Postal museum

The National Postal Museum at Postal Square Building in Washington, D.C., United States

The Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History at Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts, USA

A postal museum is a museum dedicated to the display of objects relating to the postal service. A subcategory of postal museums are philatelic museums, which focus on philately and postage stamps.

List of postal and philatelic museums[edit]

Africa[edit]

Americas[edit]

Brazil[edit]

Canada[edit]

First Toronto Post Office in Toronto, Canada

Canadian Postal Museum (closed)
First Toronto Post Office

Costa Rica[edit]

Museo Filatélico de Costa Rica

Cuba[edit]

Cuban Postal Museum^[6]

Curaçao[edit]

Postal Museum Curaçao

Guatemala[edit]

Guatemalan Postal & Philatelic Museum

Mexico[edit]

Philatelic Museum of Oaxaca – Mexico

Peru[edit]

National Postal and Philatelic Museum at the Casa de Correos y Telegrafos in Lima, Peru

National Postal and Philatelic Museum

United States[edit]

Asia[edit]

Bangladesh[edit]

Philatelic Museum

Bhutan[edit]

Bhutan Postal Museum^[9].

China[edit]

Shanghai Postal Museum at the General Post Office Building in Shanghai, China

India[edit]

Indonesia[edit]

Indonesian Stamp Museum

Israel[edit]

Alexander Museum of Postal History and Philately

Japan[edit]

Communications Museum of Japan – Ote-machi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Postal Museum Japan^[11]
Philatelic Culture Museum (Arima, Kobe) ^[12]
Philatelic Museum (Mejiro, Tokyo) ^[13]

Malaysia[edit]

The Malacca Stamp Museum in Malacca City, Malaysia

Malacca Stamp Museum

North Korea[edit]

Korean Stamp Museum [de]

Pakistan[edit]

Pakistan Postal Museum – Karachi
Siddiqui Philatelic Museum, 22-J-Z Madina Town, Faisalabad^{[citation needed]}

Saudi Arabia[edit]

The Postal Museum, Riyadh^[14]

Singapore[edit]

Singapore Philatelic Museum

South Korea[edit]

Postal Museum of Korea, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do
Postal Memorial, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Sri Lanka[edit]

Postal museum

Taiwan[edit]

The Postal Museum in Taipei, Taiwan

Chunghwa Postal Museum

Thailand[edit]

United Arab Emirates[edit]

Emirates Postal Museum^[16]

Uzbekistan[edit]

The Museum of Communication History in Uzbekistan

Europe[edit]

Andorra[edit]

Museu Postal d'Andorra in Andorra

Museu Postal d'Andorra [ca]

Austria[edit]

Historisches Postamt Küb [de]

Belgium[edit]

Postal Museum of Belgium

Croatia[edit]

Croatian Postal and Telecommunications Service Museum, Jurisiceva 13, HR–10 001 Zagreb, Croatia

Cyprus[edit]

Cyprus Postal Museum

Czech Republic[edit]

The Postal Museum^[17]

Denmark[edit]

Danish Post & Tele Museum, Copenhagen^[18]
Post and Telegraph History Museum, Århus^[19]

Estonia[edit]

ENM Postal Museum – [1], Rüütli 15, 51007 Tartu, Estonia

Finland[edit]

Postimuseo [fi]

France[edit]

Musée de La Poste

Germany[edit]

Museum für Kommunikation in Hamburg, Germany

Greece[edit]

Postal & Philatelic Museum of Greece

Hungary[edit]

Postal Museum of Hungary

Ireland[edit]

An Post Museum (closed)

Italy[edit]

The Postal and Telegraphic Museum of Central Europe in Trieste, Italy

Liechtenstein[edit]

Postal Museum

Luxembourg[edit]

PostMusée [de]

Malta[edit]

The Malta Postal Museum in Valletta, Malta

Malta Postal Museum^[20]^[21]

Monaco[edit]

Museum of Stamps and Coins

Netherlands[edit]

Museum voor Communicatie [nl]

Poland[edit]

Muzeum Poczty i Telekomunikacji we Wrocławiu [pl]

Russia[edit]

A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications in Saint Petersburg, Russia

A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications

Slovenia[edit]

Museum of Post and Telecommunications

Spain[edit]

Sweden[edit]

Postmuseum [sv]

Switzerland[edit]

Museum für Kommunikation Bern [de]

Turkey[edit]

United Kingdom[edit]

Bath Postal Museum
British Library Philatelic Collections
Colne Valley Postal Museum^[22]
Isle of Wight Postal Museum^[23]
Oakham Treasures, Gordano, Avon ^[24] housing the former collection held at Inkpen Postal Museum
The Museum of Philatelic History ^[25] at The Royal Philatelic Society London
The Postal Museum

References[edit]

^ "The Postal Museum". State Information Services. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015.
^ "National Postal Museum". Ethiopian Museums Support Association. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016.
^ "Lamu-German Post Office Historic Background". National Museums of Kenya. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
^ "Postal Museum – Philately and Communication". morocco.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.
^ "Museum". South African Post Office. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
^ "Cuban Postal Museum: unique in Latin America". webhavana.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.
^ "About". The Museum of Postal History, Inc. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
^ "Post Office and US Postal Museum". Marshallmich.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016.
^ Tourism Council of Bhutan, Bhutan Postal Museum https://www.bhutan.travel/experiences/bhutan-postal-museum. The museum has also its own page on Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/Bhutan-Postal-Museum-345046809276969/?ref=br_rs
^ "Postal Museum". mysore.ind.in. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ "About Postal Museum Japan". Postal Museum Japan. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016.
^ http://www.kitte-museum-arima.jp/english/index.html
^ https://kitte-museum.jp/english/
^ "Postal Museum". AsiaRooms. TUI Travel PLC. Retrieved 2008-09-25. The Postal Museum is one the most famous museums that one can find in the city of Riyadh. [..] The museum and its exhibits are maintained by the Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephones.
^ "Chiang Mai Philatelic Museum". thailandtourismdirectory.go.th (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-05-29.
^ "دار الطوابع". Emirates Postal Museum (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 16 July 2016.
^ "The Postal Museum". Česká pošta. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008.
^ "Post & Tele Museum - the museum:". ptt-museum.dk. Retrieved 2010-10-11. The Post & Tele Museum is Denmark’s national museum of post and telecommunications. The museum is a foundation set up in 1996 by TDC A/S and Post Danmark A/S and was previously called Dansk Post og Telegrafmuseum (The Danish Post and Telegraph Museum)
^ Nørby, Toke. "The Postal Museum in Århus, Denmark". Retrieved 2008-09-25. in Kannikegade 16, st. th., DK-8000 Århus C [..] This old post office belongs to "De Post- og Telegrafhistoriske Samlinger i Aarhus"
^ "MaltaPost launches the Malta Postal Museum". MaltaPost. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016.
^ "Maltapost launches the Malta Postal Museum". Times of Malta. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016.
^ "Colne Valley Postal History Museum". privately owned Postal History Museum in the heart of East Anglia [..] The museum houses the second-largest private collection of Post Boxes in the UK [..] there is no general public access other than by prior arrangement
^ "The Museum Site". Isle of Wight Postal Museum/A&K Reeder. Archived from the original on 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2008-09-25. probably the largest private collection of post boxes and postal equipment in the United Kingdom [..] The Museum is situated near Newport
^ "Oakham Treasures".
^ "The Museum of Philatelic History".

External links[edit]

[1] "The Postal Museum". State Information Services. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015.

[2] "National Postal Museum". Ethiopian Museums Support Association. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016.

[3] "Lamu-German Post Office Historic Background". National Museums of Kenya. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.

[4] "Postal Museum – Philately and Communication". morocco.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.

[5] "Museum". South African Post Office. Retrieved 16 July 2016.

[6] "Cuban Postal Museum: unique in Latin America". webhavana.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.

[7] "About". The Museum of Postal History, Inc. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.

[8] "Post Office and US Postal Museum". Marshallmich.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016.

[9] Tourism Council of Bhutan, Bhutan Postal Museum https://www.bhutan.travel/experiences/bhutan-postal-museum. The museum has also its own page on Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/Bhutan-Postal-Museum-345046809276969/?ref=br_rs

[10] "Postal Museum". mysore.ind.in. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

[11] "About Postal Museum Japan". Postal Museum Japan. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016.

[12] ttp://www.kitte-museum-arima.jp/english/index.html

[13] ttps://kitte-museum.jp/english/

[14] "Postal Museum". AsiaRooms. TUI Travel PLC. Retrieved 2008-09-25. The Postal Museum is one the most famous museums that one can find in the city of Riyadh. [..] The museum and its exhibits are maintained by the Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephones.

[15] "Chiang Mai Philatelic Museum". thailandtourismdirectory.go.th (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-05-29.

[16] "دار الطوابع". Emirates Postal Museum (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 16 July 2016.

[17] "The Postal Museum". Česká pošta. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008.

[18] "Post & Tele Museum - the museum:". ptt-museum.dk. Retrieved 2010-10-11. The Post & Tele Museum is Denmark’s national museum of post and telecommunications. The museum is a foundation set up in 1996 by TDC A/S and Post Danmark A/S and was previously called Dansk Post og Telegrafmuseum (The Danish Post and Telegraph Museum)

[19] Nørby, Toke. "The Postal Museum in Århus, Denmark". Retrieved 2008-09-25. in Kannikegade 16, st. th., DK-8000 Århus C [..] This old post office belongs to "De Post- og Telegrafhistoriske Samlinger i Aarhus"

[20] "MaltaPost launches the Malta Postal Museum". MaltaPost. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016.

[tom2016-06-19-21] "Maltapost launches the Malta Postal Museum". Times of Malta. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016.

[22] "Colne Valley Postal History Museum". privately owned Postal History Museum in the heart of East Anglia [..] The museum houses the second-largest private collection of Post Boxes in the UK [..] there is no general public access other than by prior arrangement

[23] "The Museum Site". Isle of Wight Postal Museum/A&K Reeder. Archived from the original on 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2008-09-25. probably the largest private collection of post boxes and postal equipment in the United Kingdom [..] The Museum is situated near Newport

[24] "Oakham Treasures".

[25] "The Museum of Philatelic History".

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