National Postal Museum

Philatelic Galleries

Philatelic exhibits are currently housed in distinct galleries at the National Postal Museum.

				Rarities View some of the rare items in the Museum's collection.

				Inverts Learn more about some of the inverted stamps in the Museum's collection.

The main philatelic gallery is used to display world class collections loaned by philatelists as well as material from the Museum's collection.

The rarities vault has featured changing exhibits of special objects from both the Museum and private collections. Among exhibits displayed in this gallery have been "The Queen's Own: Stamps that Changed the World," "The Jenny Class Reunion," a re-assemblance of 23 of one of the rarest stamps, "Down with the Frauds," a collection of extraordinary revenue stamps, and "Mail to the Chief," a collection of original drawings by Franklin Roosevelt of the many stamps he designed.

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				U.S. and International Stamps Gallery This gallery features rotating displays of world class collections of U.S. and international stamps.
The design of these galleries is undergoing review and renovation. We hope you will enjoy the improvements as we strive to display exciting new exhibits for our visitors.

Related Links:


		A number of articles from EnRoute feature the Museum's philatelic collections

		Stamp Collecting

		Preserving and Conserving Your Collection

		Affiliate Loans and Locations Items from the collection may be on view near you.

		The Pichs Collection An online exhibit featuring items from the Roberto Pichs collection of Cuban postage stamps at the San Carlos Institute (Key West, Florida)

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