Museum visitors often ask “Why is there a stick coming out of that airplane?”

The first Sanitary Fair held to raise funds for supplies and care for Union soldiers took place in...

On June 13, 1861, two months to the day after Federal troops surrender Fort Sumter to Confederate forces, President Abraham Lincoln...

Over the past year, the New Initiatives Committee, of the Council of Philatelist, has focused on different ways to distribute information and educate the public about stamp collecting.

Following in the same vain as my trips to Alabama and Wisconsin, this week I am in North Carolina presenting to K-12 students on different curriculum areas using stamps and postal history objects to illustrate various topics. On Tuesday, I spent the afternoon with 50+ students from the Sunrise Home School Group.

Over 144 years since President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and in the year of Lincoln’s 200th birthday, the United States Philatelic Classics Society has announced a...

A painting of an American Wigeon duck resting in the water near some reeds graced the front page of The Washington Post's October 28th issue along with a...

Coconuts have begun arriving by mail at the US Postal Service headquarters in Washington, DC bearing an important message from Lantana, Florida.

Capitol Hill families have no shortage of exciting activities and destinations to enjoy, but one place that may not be on your local radar for fun, free family time is the Smithsonian National Postal Museum.

When I found out I had gotten an internship at the National Postal Museum I was excited because it combined two things I love- museums and mail. My project...