Treasures from the William H. Gross Collection (October 2009 National Postal Museum) Search this
William H. Gross Stamp Gallery (2012: National Postal Museum) Search this
Place:
United States
Date:
September 22, 2009
Category:
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Notes:
Smithsonian Newsdesk, "Smithsonian's National Postal Museum Receives Its Largest Donation from PIMCO's Founder Bill Gross", September 22, 2009
Summary:
William H. Gross, the founder of PIMCO donated $8 million to the National Postal Museum to create a new 12,000-square-foot gallery that is expected to open in 2012 and will be named in his honor. Gross also loaned to the museum a cover from the Pony Express service delivered to the recipient two years after its Pony Express rider was captured by American Indians, a cover of the earliest known example of a U.S. postage stamp, and a block of four 1918 "Inverted Jennys." The new William H. Gross Stamp Gallery will house these objects, as well as other items from the National Stamp Collection, and provide space for educational exhibits, temporary exhibitions, and public programs. In October 2009, the exhibit, "Treasures from the William H. Gross Collection" displayed in the museum's atrium is in recognition of National Stamp Collecting Month.
