Garfield-Perry Stamp Club

After our successful March Party last week, the attention turns to the Boston 2026 World Stamp Expo, set for May 23-30.
It's an international show, one that is hosted in the U.S. every 10 years. This time it's in time for the nation's 250th anniversary.
Read about some of the interesting things to see and do in the stamp collecting column that GP member Dennis Sadowski wrote for The Chronicle-Telegram in Elyria.
GP is expected to be well represented in Boston.

March Party 2026 is open. The power is back an the visitors are arriving.

Next up at 11 a.m. is the first day ceremony for the Sunflower stamp.

Please join us today. We are open until 6 p.m.

Friday the 13th jinx?
It could have been given that the high winds played havoc with the powerlines in the Strongsville area, causing not one, but two power outages that affected the show today.
The first outage delayed the 10 a.m. opening for more than 2.5 hours. The second hit shortly before 3 p.m., causing us to shut down by 5 p.m.
A lot of folks went away disappointed. But we still had decent attendance given the weather and the challenges we faced.
Here's a look at some of the activity at today's show.
Remember that we open again at 10 a.m. tomorrow. The wind already has died down and we hope to see many of the folks who left during outage number 1 on Saturday or Sunday.

The power is back and the 2026 March Party is going full force. If you were here and left, please consider returning. The program of presentations this afternoon are going forward and the dealers are open for business.

The opening of the March Party has been delayed because of a power outage to the hotel and surrounding area. Crews are working to restore power as soon as possible.

Dozens of people are waiting at the door.

But inside, not even the power failure has stopped the judges from reviewing exhibits. What a challenge!