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Polar Post 2014

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Contents March 2014

Arctic Covers from Steve Allen’s Display at Cambridge, September 2013 – illustrations 1
MHF – AAE, Part IV Special Edition Cover featuring a Painting by Wendy Sharpe – illustration 2
The 2nd German Antarctic Expedition 1911-1912: The Cachet Error of 10. Dezember 1911 – illustration 2
New Issue – South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands – Habitat Restoration – illustration 2
Contents; Editorial 3
Committee; Deadline for next Polar Post; Dates for your diary; Back issues of Polar Post; Note on Copyright 4
Chairman’s Message; Membership News; Members’ Wants; Breakup of the PPHSGB Library 5
The PPHSGB Residential Weekend in Cambridge 20th to 22nd September 2013, Part 2 6
Alaska – US Maritime Service North Star III 11
FIDS Base T Early Mail – A letter to the Editor 12
“A/S Kerguelen 1908-1921, the Optimism, the Dreams – and the Dull Working Day” – book review 13
Monaco 2015 – International Philatelic Exhibition with Polar Classes 13
Picture Postcards – Rarity, Desirability and Values 14
A Visit to South Georgia October 2013 16
The 2nd German Antarctic Expedition 1911-1912: The Cachet Error of 10. Dezember 1911 18
A Real Picture Postcard from FIDS Base Y, Marguerite Bay 18
The start of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914 (Endurance Expedition) 18
New Issue – AAT Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914, Part 4 “Homeward Bound” 19
New Issue – Ross Dependency – Antarctic Food Web – text 20
New Issue: Ecuador – 25th Anniversary of Ecuador in the Antarctic 20
New Issue: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands – Habitat Restoration – text 21
New Issue: The Falkland Islands – Colour in Nature II 22
New Issue: The Falkland Islands – Penguins – Airmail Postcard Rate 22
New Issues – French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF) – text 22
New Issues – Illustrations in colour TAAF 1st January 2014 23
New Issue – Illustrations – Falkland Islands – Penguins – Airmail Postcard Rate Souvenir Sheet 24
New Issue – Illustrations – Ross Dependency – Antarctic Food Web Souvenir Sheet 24

Contents June 2014

A Fond farewell to the Reindeer of South Georgia 1911-2014 25/27
Cover Returns from Port Lockroy, South Georgia & SSI and Signy for the 2013/14 Antarctic Summer Season 26/41
Contents 27
Committee; Deadline for next Polar Post; Dates for your diary; Back issues of Polar Post; Note on Copyright 28
Chairman’s Message; Membership News; 29
Obituaries: Douglas Geoffery and Gerhard Trögel 29
Reminder! – SWINPEX, St Joseph’s Catholic College, Ocotal Way, Swindon 29
The PPHSGB Residential Weekend in Cambridge 20th to 22nd September 2013, Part 3 30
The Arctic Expedition of Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi 34
Philatelic Off ers from the Mawson’s Huts Foundation 36
Cachet (BAT) ALL-C-19 used at the Argentine Islands 36
A Rothera Cover from 8th March 1982 36
Monaco 2015 within the framework of MonacoPhil 2015 37
Report of the Hon. Treasurer of the PPHSGB for 2013 including the Accounts for 2013 38
Report of the Hon. Secretary of the PPHSGB for 2013 38
PPHSGB Membership Secretary’s Report for 2013; Report of the Editor of Polar Post for 2013 39
Minutes of the AGM of the PPHSGB held on 22nd February 2014 40
Cover Returns from Port Lockroy, South Georgia and Signy during the 2013/2014 Antarctic Summer Season 41
Operation Ice Cube 2013/2014 – A Cover from the South Pole 41
Intriguing Photo-Postcard from September 1919 42
Canadian Arctic Covers 43
Sir Ernest H. Shackleton’s Voyage of Endurance 1914-1916, Introduction and Part 1 44/51
South Georgia – 5th January 1972 – 50th Anniversary of the Death of Shackleton -The Imperforate Sheets 46/51
New Issue: Tristan da Cunha – Ships and Explorers – 7th April 2014 47/52
British Antarctic Territory Press Release via Pobjoy Mint 48
New Issue: The Falkland Islands – King Penguins, Predators and Prey 49/52
New Issue: The Falkland Islands – Fungi 49/52
New Issues – TAAF – Logos of the District of Crozet – 4th April 2014 49/52
New Issue – Argentina – 25th Meeting of the Administrators of Latin American Antarctic Programmes 50/52
New Issue – Argentina – 110 Years of Permanent Presence of Argentina in the Antarctic at Base Orcadas 50/52
New Issue – Cuba – 30th Anniversary of the Cuban Antarctic Expedition 50/52
New Issues – Royal Christenings – Mini-Omnibus Issue – Various dates of Issue 50/51

Contents September 2014

The French Arctic Expedition under the command of Gustave Lambert; Illustration of Map 53
Sir Ernest H. Shackleton’s Voyage of Endurance 1914-1916 – Illustrations of Registered Covers 54
Contents; Stop Press – RIP Harry Evans 55
Committee; Deadline for next Polar Post; Dates for your diary; Back issues of Polar Post; Note on Copyright 56
Chairman’s Message; Membership News; Member’s Sales; PPHSGB Postal Auction No. 68 delayed 57
FIPSG Southern Meeting on Sunday 2nd November 2014 57
†Charles Swithinbank – November 17th 1926 to May 27th 2014 58
†Gordon Bowra, June 28th 1936 to February 18th 2014 59
Editorial Note to the “Telegraph Online” Obituaries of Charles Swithinbank and Gordon Bowra 59
A correction to Polar Post Volume 46, No2., June 2014, Page 30 – From Peter Fuchs 60
Polar Salon at the Level 2 Stamp Exhibition “Rhein-Ruhr-Posta, 17th to 19th April 2015 60
Pre-Decimal and Decimal Stamps on a Single Cover – Items from Albert-Friedrich Gruene (FIPSG) 61
Provisional Programme for the RRS James Clark Ross and RRS Ernest Shackleton during the 2014/15 Season 61
MONACO 2015 – Further Information 61
Covers and Postmark Commemorating the Olympic Flame Relay at and around the North Pole 62
New Polar Research Ship for UK – NERC/BAS Press Release 25th April 2014 63
The French Arctic Expedition under the command of Gustave Lambert; An Expedition that never took place 64
Spitsbergen’s Early Postcards; An Annotated Catalogue 1891- 1914 (review) 67
The Arctic Expedition of the Duke of the Abruzzi – Two further items 67
Fletcher’s Ice Island T-3 – Drift Station “Bravo” APO 731 (Ladd Field, Fairbanks) 68
Plaisted Polar Expedition to The North Pole 1968 – Canada – Eureka Hammer O’Reilly Type N1 68
“Indian Antarctic Expedition Philatelist’s Guide” (review) 69
Sir Ernest H. Shackleton’s Voyage of Endurance 1914-1916; Part 2: Via Buenos Aires to South Georgia 70
†H.E.J. (Harry) Evans 25th July 1925 to 5th August 2014 74
Privatisation of the Postal Services of the Falkland Islands and the Philatelic Bureau in Stanley 75
No Increase in Postal Rates from 1st July 2014 (FI, SGSSI, BAT) 75
Editorial; Advertisement for Classic Stamps 75
New Issues – South Georgia and SSI; Heroes of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 76
New Issue – The Falkland Islands – Colour in Nature Part 3, 2014 78
Personalised Stamps on Commemorative Covers from Belgium 78
New Issues – TAAF – Dolphins and Prepaid Postcards 78
Personalised Stamps on Commemorative Covers from Belgium – Illustrations 78
New Issue – The Falkland Islands – Colour in Nature Part 3, 2014 – Illustrations 79
New Issues – South Georgia and SSI; Heroes of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition – Illustrations 79
New Polar Research Ship for UK – Artist’s Impressions of the ship – Illustrations 79
Covers and Postmark Commemorating the Olympic Flame Relay at and around the North Pole – Illustration 80
New Issues – TAAF – Dolphins and Prepaid Postcards – Illustrations 80

Contents December 2014

BAT New Issues Antarctic Marine Food Web and Airmail Letter Rate Penguin Stamps 2014 – Illustrations 81
In Memoriam: Photographs of † Harry Evans and † Ross Burden 82
Contents; Stampex Location Map; Classic Stamps Advertisement 83
Committee; Deadline for next Polar Post; Dates for your diary; Back issues of Polar Post; Note on Copyright 84
Chairman’s Message; Membership News 85
P.P.H.S. of GB Annual General Meeting & London Spring Meeting 2015 85
Tributes to † Harry Evans 86
† Ross Burden: 16th December 1968 to 17th July 2014; † Major R. N. (Ronnie) Spaff ord FRPS,L 1928 – 2014 87
Robin Murchie Retires 87
When Adolphus Greely visited the Scottish Geographical Society 1885 88
MonacoPhil 2015 90/91
Ken Blaiklock, O.B.E. (Still going strong after all these years) 92
A Philatelic Rarity: Mail from Bouvetøya 94
PPHSGB Cover Off ers 95
Sandefjord Whaling Museum Postcards used at South Georgia on 05 FE 14 96
1948 South Shetlands Cover; Graham Land – 1946 Victory Set cancelled before Issue! 97
HMS Endurance 2 Cover; HMS Endurance (2) to be scrapped; HMS Protector purchased by the MoD 97
“Operation Tabarin – Britain’s Secret Wartime Expedition to Antarctica 1943-46” – Book review 98
Ellesmere Island – Cape Herschel /Alexandra Fiord 1953 – Eastern Arctic Patrol CGS C D Howe / CGS d’Iberville 99
New Issue – Ross Dependency 99
New Issue – British Antarctic Territory: iSTAR – NERC Ice Sheet Stability Programme 100
New Issue – British Antarctic Territory: Letter and Postcard Rate Penguin Stamps 2014 101
New Issue – British Antarctic Territory: Centenary of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition – Part II 102
New Issue – British Antarctic Territory: The Antarctic Marine Food Web 103
Joint New Issue – Greenland and Ross Dependency – Pole to Pole 103
New Issue – Falkland Islands – Centenary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands 104
New Issue – South Georgia and SSI – History of Reindeer 105
New Issue – Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) – Era of the Husky 106
New Issues – TAAF – September to November 2014 (4 issues) 106
Illustrations of TAAF and Falkland Islands New Issues; Illustration of Stamps overprinted Bouvet Island 107
† Major R. N. (Ronnie) Spaff ord – Photos 107
Illustrations of South Georgia and SSI, British Antarctic Territory and Australian Antarctic Territory New Issues 108