I was born in The Bronx, NY. After being graduated from college in Brooklyn, I was a Peace Corps math teacher in Western Samoa from January 1970 until June 1972, when my term of service ended. I was then employed by the Education Department of Western Samoa as a math teacher until February 1977, teaching at Palauli Jr High School on the big island of Savai'i, then at A'ana Jr High School at Fasito'otai on the main island of Upolu. Currently, I live on Long Island with my wife and twin children (a boy and girl born November 2001); working in the IT field for the City of New York as a project manager.
Exhibition Awards
My single frame exhibit - Samoa's 1-Shilling Bisect - has won the following awards:
Anphilex96 (NYC 1996): CCNY participation medal & non-competitive certificate
Postage Stamp Mega Event (NYC Spring 1997): Gold (95 pts)
Nojex97 (Secaucus, NJ 1997): Vermeil
Midaphil97 (Lexena, KA 1997): Platinum (96pts)
Rompex98 (Denver,CO 1998): 1st place ribbon, Single-Frame Grand & SAS/O Silver Medal
FOSS is APS affiliate #240. We have about 65 members worldwide, who collect and study all aspects of Samoan philately: the missionary period, the John Davis Post Office 1886-1900, the German Imperial and Colonial Post Offices, the NZ mandate era, the Independent State of Western Samoa and the US Territory of American Samoa. Please contact me for more info. Our site is linked above and below.
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