Angelo Lima, was a philatelist who was a specialist in the philately of the Portuguese area.
A collector from a young age, Lima patiently built up his collections until they were strong enough to win the top awards in philately.
His display Brazil: 1843-1866 won a Large Gold Medal at Stamp World London 1990.
[2] Other awards were the International Grand-Prix at PhilexFrance 89 and the Championship Grand Prix at PhilaNippon 91.
[4] Lima's collection of classic Portugal was sold by Afinsa in 1995 and raised 226m pesetas which was a record for a philatelic auction on the Iberian Peninsula.