THE MUSEUM WILL BE TODAY  FROM 10:00 - 3:00 on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 TO CELEBRATE VETERANS DAY. ACTIVITIES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY
​BRING AN ITEM TO SEND TO OUR TROOPS. For a list of suggested items,click helpingourtroopsma.org/Wish_List_Volunteer.html

NOVEMBER FREE STAMP SPECIAL 
Email us your home address at info@Spellman.org  and we will send you vintage stamps from Great Britain including one honoring Roland Hill, the originator of the first postage stamp in the world created in 1840

ATTENTION KIDS
Get a free membership for a year plus receive free stamps each month.
Bring your parents to the Museum for free
Get a discount in the Museum Store
To get your free membership,  email your name, age and mailing address to info@spellman.org

NEWSLETTER
If you would like a copy of our latest newsletter, just email to info@spellman.org 
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COME VISIT US
REGULAR HOURS 
THURSDAY TO SUNDAY 
​   12:00  to  5:00
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The Museum is located on the campus of Regis College, Weston, MA 
You don't have to be a stamp collector to enjoy a visit to the Spellman

Observe the Postage Stamp—Its Usefulness Depends Upon Its Ability to Stick to One Thing Till It Gets There​​.

Did you know we have an envelope that survived the crash of the Hindenburg in 1937?
We also have a dress made entirely of stamps that was worn to a stamp exposition in the 1920's.
On exhibit are stamps once owned by President Franklin Roosevelt

​Free stamps for the children.
​Scavenger hunts, games and puzzles for  stamp prizes.
Make stamp bookmarks and rainbows
Design your own stamps 

​Do you have any stamps you would like to donate?  Contact us at info@spellman.org
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Watch our fifteen -minute November video GOING POSTAL
​The link is below.
This month's show includes:
 - A challenging trivia question
- Presidents' birthdays
- A controversial Pakistan stamp
- A Salute to Nobel Prize female winners in physics  
-Archie the Alligator's special stamp bags collection 
- Some Thanksgiving postal history
- A Salute to New Zealand about female suffrage
 -A salute to our veterans for Nov. 11
- A brief philatelic connection to the Star Spangled Banner
Hope you enjoy the show.

Comment from a teacher: "The monthly video is
always a hit with my 51 fourth graders and my Geography Club."
From a non-collector; "I hadn't realized how informative stamps can be, and how much history is involved in stamp collecting."
From a viewer: "The show is wonderful.  So much information, the production is well done and a great host." 
From Lincoln, MA: "My wife and I watch your show  and really enjoy it. The animations are cool, a bit of Monty Python." 
From a student stamp club in India: "The latest show  was very informative. The kids loved every aspect of it, especially Archie the Alligator showcasing the essential tools of a philatelist."
From a new member: "I enjoyed the video immensely.  Aside from your informative, educational, and inspiring video I was impressed by how well the video was done, how much stamp content was included, and how well it held my interest."
Comment from a viewer in Canada:
I enjoy your monthly video.  There is always something interesting and I always learn something new.

CURRENT EXHIBITS


  • SELECTIONS FROM OUR MEMBERS' COLLECTIONS
  • Bicycles on Stamps
  • ​Moon Landing Anniversary 
  • ​Ben Franklin on Stamps -  US Stamps to 1900
  • First stamps of Great Britain   
  • History of Rural Free Delivery
  • Civil War Mail 
  • Owls on Stamps 
  • The Boston Post Road
  • Stamps from the FDR collection
  • Zeppelin Mail
  • Ways that mail has been delivered ​over the years​
  • Children's Postal Games and stamp cases and boxes​

PICTURES FROM OUR FREE FRIDAY PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE HIGHLAND STREET FOUNDATION
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Answer our stamp trivia questions and win some free postage.
Question below

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​ THE MUSEUM OFFERS MERIT AND FUN BADGES PROGRAMS FOR BOY SCOUTS,  DAISIES, BROWNIES, GIRL SCOUTS AND CUB SCOUTS. THE NEXT BOY SCOUT PROGRAM IS SCHEDULED FOR  SUNDAY  DECEMBER 9 FROM 10:00 TO 1:00
Note: this program is also offered to non-scouts, both boys and girls ages 10 to 16.
 For more information and/or to register call 617-784-5838 or email to info@spellman.org


​COLLECTION EVALUATIONS AVAILABLE
​Do you have a collection gathering dust in your closet? Do you wonder if it has some value? The Museum offers an evaluation service for a fee of $40. To set up an appointment email info@spellman.org or click on "Other Services" above.​

RENTAL SPACE AVAILABLE
Are you looking for a space for an upcoming business meeting or some other function for your organization?
The Museum has a room suitable for such meetings.
For more details email to info@spellman.org

The Spellman Museum is Great for ALL Ages!
Visits to classroom and field trips to the Museum are available.  The Museum also has programs for homeschoolers of all ages.
​ Email to info@spellman.org for details.
10:00 - 3:00

November 12, 1866
Sun Ya-Sen Born

November 12, 1954
Ellis Island closes

If you would like a calendar featuring stamps for each day, email to
​ info@spellman.org.
Our latest newsletter is also available. Email request to
info@spellman.org.​

TRIVIA QUESTION
What was the first country to issue a stamp that included an image of a weather vane? 
Bonus for even more postage.
On what historic building can you find the vane shown on the ten cent Christmas stamp shown below?
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Latest News

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Ben Franklin, aka Dr. Tim O'Connor, listens to Vera Meyer play the glass harmonica, an instrument he invented in 1761, at the Museum's Annual Members Dinner.


​The Spellman Friend of Education Award was recently given to Weston resident David Sabot, a senior at the Cambridge School of Weston, because of all his work with the monthly production of the educational video Going Postal (link above).  To read more about David click: weston.wickedlocal.com/news/20180224/spellman-museum-announces-friend-of-education-award-recipient
​Sending postcards, making Valentine cards and doing arts and crafts with stamps were all part of the fun at our annual Valentines Family Day on Feb. 10
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  • OLLI LECTURE: Museum member David Ball recently spoke to about 75 people at the Tufts Life-Long Learning program about the history of postage stamps and the postal system.  Talks such as these are available for all types of adult organizations. 
  • Members of the Society For Hungarian Philately  held a meeting and their annual dinner on May 5 at the Museum.  Several displays of Hungarian stamps were on exhibit and books from the Museum's library about Hunganian stamps were made availabe.