fingers crossed, Rosemarie! :)
On Friday, February 10, 2017 at 9:07:22 PM UTC-8, rcapodc wrote: > > Great, hopefully mine will arrive next week (I was about 5--7 days behind > you!). > > Rosemarie > [email protected] <javascript:> > Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, > Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily > > On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 9:03 PM, linda <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> >> I wish you every success! >> >> An update on my order: On Wednesday, I received a "Sorry we missed you" >> delivery tag from the Post Office. It seems that the book was shipped with >> a Signature Confirmation required on delivery. I haven't been able to go >> to the PO to attempt to claim it yet because of work. So, the book arrived >> quite quickly, though I don't have it in hand just yet. I'll report back >> again when I do. >> >> :) >> >> >> >> On Friday, February 10, 2017 at 8:43:48 PM UTC-8, Sue Q wrote: >>> >>> What a wonderful lead! I will try to order it. Sue >>> >>> On Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 11:15:54 AM UTC-8, linda wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> In the last week there have been a few posts referring to *Abreviaturas >>>> Paleografia* by Borges Nunes. I know quite a few, including myself, >>>> have a pdf of it and find it to be a valuable resource. Unfortunately, >>>> obtaining a physical copy of the booklet has been a bit difficult. When I >>>> made a concerted effort to find one a couple of years ago-- both online >>>> and >>>> through large independent or academic bookshops here-- I couldn't readily >>>> do it. Happily, about a week ago while researching something else, I >>>> found >>>> this source: >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.bulhosa.pt/livro/abreviaturas-paleograficas-portuguesas-borges-nunes/ >>>> >>>> Bulhosa is a well known Lisbon bookshop and they take PayPal, so I >>>> placed an order for it. With shipping, the booklet cost a total of about >>>> $16.00-17.00. A few days after placing the order, I received notice that >>>> one of the other books I ordered wasn't available, that amount was >>>> promptly >>>> refunded to my PayPal account. They also informed me that Paleografias >>>> was >>>> in the process of being shipped, so that looks very promising. Now, it >>>> just needs to make its way safely through the Portuguese and US postal >>>> systems! I'll update the group when I receive it. They're sending it >>>> "International Economy" rate, so it's anyone's guess how long it will take >>>> to arrive. :) >>>> >>>> I thought I'd post in case others are also interested in buying the >>>> actual booklet. The only difficulty might be navigating the website and >>>> reading the correspondence, as it is entirely in Portuguese. But, it's >>>> all >>>> relatively straightforward and the interface with PayPal is easy (and in >>>> English). Here's the notice that my book is in process of being shipped: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
