Membership records show him as Charter Member 032.

This article from the club magazine (newsletter then) Vol 2, #3 written by him has that designation written in by the editor:
(https://www.ccgtcc.com/documents/1294/news/Volume-2-Number-3/index.aspx)

He is referred to as a "member dealer" by Archie Black himself n Vol 3 #1:
(https://www.ccgtcc.com/documents/1292/news/Volume-3-Number-1/index.aspx)