NSDA News

Welcome to NSDA News, the newsletter of the NSDA. NSDA News contains articles for collectors and dealers, news about what's happening in the NSDA, advertisements from some of your favorite dealers, upcoming events involving NSDA dealers, and much more. Regular features include an article on a featured NSDA dealer and columns by the editor and the NSDA president. Click on of the following links to view or print the current or past editions of NSDA News:

NSDA News first quarter 2012 (pdf)
NSDA News fourth quarter 2011 (pdf)
NSDA News third quarter 2011 (pdf)
NSDA News second quarter 2011 (pdf)
NSDA News first quarter 2011 (pdf)
NSDA News fourth quarter 2010 (pdf)
NSDA News third quarter 2010 (pdf)
NSDA News second quarter 2010 (pdf)

The area below contains additional news items related to the NSDA, including recent news that has occurred since the last edition of NSDA News.

The People's Choice Award

The National Stamp Dealers Association (NSDA) sponsors the "People's Choice Award" for any stamp club promoted shows. In order for the venue to be eligible for this award, 50% of the dealers set up at the show MUST be NSDA members.  If your show qualifies, please contact Dick Keiser at nsda@dickkeiser.com.

In Memory ... NSDA Members who have passed away

Harry Graetz of Overland, KS  a very convenient business relationship. He rented space from me in my office and we kept entirely separate books for our businesses. Pete purchased the foreign stamps that walked in, I took the US and auction consignments. Of course we pursued other collections offered to us directly but virtually never stepped on each others' toes. Pete had worked as a teacher in Michigan for many years, primarily involved in high school theatre; then as a salesman; then as a stamp dealer. One of his sons is a collector (though not of stamps), his other son and daughter are not. His only grandson collects rocks, stamps and loads of other things. No one in his family, that I am aware of, is or was as intense as Pete in collecting 'stuff.' Given more time I believe his intensity in business would have enabled him to move ahead more quickly and profitably in philately; his biggest impediment was the unfortunate limitation of 24 hours in any given day. Here is Pete on receipt of my biggest philatelic purchase about three years ago. (Yes, it is all sold now; he got a big portion of it) We shared a love of most kinds of music; playing poker; telling jokes; needling and then helping each other on internet problems; talking about our respective families; both happily remembering and at the same time being glad we were done with teaching school. We also got along well not discussing politics if possible as we were pretty much polar opposites. If you never met him perhaps you spoke with him on the phone, even if he just handed it over to me. Did he sound gruff or unfriendly? Well, he was at times but like all big, gruff guys he was soft on the important things in life. We had a great run and it won't be matched.

Dr. Ray C. Ameen

John B. Head

Alan E. Gould

Herbert P. McNeal

Charles Edward Poetzl: Charlie was Born on Sept. 27, 1927 IN San Francisco, Calif. He served in the Merchant Marine and the US Navy during WW II and for a short time after the war. He returned to Calif., got married and moved to Seattle for 4 yrs. He moved back to California for the rest of his life, living for about 25 yrs. in Fremont Calif. He moved to the Sacramento area with his wife of 53 yrs. about 5 years ago. He became a full time stamp dealer in 1985 specializing in British Commonwealth Stamps. Charlie was a Charter Member of the NSDA. He was an active dealer until a few months before his death on November 14, 2006 He is survived by two daughters and a grandson.

 

 

 

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