Library
The library of the Postal Museum is Finland’s only library specializing in postal history, philately and collecting. The archive collection provides diverse, fascinating source material for philatelic and postal history research.
Library holds some 30,000 volumes of philately, stamp collecting and postal history from all over the world and a large collection of stamp catalogues. The library material also includes books about postcards. We have a large collection of exhibition and auction catalogues and, the legislation and fees of postal services. Those can be easier found in the library than anywhere else. Circular letters published by the Postal administration from 1818 to 1989 can be found digitized on our website.
Plenty of the material at the Postal Museum is unique and can only be researched in the library. This includes documents related to postal operations, building construction plans, personal histories, theses, manuscripts, original postmarks and seals.
There are also varied source material for identifying postmarks. Customers have an access of a database of post offices.
The library is open to visitors by appointment only.
Please contact us in advance to arrange your visit.
You can arrange a visit by emailing kirjasto@postimuseo.fi or calling +358 50 313 4568.
The library’s address is Kelloportinkatu 2C, 33100 Tampere. The Postal Museum library is accessible.
You can also borrow materials by mail. Interlibrary loans are subject to a fee of €10 plus postage.
For more information about interlibrary loans and delivery times, please contact the library.
You can do this by email. The email address is kirjasto@postimuseo.fi.
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