The results of our last auction, at the March 2015 AGM, are available. Our auctioneer, Roger Lawson, has produced  Read More →

Some photos of the last AGM, courtesy of Isabel Vieira, Armando Rede, Luís and Eduardo Barreiros, are now available. Click on the image to see them.

Here are some photos, courtesy of Isabel Vieira, of some of the PPS members attending the National Philatelic Exhibition. The Secretary’s report about the event will appear in the next bulletin.

Some photos (courtesy of Isabel, Armando and Bento) from the recent Annual General Meeting, which took place 21-23 March in Leamington Spa.

Dinner at Simon’s Place

Pastéis de bacalhau to start off

Paul Woodness exhibits Cape Verde covers

Roy Teixeira’s display about the little known US Naval Base 13, Ponta Delgada, during WW I

Steve Washburne presents the Urwick Cup to John Dahl for “Dom Luis, Straight Label issues”

Steve Washburne presents the Society Prize to Dave Davies for “Portuguese India, Local and Domestic mail, 1810 – 1890”

PPS members will always be encouraged to attend the AGMs. Every 5 years the PPS holds an AGM in Portugal and these AGMs are very well attended. I was unable to attend this year, but in an email to PPS member Milind Kamat today I suggested that in the future there’s no reason why members can’t attend via Skype (video and audio). Obviously we want to attend in person, but realistically that’s not always possible. Skype would be the next best thing to being there. Food for thought.

This major philatelic event is to be held 17-22 September at Palácio Barrocal in the historical city of Évora, Portugal. The usual ‘PPS suspects’ from overseas are due to attend along with many local PPS members. This major FPF event is being jointly organized by both Portugal and Bulgaria. For more information (in Portuguese), please click on this link. 

The bi-annual Midpex was held on July 6th at the Warwick Exhibition Centre, Warwickshire, UK. The PPS held its usual summer meeting where some pending 2013 AGM agenda matters were also discussed. It was a good event and everyone enjoyed the day, including two new members – Kenneth Mascarenhas and J Bourne – who joined the PPS on the day.

The photo shows Hon President Stephen Washburne (right) and Hon Secretary John Swan (left) conducting a meeting amongst attending PPS committee members.

Distinguished PPS member, Mr John Dahl, presented May’s Sir Daniel Cooper lecture at the Royal Philatelic Society, London on the 11th May 2006 with his talk and display titled “The embossed issues of Portugal”. The lecture was well attended and you will be able to read more details of the same on this Royal Philatelic link.

Mr John Dahl (right) with the president of the Royal, Mr Christopher Harman.