Bulletin 233
- President’s message
- Secretary Report
- Portugal Playing Card Tax : by John Dahl
- The River Vez, its valley and the town of Arcos de Val de Vez: By Claudino Pereira
- Rare Portuguese Postmarks : By Armando Teixeira da Rede
Dear Members,
Happy to announce the PPS Auction 2020 which is scheduled to take place, coinciding with the PPS Annual General Meeting, on Saturday March 14th, 2020.
Sincere thanks to our Auctioneer Ron van der Holt for having produced the catalogue of this year’s auction. The auction has about 60 lots coming up for bidding, which are described in the catalogue. The images for all auction lots are now available for viewing on our website.
Please note while most of the of the lots show the single “front” side image, some of the lots have multiple images associated with them. In case any member wishes to view the “reverse” side scan(s), s/he is requested to contact Ron via email (ronvanderholt@msn.com) for further assistance.
To view the auction “Lot number”, please click on an image first and then click on the “1” icon, located at right hand corner bottom.
Happy Viewing and Happy Bidding !
Happy New Year 2020 !
The January 2020 issue has been dispatched to the members. Here is the table of content:
Call for lots !2020 Auction at the PPS AGM in March 2020.Deadline for submissions: December 31st, 2019Looking to acquire Portugal and Colonies material: postal history, covers, stamps, collections.Important : Common or damaged material does not attract bids.Please send your lots to :Ron van der Holt
105 Wren Gardens
Portishead BS20 7PP
United Kingdom
The October 2019 issue has been dispatched to the members.
Here is the table of content:
The April 2019 issue has been dispatched to the members.
Here is the table of content:
• President’s Message by Chris Binmore
• Obituaries by Ron van der Holt
• A Statistical Estimate of D Maria II 100 Reis Mint Population by Luis Rocha
• Portuguese Philatelic Society AGM – An Update by John Swan
• Provisional Tow Postmarks – The Lima River at Viana do Castelo by Claudino Pereira