XPost: rec.collecting.stamps.discuss   
   From: notmejohn_t@jackinbox.com   
      
   Tracy_Barber@frontiernet.net wrote:   
   > The International Society of Portuguese Philatelists (ISPP) has a web   
   > site for general information, how to join the Society and current   
   > literature offerings.   
   >   
   > The "ISPP" deals with Portugal and colonies past, ex-colonial holdings   
   > and anything related to them.   
   >   
   > There is a quarterly magazine, Porto-Info with a lot of great   
   > information on the collecting area.  Back issues are available.   
   >   
   > Eventually, we hope to have the Society library holdings displayed   
   > on-line.  This is the only page "Under Construction" by a friend of   
   > the Society and hopefully will be added soon.   
   >   
   > Several other areas will be open, such as on-line advertisements of   
   > Portugal & Colonies material, country by country descriptions, sample   
   > stamps for identification and much more.   
   >   
   > Stop in, check it out and offer your comments.  We are in the   
   > progressive phases of this website and plan to expand.   
   >   
   >   
   > 	http://www.portugalstamps.com   
   >   
   >   
   > Tracy Barber   
   > (ISPP Webmaster)   
      
   Tracy:   
   It's a good honest website (if I can put it that way). What would really   
   help is an outline of why someone should collect Portugal or its   
   colonies etc. What are the major areas within traditional philately and   
   postal history (or whatever!) and what makes them EXCITING to collect.   
   This with illustrations of covers and stamps with explanations would   
   truly "sell" the society methinks!   
   --   
   John Taormina     The MIDDLE-AGED one   
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