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Polar Post 1999

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Contents Spring 1999

Editorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Dates for your diary . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Back issues of Polar Post . . . . . . . . . . 2
1998 Cambridge “Polar Expedition” (PPHSGB Residential Weekend in Cambridge) . . . 3
New Contact address for US submarines visiting the North pole . . . . . . 6
Modern Postcards relating to Belgian Antarctic Activities . . . . . . 7
Brighton & Hove ’98 – medals for Polar Post and Cachets and Postmarks of South Georgia . . 7
Midex ’99 . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Postcards of Antarctic Expeditions – a Catalogue – end of special price offer . . . . 7
Additions to the library to November 1998 . . . . . . . . 8
Membership News . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Dr Jens Hart Hansen – an Appreciation . . . . . . . . . 8
Alaska – The last Frontier – some comments . . . . . . . . 9
A Frank Mitchell Favourite Cover – some further information . . . . . . 9
A.A.T.:- “AURORA AUSTRALIS” in trouble again – and yet again! . . . . . 10
Notification of change of address / Revised membership list . . . . . . 11
Trevor Brown – a letter from Mrs Doreen Farrier . . . . . . . 11
Drifting Ice Stations – a book review . . . . . . . . . 11
Ships (Icebreakers) which have reached the North Pole 1977-1998 – addendum . . . . 11
Antarctic Winter Stations 1998 . . . . . . . . . . 12
North Korean Antarctic Activities – request for information . . . . . . 12
T.A.A.F. – 40th Anniversary of the end of the I.G.Y. FDCs . . . . . . 12
Copyright Notice . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tristan Da Cunha – The sale of the “Jack Cole” Collection – Auction realisations . . . . 13
Southern Thule:- Argentinian Naval Station “Corbeta Uruguay” datestamps . . . . 15
BAT – New Registration labels for the individual bases . . . . . . . 18
M/V Polarstern – 15 years of activity in the Antarctic . . . . . . . 19
Germany “loses” its Filchner Summer Station . . . . . . . . 20
An early Antarctic postcard? . . . . . . . . . . 21
Cover offers . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
New Issues:- Argentina, BAT, Canada, Chile, Falkland Islands, Greenland, Mongolia, Grenada, Gilbert Islands,
Niger, North Korea, Ross Dependency, Spain, T.A.A.F. . . . . 26
New Tristan / Polar Postcard (TdC 27 / Pole 1:- World Discoverer) . . . . . 32

Contents Summer 1999

Editorial; Dates for your diary; Back issues of Polar Post. . . . . . . 34
Chairman/Secretary Report for 1998; Membership Secretary’s Report for 1998 . . . . 35
Editor’s Report for 1998; Exchange Packet Summary for 1998 . . . . . . 36
Cover Service Account and report for 1998; Accounts for 1998; Librarian’s report for 1998 . . 37
Auction manager’s report for 1998; Minutes of the AGM held on 6th March 1999 . . .. 38
Report of the Society Meeting 6th March 1999; Additions to the library to March 1999; . . . 39
Correction to the report on the Cambridge Weekend 1998 . . . . . . 39
Membership News; Honorary life membership for Herbert Lealman MBE; A.B.P.S. Membership . 40
Gibbons Stamp Monthly reviews Polar Post, Volume 30 . . . . . .. 40
PPHS Auction N° 41 with realisations; Members’ Sales . . . . . . . 41
Auction Report Falkland Islands & Dependencies, Antarctica, South Atlantic Islands 17th March 1999 . 42
Midpex ’99; BAT – a word from the Falkland Islands Philatelic Bureau; Antarctic clothing through the ages 43
Nordensiöld Polar History expedition 1999; Association Grand Nord . . . . . 44
The Greenland Expedition of the University of Jena 1999. . . . . . . 44
The 14th Arctic Expedition of the “RV Polarstern” 1998 . . . . . . . 46
Beardmore Station; RRS John Biscoe I cachet; Chinese Icebreaker Xue Long in Singapore . . 47
Shackleton’s Quest pictured off Cape Roca, Portugal on Monday 3 October 1921 . .. 49
A favourite cover – Polar Post N° 178 & N° 180; . . . . . . . 50
One of my favourite covers (Falkland Islands Centenary issue cover cancelled at South Georgia) .. 50
Argentina’s first intercontinental Transantarctic Flight . . . . . . . 51
Admiralty Bay, South Shetlands – “Curly S” postmark variety . . . . . . 54
Spanish Antarctic Activities 1982 – 1999 . . . . . . . . 55
The Stableford connection with Tristan Da Cunha . . . . . . . 59
Tristan update . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cover offers (AAT, Belgium, BAT, Chile, FID, Romania, South Africa, South Georgia, Tristan da Cunha,
USSR) . . . . . . . . . . 62
New Issues:- (Greenland, South Georgia, USA, Liberia, Niger, Guinée, Ukranian & Russian Antarctic Post,
Russian states) . . . . . . . . 67
Copyright Notice . . . . . . . . . . 67
New Tristan / Polar Postcards (TdC 28:- RFA Tideflow; TdC 29: – SAS Protea
(TdC 30 / Pole 2:- ms Explorer; TdC 31 / Pole 3:- SAS Outeniqua) . 68

Contents Autumn 1999

Editorial; Dates for your diary; Back issues of Polar Post. . . . . . . 70
PPHSGB Autumn meeting 30th October 1999; Additions to the library to July 1999 . . . 71
Index for Polar Post – can you help?; Events officer – another plea for help . . . . 71
Membership News; Auctions 42 and 43; Tristan Da Cunha – Displays to local philatelic societies .. 72
Midpex exhibition and fair, July 1999 – a report . . . . . . . . 72
Arturo Prat – some background information; Antarctica 100 – a press release . . . . 73
A further South Georgia FDC of the Falkland Islands Centenary Issue; Curly “S” Postmark variety, Base G 74
New Postage Rates for the Falkland Islands (and possibly South Georgia and BAT) . . . 74
First day covers of the Falkland Islands Dependencies first map issue . . . . . 74
The 1998/1999 BAS Antarctic season – ships’ movements and covered received . . . . 77
30 years ago “A Star Was Born” – HMS Endurance 1968 – 1991 . . . . . . 81
German whaling activities 1936-1939 – an answer to a query . . . . . . 84
Direct airmail from the Falkland Islands and Dependencies . . . . . . 87
British etiquette on Tristan Da Cunha . . . . . . . . . 88
Tristan Da Cunha – Second visit of HMS Carlisle, 28 February to 3 March 1937 . . . . 88
The Stableford connection with Tristan Da Cunha – corrigenda . . . . . . 90
New Books – Penguins, Potatoes and Postage Stamps; The Postal History of TAAF from their origins to 1955 91
German Antarctic (Satellite) Receiving Station (GARS) at the Chilean O’Higgins Base . . . 92
Cover offers . . . . . . . . . . 93
Copyright Notice . . . . . . . . . . 94
New Tristan / Polar Postcards TdC32:- mt British Tamar; TdC33 / Pole 4:- H.M.S. Herald (SOLD OUT);
TdC34:- H.M.S. Arawa (SOLD OUT); TdC35:- H.M.S. Burghead Bay; TdC36:- HMSAS Natal;
TdC37 / Pole 5:- H.M.S. Endurance . . . . . . . . 96
New Issues:- AAT; Switzerland; Germany; Greenland; TAAF . . . . . . 97

Contents Winter 1999

Editorial; Dates for your diary . . . . . . . . . . 102
Best wishes for the New Millennium from the President and Secretary . . . . . 103
PPHSGB Annual General Meeting and Spring Meeting, 4th March 2000 . . . . 103
“Stamp 2000” Joint Meeting with the FIPSG on 24th May 2000 . . . . . . 103
Membership News (Herbert Lealman injured in car accident; “Nonie” Neild dies; membership update) . 104-105
Canberra Stamp Show; Member’s sale of back issues of Polar Post; Polar Queen . . . 105
Further Obituaries – Alfred Stephenson and Captain David Harrison Turnbull . . . . 106
Classics Stamps Auction realisations; A further “Paid at South Georgia” cover comes to light . . 107
BAT Postmark and Cachet Listings . . . . . . . . . 107
A further BAS 1998/1999 Season Cover; Bye-Bye Bransfield . . . . . . 108
British Antarctic Survey News; New Style Greenland Postmark . . . . . . 109
Further information on German Whaling Activities . . . . . . . 110
Südmeer . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Arctic Flown Covers 1925 – 1957 . . . . . . . . . 112
20 Years of Exchange Scientist covers 1956-1975 . . . . . . . 115
Membership Renewal Form and Standing Order Application Form for 2000 . . . 116A – 116D
Italian Antarctic Expeditions, Part 1 . . . . . . . . . 117
Cover from the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition – a request for information . . . . 119
Ross Dependency Paquebot cover; First registered cover from Ross Dependency . . . 120
Special cover BAT & South Georgia offer, 1999/2000 Season . . . . . 120
20 Years ago – The worst Antarctic Disaster – 28th November 1979 . . . . . 121
Tristan update . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Another rare “Loose Ship’s Letter” cover found (S.Y. Aurora) . . . . . . 123
Cruise to the De Gerlache Strait, 26/01/1999 – 10/02/1999 in the Footsteps of the Belgica Expedition . 124
Back issues of Polar Post . . . . . . . . . . 126
Cover offers . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Copyright Notice . . . . . . . . . . 130
New Issues:- Chile, Greenland; South Africa, South Georgia, BAT, Ross Dependency. . . . 131
New Tristan / Polar Postcards . . . . . . . . . 132