Past Exhibitions | Smithsonian Institution

From Nashville With Love: Tennessee Rarities from the Jeanette Cantrell Rudy Collection

Rare stamps and covers reflect the history and culture of the state of Tennessee.

November 7, 1995 – July 8, 1996

Unwelcome: Moritz Schoenberger and the S.S. St. Louis

Letters, documents, and photographs tell the story of Moritz Schoenberger, a Holocaust survivor who traveled aboard the S.S. St. Louis with Jewish refugees in 1939.

September 15, 1994 – April 10, 1996

Postal Museum

Moving America's Growing Mail

Explore the U.S. Postal Service's automotive fleet in the 20th century, including a long-life vehicle and a mail jeep.

July 30, 1993 – January 1, 1996

Postal Museum

Philatelic Rarities

See 15 selected historic philatelic items from the 18th to the 20th centuries.

October 24, 1994 – October 20, 1995

Postal Museum

Best Wishes: Holiday Greetings from the White House

This special holiday display features Christmas cards from the first families beginning with the Eisenhower administration to 1995.

November 28, 1994 – April 23, 1995

Postal Museum

Gems of Hawaii: The Honolulu Advertiser Collection

This exhibition of rare stamps traces the history of the Hawaiian Kingdom, its rulers, and the political change that swept the territory in the 19th century.

July 29, 1994 – October 16, 1994

Postal Museum

The Madden Family Letters

A collection of letters trace the history of an African American family from Virginia through 5 generations (1740-1992).

July 30, 1993 – September 10, 1994

Postal Museum