On September 18, 1970, legendary musician Jimi Hendrix died. In celebration of Hendrix's life and music, the National Postal Museum has created this mini-exhibit highlighting different postage stamps with connections to Jimi Hendrix and the era in American history that he helped shape.

On September 16, 1620, the Mayflower set sail for the New World. In celebration of this historic event, the National Postal Museum has created a mini-exhibit highlighting different objects and postage stamps with connections to the Mayflower and the Pilgrims.

For two nights, once a year, a large lift cranks up and begins its slow roll into the atrium after the museum closes. The intent is to clean the large and almost unreachable objects on display.

The National Postal Museum remembers and honors the people employed in the World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon, the emergency responders, airline passengers and others from all walks of life who were killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

The irresistible lure of gold drew thousands of Americans to the Klondike and Alaska in the late 1890s. Words from home were a desperately-sought comfort in the strange, harsh land. It fell to the Post Office Department to ensure that these stampeders could maintain contact with family and friends thousands of miles away.

In celebration of California's birthday, the National Postal Museum has composed a mini-exhibit through our virtual museum highlighting different objects and postage stamps with connections to California.

Over the past several months Alexander Haimann has had the opportunity to give presentations on a variety of subjects to a number of elementary, middle and high school classes around the country.

The National Postal Museum took center stage this morning on Fox 5 DC.

The passing of Senator Edward Kennedy on August 25, 2009, the third longest serving Senator in U.S. history, marked the death of the last of Joseph and Rose Kennedy’s sons.

In the same way you can sometimes tell when a work of art was produced just by looking at it, you can often tell what decade a stamp was made based on the distinctive design.