps October 20, 2017 – July 14, 2019 Level 1: Mail in America Galleries This exhibition highlights the variety of flowering plants commemorated on US postage stamps during the past 50 years and explores artistic themes that emerged during this period. For...
2015_DC_SIPM_NYStamps	37	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 6): New York City: A Portrait Through Stamp Art New York City: A Portrait Through Stamp Art December 10, 2015 – March 13, 2017 Level 1: Mail in America Galleries This exhibition of original artwork explores the diversity of topics highlighting the cultural heritage of New York City. The exhibition provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the...
2012_DC_SIPM_Mail_Call	4	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 7): Mail Call
2021_DC_SIPM_Mail_Call	27	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 7): Mail Call
2017_DC_SIPM_Mail_Call_WWI	21	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 7): Mail Call: My Fellow Soldiers: Letters from World War I My Fellow Soldiers: Letters from World War I April 6, 2017 – November 29, 2018 Through personal correspondence written on the frontlines and home front, this centennial exhibition uncovers the history of America’s involvement in World War I. The compelling selection of letters illuminates emotions and...
2018_DC_SIPM_Mail_Call_WWI	32	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (MIA Galleries 7): Mail Call: My Fellow Soldiers: Letters from World War I My Fellow Soldiers: Letters from World War I April 6, 2017 – November 29, 2018 Through personal correspondence written on the frontlines and home front, this centennial exhibition uncovers the history of America’s involvement in World War I. The compelling selection of letters illuminates emotions and...
2005_DC_SIPM_XMas	2	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit: Holiday Tree
2015_DC_SIPM_Xmas	10	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit: Holiday tree
2017_DC_SITES_Mail_Call	128	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit: Mail Call (SITES exhibit @ Rayburn HOB)
1997_DC_SIPM	2	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Not Covered Elsewhere
1998_DC_SIPM	9	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Not Covered Elsewhere
1999_DC_SIPM	3	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Not Covered Elsewhere
2002_DC_SIPM	12	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Not Covered Elsewhere
2005_DC_SIPM	4	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Not Covered Elsewhere
2007_DC_SIPM	9	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Not Covered Elsewhere
2011_DC_SIPM	6	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Not Covered Elsewhere
2013_DC_SIPM	33	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Not Covered Elsewhere
2014_DC_SIPM	6	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Not Covered Elsewhere
2015_DC_SIPM	22	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Not Covered Elsewhere
2016_DC_SIPM	1	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Not Covered Elsewhere
2018_DC_SIPM	1	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Not Covered Elsewhere
2020_DC_SIPM	2	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Not Covered Elsewhere Closed due to Covid-19.
2021_DC_SIPM	39	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Not Covered Elsewhere
2022_DC_SIPM	3	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Not Covered Elsewhere
2023_DC_SIPM	14	DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Not Covered Elsewhere
2013_DC_SIPM_CWDisp_130316	21	Natl Postal Museum -- Construction Watch Tour -- Displays Construction Watch Tour: National Postal Museum:Housed on the lower level of the historic 1914 City Post Office Building, the National Postal Museum is undergoing an expansion to showcase its extensive stamp collection. Sarah Drumming of the Smithsonian Institution leads a tour of the 12,000 square...
2013_DC_SIPM_CWInt_130316	59	Natl Postal Museum -- Construction Watch Tour -- Interior Shots Construction Watch Tour: National Postal Museum:Housed on the lower level of the historic 1914 City Post Office Building, the National Postal Museum is undergoing an expansion to showcase its extensive stamp collection. Sarah Drumming of the Smithsonian Institution leads a tour of the 12,000 square...
2013_DC_SIPM_CWGrp_130316	30	Natl Postal Museum -- Construction Watch Tour -- NBM Tour Group Construction Watch Tour: National Postal Museum:Housed on the lower level of the historic 1914 City Post Office Building, the National Postal Museum is undergoing an expansion to showcase its extensive stamp collection. Sarah Drumming of the Smithsonian Institution leads a tour of the 12,000 square...
2015_DC_SIPM_Tour_150213	3	Natl Postal Museum -- Event: Director's Tour Allen Kane, the museum's director, was taking around a group.
2015_DC_SIPM_FreedomO_150212	98	Natl Postal Museum -- Event: Freedom Just Around the Corner Opening Opening Reception: Freedom Just Around the Corner Reception Remarks: * Allen Kane, Director, Smithsonian's National Postal Museum * Richard Kurin, Under Secretary of History, Art, Culture, Smithsonian Institution * Ron Stroman, Deputy Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service Ribbon Cutting...
2023_DC_Sundman_231102	127	Natl Postal Museum -- Event: Maynard Sundman Lecture Series w/Cheryl R. Ganz Maynard Sundman Lecture Series The Smithsonian National Postal Museum's Maynard Sundman Lecture Series was established in 2002 through a donation by his sons, David and Donald. The Sundman lectures feature talks by authors and expert philatelists on stamps and stamp collecting. The 20th Maynard...
2017_DC_SIPM_FellowO_170405	121	Natl Postal Museum -- Event: My Fellow Soldiers: Letters from World War I Opening The Smithsonian's National Postal Museum cordially invites you to the opening of the museum's newest exhibition, My Fellow Soldiers: Letters from World War I. This special exhibition commemorates the centennial of America's involvement in World War I and uncovers this rich history through compelling...
2011_DC_SIPM_Tour_111119	7	Natl Postal Museum -- Event: Public Tour
2017_DC_SIPM_Enholm_170419	46	Natl Postal Museum -- Event: Robert Enholm (Woodrow Wilson's presidency) This April marks the centennial of the United States’ involvement in World War I. The National Postal Museum’s newest exhibition, My Fellow Soldiers: Letters From World War I commemorates this anniversary. Please join us for a Lunchtime Lecture on Wednesday, April 19 highlighting this topic. Our speaker...
2018_DC_SIPM_StampC_180501	88	Natl Postal Museum -- Event: U.S. Postal Service First Day Stamp Issue: Air Mail U.S. Postal Service First-Day-of-Issue Ceremony (Stamp Dedication) The U.S. Postal Service will honor the beginning of airmail service by dedicating two U.S. Air Mail Forever stamps this year. The first, depicted in blue, commemorates the pioneering spirit of the brave pilots who first flew the mail in...
2019_DC_Gaye_Stamp_190420	87	Natl Postal Museum -- Event: U.S. Postal Service Stamp Dedication: Marvin Gaye Forever Stamp In celebration of the U.S. Postal Service's issuance of the Marvin Gaye Forever stamp, the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum and the Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives will host Make Me Wanna Holler: Exploring D.C.'s Music Legacy at their historic Washington, D.C., locations. Gaye, a...
2023_DC_SIPM_Spanish_230715	106	Natl Postal Museum -- Event: "Spanish is the Language of My Family" Book Festival "Spanish is the Language of My Family" Book Festival Come by the National Postal Museum for a day of fun-filled activities for the whole family that celebrates the release of the new book Spanish is the Language of My Family. Written by Michael Genhart and illustrated by NPM's Guest Artist, John Parra,...

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