posted 10-04-2025 06:17 PM               

Astrophilately: Intersection of Space and Postal History

22nd Maynard Sundman Lecture
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 4 – 5 p.m. EST
National Postal Museum Discovery Center and on Zoom

For nearly one hundred years, human ambitions to reach and explore space have been paired with philatelic aspirations. This intersection of space and postal history – astrophilately — uses philatelic material related to space exploration, particularly covers and their postmarks linking the date and location of key events in aerospace history, to tell stories of humankind’s conquest of the heavens.

Learn from astrophilatelist and NASA Solar System Ambassador David Ball about how personal stories, philately, and rockets intertwine.

Registration is required.