Dear all,
 
We too have sent clothes and other things to him, more
than 20 years ago, so that I can't really remember it, and
he sent us some common species from the Philippines, also
without exact localities. Since I don't collect any more exotic
species, I gave all these shells to the museum and to schools.
In these days I got also a handwritten letter by Iway.
with best greetings
Helmut from Innsbruck
 
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> I sent Illuminada clothes, money, etc. to swap for shells for 30 years.
> Each time I would get a long letter from him, as well as Christmas wishes.
>
> Someone made the statement recently (I think on the Conch-L) that the
> "Illuminada
> Iway thing was a hoax, that there was no such person and that there was no
> leper colony on Palawan.
>
> Anyone with any info on this?
>
> Carol
>