A thousand thankyous to Daeng Rizam at the Lonely Travelog for todays post on the Singapore Philatelic Museum.
If you’re an avid stamp collector, Philatelic Museum provides in-depth sight of postal history and its stamps from all over the world. I find this is one of the quirkiest museums in Singapore. The first philatelic museum in Southeast Asia appreciates Singapore’s history and heritage through philately. The 2 storey building itself is a national heritage, formerly part of the Anglo Chinese School until it was restored to become the present museum. Even though the museum is pretty small, it has extensive collections to suffice your savoury of stamp.
The museum’s souvenir store located near the entrance sells all sort of item related to stamps which include stamp folios, postcards, replica post boxes, book publications and many more. Even if the exhibits aren’t quite your cup of tea, it’s worth dropping by the souvenir store to choose a postcard or two from the impressive range on sale there.
Letter folding. I wonder how many of us actually fold their letter in such way. Pillar box dated 1952 period features the Queen Elizabeth II Royal Cipher. Each pillar box is made of cast iron weigh about 400kg.
Location: 23-B Coleman Street, Singapore 179807
Entry fee: $6 for adults and $4 for children.