The 2026 Garfield-Perry show was held at the same location as it has been for many years; e.g., the Best Western in Strongsville, Ohio. This year’s show ran Friday 13 March until Sunday 15 March. One of the show highlights was the introduction of a new sunflower stamp.
The top-performing member exhibit was from Cary Johnson whose “Evolution of Territorial Michigan: 1792-1837” won the Multi-frame Reserve Grand as well as Multi-Frame Large Gold; the USPCS Medal; and the Thomas Allen Award for Best Postal History Exhibit.
Two additional members won Multi-frame Large Gold; John Hotchner for “U.S. CIPEX Souvenir Sheet of 1947: Development, Production, First Days & Contemporary Uses” (also APS Medal of Excellence: 1940-1980AFDCS Exhibit Award and John Barwis for “American and Allied Forces in Korea, 1945-1953”.
Four members won Multi-frame Large Vermeil; e.g.,
- Randolph Smith for “Civil War Washington Through the Lithographs of Charles Magnus” (also the GPS Special Prize).
- Randolph Smith for “Circulars Mailed in the Southern States: Somebody saved that?!”.
- Doug Weisz for “American Music ASCAP 50th Anniversary.
- Jere Dutt for “The Thirteen Cent Liberty Bell Design”.
Single-frame Large Gold was won by Dan Undersander for “Black Jack Envelopes and Wrappers” (also APS Medal of Excellence: Pre-1900 and the USPSS Porter Venn Single Frame Award).
Five members won Single-frame Gold; e.g.,
- John Hotchner for “The Mid-19th Century Start of Perforating in Great Britain and the United States”.
- Gerald Cross for “Cinchona Missions of World War II Columbia & Ecuador (1942-1945)” (also the Military Postal History Award).
- Mike Ellington for “The Barr-Fyke Machine Cancels of Mexico 1900-1908” (also the Machine Cancel Society Award).
- Scott Pendleton for “Second Bureau’s Ugly Duckling: Two Cents Washington Flag, 1903-06”.
- Scott Pendleton for “Uses of the Second Bureau 15 Cent Henry Clay: 1903-14”.
Single-frame Large Vermeil was won by Matthew Liebson for “The Cleveland Circuit R.P.O., 1908-1919”.
