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View Resource Smithsonian National Postal Museum Art of the Stamp

The Art of the Stamp online exhibit presented by the National Postal Museum is designed to complement the exhibit on display at the Museum itself in Washington, DC. The online exhibit begins with a brief description of how subjects and themes for postage are suggested, and then continues to discuss the timeline for developing a stamp, which often can take two years or longer. The main material on...

https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/art-of-the-stamp