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Polar Post 2003

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Contents March 2003

Editorial; Dates for your diary; Back issues of Polar Post . . . . . . 2
Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group – Scottish Meeting 26th April 2003 . . . . 3
Membership News . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The Polar Postal History Society of Great Britain Golden Jubilee Weekend, Cambridge . . . 4
Obituary – Charlie Burton . . . . . . . . . . 7
Obituary ‘Fram’ Farrington . . . . . . . . . . 8
British Antarctic Survey Season 2002/2003 . . . . . . . . 9
The N.A.E. – The Voyage of the Discovery – Part 6; Discovery found again in Antarctica! . . 10
News from Germany . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Scottish National Antarctic Expedition 1902-04; Leader W.S. Bruce (1867 – 1921) . . . 12
Tristan Da Cunha Monograph Volume 4, 1946-1948 – a review . . . . . . 22
Post Office equipment sent to Tristan Da Cunha . . . . . . . . 23
New Issues – AAT, BAT, China, The Falkland Islands, Great Britain, Ross Dependency, South Georgia 24
Cover offers . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cover offers from recent issues of Polar Post; German and Argentinian Cinderellas; Note on Copyright . 30
Auction Report – Falkland Islands & Dependencies, Antarctica, South Atlantic Islands Postal Auction 3/10/02 31
New Tristan / Polar Postcards Tev Cottonwood Creek TdC61; Ms Bornholm TdC 62;
MT. Salvageman TdC 63 . . . .

Contents June 2003

Editorial; Dates for your diary; Back issues of Polar Post . . . . . . 34
An Afternoon at the “Royal”: Note on copyright. . . . . . . . 35
Chairman’s Report for 2002; Report of the Editor of Polar Post for 2002 . . . . 36
Society’s Accounts, Cover Service Account and Report, and Auction Manager’s Report for 2002 . 37
Exchange Packet Summary, Membership Secretary’s Report, and Secretary’s Report for 2002; Society Library 38
Minutes of the AGM of the PPHSGB, 1st March 2003 . . . . . . . 39
PPHSGB London Spring Meeting at Stampex, 1st March 2003 . . . . . . 40
New Exchange Packet Superintendent; Exchange Packet Update; Membership News . . . 41
Trsitan and the Battle of the River Plate – further information . . . . . . 41
Book reviews:- Tristan da Cunha Monograph Volume 5. 1948 “Venture Survey”; A Postal History of
Ross Dependency (New Zealand Antarctic) 1955-77; A Postal History of Campbell Island . . 42
Members Wants and Sales; A New Find – An imperforate South Georgia Sheet. . . . 43
Classic Cover Corner N° 3; German Antarctic Activities 2002/2003 . . . . . 44
The N.A.E. – The Voyage of the Discovery – Part 7 . . . . . . . 45
First French Antarctic Expedition – The Voyage of Français 1903-1905 – Part 1 . . . 46
The British, Australian, New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1930/31 . . . . 52
Bird II Antarctic Expedition Cover addressed to “Sissons”; BAS Season 2002/03 – Part 2 . . 55
Recent South Pole Polar Items . . . . . . . . . . 56
KXVIII Submarine visit to Tristan Da Cunha . . . . . . . . 60
Polar Items from Kjell Andersen . . . . . . . . . 62
Precerutti-Letters addressed to “OSLO, Norvegia”; The North-Atlantic flight of Thor SOLBERG 1935 . 63
New Issues – TAAF, Great Britain, South Georgia . . . . . . . 64
Cover offers . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
New Tristan / Polar Postcards – M/S Akademik Ioffe – Pole 20; M/S Dalsland – TdC 64 . . . 72

Contents September 2003

Editorial; Dates for your diary; Back issues of Polar Post . . . . . . 74
PPHSGB London Autumn Meeting; Membership News; Society Auctions; . . . . 75
Answer to the Query in Classic Cover Corner N° 1; Antarctic Places Names N° 1 . . . 75
United Kingdom Postcode for the Falkland Islands; The National Antarctic Expedition – The Voyage of the
Discovery – Part 8 . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Drama in the Arctic S.O.S. Italia -The search for Nobile and Amundsen; A Diary and Postal History by
Fred Goldberg – reviewed by John Youle; Note on Copyright . . . . . . 77
Letter from Teller, Alaska, to Rome on May 16, 1926 on Arrival of the Airship “Norge” . . . 78
Inward Post to British Antarctic Bases – an unreported cachet . . . . . . 79
Byrd I Antarctic Expedition Cover addressed to “Charlie Bab” . . . . . . 80
“Aries” Flight Covers . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Prince Charles Mountains Expedition of Germany and Australia . . . . . . 82
Dr L. Greenfield (Event KO 52) and Dr Davidson (Event KO 57); Marion Dufresne and Palangrier . 83
The First French Antarctic Expedition – The Voyage of the Français 1903-1905 – Part 2 . . 84
Scottish National Antarctic Expedition 1902-04; further philatelic items . . . . 88
Hunting Aerial Survey 1955/56 and 1956/57 . . . . . . . . 91
Tristan Da Cunha – The Stamp that nearly was! . . . . . . . 92
New Tristan Volcano related items; Tristan da Cunha Weather Station of the 1950’s . . . 93
New Zealand Deregulated Post . . . . . . . . . . 94
Lieutenant Nobu Shirase Memorials 1861 – 1946 . . . . . . . 96
New Issues: AAT; BAT; Falkland Islands; South Georgia; Tristan da Cunha . . . . 97
Cover offers . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
New Tristan Postcards:- MT Statesman TdC 65; MS Tjipanas TdC 66; SS Zealandic TdC 67 . . 103

Contents December 2003

Editorial; Dates for your diary; Back issues of Polar Post . . . . . . 106
Annual General Meeting and London Spring Meeting 28th February 2004 at Spring Stampex . . 107
Membership Subscriptions 2004; Combined Index for Polar Post – volunteer sought! . . . 107
PPHSGB London Autumn Meeting at Stampex, 20th September 2003 . . . . . 108
Revised Membership list; Membership News; Ken Jagger