China National Post and Postage Stamp Museum

The China National Post and Postage Stamp Museum is a postal museum in Beijing that displays over 300,000 stamps from around the world across multiple galleries. The collection spans postal artifacts from different Chinese dynasties as well as items from international postal systems.

The museum traces the start of modern postal service in China with Large Dragon stamps from 1878, issued during the Qing Dynasty. These early stamps represent China's first steps toward joining an international postal network.

The museum shows how stamp design evolved in China through the work of local and international artists, reflecting changing tastes and printing techniques over decades.

The museum is accessible by subway at Jianguomen Station using Line 1 or Line 2, making it convenient for visitors in the city. The building is open on weekdays and weekends, though it is closed on Mondays.

The collection holds one of philately's greatest treasures: the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp ever issued. Few museums anywhere can display such a historically important item alongside other rare stamps from China's postal history.