Saturday, September 22, 2012
1911 - 1914 CENTENARY OF AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
1911 DEPARTURE & JOURNEY
1912 ARRIVAL & EXPLORATION
Friday, September 21, 2012
QAANAAQ (Greenland)
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
ANT-25
The Tupolev ANT-25 was a Soviet long-range experimental aircraft which was also tried as a bomber. First constructed in 1933, it was used by the Soviet Union for a number of record-breaking flights.
On July 6, 2012 the Russian post issues a stamp devoted to the 75 anniversary of record transpolar flight on route Moscow – the North Pole – Saint-Dzhasinto (USA).On stamp is represented the plane ANT-25-1 against the flight route map.
On June 8, 2012 the Russian post issues a stamp dated for the 75 anniversary of the first transpolar non-stop flight on a route Moscow – the North Pole – Vancouver.
On stamp is presented the ANT-25 plane against the map with flight route.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
OTTO IUL'EVICH SCHMIDT
In 1934 Otto Iul'evich Schmidt (1891-1956) let an expedition to the Arctic on the icebreaker Cheliuskin. The ship was trapped by the ice and finally crushed. 104 crew members escaped onto the ice, and survived for two months before being rescued by planes.
The minisheet issued by Belarus in 2001 features the Arctic ice sheet with a red line marking the course of the Cheliuskin to its grave, pictures of the members of the crew and expedition who had to leave the ship, and, at the bottom of the sheet, the plane which rescued them. At the top of the sheet next to the middle perforations are three islands rising out of the Polar ice cap. I believe that they represent the Severnaya Zemlya.
On the stamp is a picture of Schmidt, a number of books which represent the books he published, and on the left side of the stamp a small map of the Severnaya Zemlya with a red arrow pointing to "Ostrov Schmidt" (Schmidt Island), which was designated to honor the explorer.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
"XX COMNAP" INTERNATIONAL ANTARCTIC CONFERENCE 2008
THIS SPECIAL CANCELLED COVER IS ABOUT "XX COMNAP" WHICH TOOK PLACE IN 2008 AT SAINT PETERSBURG (29.06.2008 - 04.07.2008).
COMNAP MEANS (COUNCIL OF MANAGERS OF NATIONAL ANTARCTIC PROGRAMS)
Sunday, May 27, 2012
NORTHERNMOST SETTLEMENT OF ICELAND, GRIMSEY ISLAND
Grímsey is a small island in the country of Iceland. Grímsey is the northernmost inhabited Icelandic territory; the islet of Kolbeinsey lies further north, but is uninhabited. The closest land is the island of Flatey, Skjálfandi, 39.4 kilometres (24.5 mi) to the south. The Arctic Circle runs through the island, while the entirety of mainland Iceland lies south of the Arctic Circle. It is located on 66°33′N 18°00′W .
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 2011-2012
THIS COVER WAS SEND TO DAVIS STATION TO BE CANCELLED AT THE AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY. IT WAS SEND ON 01.09.2011, POSTMARKED ON 30.01.2012 AND ARRIVED ON 10.05.2012. THANKS ALOT TO THE POSTMASTER AT THE BASE TO MAKE THIS COVER A WONDERFUL ONE.
BELOW IS THE BACK SIDE OF THE COVER WITH SEVERAL CANCELLATION FROM THE DAVIS STATION.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Ny-Alesund NORWAY
Ny-Ålesund is one of the four permanent settlements on the island of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago. Ny-Ålesund is one of the world's northernmost settlements at 78°55′N 11°56′E.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
JORDAN PPRG
EVERY NOW AND THEN MANY COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN ISSUING ON THE SERIES OF "PRESERVE POLAR REGIONS AND GLACIERS" AND YET ANOTHER ISSUE THIS TIME FROM JORDAN FOR THE SAME SERIES.
REYKJAVIK
REYKJAVIK, CAPITAL OF ICELAND IS LOCATED ON 64°08' N, MAKES THE WORLDS NORTHERNMOST CAPITAL SOVEREIGN STATE.
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