National Postal Museum

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Smithsonian museum history museum postal museum

The National Postal Museum is a Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C., dedicated to the history of the United States postal service and philately.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
National Postal Museum canonical	8
Smithsonian National Postal Museum	4
National Stamp Salon	1
Smithsonian National Postal Museum building	1
World of Stamps	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T254141 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Postal Museum
Context triple: [Smithsonian Institution, hasPart, National Postal Museum]

A. National Museum of American History
The National Museum of American History is a Smithsonian institution in Washington, D.C., dedicated to preserving and interpreting the political, cultural, scientific, and social history of the United States.
B. National Archives Building
The National Archives Building is a historic federal building in Washington, D.C. that houses and displays foundational U.S. documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
C. East Building
The East Building is a modernist wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., renowned for its angular architecture by I. M. Pei and its collection of modern and contemporary art.
D. National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art is a major U.S. art museum renowned for its extensive collection of European and American masterpieces, located on the National Mall.
E. Norman Rockwell Museum
The Norman Rockwell Museum is a Massachusetts art museum dedicated to preserving and exhibiting the works and legacy of American illustrator Norman Rockwell.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Postal Museum
Target entity description: The National Postal Museum is a Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C., dedicated to the history of the United States postal service and philately.

A. National Museum of American History
The National Museum of American History is a Smithsonian institution in Washington, D.C., dedicated to preserving and interpreting the political, cultural, scientific, and social history of the United States.
B. National Archives Building
The National Archives Building is a historic federal building in Washington, D.C. that houses and displays foundational U.S. documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
C. East Building
The East Building is a modernist wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., renowned for its angular architecture by I. M. Pei and its collection of modern and contemporary art.
D. National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art is a major U.S. art museum renowned for its extensive collection of European and American masterpieces, located on the National Mall.
E. Norman Rockwell Museum
The Norman Rockwell Museum is a Massachusetts art museum dedicated to preserving and exhibiting the works and legacy of American illustrator Norman Rockwell.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Smithsonian museum ⓘ history museum ⓘ postal museum ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dedicatedTo	history of the United States Postal Service ⓘ philately ⓘ
exhibits	evolution of postal technology ⓘ history of mail delivery in the United States ⓘ international postal history ⓘ rare and famous stamps ⓘ
focusesOn	mail transportation ⓘ postal history ⓘ stamp collecting ⓘ
hasCollection	mail processing equipment ⓘ mail transport vehicles ⓘ philatelic literature ⓘ postage stamps ⓘ postal artifacts ⓘ postal stationery ⓘ postal uniforms ⓘ
hasEducationalProgram	philatelic education programs ⓘ public lectures on postal history ⓘ school group tours ⓘ
hasNotableCollection	Inverted Jenny stamp block ⓘ National Philatelic Collection ⓘ Presidential Issue stamps ⓘ rare U.S. airmail stamps ⓘ
hasPermanentExhibition	America’s Mailing Industry ⓘ Binding the Nation ⓘ Mail Call ⓘ National Stamp Salon ⓘ linked to: National Postal Museum Systems at Work ⓘ World of Stamps ⓘ linked to: National Postal Museum
hasVisitorOrientation	public museum ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://postalmuseum.si.edu ⓘ
inception	1993 ⓘ
locatedIn	District of Columbia ⓘ United States Capitol complex ⓘ linked to: United States Capitol Complex Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedInBuilding	City Post Office Building ⓘ linked to: Old Post Office Pavilion former Washington City Post Office ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear	Union Station (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ linked to: Union Station (Washington Metro)
opened	July 30, 1993 ⓘ
operatedBy	Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
ownedBy	Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
partOf	Smithsonian Institution museum system ⓘ linked to: Smithsonian Institution
streetAddress	2 Massachusetts Avenue NE ⓘ
subjectOf	Smithsonian Institution publications ⓘ

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