Singapore Philatelic Museum, Philatelic museum in Museum Planning Area, Singapore
The Singapore Philatelic Museum holds a large collection of stamps and postal materials housed in a restored colonial building on Coleman Street. Visitors can examine every stamp ever issued by Singapore in dedicated viewing files.
The building was completed in 1906 as a school structure and later served as a publishing space before becoming a philatelic museum in 1995. This transformation made it a place to explore postal history and Singapore's development.
The museum connects stamps to Singapore's story, showing how the nation developed through trade routes and communications over time. Rotating displays reveal how people and goods moved across the region and shaped the island's growth.
The collection is organized in files that are easy to browse at your own pace and examine closely. The shop offers postcards and collectibles, while workshops provide deeper learning about stamp history.
The museum displays a German World War II forgery of a British stamp that includes an intentional mistake mocking King George VI. This rare artifact shows how stamps were used as weapons of propaganda during wartime.
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