Cleveland (Strongsville), OH
March 14-16, 2025

The 2025 CWPS Annual Convention will be held in suburban Cleveland, Ohio, in conjunction with the Garfield-Perry March Party – Stamp Show.

We invite you to join us for this premier World Series of Philately stamp show and, hopefully, put together an exhibit to showcase some of the favorite items in your collection.

Show location:

• Best Western Plus: 15471 Royalton Road, Strongsville, OH, 44136. All social events will take place at that venue.
• For hotel reservations, telephone 440-238-8800. (Show rate is $114 per night prior to Feb. 22, 2025)
• Show Hours: Friday-Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM, Sunday 10 AM to 3 PM. (Admission and Parking are free)

Exhibits: The application for Competitive Exhibits can be found here. Entry forms must be mailed along with a Title Page and Synopsis by January 15, 2025.

Society Dinner:  Friday, March 14 (7 PM) at the Rosewood Grill (3 minutes away). Print this Reservation Form for details to reserve your seat and make your menu selections. Seating is limited, so please reserve your seat early to ensure you can join us for this entertaining evening.

Annual Meeting:  The General Membership Meeting will be held on Saturday, March 15, at 9 AM at the show hotel

Presentations: 

Saturday March 15, 10 AM:  Trish Kaufmann will present “The Springfield Facsimiles of Confederate Postage Stamps plus a brief TASCO History.” This will mark the first time that this new presentation will be made available to the public.

Saturday, March 15, 2 PM: Society members will have a chance to show off their most prized possession in a presentation called “My Favorite Cover.”  This will be an opportunity for members to display and describe their favorite Civil War cover. A scan of the actual cover will be shown onscreen for the member to talk about.  Interested members are asked to send a 300-dpi scan of their favorite cover to secretary@civilwarphilatelicsociety.org by January 15th, 2025. Please consider sharing one of your treasures with the group.

Following the Cover presentations, Frank Crown will present – “How the Augusta, GA post office reopened under federal control in 1864 and 1865”

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Local Hosts:  Wayne Farley and Daniel Telep.

If you need assistance, please reach out to contact@civilwarphilatelicsociety.org