National Philatelic Museum, Delhi

Located at Dak Bhavan in Parliament Street, New Delhi, National Philatelic museum is an important place to visit. The museum has a great collection of rare stamps from the pre and post independence periods. Here you can find on display the first ever stamp issued in India in 1854.

National Philatelic museum is rightly called the philatelist’s paradise. Browse through the collections and you will gain a deep insight into the philatelic heritage of India. This museum has on display all stamps issued by the Indian Government. It also has a collection of stamps from other countries apart from special cancellation stamps and first day covers. At this museum, you will find a counter where stamps from across the world are sold.

Visitors are given a glimpse of the services and facilities offered by the Indian Postal Department. The museum does not charge any entry fee. You are not allowed to take photographs and videos of the display, unless you have permission from the museum authorities. You can reach this place conveniently by bus, taxi or auto rickshaw. There are plenty of other tourist attractions close to the museum such as Hanuman Mandir, Rashtrapathi Bhavan and Gurudwara Bangla Sahib.