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- Lunar New Year Exhibit on Opens Today! 12:10pm Dec 22
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum Ever collect something when you were a kid? Did you know that many careers at the Smithsonian started this way? Learn how Curator Cheryl Ganz’s childhood fascination with collecting turned into a career at the Postal Museum in this interview:
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Cheryl Ganz is chief curator of philately at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, which is open every day of the year except Christmas; a...
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Happy Holidays from Frans and Linda
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Robert My wife and I happened to visit the museum on our honeymoon almost 2 years ago. It was completely by accident we stopped as it wasn't in our plans. We had a great time. Loved getting pictures in the stagecoach and the cab of a tractor trailer. We'll definitely go back the next time we're in D.C.
Instead of waiting until February 14th, we installed "Art of the Stamp: Celebrating Lunar New Year" today! The exhibit explores the artwork and meaning behind recent Lunar New Year stamps painted by Chinese-American artist Kam Mak...
Smithsonian National Postal Museum Is your fridge covered in holiday cards? If it isn't, you aren't alone! The Washington Post reports on the trend: http://bit.ly/91GjyZ
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It's the middle of December, and Peg Willingham wants to know: Where are all the Christmas cards?
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Dr. Catherine Golden gives a preview of her January 10, 2009 talk about how the Penny Post was as revolutionary to the Victorians as texts, tweets, Facebook pokes, and e-mails today. You can watch the full talk online on January 10th at www.ustream.tv/channel/national-postal-m
Smithsonian National Postal Museum Mailbox brimming with holiday catalogs? Blame (or thank?) Queen Victoria and the Penny Post! http://bit.ly/8zIu7q
Did you know that many Christmas stamps depict only a small portion of the larger painting they’re inspired by? See the full works of art behind the stamps in the online exhibition The Art of the Christmas Stamp, co-created with the National Gallery of Art. ...
Teresa Monares Happy Holidays from Creative Mailbox Planters.com. . . .the creators of the solution to the once-drab standard T-1 mailbox. "Think Outside The Mailbox" and get creative
You can still hear the wail of vacuum cleaners trying to remove a few gallons of glitter from the Postal Museum carpet. Saturday's Holiday Card Workshop left much evidence of the crafty fun that was had by nearly 100 visitors. Enjoy our gallery of creative cards below...
