Richard Pederson has been a stamp and cover collector for over 50 years, starting at the age of 7. From the time the philatelic bug bit him as a youth, he has actively pursued his interest in stamps, even during his years in college. Richard collects all U.S. emissions, including back-of-the-book and postal history, although he is primarily focused on stamps and postal history through the Liberty issue and is actively working on putting together an exhibit related to the Presidential issue of 1938. He also maintains less serious collections of British America, British Europe, British Oceania, and pre-1940 world issues. Richard is the current editor of the NSDA News, the newsletter of the National Stamp Dealers Association (NSDA), writes articles for the philatelic press, including MeKeel's and Stamps Magazine, and plans to continue to do more writing in the future. Over the years, he has also been involved with a number of stamp clubs and societies and is currently a member of the American Philatelic Society (APS), the APS Writer's Unit, NSDA, United States Stamp Society (USSS), United States Philatelic Classics Society (USPCS), and American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors (AAPE).