National Postal Museum Press Room • Press Release E-Mail Signup >> • Museum Fact Sheet >> • Smithsonian Press Room >> Press Releases and related high resolution images for Media use: 4/8/2008: National Postal Museum Acquires Rare Stamp Collection 1/25/2008: “Victory Mail” Exhibit Opens March 6 at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum 10/30/2007: National Postal Museum receives $1 million gift from Motorola Foundation 9/25/2007: First Day of Issue ceremony for “Polar Lights” stamps to be held Oct. 1 at Smithsonian National Postal Museum 9/21/2007: Part Two of National Postal Museum Exhibit “Rarity Revealed: The Benjamin K. Miller Collection” to Open Nov. 5 8/30/2007: Daniel E. Stone Donates Collection to Smithsonian National Postal Museum 6/27/2007: “Disaster: Response & Recovery” Exhibit Opens at National Postal Museum 1/24/2007: National Postal Museum Names Ganz Acting Chief Curator for Philately 1/11/2007: Statements on the death of W. Wilson Hulme II 11/2/2006: “Trailblazers & Trendsetters: Art of the Stamp” to Open Nov. 16 at National Postal Museum 8/21/2006: National Postal Museum Announces Second Revenue Stamp Auction 8/14/2006: Jeanette C. Rudy Donates Stamp Rarities to Smithsonian Collection 7/20/2006: “Marvelous Ways to Move Mail” Summer Family Festival at National Postal Museum 5/5/2006: National Postal Museum Schedule of Programs May - August 2006 4/24/2006: National Postal Museum to Launch Research Web Site 4/13/2006: Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum to Display “Holy Grail” of Stamp Collections 3/1/2006: Media Advisory: Public Program Cancellation 2/17/2006: National Postal Museum Receives Donation from FedEx 2/14/2006: National Postal Museum to Open New Transportation Exhibits 1/30/2006: “Call for Papers” Issued for Winton M. Blount Symposium on Postal History 1/12/2006: Donation to Offer New Vantage Point for National Postal Museum Visitors 1/9/2006: John Lennon Stamp Album, War Letters Among New Features on National Postal Museum Web Site 1/6/2006: National Postal Museum Schedule of Programs January – April 2006 11/22/2005: Create Seasons Greetings at the National Postal Museum 11/1/2005: National Postal Museum Presents “The Many Faces of Red Cloud” 10/19/2005: “War Letters: Lost and Found” Opens Veterans Day at the National Postal Museum 10/6/2005: "John Lennon: The Lost Album" Open House 9/30/2005: National Postal Museum Lecture to Address the "Second Purpose" of Stamps 9/30/2005: "Unmasking the Anthrax Letters" Lecture and Book Signing 9/23/2005: National Postal Museum to Host Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 9/16/2005: "John Lennon: The Lost Album" Opens Oct. 6 at National Postal Museum 8/29/2005: National Postal Museum Schedule of Programs September – December 2005 8/15/2005: National Postal Museum Announces New Leadership for Advisory Council 7/25/2005: Smithsonian's National Postal Museum Offers Family Program 6/24/2005: National Postal Museum Acquires John Lennon Stamp Album 4/8/2005: Media Advisory Image: From left, United States Postmaster General Jack Potter, Smithsonian Government Relations Director Nell Payne, Lockheed Martin Distribution Technologies President Judy Marks, United States Postal Service Board of Governors Chairman James Miller and National Postal Museum Director Allen Kane at the opening of the Postal Museum's new exhibition "Stamps Take Flight." 4/6/2005: Alan Ritchey Inc. to Fund New National Postal Museum Exhibit 3/24/2005: National Postal Museum Receives Donation from Ashton-Potter 2/25/2005: Smithsonian's National Postal Museum Plans Exhibition of Hirzel Philatelic Collection 2/22/2005: National Postal Museum Presents "Postmaster's Challenge" 2/14/2005: National Postal Museum Revenue Stamp Auction Surpasses Expectations 2/11/2005: "Stamps Take Flight" Exhibit Opens March 15 at National Postal Museum 1/12/2005: National Postal Museum Announces Revenue Stamp Auction Date 1/10/2005: National Postal Museum Receives Donation from Dr. and Mrs. Edward Dauer 12/17/2004: Smithsonian's National Postal Museum Introduces State Postal History Registry 12/17/2004: Smithsonian's National Postal Museum Schedule of Programs: January - April 2005 11/16/2004: National Postal Museum Programs Deliver Winter Whimsy 11/10/2004: Media Advisory - Opening of "On the Road" exhibit rescheduled to December 23, 2004 10/21/2004: New Exhibit "On the Road" Opens Nov. 15 at Smithsonian's National Postal Museum 10/21/2004: Hand-held Computer Guides Offer New View of Smithsonian's National Postal Museum 10/20/2004: Author Christopher Corbett to Lecture on Pony Express Legend at Smithsonian's National Postal Museum 9/14/2004: Smithsonian's National Postal Museum Presents Maynard Sundman Lecture 9/13/2004: Smithsonian's National Postal Museum's New Virtual Exhibit Honors America's Postal Workers 9/1/2004: Smithsonian's National Postal Museum Announces New Airmail "Virtual Exhibit" 8/18/2004: Smithsonian's National Postal Museum Schedule of Programs: September - December 2004 8/9/2004: Smithsonian's National Postal Museum Offers Family Program Image: Sketch of Owney sitting on a mailbag. 7/20/2004: Award-winning Philatelist to Deliver Lecture at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum Image: Renowned philatelist Tom Alexander leads a tour of the National Postal Museum exhibition "The 1847s: America's First Stamps." Alexander curated the exhibition, which was on view in 2003. 7/15/2004: Smithsonian's National Postal Museum Offers Family Festival July 22 6/16/2004: His Royal Highness The Duke of York visits Smithsonian's National Postal Museum Image: Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence M. Small presents His Royal Highness The Duke of York with a piece of smithsonite. Smithsonite is a mineral named for British scientist James Smithson, founder of the Smithsonian Institution. 5/22/2004: Smithsonian's National Postal Museum to Display "Holy Grail" of Philatelic Collections 5/13/2004: Smithsonian's National Postal Museum to Honor Philatelic Achievement 4/22/2004: Smithsonian's National Postal Museum to Sell Excess Revenue Stamps 3/15/2004: The Queen's Own: Stamps that Changed the World Opens April 6 at National Postal Museum High resolution images for Media use:

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