José MIRANDA DA MOTA

Year of Birth: 1944

Occupation: Retired teacher

Languages: Portuguese, (English, French, Spanish)

Expert since: 1992

Personal Reference Collections: Portugal and Portuguese Colonies:  stamps and postal history

Current Areas of Specialisation: Portugal and Portuguese Colonies:  stamps and postal history

Type of Expert: Expert philatelist who issues certificates

Main Publications: Portugal Ceres - Cliché Varieties (1992) Classic Stamps of Portugal - Figueiredo Collection (2005)

Membership: Academia Hispánica de Filatelia; International Society for Portuguese Philately; Portuguese Philatelic Society; AIJP

Recognition: Philatelic Order of Merit from the Portuguese Federation (2004); Research and Writing Award by the Internat. Society for Portuguese Philately, USA (1994); Medal for Philatelic Merit from the Portuguese Federation (1993)

Philatelic Judging: National judge (TR, PH and Lit.)

Director of the magazine Convenção Filatélica