Background
Orenstein, Ian Michael was born on January 6, 1939 in Brooklyn. Son of Harry and Myra (Klein) Orenstein.
Orenstein, Ian Michael was born on January 6, 1939 in Brooklyn. Son of Harry and Myra (Klein) Orenstein.
Bachelor of Science, Clemson U., 1960; postgraduate, University of California, Berkeley, 1960-1961.
Career regional manager, Minkus Stamp & Public Company, California, 1964-1970;
manager stamp division, Superior Stamp & Coin Company, Inc., Beverly Hills, California, 1970-1990;
director stamp division, Superior Galleries, Beverly Hills, California, 1991-1994;
director space memorabelia, Superior Stamp and Coin. Company, Inc., Beverly Hills, California, 1992-1994;
director stamp and space division, Superior Stamp & Coin an A-Mark Company, Beverly Hills, California, 1994-1997;
senior buyer, appraiser, Superior Stamp & Coin, Beverly Hills, California, since 1997. Stamp columnist Los Angeles Times, 1965-1993.
Writer The Brookman Times, ScottStamp Monthly. Board Adelphi Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta Institute Philatelic and Numismatic Studies, 1978-1981.
With Army of the United States, 1962-1964. Member American Stamp Dealers Association, Canal Zone Study Group, German Philatelic Society, Confederate Stamp Alliance, American Philatelic Society (writers unit 1975-1980, 89-93), International Federation Stamp Dealers, International Society Appraisers: Stamps, Space Memorabilia.
Married Linda Turer, June 28, 1964. 1 child, Paul David.