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- 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
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- Owney Family Day
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Tomorrow, August 8 at 1:00pm
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- We're interview Railway Post Office clerks -- watch it live! 9:00am Aug 7
- Vote for the Coolest Canine Celebrity! 1:01pm Jul 29|12 Comments
- The Polls Close with the Yosemite Stamp in the Lead! 1:40pm Jul 24|2 Comments
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
We're broadcasting live interviews former Railway Post Office clerks Don Bliss, Greg Lowell, and Gerald Lange: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Smithsonia
Smithsonian On UStream.TV on USTREAM: We are the Nation's Attic, as well as the Nation's Variety Sho
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Smithsonian On UStream.TV @ USTREAM: We are the Nation's Attic, as well as the Nation's Variety Show. With 19 museums, you never know what we'll cover next...
Jeff Great site, thanks!!
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
We're interviewing Railway Post Office clerks live! They rode the rails sorting and delivering mail and today they're sharing their fascinating stories. See the interviews live from noon to 6 p.m. eastern. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Smithsonia
Smithsonian On UStream.TV on USTREAM: We are the Nation's Attic, as well as the Nation's Variety Sho
Source: www.ustream.tv
Smithsonian On UStream.TV @ USTREAM: We are the Nation's Attic, as well as the Nation's Variety Show. With 19 museums, you never know what we'll cover next...
They rode the rails sorting and transporting the mail and now they're live online telling their stories! We'll be broadcasting RPO clerk interviews from around noon until 6 p.m. Eastern time. Feel free to drop in and catch some of their fascinating stories...
Cindy Waldman Rich How can we learn more about Railway Post Office Clerk reunions or events? My father is 66 and was a railway clerk in Illinois.
Ahmed Abbas Maswood
Hello Fans of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum !
Warm greetings from Abbas !
Cast your vote! Voters are automatically entered in a drawing to win a copy of Dirk Wale's new book, The Further Adventures of a Lucky Dog: Owney, US Rail Mail Mascot. The winner will be announced on Friday, August 7, 2009...
With 146 votes cast, the 1 cent green Yosemite stamp won today's "Most Gorgeous Stamp of the Great Depression" contest! Six absentee ballots were cast (via Facebook comments) and 140 votes were collected at the polling station (in the museum during today's public program)...
FDR chose stamp designs and colors that conveyed hopeful messages during the Great Depression. During this dark time, the stamps really sparkled...
Four performances today celebrate African drumming, animals, stamps, and storytelling! "Artful Animals" is a family-friendly exhibit that recently opened at the National Museum of African Art on the National Mall...
Get to know the Stamp Collector in Chief
Stamps may be small but they carry powerful messages. Discover how "stamp collector in chief" President Franklin D. Roosevelt used stamp designs to deliver a message of hope t...
Host:Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Time:1:00PM Friday, July 24th
Location:Smithsonian National Postal Museum