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The National Postal Museum would like to share some of our collection images with our online visitors. Feel free to download the images below and use them as wallpaper for your computer.







'Western Mounted Mail Carrier, Pony Express'

Western Mounted Mail Carrier, Pony Express
A painting by Lloyd Branson (1853-1925).
Dimensions of actual painting: approximately 6 x 8 feet.
Painted in 1904.
 

'Mail Carrier 100 Years Ago'

Mail Carrier 100 Years Ago
A painting by Lloyd Branson (1853-1925).
Dimensions of actual painting: approximately 6 x 8 feet.
Painted in 1904.

 

National Postal Museum

National Postal Museum
West entrance to the National Postal Museum,
located at 2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E., Washington, DC.







Illustration of Owney

Owney Illustration
Illustration of Owney, the mascot of the Railway Mail Service in the 1890s.







Photograph of Owney on a Mail Train

Owney on a Mail Train
Photograph of Owney on a Mail Train.







Leavitt Cancelling Machine

Leavitt Cancelling Machine
Working model of the Leavitt cancelling machine, 1879. This machine has a circular Boston, Mass. / Mar 4 1879 stamp with an 8-bar oval killer with "D" in the center. The cylindrical drum that is off to the side is the ink reservoir.







Mail Truck, Parcel Post Service

Mail Truck, Parcel Post Service
Manufactured by Ford Motor Company.
Ford Model AA truck from 1931.







City Delivery Service 'Heller' Cap Badge

City Delivery Service "Heller" Cap Badge
Manufactured by C. J. Hellers, late 1800s.







World's Columbian Exposition Postal Card

World's Columbian Exposition Postal Card
Created by Charles W. Goldsmith.
Printed by the American Lithographic Company
of New York, New York, 1893.







World's Columbian Exposition Postal Card

World's Columbian Exposition Postal Card
Created by Charles W. Goldsmith.
Printed by the American Lithographic Company
of New York, New York, 1893.







Airmail Photograph

Airmail Photograph
Photograph from the Benjamin B. Lipsner Early United States
Air Mail Collection.







Airmail Photograph

Airmail Photograph
Photograph from the Benjamin B. Lipsner Early United States
Air Mail Collection.







Airmail Cover


Airmail Cover
Airmail cover from the Benjamin B. Lipsner Early United States
Air Mail Collection.












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