Useful information about the history of the postal system and about the changes in postal and transportation technologies that have made the U.S. Postal Service what it is today.
An exhibition that celebrates FDR's love for stamps and stamp collecting.
The National Postal Museum provides an intimate look at how America's postal service expanded to meet the needs of westward-moving settlers during the nineteenth century. Content includes a selection of letters written at the time, a biography of Brown and Butterfield focusing on their stage line operations, and a look at the stagecoaches and mud wagons used to transport the mail.
Even if you aren't a stamp collector, this is a fascinating stop in your search for US postal service history. Be sure to click on their special selections like "Inverted Jenny, A famous stamp error." Excellent exhibits explain the history of the US postal service in conjunction with the history of the Nation.
Learn the basics of philately (the study and collection of postage stamps). You can view slideshows of American and international stamps that have special value for collectors and sample the imagery used over the decades in the design of commemorative and other special-use stamps.
Talks about the Church Street Station Post Office in New York City that was very near Ground Zero, and how the postal service continued to work post 9/11 in that area.
This resource focuses on teaching students how to do historical research via a series of steps. Historical photos and documents are included as examples.