National Postal Museum

Art happens in places that we don't always think about too much.

I didn't know that there was a National Postal Museum. I'm going to have to add it to my list of places that I want to visit in Washington, DC.

My choice for best section of the site is the National Postal Museum's Photographic Archives, and the best photo, hand's down, is of a mail carrier with a child in his mail bag. Seems that right after parcel post was started, a couple of children were sent by mail, with stamps adorning their clothing. The post master general halted that practice, but this picture (which predates parcel post) is great.