Recent Significant Acquisitions Since the Museum’s 1993 opening, some fascinating material has been acquired through generous donations and advantageous purchases. The most significant of these are reported to the Secretary of the Institution for inclusion in the yearly Annals. The images and descriptions of these acquisitions, 1995 to present, are found below. 2008 The Harry L. Jefferys Stamp Collection 2007 Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Titanic Sea Post Clerk Oscar S. Woody's Set of Keys 2006 Jeanette C. Rudy Duck Stamp Collection 2005 John Lennon's Stamp Album 2004 Pierre-Noel Accession Postal Advertisements 2003 Steel Die of Scott 11-E2 Sardinian 10-cent Bisect Cover 2002 9-11-2001: Church Street Postal Station, World Trade Center Wells Fargo "Virginia City Pony" Express Cover 2001 Sixty Federal Duck Stamps Cohen Collection of 1920 Saar Stamps 2000 1893 Columbian Exposition Postal Cards 1883 Mailing Cylinder for Medicines 1999 First Adhesive Postage Stamp Boutwell Presentation Album 1998 United States Plate Proof Singles Postal Forgery R.M.S. "Titanic" Objects 1997 1847 Stamp Correspondence 1996 New Hampshire Deed Ryukyu Islands Collection 1995 Hawaiian Rarities

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