NAPEX 2026 Exhibits
Synopsis and Title Pages will be added upon exhibit acceptance.
NAPEX 2026 Court of Honor
**Court of Honor**
By the Way of Richmond
Courtesy of the Family of Bob Mayo (Synopsis)
This exhibit catalogs all known Richmond, Virginia Stampless postal markings from 1782-1855, as used by the nine known appointed Richmond Postmasters.
NAPEX 2026 Non-Competitive
NAPEX 2026 Youth
NAPEX 2026 General and Single Frame Class Open Competition
Hyderabad - A Princely Indian State Postage Stamps, 1869 to 1950
Dan Walker (Synopsis) (Title Page)
A traditional exhibit showing the development of Hyderabad's postage and official stamps from 1869 to the close of the post office in 1950.
Echoes of a Vanished Country
Gannon Sugimura
A study of the US-printed stamps of Hawai`i (1864-1900) as it transformed from independent Kingdom to US Territory.
ALOHA! The 80¢ Diamond Head Stamp of 1952
Jon Krupnick
Exact intended use: Shipping flowers and plants by air from Hawaiian nurseries to U.S. mainland.
The Evolution of Warfare
Kurt Sanftleben (Synopsis) (Title Page)
This Display/Open Class exhibit combines philatelic and ephemeral material to trace the historical thread that links the battles between early men with warfare today.
Using the Documents of Commerce to Fund the Civil War 1862-1872 (Synopsis) (Title Page)
John Lighthouse
This Revenue Fiscal History exhibit is focused on the documents taxable under Schedule B of the Revenue Act of 1862 and its subsequent amendments.
Guatemala’s Postal Stationery: The 19th-Century Evolution (1875–1900)
Fredy Valdes
Documents the development, production, and postal use of Guatemala’s 19th-century postal stationery, highlighting design changes, provisional issues, rare usages, and new discoveries through original research.
Mexico (1917-1939) First Flights & Air Events (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Stephen Reinhard
Airmail postal history and stamps showing the development of airmail services to, from, and through Mexico.
The Development of French Trans-Atlantic Airmail
William Fort
The entire story of the development and utilization of French airmail routes between Europe and South America from 1919 to 1940.
Champion of Conscience: Adlai E. Stevenson
Terry Hursh
This exhibit examines the 1965 Adlai E. Stevenson commemorative issue (Scott #1275), along with philatelic material from Stevenson’s two campaigns for president, and associated ephemera, and lasting memorials of his time in public service.
The Stamp Designs of Francisco Eppens Helguera: Mexico’s Graphic Visionary in Philately
Terry Hursh
Francisco Eppens Helguera’s stamp designs ariculate a unique blend of artistic vision and national narrative as cultural artifacts that carried Mexico’s identity across distances and through decades.
Civil War Washington Through the Lithographs of Charles Magnus (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Randolph Smith
A display of envelopes, lettersheets and other printed products produced by Charles Magnus depicting Washington, D.C., during the Civil War.
Circulars Mailed in the Southern States (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Randolph Smith
Somebody saved that for 160 years?!! Showcasing Southern "junk mail" that survived the Civil War.
Stamps in Transition: Developing a Framework to study Geopolitical Disruption Through Postage Stamp Overprints
Darien Sharif (Synopsis) (Title Page)
An interdisciplinary study building a framework by exploring geopolitical disruption situations that compel authority to overprint postage stamps.
German Influence on South American International Airmail
Jeff Fisher
Following WWI, Germany was in severe economic hardship. South America was considered an answer to the problem. Local German businessmen built airlines with Germany’s collaboration.
20th Century Steamboats of the Hudson River Day Line (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Jack Ginsburg
Postcards and ephemera of the steamboats of the Hudson River Day Line that operated on the Hudson River between NYC and Albany/Troy NY from 1900 to 1948.
Postage Stamps of Bamra Princely State, India (1888-94)
Vivek Chopra
Bamra was the only Princely state in Eastern India to issue postage stamps. They contain fantastic errors due to type-set printing methods which are exciting to collect.
Listed Varieties of the Confederate States 5-Cent Blue Lithographed Stamps Printed in Richmond
Dennis King
Stamps and covers representing the persistent and transient print varieties that occurred on stamps from the Archer & Daly Company using a plate prepared in London.
Handling American Domestic and International Mail 1860-1869: The Decade of Turmoil, Expansion and Resurgence (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Daniel Knowles
This exhibit shows the important postal rates, routes and services employed in mail handling by American and Confederate governments and private carriers during 1860-1869.