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In the July issue we cover topics such as Dealer Supplies, Books on Stamps, The Business of Stamp Dealing Part II, Paraphilately

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Enjoy your stamps and stamp colleagues.. Michael IPDA Director and Newletter Editor

Michael

IPDA AGM US time 18 May / Australia 19 May

Dear Member, The 2009 Annual General Meeting of the association will be held on Monday, 18 May 2009.

The Meeting Room will open at 5.30pm for member’s to register. The meeting will start promptly at 5.45pm
The Meeting will take place in the IPDA Private Chat Meeting Room at
http://ipdaonline.org/html/private_chat.html

You should have received the Meeting Documents a week ago. The agenda is

1.The Notice and Agenda for the Annual General Meeting;
2. The Minutes of the AGM held on 13 May 2008;
3. 2009 Chairman’s Report;
4. 2009 Secretarial and Financial Report;
5. 2009 Annual Accounts & Balance Sheet;
6. List of Motions, and Elections (Items 7 & 8 of the Agenda)

Proxy Voting Form Members who will be unable to attend the Annual General Meeting are requested to send their apologies to the Secretary at secretary@ipdaonline.org .

Members who cannot attend are invited to use the Proxy Voting Form to participate at the Meeting. Please send your Proxy Voting Form to the Secretary at the above email address no later than Saturday, 16 May 2009.

Please support your Association.. I look forward to you join the Directors at this important meeting

Michael

May 2009 Newsletter now available

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Regards ....Michael Director and Newsletter Editor

IPDA MARATHON CHAT 25th APRIL

Hello - just a reminder that the marathon chat is tomorrow. Hope to see you all there.
This is the place to ask stamp questions or possibly establish stamp trades.
IPDA Chat


Michael

THANK YOU and what is next.........

To everyone who completed the Poll and the Survey. How rewarding for me to get your feedback, and I hope how rewarding it will be in time for you when I start to include some of the ideas and suggestions into the Newsletters.

Now, how about joining me, and other Directors on our Marathon Chat. Will be fun I am sure, and I look forward to chatting with some of you. Well for the few hours I know I will be on. We have the Directors on the chat line for 24 hours, we all take a turn to be host, as you might think of us.

Hope I get to meet some of you.

Oh yes..when is it... 25th 26th April... too complicated to say a time as we are from all around thw world.... wherever you are just try logging in. Go to the IPDA website IPDA and click on CHAT NOW

see you next week.... Michael (Director and Newsletter Editor)

IPDA Newsletter Survey

Hello, A simple survey, in two parts.. Would you please take a minute to answer? Many thanks.. Michael, Newsletter Editor IPDA Inc

Please click the answer that best describes your interest in the IPDA Newsletter

If you answered Very Interested , or Somewhat Interested it would be really appreciated if you could take one minute - honest that is all - to answer the 5 questions in the following Survey.

Newsletter Survey

I should be showing Easter eggs on stamps.

I have to show you this. I really do. It is for sale for US $2 on a website I found. Described as "Used Condition" although the seller does note the right corner is damaged. Oh, and it is not the only piece of junk I found on the site. Obviously the web site seller is not a member of the IPDA - Internet Philatelic Dealers Association Inc.

How bad that someone should even think of selling this. It should be put in the garbage. More importantly, I hope you all know rubbish when you see it. I am so angry that people can use the internet to sell stamps when they are obviously just trying to take advantage of people. Don't buy just because you want a stamp for your collection. And please make sure your friends don't get suckered into these type of buy situations.

Ruined my day to know there are people out there trying to sell stuff like this. Who are these unscrupulous morons.

If ever in doubt about a stamp please email at michaelatipda@gmail.com I am a Director of the IPDA and if I do not know, one of the Board will.

Enjoy your stamps ........ Michael