What is Election Mail and its History in the US?
From the National Postal Museum: Chances are your mailbox fills during election time. What is all that mail about? How did the mail come to have a role in US elections? [...]
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Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum Marks 30 Years!
FLASHBACK MAIL MAGAZINE MAY/JUNE 1992: One of the special highlights at MAILCOM 1992 was the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum exhibit. Museum Director Jim Bruns [...]
Smithsonian Discovers Mr. ZIP Was Married
From the National Postal Museum: Introduced in 1963, the U.S. Postal Service’s “Zone Improvement Plan” revolutionized how mail was processed. Using numbers to stand for [...]
Allen Kane Farewell From National Postal Museum
MAIL Magazine passes along this email from Allen Kane that was received upon his retirement from the National Postal Museum: Thank You For Your Support Greetings! I [...]
Kane To Retire From National Postal Museum
Allen Kane, the former postal executive who took over as Director of the National Postal Museum, will retire in January. He has served in that position since 2002 … [...]
America’s Mailing Industry Launched By Postal Museum
The National Postal Museum has formally launched its “America’s Mailing Industry” with a dynamic website and invitation to mailers to be part of it … [...]