The newly formed Seventh-day Adventist Philatelic Society International has launched a Web site that organizers say will do more than just provide a networking forum for Adventist stamp enthusiasts.  Barry Bussey, secretary of the Adventist Church in Ontario, Canada, and one of the Society’s founders, says that two important goals of the Society are “to make known the work and message of the Adventist church through philately and to encourage countries to use their own Adventist history as a subject for commemorative stamps.”

There are currently 18 Adventist-related stamps issued by 11 countries around the world.  The most recent stamp commemorating the work of the Adventist Church was issued by Canada Post and was unveiled at the opening ceremony of the Adventist World Session in Toronto on June 29.  The Seventh-day Adventist Philatelic Society International Web site is located at

http://www.tagnet.org/stamps