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National Postal Museum Collections Search Results

  • 50c A Century of Progress Graf Zeppelin block of four on cover

    Date
    1933
  • 12c Zachary Taylor plate proof

  • 5c Dr. Walter Reed plate proof

    Date
    February 19, 1940
  • 20c Papal Arms single

    Date
    August 1, 1929
  • 1907 Jamestown Exposition postcard

    Date
    September 19, 1907
  • Painting of Benjamin Franklin

    Date
    1885-1911
  • Flying Cloud ship model

    Date
    1851
  • 48c Niagara Falls single

    Date
    May 12, 1999
  • 33c Library of Congress single

    Date
    April 24, 2000
  • 9c William H. Harrison plate proof

  • 8c Martin Van Buren plate proof

  • 3c Michigan Centenary plate proof

    Date
    October 22, 1935
  • 2c Washington plate proof

    Date
    January 16, 1897
  • 6c John Quincy Adams plate proof

  • 18c Ulysses S. Grant plate proof

  • 30c Postage Due plate proof

  • Diplomatic pouch tag

    Date
    December 14, 1960
  • Forever Elvis Presley single

    Date
    August 12, 2015
  • 6c Walt Disney single

    Date
    September 11, 1968
  • 6c Daniel Boone single

    Date
    September 26, 1968
  • 5c Johnny Appleseed single

    Date
    September 24, 1966
  • 29c Love single

    Date
    February 6, 1992
  • 22c LOVE single

    Date
    April 17, 1985
  • 22c 1987 Love single

    Date
    January 30, 1987

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    • U.S. Stamps 9513
    • National Stamp Collection 3692
    • Sidney N. Shure Collection 3550
    • International Stamps & Mail 3247
    • Covers & Letters 2955
    • Contemporary (1990-present) 2575
    • Animals 712
    • The Environment 544
    • Military & Policing Forces 518
    • Cold War, 1945-1989 476
    • Plants 471
    • The Gilded Age (1877-1920) 454
    • Art & Photography 452
    • Holidays & Celebrations 449
    • Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877) 376
    • Botany 374
    • Stars of Stage & Screen 330
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    • Architecture 297
    • U.S. Related Areas 292
    • Sports 285
    • Popular Culture 272
    • Political Figures 259
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    • Humanitarian Causes 247
  • Type
    • Postage stamps 12249
    • Correspondence 2976
    • Covers & letters 2976
    • Certified plate proofs 2075
    • Postage Stamps 913
    • Archival materials 417
    • Identifying artifacts 364
    • Mail Processing Equipment 217
    • Photographs 209
    • Maps 134
    • Employee Gear 123
    • Tax stamps 111
    • Transportation Equipment & Models 49
    • Postal money orders 42
    • Postal stationery 30
    • Works of art 29
    • Seals, Symbols & Signage 17
    • Labor Unions & Associations Material 14
    • Covers & Associated Letters 8
    • Printing and printmaking equipment 7
    • Artifacts 4
    • Evidence, Criminal 2
    • Crime Evidence 1
    • Designs (concepts) 1
    • Printing Equipment 1
  • Date
    • 1740s 5
    • 1760s 7
    • 1770s 11
    • 1790s 12
    • 1800s 13
    • 1810s 8
    • 1830s 56
    • 1840s 156
    • 1850s 223
    • 1860s 606
    • 1870s 520
    • 1880s 530
    • 1890s 1715
    • 1900s 922
    • 1910s 1531
    • 1920s 956
    • 1930s 1378
    • 1940s 1474
    • 1950s 1104
    • 1960s 1371
    • 1970s 1167
    • 1980s 1240
    • 1990s 1637
    • 2000s 1595
    • 2010s 476
  • Place
    • United States of America 12444
    • Palestine 1770
    • VATICAN CITY 1006
    • ISRAEL 654
    • New York 367
    • Great Britain 334
    • Occupation of Palestine 330
    • Illinois 180
    • Canal Zone 179
    • District of Columbia 144
    • Pennsylvania 134
    • Germany 110
    • FRANCE 101
    • Virginia 101
    • California 97
    • Massachusetts 92
    • Ohio 91
    • Confederate States of America 82
    • Austria 74
    • GREAT BRITAIN 74
    • Florida 68
    • Missouri 63
    • Hawaii 62
    • Maryland 54
    • Louisiana 53
  • Culture
    • African Americans 130
    • Hispanics 49
    • Latinos 49
  • Media Usage
    • Not determined 16581
    • CC0 3525
    • Usage conditions apply 56
  • On View
    • Yes 4828

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