Postmuseum, Postal and working life museum in Gamla stan, Stockholm, Sweden.
The Postmuseum is housed in an 18th-century building in Stockholm's Old Town and displays postal items, letters, and stamp collections from different periods. The exhibition documents how postal delivery and communication methods evolved over time.
The Swedish Post Office took over the building in 1720 and used it as Stockholm's only post office until a new one opened in 1869. Its conversion to a museum in 1906 preserved the history of this institution for future generations.
The museum shows how people communicated in the past and invites visitors to try typing on old machines and using traditional writing tools. This hands-on approach reveals how labor-intensive sending messages once was.
The museum is located near Gamla stan subway station and is open several days per week. Plan enough time to explore the different exhibition areas comfortably and try out the interactive elements.
The Treasure Chamber holds extraordinary stamps, including a rare sheet with 4 Shilling Banco and two Mauritius stamps from early postal history. These rarities show how valuable and sought-after stamps became for collectors.
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