%% temporarily remove, reset page numbering
\pagenumbering{gobble}

some text without pagenumbering....

%% return page numbering, knowing we are on "new" page 2
%% note: the command order is important
\pagenumbering{arabic}
\setcounter{page}{2}

inspiration: http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/54333/no-page-numbering