Canadian Postal Museum of Ottawa

The Canadian Postal Museum is located in Ottawa at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. It is one of the largest such museums in the world, ranking second in the number of visitors. The main expositions of the museum cover not postage stamps, but the history of the postal service in Canada. Here you can see the field military uniforms of postal workers, a variety of mailboxes, unusual post office signs and much more.

In addition, without exception, everyone is attracted by the National Collection of Postage stamps. There are about ten thousand signs of postage. The main exposition begins with a huge panel at the entrance, which is composed of many slashed stamps. In the first room there are several stands about philately. One of them is dedicated to unusual stamps: large format, unusual round shape, relief stamps, stamps with a hidden image, which can be seen only with the help of a special mask. There's even a booth with record labels. The last hall is a separate large room, which exhibits collections of all brands of Canada, which were produced in the country from 1851 to the present.