Florida Postal Museum
Encyclopedia
The Florida Postal Museum is a museum
dedicated the preserving the history of postal items, postal history
, and postal service.
, permitted the establishment of a small (6 foot by 10 foot) postal museum inside the post office. It was recognized by the U.S. Postal Service in 1996 as the Deland Postal Museum. When the Deland post office location was closed in June 1997, the museum moved to a historic building called the 1876 Heritage Inn. On February 25, 2000, its grand opening was held.
The Central Florida District of the postal service appointed Richard Feinauer as the Curator and Mr. Frank Saultz, the postmaster of Orange City, Florida
, as the Contracting Officer in charge of the Museum.
Postal Museum
There are museums for postal organisations and the worldwide postal system:-Egypt:*, Cairo-United States of America:*Smithsonian National Postal Museum*, Marshall, Michigan-- second largest postal museum in U.S.*, originally at 127 N Main St, Delphos, Ohio...
dedicated the preserving the history of postal items, postal history
Postal history
Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of postage stamps and covers and associated material illustrating historical episodes of postal systems...
, and postal service.
History
The museum was founded in 1992 when Joe Guthrie, the Postmaster of DeLand, FloridaDeLand, Florida
DeLand is the county seat of Volusia County, Florida. In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 24,375. It is part of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 436,575 in 2006...
, permitted the establishment of a small (6 foot by 10 foot) postal museum inside the post office. It was recognized by the U.S. Postal Service in 1996 as the Deland Postal Museum. When the Deland post office location was closed in June 1997, the museum moved to a historic building called the 1876 Heritage Inn. On February 25, 2000, its grand opening was held.
Organization
Initially, after the Deland move, the museum was called The U.S. Postal Service Museum. The name of the museum was changed to Florida Postal Museum which allowed the organization to seek grants and other such donated funds.The Central Florida District of the postal service appointed Richard Feinauer as the Curator and Mr. Frank Saultz, the postmaster of Orange City, Florida
Orange City, Florida
Orange City is a city located in Volusia County, Florida. In the 2000 census the city had a total population of 6,604. In 2004 the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 7,172.-Geography:Orange City is located at ....
, as the Contracting Officer in charge of the Museum.
Exhibits
Current space in the museum allows approximately only 750 items of postal equipment and postal history to be displayed from an inventory of over 1,250 items. Some of the items are shown on the organization’s website.Staff
The organization is maintained by a board of directors, which includes a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, two historians, and a librarian. Volunteers help maintain the museum and perform a variety of needed tasks. Committees are established as needed to accomplish assigned tasks.Membership
Membership is open to any person who wishes to assist and/or participate in the objectives of the Florida Postal Museum.See also
- U.S. postal museums
- Postal historyPostal historyPostal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of postage stamps and covers and associated material illustrating historical episodes of postal systems...
- Postal MuseumPostal MuseumThere are museums for postal organisations and the worldwide postal system:-Egypt:*, Cairo-United States of America:*Smithsonian National Postal Museum*, Marshall, Michigan-- second largest postal museum in U.S.*, originally at 127 N Main St, Delphos, Ohio...
- Marshall, MichiganMarshall, MichiganMarshall is a city located in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,459. It is the county seat of Calhoun County...
-- second largest postal museum in U.S.