Alan Barasch
Retired SQL Developer and Philatelist
Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States
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Alan worked in the IT realm for large and small companies from 1971 until 2019 and still tries to keep current with changing trends. Worked at most companies in St Louis for 2 weeks or more and up to 8 years.
In Alan’s spare time, he volunteers with a local organization that sends him to the homes of the elderly (older than himself) to fix their computers.
Alan is currently a member of the Board of Governors of The Collectors Club (NY), along with being their webmaster and membership chair, Webster Groves (MO) Stamp Club, secretary-treasurer of the APS Writers Unit #30, and the secretary of the Gastronomy on Stamps Study Group.
Alan speaks to several clubs each year on a host of topics such as “Computers and Technology on Stamps”, “Bread!”, “Penguins on the Stamps of Falkland Islands”, “An Alphabet of Topicals – Ideas for Collectors”, and “Pachyderms”.
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Computing & Technology thru Postage Stamps
Forty-five slide program of stamps showing evolution of computing from Babbage to AI. Begins with the first stamp to show a technology subject in 1959 and continues to present day.
No technical nor philatelic knowledge needed.
This is been presented to large international audiences and small groups.
Day of Data St. Louis Sessionize Event
Belleville Stamp Club
Spoke on "Joint Stamp Issues of the World". Expected 12 people but only 7 showed up. The show must go on!
Omaha Philatelic Society
Spoke on "Computers and Technology on Stamps". Well received
Columbia Stamp Club
Spoke about "Story of Bread on Stamps" and passed out challah for the members. Audience of about 15 people.
Great American Stamp Show 2024
Spoke to the Falkland Islands Philatelic Group about “Falklands Stamps as a Topical”
Collectors Club of New York
Spoke on international Zoom call as we were just coming out of COVID-19 restrictions. “Computing & the Internet, The Story of Technology on Stamps”
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