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Comment by Mikel Untzilla on September 23, 2024 at 10:30pm

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Comment by Mikel Untzilla on March 3, 2024 at 6:52pm

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Comment by Penelope Timm on February 10, 2024 at 4:43am

I found this stamp in my old letters. I have no idea if it is old.

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2 And here is one by Peter Max which I know is 50 years old.

Comment by holly johnson on January 18, 2024 at 1:33am

Wow, it must be 30 years ago now that I sold rubber stamps at the National Postal Museum.  One was the quote from John Donne, "More than kisses, letters mingle souls.."

Comment by Mikel Untzilla on January 13, 2024 at 2:24pm

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Comment by Mikel Untzilla on January 10, 2024 at 11:52pm

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Comment by Mikel Untzilla on December 29, 2023 at 6:22pm

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Comment by Mim Golub Scalin on December 4, 2023 at 6:33pm

Oh yes, we’ve visited the Postal Museum every time we’re in DC. It’s kind of creepy to see this taxidermied Owney. He looks a bit shabby but then he’s been around awhile. The shop sells a cute plush Owney. We couldn’t resist! We have one. Good your card arrived even in mangled shape. 

Comment by Penelope Timm on December 4, 2023 at 5:38pm

I received this mangled postcard from my sister who was visiting the National Postal Museum in DC. Here is the text:

"A stray mutt wandered into an Albany, NY post office in 1888 and eventually became the unofficial mascot of the Railway Mail Service.  He rode with mail bags on trains across the country protecting the precious cargo along the way.  Railway mail clerks attached medals and tags to his collar to record the dog's travels and in 1895 Owney traveled with mailbags on steamships to Asia and across Europe.  The story of Owney is told in the exhibition "Mail by Rail," in the museum gallery "Moving the Mail."

Comment by Penelope Timm on December 4, 2023 at 5:31pm

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