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# National Postal Museum

[Washington, D.C.](https://dpb587.me/entries/2025-may-trip/washington-dc) · May 13, 2025

Another impressive building next to Union Station with a lot of exhibits and postal-related artifacts. They had many custom-built wall "trays" to pull out and look at collections of stamps.

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