FIG. 1 is a top, front and left side perspective view of housing for a portable handset telephone or similar article showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof, the side opposite being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof; and

FIGS. 4 and 5 are respectively top and bottom plan views thereof.

The broken line showing of environmental keyboard panel arrangement in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.