When: through May 14, 2017
I confess, I wasn't intending to see this show. The closing date had been earlier, and I just didn't want to spend the time to go over to Union Station in bad weather to see what I thought would be another ho-hum display.
Then, the run was extended, and I had taken a day off to run some errands, and I was able to see it after all, with very little trouble or inconvenience.
And I'm glad I did, because this is a nice little show, featuring art used on stamps. So really, it's not a stamp exhibit, it's an art exhibit, and that's my thing!
The subject matter is the city of New York, in a variety of aspects (all positive, of course), including the one pictured, which is of Grand Central Station, in all its Art Deco glory. These are from the Postmaster General's collection, which is on long-term loan to the Postal Museum.
While there, I also saw the inverted Jenny, which is a great rarity - sort of the Honus Wagner baseball card of stamps. If you have an interest in philatelic history, I'm pretty sure this is not to be missed.
Verdict: Better than I thought - I had considered dropping the Postal Museum from my rounds, but now I think I'll keep going, at least a little while longer.
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