The CWPS was well represented at Boston 2026.  We had at least 25 confirmed members attend with 13 of our members stopping by to sign our log book.

The presentations by Daniel Knowles (CWPS President) and Randolph Smith (CWPS Trustee) were well attended and received positive feedback.  The society added 8 new members and re-instated 1 member.   We were also able to sell a number of books to visitors at our booth.

The following details are extracted from the Boston 2026 Palmares for Civil War related exhibits by our members.

Postal History (Multi-Frame)

• Daniel M. Knowles – Handling American Domestic and International Mail 1860-1869: The Decade of Turmoil and Expansion (Large Gold)
• Daniel J. Ryterband – A Country Divided: Effects of The American Civil War on The Mails (Large Gold)

Traditional Philately National (Multi-Frame) 

• Leonard H. Hartmann – De La Rue Stamps of The Confederate States of America (Large Vermeil)

Revenue – Class 10A

• Michael T. Mahler – U.S. Civil War Era Fiscal History Panorama (Gold)

Postal History (Single Frame)

• Steven C. Walske – Civil War Blockade of The Southern Coasts, 1861-65 (91)

Philatelic Literature – Class 15A

• Steven C. Walske – Letter Communications Through the Blockades of North America 1774 to 1865 (Gold)
• Michael T. Mahler – Rebel Documents, Yankee Stamps. The Untold Story of How the Union Collected Its Stamp Taxes in the Confederacy, During Wartime Occupation and by Postwar Retroactive Stamping (Gold)

2 Civil War related exhibits by CWPS members were also included in the APS Champion of Champions Competition

• Daniel M. Knowles – Handling American Domestic and International Mail 1860-1869: The Decade of Turmoil and Expansion
• John Lighthouse – Using the Documents of Commerce to Fund the Civil War 1862-1872

Please join us in congratulating each of these members for their significant accomplishments at this show.