Skip to main content

## Search

My Visit

Donate

Smithsonian Institution

## Site Navigation

- Visit   - Hours and Locations
  - Entry and Guidelines
  - Maps and Floor Plans
  - Dining and Shopping
  - Accessibility
  - Visiting with Kids
  - Group Visits     - Group Sales
- What's On   - Exhibitions     - Current
    - Upcoming
    - Past
  - Today's Events
  - Online Events
  - All Events
  - IMAX & Planetarium
- Explore   - Art & Design
  - History & Culture
  - Science & Nature
  - Collections     - Open Access
  - Research Resources     - Libraries
    - Archives       - Smithsonian Institution Archives
      - Air and Space Museum
      - Anacostia Community Museum
      - American Art Museum
      - Archives of American Art
      - Archives of American Gardens
      - American History Museum
      - American Indian Museum
      - Asian Art Museum Archives
      - Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art
      - Hirshhorn Archive
      - National Anthropological Archives
      - National Portrait Gallery
      - Ralph Rinzler Archives, Folklife
      - Libraries' Special Collections
  - Podcasts
  - Mobile Apps
- Learn   - For Caregivers
  - For Educators     - Art & Design Resources
    - Science & Nature Resources
    - Social Studies & Civics Resources
    - Professional Development
    - Events for Educators
    - Field Trips
  - For Students
  - For Academics
  - For Lifelong Learners
- Get Involved   - Volunteer     - Behind-the-Scenes
    - Digital Volunteers
    - Smithsonian Call Center
    - Visitor Information Specialist
    - Docent Programs
  - Citizen Science
  - Work with Us     - Office of Human Resources       - Working Here
      - Employee Benefits
      - How to Apply
      - Job Opportunities
      - Job Seekers with Disabilities
      - Frequently Asked Questions
      - SI Civil Program
      - Contact Us
    - Affiliations
    - Global Partners
- Support   - About Membership
  - Become a Member
  - Renew Your Membership
  - Make a Gift
- About   - Museums and Zoo
  - Research Centers
  - Cultural Centers
  - Education
  - Our Organization     - Leadership       - Secretary Bunch
      - Advancement
      - Communications
      - Administration
      - Education
      - Museums and Culture
      - Science and Research
    - Board of Regents       - Members
      - Committees
      - Reading Room
      - Bylaws, Policies and Procedures
      - Contact
      - Schedules and Agendas
      - Meeting Minutes
      - Actions
      - Webcasts
    - General Counsel       - Legal History
      - Internships
      - Records Requests         - Reading Room
      - Tort Claim
      - Subpoenas & Testimonies
      - Events
    - Equal Employment Office       - EEO Complaint Process
      - Individuals with Disabilities
      - Special Emphasis Program
      - Supplier Diversity Program         - Doing Business with Us
        - Policies and Procedures
        - Additional Resources
    - Sponsored Projects       - Policies         - Animal Care and Use
        - Human Research
      - Reports
      - Internships
  - Reports and Plans     - Annual Reports
    - Metrics Dashboard       - Dashboard Home
      - Virtual Smithsonian
      - Public Engagement
      - National Collections
      - Research
      - People & Operations
      - One Smithsonian
    - Strategic Plan
  - Newsdesk     - News Releases
    - Media Contacts
    - Photos and Video
    - Media Kits
    - Fact Sheets
    - Visitor Stats
    - Secretary and Admin Bios
    - Filming Requests

Hours and Locations

# National Postal Museum

                      See on Map                    Floor Plan

10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25

Admission is free

postalmuseum.si.edu

## About

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—including postal stationery, vehicles used to transport the mail, mailboxes, meters, cards and letters, and postal materials that predate the use of stamps. Visitors can walk along a Colonial post road, ride with the mail in a stagecoach, browse through a small town post office from the 1920s, receive free stamps to start a collection and more.

## Highlights

Three vintage mail planes; stagecoach; 1931 Ford Model A postal truck; replica of a railway car; William H. Gross Stamp Gallery, the world’s largest stamp gallery where children can trace the journeys of historic letters, create a virtual stamp collection, and design their own stamp.

## Getting Here

We encourage the use of Metrorail and Metrobus.

### Metrorail

**Metro Station:** Union Station (Mass. Ave. exit)

**Nearest Accessible Metro Entrance:**Union StationEast Side of First St., NE (Entrance to Amtrak)

Check Metrorail's Elevator and Escalator Service Status page for service disruptions.

### MetroAccess

To provide an address for MetroAccess Paratransit, please use 2 Massachusetts Ave., NE.Parking
There is **no public parking facility** for the museum. Street parking is available near the museum and all-day paid parking is available at Union Station, located next to the museum.

View a map of accessible parking spaces.**
Dining and ShoppingDining
While this location does not have dining, view dining options at our other locations.
Shopping
Find fun museum merchandise in the museum store or online.
Accessibility
See **Getting Here**for information on accessible parking and public transportation.

**Accessibility Information and Programs**
- Smithsonian accessibility for visitors
- Museum accessibility details

**Disability access service requests:**NPMTours@si.edu
- Exhibitions
- Collections Sampler
- In-Person Events
Current Exhibitions
Sort By:Opening**Closing**View By:display results as list**display results as grid**
-  **  Baseball: America's Homerun				              April  9, 2022 – January  5, 2025														              Postal Museum										 
-  **  Behind the Badge				              June  27, 2014 – Indefinitely														              Postal Museum										 
-  **  World of Stamps				              September  22, 2013 – Permanent														              Postal Museum										 
-  **  Mail Marks History				              September  22, 2013 – Permanent														              Postal Museum										 
-  **  National Stamp Salon				              September  22, 2013 – Permanent														              Postal Museum										 
-  **  Connect with U.S. Stamps				              September  22, 2013 – Permanent														              Postal Museum										 
-  **  Gems of American Philately				              September  22, 2013 – Permanent														              Postal Museum										 
-  **  Stamps Around the Globe				              September  22, 2013 – Permanent														              Postal Museum										 
-  **  Systems at Work				              December  14, 2011 – Permanent														              Postal Museum										 
-  **  Mail Call				              November  10, 2011 – Permanent														              Postal Museum										 
-  **  Airmail in America				              February  22, 2006 – Permanent														              Postal Museum										 
-  **  Customers and Communities				              July  30, 1993 – Permanent														              Postal Museum										 
-  **  Moving the Mail				              July  30, 1993 – Permanent														              Postal Museum										 
-  **  Binding the Nation				              July  30, 1993 – Permanent														              Postal Museum										 

View all Postal Museum exhibitions

View all exhibitions
-          National Postal Museum        24c Curtiss Jenny invert single 
-          National Postal Museum        Owney the dog 
-          National Postal Museum        Early nineteenth century stagecoach 
-          National Postal Museum        8c Love single 
-          National Postal Museum        Amelia Earhart's flight suit 
-          National Postal Museum        Forever Latin Music Legends: Celia Cruz single 
-          National Postal Museum        Postal inspector chest badge 
-          National Postal Museum        Painting of Benjamin Franklin 
-          National Postal Museum        34c Snoopy single 
-          National Postal Museum        Sea Post Clerk John Starr March's pocket watch 
-          National Postal Museum        10c Zip Code single 
-          National Postal Museum        Ford Model-T with snowmobile attachment 
-          National Postal Museum        Handheld door knocker for letter carriers 
-          National Postal Museum        Wiseman-Cooke airplane 
-          National Postal Museum        90c Abraham Lincoln Panama-Pacific small die proof 
-          National Postal Museum        29c Hank Williams single 
-          National Postal Museum        ZIP code poster featuring Dick Tracy 
-          National Postal Museum        33c Jackie Robinson single 
-          National Postal Museum        39c Fox in Socks single 
-          National Postal Museum        37c Duke Kahanamoku single 
-          National Postal Museum        4c Pony Express single 
-          National Postal Museum        25c The Wizard Of Oz single 
-          National Postal Museum        32c Clara Barton single 
-          National Postal Museum        4c Olympic Winter Games single 
-          National Postal Museum        33c Special Olympics single 
-          National Postal Museum        Ford Model AA 1-ton parcel post truck 
-          National Postal Museum        Regulus I Missile Mail container 
-          National Postal Museum        V-Mail stationery and box 
-          National Postal Museum        U.S. mail city container cart 
-          National Postal Museum        Star Wars R2-D2 collection box 
-          National Postal Museum        8c Rural Mail Delivery single 
-          National Postal Museum        Rural Free Delivery mailbox padlock 
-          National Postal Museum        RFD letter carrier cap badge 

Collection items shown may not be on view.

View all events
      Footer logo      
Link to homepage
      Footer navigation      - Contact Us
- Accessibility
- Job Opportunities
- Inspector General
- Records Requests
- EEO & Supplier Diversity
- Shop Online
- Host Your Event
- Press Room
- Privacy
- Terms of Use
      Social media links      - Facebook
- Instagram
- Twitter
- YouTube
      Email signup form      Yes, I would like to receive email from the Smithsonian.Deny submitSign up for Smithsonian e-news:        Email powered by BlackBaud (Privacy Policy, Terms of Use)Back to Top