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A reference companion to the museum — curated topic sections that go deeper on the subjects behind the collection. Every entry, image, and fact is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
Letter Writing
The craft of a handwritten letter — envelopes and letterheads, cursive and penmanship, fountain pens and quills, ink, paper, and the art of calligraphy.
12 entriesPen Pals & Postcards
Making friends by mail — pen pals and Postcrossing, postcards and aerograms, greeting and holiday cards, airmail, and the joy of snail mail.
8 entriesStamps & Collecting
The little paper squares and the hobby around them — the first Penny Black, postmarks and first-day covers, definitives and commemoratives, and the world of philately.
10 entriesMail & the Post
The path a letter takes — post boxes and pillar boxes, post offices and PO boxes, the carriers who bring it, and the postal codes that guide the way.
10 entries