In his new role as the Founding Archivist, Mitch Toda describes the wonderful opportunity and privilege afforded to him to be able to build the NPM Archives from the very beginning ..read more

A recap of a special collaborative program with President Lincoln's Cottage exploring grief.  ..read more

Explore the role that Postal Genealogy can play in historical research.  ..read more

Between late 2022 and the summer of 2023 the museum’s curatorial, collections, and social media staff worked to preserve the papers, create digital records, analyze the materials, and begin sharing information recently compiled about these three accessions to enable new inquiries in women’s history. Our goal has been to develop records that will be discoverable on the museum’s online collection search feature and to enable future researchers to access the material that may result in findings, which further understanding and historical interpretation ..read more

Follow along with Postal Museum collections and curatorial staff as they initiate the transfer of over one hundred postal jackets, hats, trousers, accessories such as ties and belts, and more from a storage facility at the National Museum of American History.  ..read more

This blog post provides background on the history of the Arthur Eugene Michel Collection of Government Stamped Postal Stationery collection and discusses recent steps taken to survey the collection and stabilize the leather albums that house the postal stationery ..read more

This post outlines the steps taken to preserve original art used to create three iconic stamp series issued in 2012. Each stamp series was designed by a different artist and represents its own unique preservation challenges regarding materials and techniques. Viewed as a collection of case studies, these artworks offer compelling insights into best practices for repairing and stabilizing modern works of art on paper ..read more

An exploration of the United States Postal Service's philatelic efforts to commemorate African Americans ..read more

A T206 Honus Wagner baseball card, graded a 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 by third-party sports grading service, Professional Sports Authenticator (“PSA”), is featured in Baseball: America’s Home Run. The card is the second highest graded example known and one of the most important pieces of sports memorabilia in existence ..read more

Gehrig’s meteoric rise to fame, abrupt decline, and death at the age of 37 has made him somewhat of a mythical hero. His illness and how he handled himself are better remembered than all he accomplished playing 17 seasons for the New York Yankees ..read more