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  2. George Gustav Heye Center - Wikipedia

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    The National Museum of the American Indian–New York, the George Gustav Heye Center, is a branch of the National Museum of the American Indian at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in Manhattan, New York City. [1] The museum is part of the Smithsonian Institution. The center features contemporary and historical exhibits of art and ...

  3. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    Lester G. Brookman, The Nineteenth Century Postage Stamps of the United States (Lindquist, 1947). John N. Luff and Benno Loewy, The Postage Stamps of the United States (New York, Scott Stamp & Coin Co., 1902). AskPhil – Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-05-23)

  4. Museum of the City of New York - Wikipedia

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    The Museum of the City of New York ( MCNY) is a history and art museum in Manhattan, New York City, New York. It was founded by Henry Collins Brown, [1] [2] in 1923 [3] to preserve and present the history of New York City, and its people. It is located at 1220–1227 Fifth Avenue between East 103rd to 104th Streets, across from Central Park on ...

  5. New-York Historical Society - Wikipedia

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    The New-York Historical Society is an American history museum and library in New York City, along Central Park West between 76th and 77th Streets, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The society was founded in 1804 as New York's first museum. It presents exhibitions, public programs, and research that explore the history of New York and the ...

  6. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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    However, this legislation was set to expire in April 2016. As a result, the Post Office retained one cent of the price change as a previously allotted adjustment for inflation, but the price of a first-class stamp became 47 cents: for the first time in 97 years (and for the fourth time in the agency's history) the price of a stamp decreased ...

  7. Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House - Wikipedia

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    The Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House (originally the New York Custom House) is a government building, museum, and former custom house at 1 Bowling Green, near the southern end of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States. Designed by Cass Gilbert in the Beaux-Arts style, it was erected from 1902 to 1907 by the government of the ...

  8. Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History - Wikipedia

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    The Spellman Museum was founded in 1961 to house and share the collection of Cardinal Francis Spellman. Cardinal Spellman was introduced to the world of stamps by seminarian Lawrence Killian prior to World War I, while they were at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy. Cardinal Spellman used stamps as souvenirs, having them ...

  9. Category:History museums in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Historic house museums in New York City‎ (38 P) Pages in category "History museums in New York City" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total.