This award was created in 2010 at the behest of Collectors Club member Alan Holyoake of the United Kingdom, in celebration of the friendship between the Royal Philatelic Society London and the Collectors Club. The award is given for the “Most Popular” exhibit at each annual One Frame Competition by secret majority vote of the members present. The Award is announced along with the other awards at the end of the competition, and formally presented at the Awards Dinner the following May. The Friendship Cup is on permanent display at the Club, and the name of each winner is added annually.
| Year | Name of Winner | Exhibit Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Daniel Knowles | Trans-Mississippi River Express Mail Service by the CSA POD and Private Individuals during the American Civil War |
| 2024 | Chip Gliedman | Leominster, Mass. Provisional Postage Due and Instructional Labels |
| 2023 | Daniel J. Ryterband | United States Free Frank Covers |
| 2022 | No Competition | |
| 2021 | No Competition | |
| 2020 | Roger S. Brody | Dream Covers |
| 2019 | Scott R. Trepel | A Well-Hung Collection |
| 2018 | Linda Eveleth | Usages of the Ten Cent Trans-Mississippi Issue of 1898 |
| 2017 | Dan Ryterband | United States Free Frank Covers |
| 2016 | Larry Lyons | Valentines Delivered by US Local Posts |
| 2015 | Dan Ryterband | The America Civil War: Through-the-Lines Prisoner Mail |
| 2014 | Don David Price | The "Jenny": Evolution of the First US Air Mail Stamp |
| 2013 | Edward Mendlowitz | Early Years as a Cover Collector and Dealer (1953-67) |
| 2012 | Elizabeth Hisey | Making America's Favorite Dessert: The Apple Pie |
| 2011 | Scott R. Trepel | The Twisted Mind of a Philatelist |
| 2010 | Roger S. Brody | No Runs, No Hits, Just Errors - The Great Americans |
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