Event
The Fourteenth Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposium - Revisiting American Postal History
2026 marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. To mark the occasion, the Fourteenth Blount Postal History Symposium will reexamine key developments and stories of over two hundred and fifty years of American postal history and consider lesser-known stories and new lines of inquiry.
Sponsored by American Philatelic Society, American Philatelic Research Library, and the Smithsonian National Postal Museum
On View At
Located in the historic D.C. City Post Office next to the restored Union Station, the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum showcases the largest and most comprehensive collection of stamps and philatelic material in the world.
Washington, DC
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily