http://stampcollectingnews.tripod.com/id22.html
c.201011
data seems old (c.2001 or c.2003 ??)
New Listings
http://www.chy-an-piran.demon.co.uk/vt49-10/index.htm
Andorran Postal Museum (03/18/01 Andorra)
A new (1999) museum The new Museum is located in the historic "Borda del Raser" at the entrance to the village of Ordino is an extension to the Casa Plandolit.
http://www.post.gov.tw/emuseum.htm
Chinese Postal Museum (03/18/01 Taiwan)
A good tour of a terrific postal museum. Visit this site and you will find plenty to enjoy.
http://www.ensmp.fr/~scherer/musee/
French Postal Museum (03/18/01 France)
A philatelic treasure with lots of postal history and stamp images.
http://www.ptt-museum.dk/main.asp
Post and Tele Museum (11/29/99 Denmark - Paul: philaweb@vip.cybercity.dk)
The official website of the new Postal and Telecommunications Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. Get to know Danish communication history from King Christian IV's public postal services to computer-based telecommunications.
http://www.culture.gr/4/42/422/42202/42202k/e42202k1.html
Postal Museum of Greece (03/18/01 Greece)
The Museum has been in operation since 1978.
http://www.si.edu/postal/
Smithsonian National Postal Museum (03/18/01 USA)
http://www.spellman.org/Spellman
Museum (05/05/00 Viki Sand viki.sand@spellman.org - USA)
The Spellman Museum engages diverse audiences in the opportunities to learn from stamps and postal history. It maintains a regular schedule of exhibitions and public programs. (Specialties: Postal History,Stamps)
http://tahiti-postoffice.com/english/stamps/museum.html
Stamp Museum of French Polynesia (Tahiti) (03/18/01 French Polynesia)
http://www.posten.postnet.se/museng/index.shtml
Sweden Postal Museum (03/23/97 contact: Postmuseum@pf.postnet.se - Sweden)
http://www.posten.postnet.se/museng/index.shtml
Swedish Postal Museum (03/18/01 Sweden)
A very enjoyable philatelic site with a wide range of interesting permanent and temporary exhibits
http://www.us.sis.gov.eg/egyptinf/culture/html/post001.htm
The Egyptian Post Museum (03/18/01 Egypt)
A major national museum that chronicles the development of postal services in Egypt since ancient times. Postal services flourished in Egypt since the Pharaonic Old and Middle kingdoms and have been a paradigm of precision .
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Albania
Tirana
Albanian Mail Enterprise
Postal Museu
"Rreshit collaku" Str
Tirana
Contents unknown.
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Andorra
Ordino
The New Andorran Postal Museum
Borda Raser
Ordino, Andorra.
Displays cover the development of written communication, the philatelic representation of Andorra, stamps issued by the
two Postal Services and thematics. Also the technical side of stamp production and items from distinguished local collectors.
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
Empresa Nacional de Correos y Telegrafos
Encotel
Buenos Aires 1000
General Post Office library on 6th floor, Room 631. Museum at 851 Avenida de los Italianos.
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Australia
Adelaide
Philatelic Society of South Australia
GPO Box 1937
Adelaide
South Australia 5001
Contents unknown, no data about access for non-members.
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Brisbane
General Post Office Museum
261/285 Queen St, Brisbane
Contents unknown.
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Canberra
Philatelic Society of Canberra
GPO Box 1840, ACT 2610
Contents unknown, no data about access for non-members.
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Darlinghurst
Philatelic Association of New South Wales Library
17 Brisbane Street
Darlinghurst, NSW 2010
Contents unknown, no data about access for non-members.
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Hobart
Australian Post Office Museum
47 Liverpool Street
Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Contents unknown.
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Melbourne
Australia Post Archives
Exhibitions Unit, Philatelic Group
Australia Post
12/321 Exhibition Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000
tel: +61 3 9204 7707
fax: +61 3 9204 7743
The Archives of Australia home page provides access to information about archives around Australia, including the Australian
Archives (the Commonwealth government archives), the archives of State and Territory governments; and others such as
university archives. Includes records of postal administration.
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Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria
Box 2071
Melbourne GPO, Victoria 3001
The largest society library in the Southern Hemisphere with, probably, the worlds largest holding of Australasia and Oceania
material. A new catalogue was advertised for publication in 1996 at A$200 (US$160). No data about access for non-members.
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Sydney
Telcom Museum
233 Castlereagh Street
Sydney
Contents unknown
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Austria
Wien
Museum des Österreichischen Postsparkassenamtes
Georg Coch-P1 2
Wien
Contents unknown.
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Post und Telegraphen-museum, Technisches Museum
Mariahilfer Strasse 212
A-1140 Wien
Museum and Library.
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Bangladesh
Dacca
Postal Museum
Postmaster GPO, Dacca
Contents unknown.
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Belgium
Bruxelles
Musee des Postes
Place du Grand Sablon 5
B-1000 Bruxelles
tel: +32 2 511 77 40
This large philatelic and postal history collection of Belgium and UPU countries, and associated library, was founded in 1928.
Closed until further notice.
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Bhutan
Taga Dzong
National Postal Museum
Paro P.O.
Bhutan
National Museum containing mint issues??
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Thimphu
Main Post Office
There are a couple of frames with complete mint stamp sets and S/S starting from about the 1980s on display at the
corner where the stamps are being sold. Not easlily accessible though (behind the counter) and not complete.
You can buy older issues (as long as stock lasts). It is the only Post Office in Bhutan where collectors can buy their stamps.
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Botswana
Gabarone
Botswana Postal Museum
PO Box 100
Gabarone
Contains the Holmes Bechuanaland Collection. Also, artwork and proof material for Botswana issues.
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National Museum, Monuments & Art Gallery
Private Bag 114
Gaborone
Assumed to have philatelic holdings.
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Brazil
Brasilia
Museo Postal e Telegrafico
SCS Quadra 04, BL. "A" No 230, Edificio Apolo
BR 70300 Brasilia DF
Contents unknown.
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Bulgaria
Sofia
Postal Museum
Central Post Office
Sofia
Contents unknown.
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Cameroon
Yaounde
Musee des PTT
Direction des Postes
BP412
Yaounde
Contents unknown.
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Canada
Calgary, ALBERTA
Calgary Philatelic Society Library
6219 Dalton Drive N.W.
Alberta T3A 1E1
Contents & arrangements for access unknown.
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Brandon, MANITOBA
John E Robbins Library
Brandon University
18th & Princess Ave.
Brandon, Manitoba
Canada R7A 6A9
The Gordon Jolly collection of 19th century covers and postmarks is housed in the library.
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Moncton, NEW BRUNSWICK
http://www.infodog.ca/moncton/entertainment/culture/museum/monctonmuseum/exhibits/postal.htm
The Moncton Museum
20 Mountain Road
Moncton, NB E1C 2J8
tel: +1 506 856-4388
fax: +1 506 856-4355
Mainly mail boxes?
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Kingston, ONTARIO
Queen's University Archives
Kathleen Ryan Hall
University Avenue
Kingston, Ontario
Canada K7L 3N6
Features the Austin stamp collection covering Canada, British West Indies, Cape of Good Hope, Great Britain, Gibraltar and Malta.
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Oakville, ONTARIO
Post Office Museum
Oakville, Ontario
Contents unknown.
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Ottawa, ONTARIO
http://www.archives.ca/
National Archives of Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0N3
tel: +1 613 992 6534
reference@archives.ca
The Canadian Postal Archives of the National Archives of Canada has the mandate to acquire and document Canada's philatelic
heritage. The philatelic collections are composed of postage stamps and related materials, including all aspects of original
stamp design up to final production; postal stationery; selected postally used covers; cancellation proofs; philatelic labels
and revenue stamps. There are also a number of related archival collections in various media (e.g. photographs, manuscripts
and papers, maps, broadsides, circulars, posters, etc.) which document the history of the postal service and the hobby of
stamp collecting in Canada.
There is also a comprehensive philatelic library.
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Toronto, ONTARIO
Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation
214 Merton Street
(or Box 100 First Canadian Place?)
Toronto, Ontario
tel: +1 415 863 4592
Private collection with restricted access. More details welcomed.
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Hull, QUEBEC
http://www.cmcc.muse.digital.ca/cmc/cmceng/npmeng.html
Canadian Postal Museum
http://www.cmcc.muse.digital.ca/cmc/cmcfra/npmfra.html
Musée canadien de la poste
Canadian Museum of Civilization
100 Laurier Street
P.O. Box 3100, Station B
Hull, Quebec J8X 4H2.
tel: +1 819 776 8200
fax: +1 819 776 7062
Housed within the Canadian Museum of Civilisation building the Canadian Postal Museum is the only museum in Canada
dedicated to preserving the heritage of Canadian postal communication and objects representative of the international
postal heritage. The collection covers ancient and modern history, science and technology, philately, fine art,
architecture, folk art, and the decorative arts.
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Chile
Santiago
Museo Postal Telegrafico
Av B O'Higgins 980, Enterpriso
Santiago du Chile
Contents uncertain. Includes "a complete collection of mint stamps (the first emissions are used), and includes FDCs,
tests, air mail stamps (very scarce ones), Pacific war stamps (1879), official stamps, taxes, original drawings of the
stamps". Also a philatelic service, to order stamps, FDCs, blocks souvenirs, etc.
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China
Beijing
http://www.travel.com.hk/china/beijing/attract.htm#museum
China Stamp Museum
Contents unknown
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Gaoyou City
http://www.ihep.ac.cn/ins/BOOK/bjreview/february/96-6-15.html
Mail Post Museum
Gaoyou City
Jiangsu Province
Built in 223 BC, Gaoyou is also called Qinyou - the Chinese word "you", meaning "mail" in English.
The 620-year-old Yucheng Post has been transformed into China's first post museum and opened to both
domestic and overseas visitors. The remains cover 16,000 square meters and provide information about
the ancient postal system which started during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1100 BC). The name of
Gaoyou's post was changed from time to time and only ceased to be used as a postal facility after the
Revolution of 1911.
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Colombia
Bogota Museo Postal
Edificio Marillo Toro
Carrera 7a
Bogota
Contents unknown.
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Medellín
http://www.banrep.gov.co/blaavirtual/coleccionfilat/index.htm
Coleccion Filatelica
Edificio del Banco de la República
Calle 50 No.50-21
Medellín
tel: +57 4 251 55 79
fax: +57 4 251 54 88
hgilpa@epm.net.co
Museum specialising in philately of Colombia.
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Croatia
Zagreb
Postanski Muzej
Jurisiceva 13
Zagreb
Contents unknown.
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Cuba
Habana
http://www.cubaweb.cu/museos/m312.html
Cuban Postal Museum
Ave. de Rancho Boyeros e/ 19 de Mayo y 20 de Mayo
Plaza de la Revolucion
Ciudad de la Habana
Museum specialising in philately and the history of the Cuban postal service, exhibits include old writing instruments and
valuable documents of the Cuban post, including the libro de cuentas (ledger) used by Cuba's first Director of the Mail in 1765.
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Cyprus
Nicosia
P&T Museum
PTT Administration Building
Nicosia
Contents unknown.
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Czech Republic
Praha
http://www.cpost.cz/PostaAn/Muzeum/
Postal Museum
Nové mlýny 2
110 00 Praha 1
tel: +420 231 2006
fax: +420 231 1930
museumcp@pha.pvtnet.cz
Permanent exhibitions of postage stamps of the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia. Also, classic postage stamps of Europe and
the U.S.A. and a library.
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Postovni Museum
Holeckova 10
Karmeliter Cloister
CZ-15000 Praha 5
Post Office central archives. Public displays of stamps. Records may be available to researchers.
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Vyssi Brod
Postovni Muzeum
38273 Vyssi Brod
Bohemia
tel: +420-337-746 679
fax: +420-33-746 243
Postal history displays and artefacts including uniforms and vehicles.
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Denmark
Århus
http://www.norbyhus.dk/musaarh.html
De Post- og Telegrafhistoriske Samlinger i Aarhus
Kannikegade 16, st. th.
DK-8000 Århus C
tel: +45 86 18 54 00
Displays of old post office furniture, cancellations marks and weights.
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Københaven (Copenhagen)
http://www.ptt-museum.dk/main.asp
Dansk Post-og Telegrafmuseet
Købmagergade 37
Postboks 2053
DK-1012 København K
tel: +45 33 41 09 00
fax: +45 33 41 09 09
museum@ptt-museum.dk
Exhibits cover the history of the Danish postal service including conveyance of letters, parcels and passengers by van, boat,
train and plane. Stamps from all over the world. Also the Danish telecommunications service with displays on telegraph,
telephone and radio equipment, sea and land cables and measuring instruments.
--
Danish Philatelic Federation Library
c/o KPK, PO Box 3
DK 1001 København K
tel: +45 3250 1882
Contents unknown, no data about access for non-members.
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Library West
c/o DFF
1442 København V
tel: +45 3250 1882
Contents unknown, no data about access or contents.
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Egypt
Al Kihira (Cairo)
http://www.us.sis.gov.eg/egyptinf/culture/html/post001.htm
The Egyptian Post Museum
Al Mathaf Al Bareed, Midan Al Ataba
Al Kihira
The museum chronicles the development of postal services in Egypt since ancient times. There are ten sections: history,
postal equipment, stamps, postal buildings, transport, costumes, maps and statistics, air mail, conferences and for foreign mail.
(cf. top)
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Finland
Helsinki
http://www.posti.fi/yksityis/postimuseo/english/
Finnish Postal Museum & Library ~ English
http://www.posti.fi/yksityis/postimuseo/
Finnish Postal Museum & Library ~ Finnish
Postimuseo
Helsingin pääpostitalo
Asema-aukio 5
Helsinki
(Main Post Office
Asema-aukio 5
PO Box 9
Helsinki
FIN-00011 POSTI Finland)
tel: +358 204 51 4908
finland.post@posti.fi
Displays cover the Finnish postal service during its 350 years. The library holds some 15,000 volumes with a public reading
room plus access via Inter-Library Loans. The collections cover all stamps issued in Finland 1856-1993 including many essays
etc.
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France
Amboise
Musee de la Poste
Hotel Joyeuse
6 rue Joyeuse
F-37400 Amboise
Collection dealing with postal communications. Special material on the horse-drawn post, including badges, artwork and
examples of vehicles. Exhibits include France's first stamp, Paris siege material, maritime post information and airmail
artefacts.
Amboise Postal Museum is now closed and its collections have now been incorporated into those of the Postal Museum in Paris.
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Amélie les Bains Palalda
Musee de la Poste en Roussillon, Marie
66150 Amélie les Bains
musee.poste.amelie.66@wanadoo.fr
Museum situated in the medieval village of Palalda 2 kilometres from Amélie les Bains, 45 kilometres from Perpignan.
History of French post and comunications from antiquity to cuurent times. Displays of postal artefacts, currio uniforms
and panels narrating the history of the French postal service through wars and revolutions. Room dedicated to philately material.
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Amiens
Musee Postal de Picardie
39 reu Gaudissart
80000 Amiens
Contents unknown.
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Caen
Le Musée de la Poste et des Techniques de communication de Basse - Normandie
52 Rue Saint Pierre
14000 Caen
musee.poste.caen@wanadoo.fr
Looks tres bon.
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Cosne Cours sur Loire
Musee du Facteur et de la Poste
58200 Cosne Cours sur Loire
Contents unknown.
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Le Luc en Provence
Musee Regional Du Timbre et de la Philatelie
B.P. 51 'Le Château'
Place de la Convention
83340 Le Luc en Provence
Varied collections including local postal history and studies of Andorra and Monacco.
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Nantes
Musee de la Poste des Pays de la Loire
10 boulevard Auguste Pageot
F-44038 Nantes
Collection ranging from 1426 with documents, artwork, posters, letters, stamps.
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Nice
Cosmos-Museum Philatelique
Villa Cimarosa
Avenue Michel de Cimiez
F-06000, Nice
Emphasis on conquest of space, collections, first day covers and philatelic literature.
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Paris
http://www.ensmp.fr/~scherer/musee/
Musée de la Poste
http://www.irepp.com/musee/
alternative www site
Maison de la Poste et la Philatelic
34 Boulevard de Vaugirard
F-75731 Paris Cedex 15
Houses the national philatelic collection of France, library and other material including collections of postal uniforms,
signs of early postillions, early mail carriages, mailboat and airmail services. and postal history.
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Peyrilles
Musee Postale du Lot
Mairie de Peyrilles
46310 Peyrilles
Contents unknown.
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Riquewihr
Musee d'Histoire des PTT d'Alsace
F-68340 Riquewihr
Collection dealing with the history of posts and telecommunications in the north-east France, located in the Chateau de Wurtemberg-Montbeliard.
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Saint Coloumb
Musee Postal de Saint Coloumb. 35000 Saint Coloumb
Contents unknown.
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Saint Flour
Musee de la Poste d'Auvergne
Place des Jacobins
15100 Saint Flour
Contents unknown.
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Saint Macaire
Musee Postal d'Aquitaine
Place du Mercadiou
33490 Saint Macaire
Contents unknown.
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Strasbourg
Musee Histoire des PTT d'Alsace
Les Aimes de l'Histoire des PTT d'Alsace
BP 153 R4
67004 Strasbourg Cedex
Contents unknown.
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Trevarez
Musee Postal
du Timbre et de l'Art en Bretagne
Trevarez
Contents unknown.
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Le Vesinet
Musee Postal du Vesinet
9 rue Albert Joly
78110 Le Vesinet
Contents unknown.
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Vichy
Musee Philatelique de Vichy
Musee Municipal
03000 Vichy
Contents unknown.
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Gabon
Libreville
Office des Postes et Telecommunications de la Republic Gabonaise
Libreville
Contents unknown.
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Germany
Berlin
http://www.museumsstiftung.de/stiftung/d011_willkommen.asp
Museum für Post und Telekommunikation
Leipziger Strasse
D-1066 Berlin
Collection of German States, Germany 1871-1945 and GDR. 20,000 volume library. Understood to be closed at present and undergoing reconstruction.
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Berliner Post-und Fernmeldemuseum
(Berlin Postal and Telecommunications Museum)
An der Urania 15
Urania-Haus
D-1000 Berlin 30
Collections of stamps of the world since 1945 on exhibition.
( Philatelic literature in
Postgeschichtliche und Philatelistische Bibliothek,
D-1000 Berlin 21 )
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Bonn
Postwertzeichenausstellung im Bundesministerium fur das Post-und Fernmeldewesen
Adenauerallee 81
Postfach 8001
D-5300 Bonn 1
Special exhibitions in conjunction with the postal museum in Frankfurt.
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Frankfurt am Main
http://www.museumsstiftung.de/stiftung/d011_willkommen.asp
Deutsches Postmuseum
Schaumainkai 53
D-6000 Frankfurt 70
Opened in 1958 museum contains some of the collections of the former Reichspost-museum in Berlin. Large archival collections
and major library. Understood to be closed at present and undergoing reconstruction.
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Friedrichsdorf im Taunus
Philipp-Reis-Sammling
Hugenotten Strasse 93
Friedrichsdorf im Taunus
Special exhibitions in conjunction with the postal museum in Frankfurt.
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Hamburg
Philatelistische Bibliotek Hamburg e.V.
Hohenfelder Straße 10
22087 Hamburg
tel: +49 40 251 2340
Major philatelic lending library.
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http://www.museumsstiftung.de/stiftung/d011_willkommen.asp
Postmuseum Hamburg
Stephenplaz 1-5
D-2000 Hamburg
Exhibits of postal history from the Free Hansa State period and maritime mails.
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Hannover
Postmuseum
Zeppelinstrasse 24
Hannover
Contents unknown.
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Koblenz
Mittelrheinisches Postmuseum
Friedrich-Ebert-Ring 14-20
D-5400 Koblenz
Reported as modest permanent displays but including material from Thurn & Taxis period.
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Munich
http://www.pbbooks.com/mpl.htm
Philatelistische Bibliothek - site 1
http://home.t-online.de/home/0216330777-0002/bookm.htm
Philatelistische Bibliothek - site 2
Rosenheimerstr. 5
81667, München
tel: +49 89 48098 291
fax: +49 89 48098 248
stb.phil.kul@muenchen.de
A 45,000 volume collection philatelic library covering whole world. Part of the Stadtbibliothek Munchen.
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Nürnberg
http://www.museumsstiftung.de/stiftung/d011_willkommen.asp
Verkehrsmuseum Nürnberg
Bahnpost
Lessingstrasse 6
D-8500 Nürnberg 70
Specialised collections of Bavaria and general world-wide exhibits. Also archive material and library.
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Regensburg
Furst Thurn und Taxis Zentralarchiv und Hofbibliothek
Emmeramsplatz 5
Postfach 11 02 46
D8400 Regensburg 11
Library and archive material relating to the Thurn and Taxis pre stamp period postal system and German states.
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Stuttgart
Post-und Fernmelde-museum
Friedrichstrasse 13
D-7000 Stuttgart 1
Postal history of Wurttemberg postal history and telecommunications.
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Greece
Athens
http://www.culture.gr/4/42/422/42202/42202k/e42202k1.html
Philatelic Museum
Öéëïôåëéêü Ìïõóåßï
Hellenic Post Office Museum
(aka Taxydromiko Mouseio?)
5 Stadiou Square and Phokianou 2
116 35 Athens 5
tel: +30 1 7519042 / 7519066
Exhibitions, and library, including displays illustrating the Greek postal service and postal artefacts.
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Hungary
Budapest
Belyegmuzeum
Hársfa utca 47
Budapest VII
tel: +36 1 342 3757
Large Stamp Museum with static displays. Contents unknown.
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PTT Museum
Nepkoztarsasag ul. Nr. 3
H-1061 Budapest VI
Contents unknown.
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Iceland
Reykjavik
National Museum
Sudurgata
Reykjavik
National Museum including a small number of Icelandic stamps and postal history exhibits.
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India
Calcutta
National Philatelic Museum
GPO, Calcutta
Contents unknown.
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New Delhi
National Philatelic Museum
Dak Bhavan
New Delhi
Contents unknown.
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Indonesia
Bandoung
Post & Giro Museum
Jalan Jakarta 34
Bandoung 40000
Contents unknown.
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Jakarta
http://www.indosat.net.id/bppi/jakarta/html/jkt011.htm
Musee des Timbres
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Bambu Apus
East Jakarta 13560
Contents unknown.
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Ireland
Dublin
National Museum
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
National Museum including a small number of Irish and other postal history exhibits.
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Israel
Jerusalem
Philatelic Museum
Israel Postal Authority
12 Sderot Yerushalahim, 68021
Contents unknown.
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Tel Aviv
http://www.eimuseum.co.il/
Eretz Israel Museum
Hayim Levanon 2
6975 Tel Aviv
Includes modern and antiquarian postal history exhibits.
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Italy
Prato
Biblioteca dell'Instituto di Studi Storici Postali
37 via Ser Lapo Mazzei
I- 55047 Prato
Contents unknown.
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Rome
Museo delle Poste e Telecomunicazioni
Via Andreoli 11
I-00195 Rome
Contents unknown.
(see also Vatican City below)
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Japan
Jjohetsu
http://www.city.joetsu.niigata.jp/intro/history/kinen.html
The Maejima Memorial Museum
(located in johetsu City in Niigata Prefecture)
was established to honor the achievements of Hisoka Maejima, father of the postal service in Japan.
More information sought, contents unknown. Dead link?
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Okayama
The Sakano Memorial
(located in Okayama City in Okayama Prefecture)
was established to honor the achievements of Tetujiro Sakano, who contributed to the development of the postal service.
Contents unknown.
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Tokyo
http://www.iptp.go.jp/museum_e/outline.html
Teishin General Museum
31, Otemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo 100-0004
tel: + 81 3 3244 6811
fax: + 81 3 3244 6820
The Museum (nicknamed Tei-Park) is an annex to the :
http://www.iptp.go.jp/
Institute For Posts and Telecommunications Policy.
Displays are sponsored by corporations and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and cover postal history, stamps,
telecomms. and related subjects.
--
http://yushu.or.jp/english/e_pmu/index.htm
Philately Center Foundation
4th floor, Philatelic Museum
Mejiro 1-4-23, Tokyo 171-0031
tel: +81 3 5951 3331
fax: +81 3 5951 3332
info@yushu.or.jp
Stamp museum and library operated by the Japan Philatelic Society.
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Korea
Seoul
http://www.metro.seoul.kr/eng/travel/attraction/museum/m-postal.html
Postal Museum ~ Site 1
http://kitel.co.kr/~heeking/intro-cul/museum/m-postal.html
Postal Museum ~ Site 2
Seoul Central Post Office
New Buildings 4 & 5 F, 21 Ch'ungmuro 1 Ga, Chung-Gu
Seoul
tel: 765 2858
fax: 757 4911
Operated by the Seoul Central Post Office. The museum exhibits cover all of Korea's postal history since 1884.
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Liechtenstein
Vaduz
http://www.newsnet.li/tourist/fl/eng/fleng41.htm
Postmuseum Landesverwaltung ~ English
http://www.newsnet.li/tourist/fl/flger41.htm
Postmuseum Landesverwaltung ~ German
Postmuseum des Furstentum Liechtenstein
Englander Bau
FL-9490 Vaduz
tel: +41 75 236 6105
fax: +41 75 236 6109
Founded in 1930, includes all the stamps of Liechtenstein and pre-stamp postal history.
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Luxembourg
Luxembourg
http://www.philately.lu/ptmuseum.htm
Musee des Postes et Telecommunications
Rue d'Epernay
Place de la Gare
L-2992 Luxembourg
tel: +352 4088 8840
fax: +352 406868
Postal history, philatelic collection and telecomms. artefacts of Luxembourg.
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Malta
Valletta
General Post Office
Merchants Street
Valletta
Reported to be opening. Postal history, philatelic collection and artefacts of Malta.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Museo Postal
Edificio de la Central de Correos
Mexico City
Contents unknown.
Oaxaca
http://www.mufi.org.mx/
Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca
(The Philately Museum Of Oaxaca)
Reforma No. 504, Col. Centro
68000 Oaxaca
tel: +01 951 423 66, 423 75, 680 28
New national philatelic museum of Mexico.
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Monaco
Monaco-Ville
Musee du Palais Princier
MC Monaco Ville
(Les Terrasses de Fort Vieille
23 Avenue Prince Hereditaire Albert, MC 98050 ?)
Permanent exhibition of postal history and stamps issued in the Principality.
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Morocco
Rabat
http://www.maroc.net/museums/rabat4.html
Postal Museum
Ministry of P & T
Rabat
Founded in 1970. Contains collections of Moroccan stamps, envelopes and telephony.
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Namibia
Swakopmund
Sam Cohen Library
Society for Scientific Development
PO Box 361
Otavi Bahnhof Centre
Swakopmund
museum@iwwn.com.na
Contains stamps and postal history of German Southwest Africa. Also, Southwest African and Namibian postcards.
Windhoek
Namibia Scientific Society Library
PO Box 67
Windhoek
Philatelic literature, assummed to be public access.
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National Archives of Namibia
Privatebag 13250
Windhoek
Collections of Stamps and postal history of German Southwest Africa and Southwest Africa.
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Netherlands
Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum
Dept Histoire des Pays Bas
Telecommunicationshobbemastraat 21
Amsterdam
Philatelic and postal history content unknown. However, they do have one or two nice paintings.
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Baarn
http://www.nbfv.nl/bieb.htm
The Netherlands Philatelic Library NBFV
Hoofdstraat 1
NL-3741 AC Baarn
Netherlands
tel:+31 35 541 25 26
De NBFV is in het gelukkige bezit vaneen Bondsbibliotheek. Deze bibliotheek bevat een collectie van meer dan 10.000 boeken
over alle mogelijke landen en thema's. Redacteuren van verenigingsbladen vinden hier een schat aan bronnenmateriaal.
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The Hague
http://www.muscom.nl/
Museum voor Communicatie
Zeestraat 82
2518 AD Den Haag
Netherlands
tel: + 31 70 330 7515
info@muscom.nl
General and specialised collections of the Netherlands and some major world exhibits including early postal history. Includes
a Mauritius 1847 2d unused ~ The "Post Office" issue. (Good web site.)
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Netherlands Antilles
Willemstad
http://tula.cura.net/postmuse/html/index.htm
Postal Museum
(Keukenstraat/Kuiperstraat corner)
Willemstad, Curaçao
Founded in 1991 a commercial venture containing a not complete collection of stamps issued for Curaçao and the Netherlands Antilles.
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New Zealand
Christchurch
Christchurch Philatelic Society (Inc.)
PO Box 29
Christchurch
Contents unknown, no data about access for non-members.
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Newmarket Auckland
Postal History Society of New Zealand
PO Box 99-673
Newmarket Auckland 99
Contents unknown, no data about access for non-members.
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Palmerston North
Central Districts Philatelic Trust
PO Box 206
Contents unknown.
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Wellington
Postal Museum
153 Thorndon Quay
Wellington
Contents unknown.
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http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~ambj/rpsnz.htm
Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand
PO Box 1269
Wellington
Major holdings of publications on the philately of New Zealand (including NZ philatelic society
newsletters), Ross Dependency and past & present Pacific Island dependencies. Also Pacific philatelic publications of
NZ interest and significant Australian philatelic publications and major Australian journals and philatelic publications by
a New Zealander on any area.
Access and services are primarily for members but visitors are welcome and facilities are available for non-members engaged
in research projects. There is a scale of charges for copying for out-of-town members and genuine researchers.
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~ambj/pubsnew.htm#LibList
A library list is available:
The Complete RPSNZ Library Listing, Hurley, D E (1997).
ambj@ihug.co.nz
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Norway
Oslo
Oslo Filatelistklubb Bibliotek
Postboks 28 Sentrum
N-0103 Oslo
Contents unknown.
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http://www.posten.no/postmuseet
Postmuseet
Kirkegata 20
Postboks 1181 Sentrum
0107 Oslo
tel: +47 23 14 80 59
fax: +47 23 14 88 55
enhetskasse.postmuseet@posten.no
Norway's largest collection of Norwegian and foreign postage stamps, date stamps and postal artefacts illustrating the
350 year history of the Norwegian Post Office. Also contains the worlds first franking machine.
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Postbiblioteket
Posten Norge BA
Postbiblioteket Postboks 1181 Sentrum
0107 Oslo
tel: +47 23 14 80 49
fax: +47 23 14 81 05
Postal library run by the Norwegian Postal Administration.
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Pakistan
Karachi
Postal Museum
Karachi
Contents unknown.
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Peru
Lima
Museo Postal, Filatelico y Numismatico del Peru
Hall de Superunda No. 170
Palacio de la Exposicion
Lima
Peruvian national collection.
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Poland
Wroclaw
Muzeum Poczty I Telekomunikacji
ul.Krasinskiego nr 1, skr. poczt 2030
50-954 Wroclaw
Founded after W.W.I but suffered serious losses after W.W.II. Specialised collections of Poland and much UPU material. Includes a large
library in Polish and foreign languages.
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Portugal
Lisboa
Museo de Correos e Telecommicacoes
Avenida Casal Ribeiro 28-2
P-1000 Lisboa
(Rua de Dona Estefaania?)
Wide ranging collections of postal and telecommunications artefacts including mail coaches and mail boxes.
Also displays of Portugal and colonies stamps.
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Russia
St. Petersburgh
A S Popov Central Museum of Posts and Telecommunications
7 Pochtamtskaya Str.
Saint Petersburg
Russia 190000
tel: +7 812 315 4873 / +7 502 201 4523 / +7 502 201 4138
fax: +7 812 325 8680
firis@post.spbnit.ru
The A S Popov Central Museum of Posts and Telecommunications is supported by the Saint Petersburg Charity Foundation of the
History of Wireless Engineering and Telecommunications. The Foundation was founded in 1994 by the largest telecoms. companies
of North West of Russian Federation. Funds are being raised towards the massive costs of restoring the 18th century building,
by Italian architect Jacomo Qurenghi, which houses the Museum.
The Museum is the largest one of its kind in Europe and
holds more than 8 million units in its collections including the State Collection of Postal Stamps of the Russian Federation.
This is reported by the Museum to be "the second collection in the World after the Collection of Elizabeth the Second
(of England)"
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San Marino
San Marino
Museo Postale e Filatelico di Borgo Maggiore
Casella Postale 1
47031 Republic of San Marino
Early San Marino issues including proofs, essays etc. Also displays of Olympic and Airmail material. Complete collection of UPU
issues since 1920.
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Serbia
Belgrade
Muzej PTT
Maijke Jevrosime Street 13
YU-11001 Belgrade
Stamps and postal history of the Balkans.
Details wanted please.
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Singapore
Singapore
http://203.116.95.9/
Singapore Postal Museum
23-B Coleman Street
Singapore 179807
Republic of Singapore
tel: +65 337 3888
fax: +65 337 8958
spmedu@singnet.com.sg
Opened 19 August 1995. Housed in an historic 88-year building, the museum has a collection of local and international stamps
and first day covers. Other exhibits trace the development of a stamp from artwork through printing plates and progressive
sheets to the final product. There is also an audio-visual theatre, a resource centre and interactive games. Visitors may
browse or join the organised tours.
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South Africa
Bloemfontein
War Museum of the Boer Republics
PO Box 704
Bloemfontein 9300
museum@anglo-boer.co.za
Contains the Groenewald & Bezuidenhout Collections of the philately of the Anglo Boer War.
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Cape Town
South African Cultural History Museum
PO Box 645
Cape Town 8000
hvollgra@sachm.org.za
Several collections including A A Jurgens - Cape of Good HopeBarbara Jurgens Memorial Collection - Cape of Good Hope
Stephen G Rich - Union of SANellie White - South AfricaT B Davie - Union of SA Coronation Stamps and B Nicols - Republic of SA
RSA & TBVC
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Johannesburg
Museum Africa
PO Box 517
Newtown 2113
museum@mj.org.za
Several collections including the Curle Collection - Transvaal, J H Harvey - Pirie Collection - World War II; and the
Philatelic Society of Johannesburg.
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South African National Museum of Military History
PO Box 52090
Saxonwold 2132
milmus@icon.co.za
Reported to hold collections of the Anglo-Boer War, World War II and modern commemorative envelopes.
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Transnet Library
PO Box 3753
Johannesburg.
eurikad@transnet.co.za
Contains the Harvey Pirie collection of railway parcel stamps of South Africa.
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Pretoria
National Cultural History Museum
PO Box 28088
Sunnyside 0132
glyn@nchm.co.za
Miscellaneous worldwide material and unspecified specialised collections.
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Stampwise (SA Post Office)
PO Box 800, Pretoria 0001
UPU Collection and other South African Post Office owned material.
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Spain
Barcelona
Museo Postal y Filatelico
Palacio de la Virreina
Barcelona
Contents unknown.
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Madrid
Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre
Calle de Jorge Juan 106
Madrid
Contents unknown. (http://www.upv.es/~jrodenas/museo.html Advertisements)
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http://www.correos.es/30/ingles/3010.html
Post & Telegraph Museum ~ English
http://www.correos.es/30/10/3010.html
Museo Postal y Telegráfico ~ Spanish
Palacio de Comunicaciones
Montalbán, s/n
28070 Madrid
tel: +91 396 26 79 / +91 396 22 74
fax: +91 396 21 29
The philatelic holdings are based on the UPU reference collection and the Manuel Cerecedas collection, donated
in 1912 with over 20,000 items. Also the Moreno Santos collection of 19th century Postal History, the Mariano Pardo de Figueroa
collection of pre-philately letters and classic stamps and a comprehensive philatelic library.
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Sweden
Stockholm
http://www.posten.se/museum/index.shtml
The Postal Museum of Stockholm
Lilla Nygatan 6
Box 2002
103 11 Stockholm
tel: +46 8781 1756
fax: +46 820 5426
Library ~ biblioteket@postnet.se
Museum ~ postmuseum@postnet.se
Postal Museum & Library (http://www.postmuseum.posten.se/mmwebcat/mikromarc/main.idc? (on line catalogue) situated in a
beautiful building from the 1630s. Until 1869 it was the only post office in Stockholm. Displays follow postal history
on foot, horseback, coach, train and mail ship. There are permanent displays from the philatelic collections covering
production and printing techniques and a 50,000 volume library with public reading room. Collections include Swedish mint
stamps from 1855-1993, Finland 1891-1950 and stamps from other Nordic countries. The Treasury has some real rarities
including three letter stamps, the oldest (1686) remaining in the world. Also the unique letter with 6-skilling banco stamps
sent from Stockholm to London in 1858; and Two Mauritius 1847 "Post Office" stamps.
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Switzerland
Bern
PTT-Library
Viktoriastrasse 21
CH-3030 Berne 30
Public library containing philatelic books, periodicals, catalogues etc. Also files on postal markings (of CH) from 1849.
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http://www.mso.ch/ptt-museum/indexe.htm
Museum of Communication
http://www.mso.ch/ptt-museum/
Museum für Kommunikation
http://www.mso.ch/ptt-museum/indexf.htm
Musée de la communication
PTT Museum
Helvetiastrasse 16
3000 Bern 6
tel: +41 31 357 55 55
fax: +41 31 357 55 99
communication@mfk.ch
The official Swiss postal museum is, as can be expected, a treasure trove of Swiss rarities including a
block of 15 of the Basle dove. Foreign specialised collections include Italian States with emphasis on
Sardegna (Sardinia) and Toscana, Zeppelin mails and old USA.
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Geneva
United Nations Philatelic Museum
Palais des Nations Unies
Porte 39
CH-1211 Geneva 10
All UN stamp issues, first day covers etc. in Austrian schilling, Swiss franc and USA dollars. Also the Prof. Charles Misteli
thematic collection of 11,000 items covering League of Nations, early International Labour Office and other UN agencies.
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Lucerne
Verkeshrsmuseum
Folk museum general exhibits contain Alpine postal history.
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Taiwan
Taipei
http://www.post.gov.tw/emuseum.htm
Postal Museum ~ English
http://www.post.gov.tw/museum.htm
Postal Museum ~ Chinese
45 Chungking South Road, Section 2
Taipei 10741
tel: + 00 886 2 3945185
Five floors of displays and exhibits above a (the?) central post office, including a library. Displays concentrate on the
development of the posts in China, Taiwan and neighbouring regions.
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Thailand
Bangkok
Postal Museum
Bureau de Postes Samsen Nai
Phahonyothin Road
Bangkok
Contents unreported.
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Tunisia
Tunis
Musee National des PTT
29bis rue Essadikia
Tunis
Contents unreported.
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Turkey
Ankara
PTT Muzesi
Aydinlikevler
Ankara
Contents unreported.
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Vatican City
Vatican City Philatelic and Numismatic Museum
Museo filatelico-numismatico
p.zza stazione ferroviaria
Citta del Vaticano
Located in the old Vatican City railway station. The museum contains a collection of Vatican City material
and a limited amount of the Roman States. Access is controlled by passes issued by the
Governatorato dello Stato della Citt del Vaticano.
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Zimbabwe
Harare
The National Archives
Private Bag 7729, Causeway
Harare
Philatelic collection of the region from 1890's including specimens, essays etc. Complete sheets of every issue from 1913. Restricted access.
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