Spellman Postal Museum Opens ‘Trains on Stamps’ Exhibit
Weston, MA – Stamp collectors and train buffs alike will enjoy a new exhibit at the Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History.
Featuring stamps from the museum’s vast collection, the Trains on Stamps exhibit portrays the worldwide history of commemorative stamps depicting trains and railways.
Starting with the first U.S. train stamp in 1869, the exhibit displays stamps honoring steam locomotives, streamlined passenger trains, the first transcontinental railroad, and many more. International stamps commemorate the World War 1 armistice signed in a French railway car, the famed Flying Scotsman steam locomotive, as well as the Orient Express luxury passenger train
“Evoking the spirit of adventure, trains have long been a favorite topic for commemorative stamps,” said exhibit curator Stephen Brayton. “For this exhibit we researched postal and railroad history going back two centuries,.”
The only U.S. stamp museum outside of the Smithsonian Institution, the Spellman features philatelic exhibits on topics ranging from the Boston Tea Party to the 1937 Hindenburg disaster, from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to breast cancer awareness. Local residents will also find displays on postal history in Weston, including the Boston Post Road.
The Spellman Museum is a private, non-profit educational institution located on the Regis College campus in Weston, MA. Besides exhibit galleries, it features a philatelic library and a retail store stocked with stamps, collecting supplies, books, and souvenirs.
Contact: Brian Howard 781-768-8367. bhoward@spellmanmuseum.org