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Alexander Haimann
Alexander Haimann

Exhibitions & Projects

Postal history, opened to the public.

Exhibitions, programs and digital collections that bring postal history to new audiences, from a London gallery to a Smithsonian website.

No. 01Co-curator, with historian Ian KnightJuly 1–31, 2023

Clash of Empires: The 1879 Anglo-Zulu War

An artifact-driven museum exhibition at the Royal Philatelic Society London

Spear Museum of Philatelic History, Royal Philatelic Society London, 15 Abchurch Lane, London

More than 500 postal, historical and cultural artifacts told the story of the Anglo-Zulu War, from the rise of the Zulu Kingdom to the war's 140th anniversary. Eight years in the making, the exhibition drew visitors from 29 countries.

artifacts on display
500+
visitors from 29 countries
2,000+
symposium speakers
30+
Still from Clash of Empires: 1879 Anglo-Zulu War Exhibition

No. 02Co-curatorMay 23–30, 2026

From Empire to Commonwealth

Commemorating the Centenary of Queen Elizabeth II's Birth

Boston 2026 World Stamp Expo, Boston, Massachusetts

A special exhibit for the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II's birth, built around her Rolls-Royce Phantom IV State Landaulette. Stamps, banknotes, coronets and archival film traced the image of the Crown from Queen Victoria to Elizabeth II.

open only during Boston 2026
8 days
from Queen Victoria to Elizabeth II
6 reigns
Rolls-Royce Phantom IV cars ever built
1 of 18
Still from From Empire to Commonwealth: Commemorating the Centenary of Queen Elizabeth II’s Birth | Boston 2026

No. 03Founder and founding chair2008–present

Young Philatelic Leaders Fellowship

A year-long mentorship program of the American Philatelic Society

American Philatelic Society

Proposed by Alex at the 2008 APS Tiffany Dinner, the fellowship gives young collectors a year of mentors, a peer group and a place at the hobby's biggest shows. More than fifteen years on, its graduates help lead the field.

proposed at the APS Tiffany Dinner
2008
first class of fellows
2009
years of mentoring
15+

No. 03

2008–present

No. 04Collections Specialist and Web Projects Developer2005–2010

Smithsonian National Postal Museum

Arago, online exhibits and digital outreach

Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Washington, D.C.

Five years in the museum's Collections Department, on the team that launched Arago, the Smithsonian's first virtual museum collections website, and creating online exhibits and school programs for the public.

years in the Collections Department
5
Arago launches
2006
Smithsonian virtual museum collections website
1st

No. 04

2005–2010

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