National Postal Museum Gala

Saturday, November 4, 2023
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Washington, DC

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National Postal Museum's Historic Lobby

The National Postal Museum gala was held on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at the Museum in Washington, DC. Recipients of the 2023 Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Awards were honored at the black-tie event.

Sponsorship & Tickets

Please contact Anissa Kossakowski, Director of Advancement, at KossakowskiA@si.edu or 202-633-5063 for more information.

Table Sponsorship

  • Diamond Sponsor | $25,000
    • $20,700 tax deductible
    • Recognition during the gala from the podium and on digital screens
    • Logo on program and gala website
    • Opportunity to provide giveaway in welcome gift at gala hotel
    • Seated dinner and live entertainment with priority table location for 10 guests
    • Ten invitations to VIP reception with SPAA honorees, National Postal Museum director and honored guests
    • Recognition in one issue of e-newsletter Postmark and one social media post
    • Welcome gift at gala hotel
  •  
    Sapphire Sponsor | $10,000
    • $5,700 tax deductible
    • Seated dinner and live entertainment with priority table location for 10 guests
    • Ten invitations to VIP reception with SPAA honorees, National Postal Museum director and honored guests
    • Listing in program and gala website
    • Recognition in one issue of e-newsletter Postmark and one social media post
    • Welcome gift at gala hotel

Individual Tickets

  • VIP Patron Ticket Package | $2,500
    • Two (2) tickets for NPM Gala
    • Two (2) tickets to VIP reception on Friday, November 3, with SPAA honorees, National Postal Museum director and honored guests
    • Recognition in event program and one issue of e-newsletter Postmark
    • Welcome gift at gala hotel
    • $1,640 tax deductible
  •  
    Gala Patron Ticket | $500
    • One (1) ticket for NPM Gala
    • Welcome gift at gala hotel
    • $220 tax deductible

Consistent with current tax law, gala tickets may not be purchased through donor advised funds. Please contact your DAF sponsor regarding the limitations on distributions in support of these fundraising events. Private foundations should consult their tax advisor to ensure their purchase of gala tickets complies with applicable law.

an elegant place setting on a dining table

Thank You to Our Early Supporters

Diamond Table Sponsors

  • Charles and Michelle Shreve*/Gordon and Ronda Eubanks*
  • Kenneth Hunter
  • Patrick V.M.J. Maselis*
  • Alan, Sandy, and Amy Whitman*

Sapphire Table Sponsors

  • Amos Media Co.
  • Roger Brody
  • Cherrystone Auctions
  • Louis DeJoy and Aldona Wos Family Foundation
  • Ann Dunkin*/Ian Gibson-Smith*
  • Graham C. Grady**
  • Sonny and Kathy Hagendorf*
  • Dr. Daniel M. Knowles & Mrs. Marian Knowles
  • NobleSpirit
  • Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc.
  • Mark S. Schwartz
  • Stanley Gibbons
  • Donald Sundman Family*
 

  *Denotes member of the Museum’s Council of Philatelists
**Denotes member of the Museum Advisory Council

Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Award

The 2023 Gala will recognize recipients of the Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Award (SPAA), which honors and celebrates living individuals for outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of philately. This achievement may include original research that significantly advances the understanding of philately, exceptional service to the philatelic community or sustained promotion of philately to the benefit of current and future collectors.

National Postal Museum Announces Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Award Recipients (Press release)

A group of people sitting at an elegantly set table in the museum's historic lobby

2016 NPM Gala

Five standing people posing for a photo in the museums historic lobby

Left to right: Charles Shreve, NPM Director Allen Kane, 2016 SPAA recipient Cheryl R. Ganz, 2016 SPAA recipient Richard F. Winter, Donald Sundman

Seven standing people posing for a photo in the museums atrium

2013 NPM Gala

Five standing people posing for a photo in the museums atrium

2019 NPM Gala

Three people posing for a photo in the museums atrium

Left to right: Stuart Weitzman, Secretary Lonnie Bunch, NPM Director Elliot Gruber

Five standing people posing for a photo in the museums historic lobby

2019 NPM Gala

A golden award medallion with ribbon on top of a dark wooden box

The Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Award

Four standing people posing for a photo in the museums historic lobby

Left to right: NPM Director Elliot Gruber, Cheryl Ganz, 2019 SPAA recipient Janet R. Klug, Donald Sundman

Four standing people posing for a photo in the museums historic lobby

Left to right: NPM Director Elliot Gruber, Scott Trepel, 2019 SPAA recipient Charles Shreve, Donald Sundman

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