Singapore Philatelic Museum

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The Singapore Philatelic Museum (Chinese: 新加坡集邮博物馆) is located at Coleman Street in Singapore, and is the only philatelic museum in Asia. It is a museum about the history of Singapore stamps. The museum was formerly part of the Anglo-Chinese School and was completed in 1904. In the 1970s, the building became the Methodist Book Room until it was restored to become the present museum.

Singapore Philatelic Museum opened on 19 August 1995 to promote interest and the appreciation of Singapore's history and heritage in philately. Besides the permanent galleries, the theme galleries offer a host of changing exhibitions throughout the year. These include displays from the private collections of renowned philatelists, travelling exhibitions from overseas and themed exhibitions to commemorate new stamp issues. The museum has a stamp shop, and is popular with stamp collectors.