Technology & Innovation

Explore the work of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the law enforcement arm of the Postal Service. Examine the inspection service’s history, work through some of its most famous and remarkable cases, learn how the service helps protect you,.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Encounter the world’s first postage stamp—the 1840 Penny Black, with its profile of young Queen Victoria—and learn how it revolutionized communication. Learn how stamps have shaped history and honored people and places around the world. See .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

In this interactive area, learn how stamp content, design, and production have changed over time and how modern U.S. stamps reflect the nation’s identity. Explore your own connections with stamps. At three touchscreen tables, sort through the .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Examine 13 of the rarest and most highly valued gems in the world of philately, including the most famous US stamp of all, the 1918 Inverted Jenny. A video explains why the Inverted Jenny and other stamps are philatelic gems. Each of these .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

The markings on mail provide valuable clues to the surprising ways mail has been transported over time, revealing challenges and even disasters encountered along the way. Learn to analyze and decipher these marking by tracing the journeys of .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Each day the United States Postal Service processes hundreds of millions of pieces of mail and delivers to over 150 million addresses. At the center of this bustling postal network are more than a hundred Processing and Distribution Centers .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

The First Ladies explores the unofficial but important position of first lady and the ways that different women have shaped the role to make their own contributions to the presidential administrations and the nation. The exhibition features .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen anxiously awaiting mail delivery is a familiar scene from movies, newsreels, and documentary photographs. Mail call is the moment when the frontline and home front connect. This exhibition tells the .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.