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Discovering Hidden Treasures at the National Postal Museum Library

Baasil Wilder
January 1, 2016
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Researchers in the National Postal Museum Library.
Researchers in the National Postal Museum Library.

While working at the National Postal Museum (NPM) Library, we often stumble upon treasures that are waiting to be discovered. We find them in boxes of donations, tucked away on a shelf, behind cabinets, and underneath metal file drawers, but sometimes they are hidden in plain sight.

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U.S. Military Postal Service to the American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia, 1918 – 1920

November 12, 2010
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Mail service to any forces in combat zones was a challenge. This was no different for the Americans in Siberia. Letters to and from soldiers were censored, and addresses to Siberia were ambiguous to preserve secrecy in troop location and movement. Correspondence to soldiers would be addressed simply to “A.E.F. Siberia”.

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