Postal museum

A postal museum is a museum dedicated to the display of objects relating to the postal service. A subcategory of postal museums are philatelic museums, which focus on philately and postage stamps.

List of postal and philatelic museums

Africa

Mauritius

Morocco

Postal Museum^[4]

South Africa

South African Post Office Museum^[5]

Americas

Brazil

Canada

Canadian Postal Museum (closed)
First Toronto Post Office

Costa Rica

Museo Filatélico de Costa Rica

Cuba

Cuban Postal Museum^[6]

Curaçao

Postal Museum Curaçao

Guatemala

Guatemalan Postal & Philatelic Museum^[7]

Mexico

Philatelic Museum of Oaxaca – Mexico^[8]

Peru

National Postal and Philatelic Museum

United States

Asia

Bangladesh

Philatelic Museum

Bhutan

Bhutan Postal Museum.^[11]

China

Hong Kong

The Postal Gallery

India

Indonesia

Indonesian Stamp Museum^[15]

Israel

Alexander Museum of Postal History and Philately

Japan

Communications Museum of Japan – Ote-machi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Postal Museum Japan^[16]
Philatelic Culture Museum (Arima, Kobe)^[17]
Philatelic Museum (Mejiro, Tokyo)^[18]

Malaysia

Malacca Stamp Museum

North Korea

Korea Stamp Museum

Pakistan

Pakistan Postal Museum – Karachi
Siddiqui Philatelic Museum, 22-J-Z Madina Town, Faisalabad^{[citation needed]}

Saudi Arabia

The Postal Museum, Riyadh^[19]

Singapore

Singapore Philatelic Museum

South Korea

Damyang Stamp Museum^[20]
Postal Museum, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do^[21]
Korea Postage Stamp Museum [ko], Jung-gu, Seoul

Sri Lanka

Postal museum

Taiwan

Chunghwa Postal Museum

Thailand

United Arab Emirates

Emirates Postal Museum^[23]

Uzbekistan

The Museum of Communication History in Uzbekistan

Europe

Andorra

Museu Postal d'Andorra [ca]

Austria

Historisches Postamt Küb [de]

Belgium

Postal Museum of Belgium

Croatia

Croatian Postal and Telecommunications Service Museum, Jurisiceva 13, HR–10 001 Zagreb, Croatia^[24]

Cyprus

Cyprus Postal Museum

Czech Republic

The Postal Museum^[25]

Denmark

Danish Post & Tele Museum, Copenhagen^[26]
Post and Telegraph History Museum, Århus^[27]

Estonia

ENM Postal Museum – [2], Muuseumi tee 2, 60532 Tartu, Estonia

Finland

Postimuseo [fi]

France

Musée de La Poste

Germany

Greece

Postal & Philatelic Museum of Greece

Hungary

Postal Museum of Hungary

Ireland

An Post Museum (closed)

Italy

Liechtenstein

Postal Museum

Luxembourg

PostMusée [de]

Malta

Malta Postal Museum^[29]^[30]

Monaco

Museum of Stamps and Coins

Netherlands

Museum voor Communicatie [nl]

Poland

Muzeum Poczty i Telekomunikacji we Wrocławiu [pl]

Russia

A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications

San Marino

Museo del Francobollo e della Moneta^[31]

Slovenia

Museum of Post and Telecommunications

Spain

Sweden

Postmuseum [sv]

Switzerland

Museum of Communication Bern

Turkey

Ukraine

Lviv Postal Museum
Post Station in Nizhyn

United Kingdom

Bath Postal Museum
British Library Philatelic Collections
Colne Valley Postal Museum^[32]
Isle of Wight Postal Museum^[33]
Oakham Treasures, Gordano, Avon^[34] housing the former collection held at Inkpen Postal Museum
The Museum of Philatelic History^[35] at The Royal Philatelic Society London
The Postal Museum, London

References

^ "The Postal Museum". State Information Services. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015.
^ "National Postal Museum". Ethiopian Museums Support Association. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016.
^ "Lamu-German Post Office Historic Background". National Museums of Kenya. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
^ "Postal Museum – Philately and Communication". morocco.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.
^ "Museum". South African Post Office. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
^ "Cuban Postal Museum: unique in Latin America". webhavana.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.
^ "Museo postal y filatelico". November 12, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12.
^ "MUFI" (in Spanish). Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca. 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
^ "About". The Museum of Postal History, Inc. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
^ "Post Office and US Postal Museum". Marshallmich.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016.
^ "Bhutan Postal Museum Entry Fees". Bhutan Department of Tourism. 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
^ "中国邮政邮票博物馆". May 26, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-05-26.
^ "Postal Museum". mysore.ind.in. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ "A 200-year-old heritage building in Bengaluru houses museum showcasing India's postal history". Firstpost. 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
^ "Indonesian Stamp Museum". July 21, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
^ "About Postal Museum Japan". Postal Museum Japan. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016.
^ "Arima Philatelic Museum / Kobe, Kita-ku Arima-cho - 有馬切手文化博物館". www.kitte-museum-arima.jp.
^ "English". 切手の博物館.
^ "Postal Museum". AsiaRooms. TUI Travel PLC. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2008-09-25. The Postal Museum is one [of] the most famous museums that one can find in the city of Riyadh. [..] The museum and its exhibits are maintained by the Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephones.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "전남박물관미술관협회". www.jnmuseum.or.kr. Archived from the original on 2019-01-02.
^ "우정박물관 메인페이지 > 우정박물관". November 17, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17.
^ "Chiang Mai Philatelic Museum". thailandtourismdirectory.go.th (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-05-29.
^ "دار الطوابع". Emirates Postal Museum (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 16 July 2016.
^ "HPT muzej - Početna stranica". February 22, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22.
^ "The Postal Museum". Česká pošta. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008.
^ "Post & Tele Museum - the museum". ptt-museum.dk. Retrieved 2010-10-11. The Post & Tele Museum is Denmark's national museum of post and telecommunications. The museum is a foundation set up in 1996 by TDC A/S and Post Danmark A/S and was previously called Dansk Post og Telegrafmuseum (The Danish Post and Telegraph Museum)
^ Nørby, Toke. "The Postal Museum in Århus, Denmark". Retrieved 2008-09-25. in Kannikegade 16, st. th., DK-8000 Århus C [..] This old post office belongs to "De Post- og Telegrafhistoriske Samlinger i Aarhus"
^ "Descrizione". www.museodeitasso.com.
^ "MaltaPost launches the Malta Postal Museum". MaltaPost. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016.
^ "Maltapost launches the Malta Postal Museum". Times of Malta. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016.
^ "Musei di stato".
^ "Colne Valley Postal History Museum". privately owned Postal History Museum in the heart of East Anglia [..] The museum houses the second-largest private collection of Post Boxes in the UK [..] there is no general public access other than by prior arrangement
^ "The Museum Site". Isle of Wight Postal Museum/A&K Reeder. Archived from the original on 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2008-09-25. probably the largest private collection of post boxes and postal equipment in the United Kingdom [..] The Museum is situated near Newport
^ "Oakham Treasures". www.oakhamtreasures.co.uk.
^ "Museum". www.rpsl.org.uk.

External links

[1] "The Postal Museum". State Information Services. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015.

[2] "National Postal Museum". Ethiopian Museums Support Association. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016.

[3] "Lamu-German Post Office Historic Background". National Museums of Kenya. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.

[4] "Postal Museum – Philately and Communication". morocco.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.

[5] "Museum". South African Post Office. Retrieved 16 July 2016.

[6] "Cuban Postal Museum: unique in Latin America". webhavana.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.

[7] "Museo postal y filatelico". November 12, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12.

[8] "MUFI" (in Spanish). Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca. 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

[9] "About". The Museum of Postal History, Inc. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.

[10] "Post Office and US Postal Museum". Marshallmich.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016.

[11] "Bhutan Postal Museum Entry Fees". Bhutan Department of Tourism. 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

[12] "中国邮政邮票博物馆". May 26, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-05-26.

[13] "Postal Museum". mysore.ind.in. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

[14] "A 200-year-old heritage building in Bengaluru houses museum showcasing India's postal history". Firstpost. 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2023-05-02.

[15] "Indonesian Stamp Museum". July 21, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.

[16] "About Postal Museum Japan". Postal Museum Japan. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016.

[17] "Arima Philatelic Museum / Kobe, Kita-ku Arima-cho - 有馬切手文化博物館". www.kitte-museum-arima.jp.

[18] "English". 切手の博物館.

[19] "Postal Museum". AsiaRooms. TUI Travel PLC. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2008-09-25. The Postal Museum is one [of] the most famous museums that one can find in the city of Riyadh. [..] The museum and its exhibits are maintained by the Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephones.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[20] "전남박물관미술관협회". www.jnmuseum.or.kr. Archived from the original on 2019-01-02.

[21] "우정박물관 메인페이지 > 우정박물관". November 17, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17.

[22] "Chiang Mai Philatelic Museum". thailandtourismdirectory.go.th (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-05-29.

[23] "دار الطوابع". Emirates Postal Museum (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 16 July 2016.

[24] "HPT muzej - Početna stranica". February 22, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22.

[25] "The Postal Museum". Česká pošta. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008.

[26] "Post & Tele Museum - the museum". ptt-museum.dk. Retrieved 2010-10-11. The Post & Tele Museum is Denmark's national museum of post and telecommunications. The museum is a foundation set up in 1996 by TDC A/S and Post Danmark A/S and was previously called Dansk Post og Telegrafmuseum (The Danish Post and Telegraph Museum)

[27] Nørby, Toke. "The Postal Museum in Århus, Denmark". Retrieved 2008-09-25. in Kannikegade 16, st. th., DK-8000 Århus C [..] This old post office belongs to "De Post- og Telegrafhistoriske Samlinger i Aarhus"

[28] "Descrizione". www.museodeitasso.com.

[29] "MaltaPost launches the Malta Postal Museum". MaltaPost. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016.

[tom2016-06-19-30] "Maltapost launches the Malta Postal Museum". Times of Malta. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016.

[31] "Musei di stato".

[32] "Colne Valley Postal History Museum". privately owned Postal History Museum in the heart of East Anglia [..] The museum houses the second-largest private collection of Post Boxes in the UK [..] there is no general public access other than by prior arrangement

[33] "The Museum Site". Isle of Wight Postal Museum/A&K Reeder. Archived from the original on 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2008-09-25. probably the largest private collection of post boxes and postal equipment in the United Kingdom [..] The Museum is situated near Newport

[34] "Oakham Treasures". www.oakhamtreasures.co.uk.

[35] "Museum". www.rpsl.org.uk.

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