History of the Swedish postal service from 1636 to today

Located in Stockholm's Gamla stan district, the Post Museum depicts the history of the postal service from its founding in 1636 to the present day. Established in 1905 and formally opened in 1906, the museum is housed in the Kungliga posthuset, which has been in the Post's ownership since 1720.

After renovations by the architect Fredrik Blom in the 1820s, the museum started with seven rooms. As postal departments moved to the Centralposthuset, the museum acquired new spaces for its growing collections. Since 1939, the museum has had the entire building at its disposal.

Its purpose is to ensure that knowledge of the postal service's history and present is documented, preserved, and conveyed in a professional manner. The museum serves as a meeting place where the past, present, and future are at the center. It houses a large collection of objects, images, documents, and philatelic items, including approximately 5 million stamps and 90,000 shipments.

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