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Rick Penko
Auction Manager
rpenko@spink.com

Rick Penko joined Spink Shreves Galleries in November 2007. He is currently the President and a life member (L26953) of Royal Philatelic Society of Canada. He is a member of BNAPS and remains active in the local study group. Rick is a Past President of the Winnipeg Philatelic Society. He joined WPS as a junior in 1966. He has been Chairman of the local and national WPS annual stamp shows and has served on the committee for over 15 years.

Rick has been a leader in re-vitalizing the stamp collecting community in Winnipeg. As president of WPS he has encouraged co-operation between WPS and The Seniors' Stamp Club, the Scandinavian Collectors Club of Manitoba, and the Junior Stamp Club of Winnipeg.

He publishes The Buffalo, the journal of the Winnipeg Philatelic Society where he has added his graphic skills to the publication for over twelve years.

Rick's collecting interests are extensive. Beside Canada, Rick specializes in the stamps of the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Bangladesh. He is also a member of the APS and has built up an extensive library of material related to his collecting interests.

Rick is an accredited RPSC local judge and has exhibited locally. He has several years of judging experience and was an apprentice judge at several National Shows in Canada and the United States.

As a member of the Canadian Stamp Dealers' Association, Rick has enjoyed dealing in the stamp trade for over six years.

He is a former member of the Stamp Advisory Committee of Canada Post and contributed to that body his graphic skills knowledge gained from his association with his own business for over 8½ years. Rick has over thirty-four years experience in the Graphic Arts field. He is the father of two children.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: American Philatelic Society (life member) | American Revenue Association | American Stamp Dealers Association (life member) | Carriers & Locals Society | Collectors Club (New York – Board member) | Philatelic Foundation (Board member) | Philatelic Traders Society (London) | Smithsonian National Postal Museum (Council of Philatelists) | U.S. Classics Society (life member)

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