Royal Wedding:Weston Museum puts its stamp

(New Zealand Twitter)-Don't worry If you aren't able to make it to London for the Wedding of the Century or perhaps lost your invitation, you can still raise a toast to the royal couple at the Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History on the Regis College campus in Weston.

On April 29 between noon and 5 p.m., the museum will be exhibiting postage stamps from various nations that commemorate both the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton as well as past royal weddings, especially that of Prince Charles and Lady Diana.

Museum has hung royal bunting and the bubbly (grape that is) will be flowing as museum visitors are invited to sign a guest book to congratulate the new couple. This book will be forwarded to Buckingham Palace along with any donations visitors wish to make to the five charities designated by the couple.

Children will be asked to design their own wedding stamp, which will also be forward to the Prince and new Princess. In addition, children will receive a free packet of stamps featuring Queen Elizabeth as well as other famous Englishmen and women.

In addition to the wedding stamps, other exhibits include Stained Glass on Stamps,Civil War Letters and Envelopes,"Zeppelin Mail and Music on Stamps: The Steinway Collection.

Stamp games and puzzles will be available for children and they will also receive tips about how to start a collection.

The exhibit will be on view through the end of May during regular museum hours, Thursday to Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. (closed Memorial Day weekend). Visit www.spellman.org  

Museum of Wellington City & Sea

Museum of Wellington City & Sea is a museum in Wellington, New Zealand. It occupies the Bond Store, a historic building on Jervois Quay on the waterfront of Wellington Harbour. The conversion of this building into a museum building was completed in 1999.

The museum started in 1972 as the Wellington Maritime Museum of the Wellington Harbour Board. In 1989 with the reorganisation of local bodies throughout New Zealand, the Museum was transferred to the Wellington City Council and expanded in scope to include social history of the region. An entire floor of the museum still remains dedicated to Maritime history and culture of Wellington. It is run by the Museums Trust.

The Museum is open every day (excluding Christmas Day). Museum hours are 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Admission is Free. There are free tours every Sunday at 2pm.