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Company name	Roger North Rarities
Owner	Roger North
Achievements	Corporate finance consultant, Roger North, is a lifelong entrepreneur who opened his first retail store in 1969.  In the 1970’s in Kalamazoo, Michigan, while owning and operating a jewelry design wholesale and manufacturing company, Roger began writing business plans and raising money.  In the 1980’s Roger gave a series of seminars, “Raising Money for Music Projects,” in Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. In Kalamazoo Roger was the founding Chairperson of the Vine Neighborhood Association, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit housing corporation established to preserve historical homes.  Roger was named to Michigan Governor Jim Blanchard’s Business Leadership Council, a statewide economic development group. In 1995 Roger was the first corporate finance consultant to establish an Internet Web site, where he wrote “Raise $1 Million This Year – Regulation D 504 Stock Offerings” and marketed the first direct public stock offering on the Internet, Spring Street Brewing Co., for Wit Capital Corp. In 1999, as investor relations consultant, Roger helped lead Semotus Solutions (AMEX: DLK, formerly Datalink.net) from a 50c per share OTCBB stock to a listing on the AMEX.  DLK was the fastest growing stock on any exchange in Q1 2000, reaching a peak of $88. Roger was the initial Chairperson for the Best Practices in Investor Relations Committee of the Investor Relations Institute. Since 1999 Roger has owned and operated Roger North Rarities, selling rare postage stamps on the Internet, a business that continues today. Roger is a Top Rated Gold Power Seller with a 100% Feedback Rating and 25,000 positive feedbacks to 0 negative feedbacks. Most recently Roger was the Associate Director and Communications Director for The Summit Leadership Conference held in El Paso, Texas. Roger holds a B.A. Communications, Western Michigan University, magna cum laude, and has completed extensive graduate work in Counseling and Personnel.
Services given	Direct sales of rare postage stamps.  The opening bid of all lots on Philatino is discounted by at least 33% off the selling price of the lot in the Roger North Rarities store.
Specialities	Worldwide generalist with concentration in the USA, Canada, Great Britain and Colonial, Germany and States, Italy and States, France and other Europe, Scandinavia and Iceland, and worldwide proofs, errors and specimens.
Return privileges	Misdescribed lots are returnable for full refund within seven days after receipt.  60 days extension given for certification upon email request.  Buyer pays for certification costs regardless of outcome. Please look closely at scans to determine centering and perfs.  Lots are not returnable because of centering or perfs.  Collection lots consisting of five or more stamps are not returnable.
Auctioneer's commissions	No buyer's commission.
Mailing charges and procedures	USA - small lots under $250 total sales, shipping is $2 including Delivery Confirmation, small lots over $250 total sales, shipping is $7 including Priority Mail and Signature Confirmation.  Large lots shipped according to weight. Outside the USA - small lots up to $100 total sales, shipping is $3 including Certificate of Mailing and shipped at buyer's risk.  Registered Mail (signed for) costs $12.74 total and includes insurance and guaranteed delivery.  Please request Registered Mail when paying for your order.  Small lots over $100 total sales Registered Mail at our cost of $12.74 is mandatory.  Priority Mail and Express Mail also are available. Please ask for a quotation.  Large lots shipped according to weight. Under no circumstances may you file a claim with PayPal for non-delivery of shipment if you have chosen to have your order shipped at your own risk.  If you file a claim with PayPal you will be banned from bidding on Roger North Rarities lots.
Payment methods	PayPal preferred to rogernorthstamps@aol.com Cash in $US sent by mail Cheques or money orders written on a USA bank with a USA address printed on the cheque or money order, and a 9-digit bank routing number.
Contact us	ROGER NORTH RARITIES 7101 N MESA #348 EL PASO TX 79912 USA Email: rogernorthstamps@aol.com Telephone: 915-820-8227 by appointment only.  Please send email to make an appointment to talk on the telephone

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