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Duff Malkin, President
Telephone 604-738-7979 / e-mail edm@telus.net

Duff was re-elected BC Phil president at the Society's annual general meeting in 2009. He collects world-wide used aerogrammes and often contributes articles to the Society's newsletter. He is a long-time member of the BC Phil, and has previously served as Secretary.


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Trevor Larden, Vice President
Telephone (604) 224-5836, e-mail nanbellcan@netscape.net

Trevor was re-elected as BC Phil Vice President at the Society's annual general meeting in 2009. He has previously served as President and on various Vanpex committees, and is a Life Member. Trevor collects only used stamps: Canada to 2001; Australia, New Zealand, and Switzerland to 2000; GB commemoratives to end of Millennium series; Israel (first 50 years), Hong Kong to Communist takeover.


derren Derren J. Carman, Treasurer
Telephone 604-465-7515 / e-mail verdraco@uniserve.com

Derren was re-elected BC Phil Treasurer at the Society's annual general meeting in 2009; he served in the same position several years ago, and is the Immediate Past Vice President. Derren also maintains the Society's library of philatelic books and catalogues, and has been the prolific designer of Society and exhibition souvenir covers, labels, and posters, and is currently exhibits chair for VANPEX 2009, scheduled for September 25-26, 2008.

Derren collects Manchuokuo stamps and postal history, postcards and other memorabilia associated with the world's first jetliner, the Comet, and is a specialist collector of German civil-censorship postal history.

• PLEASE NOTE: The position of recording secretary is currently unfilled. A volunteer would be welcomed!
bob Bob Ingraham, Immediate Past President
Telephone 604-694-0014 / e-mail b.ingraham@shaw.ca

Bob has served as chairman of the VANPEX exhibits committee and VANPEX itself, and is the Society's webmaster. He also chairs the program committee. Bob collects stamps and covers related to WWII, the Vietnam War, early airmail, and propeller-driven airliners, particularly the early Douglas airliners.



Several volunteers of the Society perform key jobs:

  • Eric Ranger is the Society's Archivist, Auction Committee Chair, and has served as chair of the VANPEX Awards Committee.

  • Leslie S.S. Upton coordinates the sales circuits from the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada.

  • Yichuan Sang edits the newsletter. Contact him at pandastamps@hotmail.com, telephone 604-780-8199. Bob Ingraham is assistant editor.

  • Mike Strachan, Trevor Larden, Tim Woodland, and Leslie S.S. Upton help with our auctions.

  • Roger Packer takes charge of our need for snacks by faithfully providing tea, instant coffee, and cookies at our meetings.

  • Harry Tessman arrives early for every meeting to set up tables and chairs and organize the snack table.

  • Fritz Graf, our "handyman-on-call," is always prepared to lift, carry, deliver this or that here or there, drill a hole, mount a bracket, pound a nail, wield a screwdriver, or repair an exhibit frame. Fritz often serves as a generous "taxi driver" for members who no longer drive.

  • Alex Hadden manages the Society's database.

  • Bob Ingraham is webmaster.
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