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Adventure of Indonesia - Museum Pos Indonesia

Indonesian Postal Museum is located at the east wing of Sate Building, precisely on Cilaki Road, number 73, Bandung, Indonesia. Building the museum together with the Head Office of PT Pos Indonesia. Museum Pos Indonesia is perfect for you the pegila philately, because this museum has about 50 thousand sheets of stamps from around 178 countries in the world.

Collection is so rich is to be collected since the museum was founded, namely 1933 to present. In addition to enjoying extensive collection of stamps, visitors can also see other postal items that are full of the value of history. On the first floor, for example, tourists will be immediately greeted by the exhibition of various supplies of employees since the colonial era to the present. In this exhibition space you can compare the development of the postal employee uniforms, as well as postal equipment that already looks very ancient. One of the salient is the statue of postal leaders of Indonesia, namely Mas Soeharto. Mas Soeharto is lost due to postal leaders kidnapped by the Dutch. The statue has become one of the leaders heading the effort to appreciate that a lot of merit in the development of postal services in Indonesia.

Still on the first floor, visitors are also shown various tools such as a letter scales, weighing packages, mail bags, postal stamps, mail delivery vehicles, and equipment-equipment past the other post. There is also a kind of replica that describes the postal employees who were working. Depictions of the replica is very helpful to know what kind of postal service processes the antiquity to the present. While in the corners of the room displayed all the pictures the process of making stamps, printing, until ready for use by consumers. In addition to the first floor, other showrooms are in the basement (basement). This is where travelers can see the various collections of stamps from various countries. These stamps are placed in the cabinets of glass called vitrin. The composition of this cabinet row from the collection of oldest to latest collection, with categories of stamps which refers to the country of origin of the stamps are manufactured. From about 50 thousand stamp collection, some collection groups accidentally given a special security, such as iron bars and locked. It is considering its collections of ancient and somewhat rare, so if assessed with nominal money, the value would have been amazing. Could reach billions of rupiah. To see it, tourists must be accompanied by any particular officer.

Most of the special stamp collection in this museum is derived from the Dutch. It is not so surprising, because from the outset of this museum was founded by the Dutch-owned postal company. However, it does not mean ignorant Museum Pos Indonesia to show the history of stamps of the world. One of his collection of paintings in the world's first stamp called "The Penny Black". The stamp is illustrated head of Queen Victoria and was first published in 1840. In addition to painting that first stamp, also displayed a picture Sir Rowland, creator of the first stamp was originally an IRS worker in the UK. The information contained in the museum, we could know was in the first mailing costs borne by the recipient. However, this system eventually discontinued and replaced because it never happens case letter recipients who refuse to pay the cost of mailing.

Various postal equipment in earlier times was also exhibited in the basement, such as various forms of bis letters collected from around the archipelago. Then there is also an ancient iron wagon that was used to transport mail from the post office to the train station. While more modern equipment is an automatic stamp vending machines. But unfortunately, this machine is damaged.

Other collections are also quite valuable is the poset-poster golden letters (golden letter). These posters are replicas of ancient letters which are made in the days of the kingdoms in the archipelago, such as Mulawarman, Srivijaya, Tarumanegara, and Majapahit. Although called golden letters, but in reality no longer the poster image shows gold glitter on the letters scratches. This is because the age of the letter has been for centuries, so that when made replicas are no longer shows the color of golden sheen.
Museum Pos Indonesia has various support facilities, such as a permanent exhibition space, library space, collection storage space, garage space or repair objects collections, as well as administrative space. In addition, the Indonesian Postal Museum visitors can also ask the officers to accompany the visit, so you can visit more leverage.

Museum Pos Indonesia Bandung is located in the city center, making it easier for tourists who want to visit this place. Travelers can begin the journey from the city of Jakarta. Distance between Jakarta - Bandung, about 180 miles adrift. From Jakarta, tourists can use private vehicles or public transport.
If using public transport, tourists can choose to use the train service or using public buses. Arriving at the train station or at the terminal in Bandung, you can take advantage of public transportation or taxi to the Sate Building. From Sate Building, you just walk toward the east side of the building. There are small signs to the museum. If confused, you can ask the security guard or staff of the West Java provincial government.
 
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