NAPEX 2026 Exhibits
NAPEX 2026 Court of Honor
**Court of Honor**
Frames 1-6
By the Way of Richmond
Courtesy of the Family of Bob Mayo
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 Exhibits
Frame 139
Bundi as Part of Rajasthan (Title Page)
John Warren
India became independent in 1947 but politics demanded the merging of several states in western India merged into one: Rajasthan, Bundi was one of them.
Frame 140
Ahmednagar POW Camp 1915-1920 (Title Page)
John Warren
Ahmednagar, 140 miles east of Bombay, had been used by the British as a POW Camp earlier; it was logical to use it for WWI personnel.
Frame 149
North Borneo Red Cross Issues, 1916-1918 (Title Page)
John Warren
The North Borneo Company decided to raise money for the Red Cross by overprinting some of its current stamps.
Frame 187
Periods of Postcards History – An overview
Capitol-Beltway Postcard Club
Postcards are ubiquitous. Examples from late 1800s to today show some of the history in the USA and Europe. Join us in collecting!
NAPEX 2026 Youth Exhibits
Frame 215
Path to Eagle: A Philatelic Journey Through Required Merit Badges (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Charles Tate
This exhibit displays stamps that connect to each merit badge required to earn Scouting America’s Eagle rank.
Frame 216
From Photograph to Stamp: Ecuadorian Philatelic Illustrations 1934-1956 (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Aradhana Alexandra Agarwala
This one-frame stamp exhibit reveals how certain Ecuadorian stamps issued from 1934 to 1956 are based on previously unknown photographic images that were subsequently rendered as drawings in the stamps.
NAPEX 2026 General and Single Frame Class Open Competition
Frames 7-14
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.
Frames 15-16
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.
Frames 17-26
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.
Frames 27-29
United States Mail Service in the South after Secession - the 3¢ Single-Letter Rate
(Synopsis) (Title Page)
Jerry Wells
Letter mail sent at the U.S. three-cent single-letter rate is shown from/to each of the seceded states after secession (Dec. 31, 1860 - May 31, 1861).
Frames 30-32
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.
Frames 33-38
Confederate Locals - The Postmasters’ Provisionals of the Confederate States of America (1861-1864) (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Stephen Milne
Confederate Postmasters’ Provisional adhesive stamps, typeset press-printed and handstamped provisional envelopes issued by Confederate States postmasters in the absence of general-issue CSA stamps.
Frame 39
Listed Varieties of the Confederate States 5c Blue Typographed Stamps Printed in Richmond, VA
(Synopsis) (Title Page)
Dennis King
Examples of the persistent and transient varieties that occurred on stamps printed by Archer & Daly of Richmond, VA using a printing plate prepared in London, England.
Frame 40
Mississippi 1861: Post-Secession Use of U.S. Postage (Synopsis) (Title Page)
James Montich
Covers mailed in Mississippi from January 9, 1861 -- when the state seceded from the United States -- to May 31, 1861, when the Confederate postal system began.
Frames 41-45
West Virginia Patriotic Uses During the Civil War (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Wayne Farley
Personal study of a chronological approach to Union and Confederate patriotic covers, focusing on the designs and associated Civil War postal history of West Virginia.
Frames 46-50
German Influence on South American International Airmail (Synopsis) (Title Page)
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.
Frames 51-57
The Stamp Designs of Francisco Eppens Helguera: Mexico’s Graphic Visionary in Philately
(Synopsis) (Title Page)
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.
Frames 58-60
Champion of Conscience: Adlai E. Stevenson (Synopsis) (Title Page)
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.
Frames 61-68
Canal Zone Ninth Series From Conception to Commercial Usage (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Bradley Wilde
Shows the development, issuance, and usages of the 9 stamps issued in 1915, 1917, and 1920 to commemorate the opening of the Panama Canal.
Frame 69
Carrier Service at Boston 1821-1863 (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Mark Schwartz
The scope and scale of carrier service at Boston from the first evidence of à desire for such service in the early 1820s until free delivery in 1863.
Frames 70-73
An Apple a Day: A Philatelic Exploration of the Fruit of Knowedge (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Pedro Sarmiento
The apple is one of humanity's most recognizable fruits - scientifically important, culturally symbolic, economically significant, and deeply embedded in global folklore and daily life.
Frames 74-78
The New York Postmaster Provisional of 1845 (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Mark Schwartz
A traditional exhibit of the most widely used U.S. provisional stamp issued by postmasters in 1845.
Frame 79
Evolution of Printed Matter Mail During the Banknote Period (1873-1886)
(Synopsis) (Title Page)
Robert Toal
Various types of printed matter mail forms and postal processes will be shown that evolved during the Banknote era of 1873-1886.
Frames 80-84
Echoes of a Vanished Country (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Gannon Sugimura
A study of the US-printed stamps of Hawai`i (1864-1900) as it transformed from independent Kingdom to US Territory.
Frames 85-89
Taiwan: Evolution of its Postal Administrations (1878-1947) (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Carl Cheng
From the postal administrations of competing empires seeking influence in Taiwan during the Qing to a cover relating to the February 28 Incident of 1947.
Frames 90-95
The Evolution of Warfare (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Kurt Sanftleben
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.
Frames 96-100
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.
Frames 101-108
US Federal Duck Stamps (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Charles Ekstrom
A traditional exhibit of the BEP issues of Federal Duck stamp series including all plate numbers, usages, many errors and varieties, and preproduction materials.
Frame 109
The Sesquicentennial of The World’s First Commemorative Stamped Envelope – The 1876 Centennial Envelope (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Dan Undersander
The exhibit shows essays of the Centennial envelope, both valid and counterfeit, the first Remington typed letters, usages, and ends with counterfeits.
Frame 110
Securing Quinine for the Armed Forces Cinchona Missions of World War II Colombia & Ecuador (1942 — 1945) (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Gerald Cross
US Military organized scientists to locate South American quinine sources after Japan's occupation of Java severed Allied supplies of critical anti-malarial drug.
Frame 111
Germany Leaves Its Mark on China (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Gannon Sugimura
A study of German postmarks from the German Post in China and colonial Kiautschou.
Frames 112-120
The Thomas A. Edison Stamp of 1947 (Synopsis) (Title Page)
John Schorn
A traditional first day cover exhibit of the Edison commemorative stamp issued by the United States in 1947.
Frames 121-128
Hyderabad - A Princely Indian State Postage Stamps, 1869 to 1950 (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Dan Walker
A traditional exhibit showing the development of Hyderabad's postage and official stamps from 1869 to the close of the post office in 1950.
Frame 129
Postage Stamps of Bamra Princely State, India (1888-94) (Synopsis) (Title Page)
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.
Frames 130-132
The Katar Dagger Issues of Bundi (Synopsis) (Title Page)
John Warren
Between 1894 and 1900, the Indian State of Bundi issued a series of stamps with a Katar dagger as the central design; the exhibit examines these issues.
Frames 133-137
Jammu & Kashmir Philately (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Sandeep Jaiswal
An in-depth study of all stamps issued by the Indian Princely State of Jammu & Kashmir with special emphasis on inks & papers.
Frame 138
India Queen Victoria Postal Stationery Wrappers (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Sandeep Jaiswal
An in-depth study of all the two wrappers issued by India during the reign of Queen Victoria with special emphasis on pre-production items and usages.
Frames 141-148
Outgoing Indian Mail 1854-1876 (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Paul Allen
This is a rates and routes study of outgoing Indian mail going all over the world from the time that the P&O took over carriage of all mail from the East India Company and the first issuance of postage stamps in India, until India joined the UPU.
Frame 150
UPU British Empire Security Protected Specimen Stamps 1884-1948 (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Bob Myers
The UPU protected specimen stamps’ sixty-four year journey, sharing key specimen examples, iconic sets and specimen history.
Frames 151-158
Guatemala’s Postal Stationery: The 19th-Century Evolution (1875–1900)
(Synopsis) (Title Page)
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.
Frame 159
Ciao Castelli – Introduction to Italian Postal History 1980-1998 (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Kevin Hans
Introductory look at the postal history of the Castelli Era, which represents the last hurrah for the Lira before its replacement by the Euro in 2002.
Frames 160-169
Watermarks and Countermarks of the AQ Lettersheets of the Republic of Venice, 1608-1797
(Synopsis) (Title Page)
Art Bunce
Groundbreaking original research on the watermarks and countermarks, with all significant varieties of the lettersheets; a comprehensive showing of the world's first postal stationery.
Frames 170-177
Postage Dues of Egypt 1859 - 1974 (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Ahmed Abouesh
Eight-frame traditional exhibit of the postage due stamps of Egypt.
Frame 178
Stamps in Transition: Developing a Framework to study Geopolitical Disruption Through Postage Stamp Overprints (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Darien Sharif
An interdisciplinary study building a framework by exploring geopolitical disruption situations that compel authority to overprint postage stamps.
Frames 179-186
The Development of French Trans-Atlantic Airmail (Synopsis) (Title Page)
William Fort
The entire story of the development and utilization of French airmail routes between Europe and South America from 1919 to 1940.
Frame 188
Wiley’s Washington & Baltimore Short-Lived One Cent Despatch Post (Synopsis) (Title)
Cliff Alexander
The postal history of two unsuccessful local posts established by John Wiley in 1856 to compete with US post office carriers in Washington and Baltimore.
Frames 189-196
Siege of Paris 1870 - 1871 – Movement of Mail (Synopsis) (Title Page)
Bob Myers
Unique history & fascinating story of the mail carrying balloons & other mail delivery methods & attempts in and out of Paris.
Frames 197-206
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.
Frames 207-214
Establishing the United States' Transcontinental Air Mail Service, May 15, 1918 - June 30, 1924
(Synopsis) (Title Page)
A.D. Jones
A comprehensive rendering of Air Mail events between May 15, 1918 and June 30, 1924, which built the United States' Transcontinental Air Mail route.