This is the best news on this forum in quite awhile. Action, not words. Congratulations to Dom and those who assisted him.
Disappointing only 283 have signed the petition. In addition to Goan apathy, it may be the online petition process is something new to Goans? George --- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A maquette of the Abbe Faria stamp/postcard has been prepared by one of the > three countries > petitioned to, and while official confirmation is awaited, there is > encouraging reason to be > optimistic that an Abbe Faria stamp will be issued on the occasion of his > 250th birth > anniversary (May 31, 2006). > > To date, 283 have signed the petition. However, the opportunity still awaits > for everyone else > who may wish to be on the record in this effort to get what could well be the > first Goan name > and face in the Philatelic galaxy. > > http://www.abbefaria.com/Petition.htm
