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WE SALUTE ALL OUR DOCTORS, NURSES AND   POSTAL WORKERS!!!​

TAKE A YOUTUBE PHILATELIC JOURNEY TO EUROPEAN CAPITALS WITH ARCHIE, OUR STAMP COLLECTING ALLIGATOR 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwsY21-jSQQ&list=UUV5-7MRRK-ND-k93RnXi7pQ

YOU CAN FINE OTHER ARCHIE SHOWS PLUS THE MUSEUM'S PAST GOING POSTAL SHOWS ON YOUTUBE - Just click
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUV5-7MRRK-ND-k93RnXi7pQ


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THE MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 (Coronavirus).  If you have any questions, please email us at
info@spellman.org


TAKE A LOOK AT OUR LATEST STAMP VIDEO  "INVENTORS ON STAMPS"
Click here:www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GUdp9BUQaY&feature=youtu.be

​THE MUSEUM IS LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF REGIS COLLEGE,
241 WELLESLEY ST.
WESTON, MA. 02493
781-768-8367

​PLEASE COME VISIT US 
THURSDAY TO SUNDAY
​   12:00  to  5:00 or by appointment.
Regular admission: $8 adults
$5 Seniors
$3 Children (5-16)
​Members free 
Group and school visits can be scheduled for any day of the week.
Special rates for Groupon users.
​The Museum participates in the state EBT card program.
​Children receive a free packet of stamps.
The Museum has somewhat limited handicap accessibility. Please call in advance 781-768-8367 or 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

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​​.
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Does your local public library participate in the Museum Pass program?  Ask if they want to include the Spellman Museum.  The Museum can be contacted at info@spellman.org
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​Do you have any stamps you would like to donate?  Contact us at info@spellman.org

Five minute video about new US stamps for 2020. Click below.


  • 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 and an exhibit about letters carried on Zeppelins.
  • 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.​​

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.MUSEUM NEWSLETTER
If you would like a copy of our latest newsletter, just email to info@spellman.org or complete the box at the bottom of this page.  

​ARE YOU A LETTERBOXER?
The museum participates in this program..​

INTERESTED IN JOINING A STAMP CLUB?
The Waltham Stamp Club meets twice a month starting at 7:00 on the first and third Tuesdays. For more information email to info@spellman.org

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

PICTURES FROM OUR RECENT FAMILY DAYS
Comment from a visitor:
"I was so incredibly impressed with my visit to your museum. Your staff totally enhanced our visit!  The interactions we had with staff we that day heightened the enjoyment of our visit. I have never been treated that warmly in any other museum that I have visited and I have visited many museums and currently work at one."



THIS YEAR'S POSTAL SYMPOSIUM
THEME: SWISS POSTAL HISTORY
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IT WILL BE A VIRTUAL MEETING ON ZOOM
Thurs. July 23 -Two speakers  7:00 to 9:30 pm
Friday July 24, Two speakers 7:00 to 9:30

For a list of speakers and to register, click on https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9815926644559/WN_bZzqJcAHQd-hAbOue_pa2Q 
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The Program is free but we ask people to register.

THE MUSEUM OFFERS MERIT AND FUN BADGES PROGRAMS FOR SCOUTS, DAISIES, BROWNIES, GIRL SCOUTS AND CUB SCOUTS. These programs are also open to non-scouts, both boys and girls ages 10 to 16. 
PARENT COMMENT FROM A RECENT PROGRAM: "Our boys had a blast and were thrilled to earn this badge.   Thank you."
We are proud to announce that last year we had 168 scouts participate in our merit badge program.
For more information and/or to register call 617-784-5838 or email to info@spellman.org

BECOME A MEMBER OF THE MUSEUM
CLICK ON "SUPPORT" AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE.  

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.

 
​​​If you would like a calendar featuring stamps for each weekday, email to info@spellman.org
Our latest newsletter is also available. Subscribe at the bottom of this page.
 Executive Director Joseph Mullin (right), Marcia Wilson from "Eyes On Owls" of Ipswich and Museum Curator George Norton pose with a snowy owl at the Museum's "Stamps Come Alive" program recently.  Hedwig the snowy owl delivered the mail in the Harry Potter stories.

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 2018 Spellman Friend of Education Award was 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  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 this 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.