What I'm Doing With My Life

I'm thirty years old. I hold a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Denison University, in Granville, Ohio. I also hold a J.D. from the Harvard Law School. I am an associate with the law firm of Thompson Hine LLP. When not at work, I am usually doing something involved with stamps. I'm primarily a collecter but like most collectors I can't pass up a good bargain and also accumulate material I don't want, so I sell regularly. The rest of this web page is devoted to those activities. Take a look around!

My wife Christine is an amateur (though pretty good) naturalist and has particular interests in birds, wildflowers, and insects. She can sometimes convince me to go on trips with her but it's tough to pull me away from the computer.

My Philatelic Credentials

I have collected stamps for 25 years. I now focus primarily on the postal history of Ohio, including Licking County, stampless covers, machine cancels, andDoane cancels. I have an exhibit called "The Ohio Mails: 1803-1953" which is still in development but has won one vermeil and two silver medals at WSP shows. I also have topical collection relating to Ohio. This collection was exhibited non-competetively at Stampshow '99 in Cleveland when it was in its infancy.. I also have smaller collections, including a dormant pre-1940 worldwide stamp collection and an accumulation of material relating to the United States Supreme Court. My wife collects insects and ecological themes on stamps, with a focus on butterflies.

I am a member of the American Philatelic Society (#168685), as well as the Ohio Postal History Society, the Indiana Postal History Society, the Machine Cancel Society, the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, the Garfield-Perry Stamp Club, and the Collectors Club of Akron. I currently serve as the editor of the Ohio Postal History Journal. I have also published articles in Global Stamp News and in the journal of the International Society of Worldwide Stamp Collectors. I may also be frequently found on the various internet stamp chat boards.

I am a relative newcomer to the commercial side of philately, though of course most collectors buy and sell as part of the routine practice of the hobby. I performed my first sale in 1996-my senior year of college. I started using eBay as a buyer in October 1996 and started selling a month later. I eventually began putting together some material for net-price offerings as well. My handling of letters and postcards, and other miscellaneous documents, is really all an outgrowth of my experience with stamps. While I do consider myself to be knowledgeable, there are lots of things I don't know. I do, however, like to learn--so if you see an error in any of my lot descriptions, or have additional information about a piece, please let me know!

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