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Singapore Philatelic Museum, Southeast Asia’s first philatelic museum, was officially opened on 19 August 1995 as a project of the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore. On 1 April 2000, the Museum was transferred to the National Heritage Board as a fully owned subsidiary. Created from the mantle of civic responsibility, the Museum assumes the role of custodian and curator of the nation's treasure of philatelic materials for posterity and education.

The Museum showcases Singapore's collection of stamps, philatelic materials, and postal history artefacts dating back to the Straits Settlements as well as the rare collections of private collectors. Educational activities and public programmes designed for schools, families and the general public are also organised by the Museum.

The Museum's mission is to stimulate interest in philately.

Through philately, we strive to promote the educational use of philatelic materials to learn about the world, and national history and heritage.

The building was the formerly part of the Anglo Chinese School. It was designed by Tomlinson and Lermit Architects and commissioned by the Trustees of the Anglo Chinese School in 1906 as an additional school building to the Oldham Hall built in 1897. The original plans of this building were approved on 22nd June 1906.

Side Elevation of Plan

Side Elevation of the original plan submitted in May 1906,
showing a much larger building and open arch verandah.

From the architectural viewpoint, the building evokes a sense of delight as it is designed with the qualities of good scale and proportions, visual interest and logical response to the climate. Its architectural features are a reminder of the colonial era. The façade of the building is accentuated with arches along the second storey verandahs, and segmental arch transom windows with metal ornamentation above the full-length double-leaf doors.

The building was used as a Methodist Book Room from the 1970s onwards until the Singapore Philatelic Museum restored it to its original glory in 1995.