Michael Rogers
President |
Michael’s 39 year career in the stamp business and his
specialized knowledge of China and Asian stamps has led to his
well earned reputation as the ‘go to’ person to consult when
buying or selling Asian material. Now that he has transferred
more of the day to day operations to Peter, he will be making
more cross-country trips this year accepting auction
consignments and buying material for our retail clientele, in
addition to having booths at major shows where he can meet with
old and new friends. Michael describes many of the Asian lots in
our Auctions, as well as building our retail/mail order
business. In his spare time (!) he continues to add to his
Ethiopia collection and to write articles for stamp
publications. |
Peter Rieman
Vice President |
Peter has worked with the company for 8 years and in that time
has overseen the growth of the auction business to its present
volume as well as writing most of the Worldwide lots which now
account for 60-65% of the content of most of our sales. In
addition to building MRI’s auction business and overseeing daily
operations, Peter attends various stamp shows around the country
and evaluates and purchases world wide material for the
company’s expanding collector base. |
Coleen Nagy
Treasurer |
Coleen has served the company for more than 20 years as chief
financial officer, human resources and office manager. She also
coordinates company travel plans, auction venues and logistics,
and keeps copious company records. She is extremely helpful with
customer service. Her world travels and bicycle excursions
are always a treat to discuss and when she has time, keeps the
staff in line too. |
Patrick Ramsdell
Secretary, Auction Administration |
Serving the company for over 20 years, Patrick enjoys his front
office position to oversee and coordinate daily activities in
the office. His primary duties include being secretary to
Michael Rogers and for the company and to provide customer
service to our customers on the phone. Also, a major part of his
day includes inputing all the lots prepared by the describers
for Auction and Mail Sale and in the final preparation of the
catalogues. |
Garth Darmali
I.T., Auction Administration |
Garth has been our main computer guru and for more than 10 years
and has kept us up to date with the latest internet services. He
responds to a myriad of emails and phone calls daily. In
addition, he serves the company in the capacity of customer
service agent and in auction administration. His multilingual
skills have come in very handy.
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Michael Thompson
Auction Describer |
Michael's impressive career spans more than 30 years, starting in 1979
with a small auction company in Virginia. He has been an auction
describer with several nationally recognized stamp auctioneers
and has an extensive knowledge of worldwide stamps and postal
history, applying his "can do" expertise to the most intensive
consignments. Michael also enjoys collecting antique advertising
tins. |
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Kathleen Grubbe
Catalogue Production |
Katie has experienced a successful
career in the graphic arts/desktop publishing industry and loves
intertwining text and graphics. She is an avid FDC collector and
her favorite cachet maker is Ludwig Staehle with his bold
artwork, superb hand lettering, and intricate stippling. Her dog
looks like Hong Kong Scott #253 and they both enjoy their walks
together. |
