Delphos Museum of Postal History - Located in basement of Post Office.
MUSEUM OF POSTAL HISTORY IN DELPHOS, OHIO 45833
A place where time has stood still...where you can relive the building of our American Heritage…
Step into the refurbished lobby of this unusual sandstone and granite James A. Farley style Post Office built in 1933. Experience through sight and sound, the development of transportation. From the days of horse drawn wagons to sorting mail on trains and buses. Learn about the evolution of letters, envelopes, manuscript postmarks, special cancellation of rare stamps. Explore the role of U.S. Postal Service in WWII. Would you believe there are rules for mailing students' dirty laundry or regulations for the care of cats to keep mice out of the post office.
Directions: Delphos is located on the historic Lincoln Highway right on the banks of the Miami Erie Canal. Conveniently located 18 miles west of Lima via St. Rt. 309, or West of I-75 on US 30 approximately 20 miles, or just a forty minute ride east of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Museum is operated through the volunteers of the Delphos community and Delphos Post Office. Funding is through donation only. Unless noted, items are property of the US Postal Service. Many displays are on long term loan from the Smithsonian Institution of Washington, DC.
Address: Postal Museum, 131 N. Main St., Delphos, OH 45833. Postmaster/Curator Mr. Gary S. Levitt.
For more details visit the Delphos Postal History Museum Website