October Newsletter issued

Hi, if you are not a member and found this blog and are interested in philately then welcome. I write a monthly Newsletter for the IPDA Internet Philatelic Dealers Association Inc.

Free copy available if you write to me at michaelatipda@gmail.com

If you are a member, the sort of topics the Board is currently discussing and considering include how do we increase membership? and how do we get greater recognition of the IPDA, both for dealers and collectors.

What are your views? My thinking is we need collectors to be asking people selling stamps on the internet "are you a member of the IPDA"? (yes I acknowledge there are other excellent stamp associations and organisations, and membership of them is potentially a credibilty rating of itself) but we know there are people selling stamps on the internet who really are not members of such organisations and quite frankly are not doing the hobby collector, and often the more advanced collector, any favours. So what do we do, without spending a fortune I might add in publicity drives and materials? I may show some examples of what I mean over the coming week. You might be shocked... unless you already know what I mean

Tomorrow.. Halloween Night :-)

Enjoy your stamps, and hey, write to me - I get a lot of email but am always happy to get more.

Michael
IPDA Director and Newsletter Editor