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The National Postal Museum has a tremendous number of resources available for everyone from the casually curious to advanced scholars. A number of these resources are available online through the Museum's website.











Museum Resources





NPM Online Shop
The National Postal Museum has a series of publications available for purchase online.





Photographic Archives
Images of historical photographs and items in the collection can be ordered online.





The National Postal Museum Library
The National Postal Museum's library houses one of the world's largest collections of postal history and philatelic literature.





Smithsonian Magazine Online
Smithsonian magazine is the Smithsonian Institution's membership magazine. Since the National Postal Museum opened in 1993, the magazine has celebrated the museum and its collection in a number of ways.



Research and Educational Materials


Conflict & Compromise in History


National History Day - 2007/08
Conflict & Compromise in History
This website offers students and teachers online exhibits, references and topic suggestions for National History Day projects.



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Lectures
Find more information about past, and upcoming National Postal Museum lectures, including the Maynard Sundman Lecture Series.



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Symposiums
Find more information about past, and upcoming National Postal Museum symposiums, including the 2008 sumposium on postal history.


Video Zone


Video Zone
The Museum’s digital video resources include special features, lectures, historical footage and exhibit videos.


Online Articles


Online Articles
The National Postal Museum would like to share research and educational materials through these online articles.





Articles from EnRoute
The Museum's EnRoute membership newsletter has published articles covering various aspects of postal history and philately.





Curriculum Guides
The National Postal Museum has made a series of Curriculum Guides available online.



Outside Resources





State Postal History Registry
Experts in philatelic postal history are offering their time and know-how through the State Postal History Registry.


Moroney Awards


USPS Moroney Award for Scholarship on Postal History
The U.S. Postal Service has established two awards for scholarship on the history of the American postal system.





Links
Philatelic and Postal History Web sites in the United States and around the world





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Preserving and Conserving Your Collection


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Online Exhibits


The Collection


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