A Rare Pony Express Artifact
A letter that took two years to reach its destination evokes the hazards of the Pony Express
By Owen Edwards Smithsonian magazine, May 2010

The Inverted Jenny
How an upside-down biplane on a 24-cent stamp, now on display at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum, seemed to jinx early attempts at carrying the mail by air
By Edwards Park Smithsonian magazine, July 1996

Airmail Letter
Stale Mail: The nation's first hot-air balloon postal deliveries barely got off the ground.
By Owen Edwards Smithsonian magazine, August 2006

Holiday Delivery From the Graf Zeppelin
In 1934, a zeppelin originating in Germany and bound for Brazil carried a cargo of Christmas cheer
By Owen Edwards Smithsonian magazine, December 2009

John Lennon's First Album
A recently acquired stamp collection opens a new page on the teenage Beatle-to-be
By Owen Edwards Smithsonian magazine, September 2005

“Best of the Decade” with Postal Museum Curators
As a new decade approaches, we here at ATM thought it a good time to reflect on the last—asking Smithsonian curators to weigh in on their favorite exhibits and acquisitions since 2000.
By Megan Gambino Around the Mall Blog, December 18, 2009

The Case of the Disappearing Mailboxes
Nancy Pope, a curator at the National Postal Museum, started getting phone calls two years ago from reporters asking about the removal of standard, four-foot-tall blue mailboxes from street corners.
By Megan Gambino Around the Mall Blog, August 20, 2009

FDR’s Stamp Collection: A Childhood Hobby He Took to
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a passion for stamp collecting, a hobby he had cherished since childhood.
By Jordan Steffen Around the Mall Blog, August 4, 2009

FDR’s Stamp Design Funds Trip to Antarctica, Inspiring Hope Along the Way
A 44-cent stamp can carry a letter to the other side of the world. But can a stamp get a man to Antarctica and back?
By Jordan Steffen Around the Mall Blog, June 30, 2009

National Postal Museum: Greening the Mail
I thought I’d take the opportunity on this day when everybody is wearing green to ever so tangentially talk “green.”
By Megan Gambino Around the Mall Blog, March 17, 2009

Sarkozy’s Not the First World Leader to Collect Stamps
e all have our hobbies. I like to keep aquariums. Fellow ATM blogger Beth Py-Lieberman gardens. And according to news reports, French President Nicholas Sarkozy collects stamps.
By Joseph Caputo Around the Mall Blog, March 12, 2009