Polar Post 2022
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100th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Ernest Shackleton 5th January 2022 - Front Cover 1
Committee; Deadline for next Polar Post; Dates for your Diary; Note on Copyright 2
Contents; Editorial and Latest Antarctic News 3
Chairman’s Message; Membership News 4
Member Lesley Marley FRPSL displays at the Royal Philatelic Society London on 4th November 2021 5
† Peter Jeffrey Wordie - May 1932 to 16th April 2018 6-7
“QUEST”: The Last Voyage of Sir Ernest Shackleton, Part 4 - Whither Next? 8-10
Mint British Stamps cancelled with the S-R.ANTARCTIC Postmark while Quest was at Grytviken, South Georgia 11
Shackleton’s Grave 11
Shackleton’s Cross 12-13
New Issues: The Falkland Islands, SG&SSI and BAT - Centenary of The Death of Sir Ernest Shackleton 14-15
The Norwegian North Polar Expedition with The Maud, 1918-1925. Part 7: The North Star Air Post 16-21
2022 Membership Renewal Reminder 21
Bill Tilman and the Visit of the Yacht Mischief to The South Shetlands and South Georgia 1966/67 22-24
Recent New Issues: Norway 25
New(ish) Issue: Bulgaria - 200th Anniversary of the Discovery of Antarctica and
50th Anniversary of Bulgarian Research on the Ice Continent 26
New Issue: Uruguay - 30th Anniversary of the First Antarctic Naval Mission 1991 - 2021 26
New Issues: Greenland - 9th November 2021 27
New Issue: Greenland - 50th Anniversary of HM The Queen’s Accession to the throne 14th January 2022 28
New Issue: Russian Federation - Franz Josef Land 25th November 2021 28
New Issue: South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands: The Blue Belt Programme 9th November 2021 29-30
New Issue: British Antarctic Territory: Final Voyage of the RRS James Clark Ross 23rd November 2021 30
New Issue: British Antarctic Territory: The Blue Belt Programme 23rd November 2021 31
New Issue: British Antarctic Territory:30th Anniversary of the Protocol on Environmental Protection
to the Antarctic Treaty 23rd November 2021 32
New Issue: The Falkland Islands: First Call of the RRS Sir David Attenborough 11th December 2021 33
New Issue: French Southern and Antarctic Territories (FSAT/TAAF): Low Value Defi nitive Stamps
and Souvenir Sheet with 5 x €1.00 Stamps using the same Designs - 6th November 2021 34
New postal rates for the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF) from 1st January 2022 34
New Issues: French Southern and Antarctic Territories (FSAT/TAAF) - 1st January 2022 35-36
PDF Supplement to Polar Post, March 2022
Peter Cranwell RIP
A Review of Polar Post, December 2020 – Item provided by Alan Warren
A Review of Polar Post, September 2021 – Item provided by Alan Warren
A previously unreported Variation of the B6 Postmark for Deception Island provided by Cliff Allen
Mail from The first Antarctic Voyage of RRS Sir David Attenborough
New Issue: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
30th Anniversary of The South Georgia Museum – 24th January 2022
New Issue: Norway – 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Roald Amundsen – 3rd January 2022
New Issue: Germany – Environmental Protection (“Für den Unweltschutz”) – 2nd June 2022
New Issue: Greenland – 50th Birthday of Crown Princess Mary – 5th February 2022
New Issue: Greenland – Greenlandic school savings coupons, Part III – 28th February 2022
New Issues 24th March 2022:
The Falkland Islands; South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands; The British Antarctic Territory
Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
New issue: Tristan da Cunha – 60th Anniversary of Tristan’s 1961 volcanic eruption:
Part 2 Royal Society Expedition, 1962 – 21st March 2022
British Antarctic Territory First Day Covers issued on 23rd November 2021 at ROTHERA
British Antarctic Territory First Day Cover issued on 21st April 2021
95th Birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II
Photograph: Robert McMillan FRPSL being awarded Honorary Life Membership of the PPHSGB 37
Committee; Deadline for next Polar Post; Dates for your Diary; Note on Copyright 38
Contents; Editorial, Membership News 39
Chairman’s Message 40
Membership Secretary’s Report for 2021; Report of the Editor of Polar Post for 2021 41
Report of the Hon. Secretary for 2021 41
Report of the Webmaster for 2021 42-43
Treasurer’s Report and Accounts for 2021 43
Minutes of the AGM of the PPHSGB held on 26 February 2022 44
London 2022 45-46
Book Review: Norwegen Antarktis-Expeditionen 1945 bis 2018 46
European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon LIBEREC 2022 47
The Norwegian North Polar Expedition with The Maud, 1918-1925. Part 8: The Expedition 48-54
“QUEST”: The Last Voyage of Sir Ernest Shackleton, Part 5 - “Finale” 54-58
New Issue: South Georgia & SSI: 30th Anniversary of The South Georgia Museum 59-60
New Issue: Norway - 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Roald Amundsen 60
New Issue: Germany - Environmental Protection (“Für den Unweltschutz”) 60
New Issue: South Georgia & SSI: 40th Anniversary of Liberation 25th April 2022 61-62
Personalised Stamps and a Commemorative Postmark sponsored by Arge Polarphilatelie e.V. 62
New Issue Germany: ‘Polarlicht über den Lofoten’ (Aurora Borealis over the Lafoten Islands) 62
New Issues: The Falkland Islands; South Georgia & SSI; The British Antarctic Territory;
Tristan da Cunha: Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 63-64
New Issues; Greenland - HRH Crown Princess’s 50th birthday; Greenlandic school savings coupons, Part III 64
PDF Supplement to the June 2022 Polar Post.
This
supplement contains material of a non-philatelic nature for which there
was no room in the printed June 2022 issue of Polar Post. There was
also limited space available to report on London 2022. In addition a
number of new stamp issues have been announced since the issue was sent
to the printers. Supplement contents include:
London 2022 Exhibits by Members of the PPHSGB or FIPSG relating to the Polar Regions or The Falkland Islands
Exhibits of Members of the PPHSGB or the FIPSG relating to other Geographical Areas
A response to Trevor Cornford’s article on “QUEST: The Last Voyage of Sir Ernest Shackleton
Special Shackleton Postmark Sponsored by Arge Polarphilatelie e.V
Sotheby’s London Auction Travel, Atlases, Maps and Photographs
New Issue: Hungary 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Roald Amundsen
New Issue: Germany - Environmental Protection (“Für den Unweltschutz”)
New Issue: French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF)
New Issue: The Falkland Islands
New Issue: Tristan da Cunha
New Issue: Guernsey - 40th Anniversary of the Falklands Conflict
New Issues: Greenland
Grosvenor Auction March 1-2, 2022 (Sale Number 145)
A Favourite Cover - Island Princess by Phil Schreiber
Arctic Humanitarian Mission by Phil Schreiber
Contents September 2022
120th Anniversary of The Discovery Expedition 1901-1904 65; 82-83
Committee; Deadline for next Polar Post; Dates for your Diary; Note on Copyright 66
Contents; Editorial 67
Postal Rates Increased from 1st July 2022 for The Falkland Islands and the British Antarctic Territory 67
AAT Station Relief Ships 2022/2023; BAS – RRS Sir David Attenborough 2022/2023 Antarctic Season 67
Chairman’s Message; Membership News 68
London 2022 – Palmares: Exhibits by Members of the PPHSGB or FIPSG 69
The Endurance 22 Expedition Philately (Special Covers) 69
The Norwegian North Polar Expedition with The Maud, 1918-1925; Part 9: Miscellany and Part 10: Updates 70-77
Changes to the Operation of the Norwegian “Bergen to Kirkenes” Post Ship Route 77-78
The Spanish Antarctic Expedition XXVI 2021-2022; Arctic Cards 79
S.S. Jacob Ruppert – Antarctica; Antarctic and Falkland Islands Covers 2021-2022 80
Greenpeace in the Antarctic; Peter 1 Island Antarctica; World’s Most Remote Island (Bouvet Island) 81
40th Birthday of PFVS Polarstern 84-85
Who was Alfred Wegener? 86
New Issues: Hungary – 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Roald Amundsen; Chile – “Chile Nación Antártica” 87
New Issue: The Falkland Islands: Stanley – Jubilee City 87
New Issue: Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT): Penguins 88
New Issue: Tristan da Cunha – Centenary of The Death of Sir Ernest Shackleton 89
New Issues: Greenland 31st May 2022; FSAT (TAAF) 500th Anniversary of the Discovery of Amsterdam Island 90
New Issue: FSAT (TAAF): Booklet « The Pioneers of Antarctica » 91
New Issue: The Falkland Islands: 70th Anniversary of the First Direct Airmail Flight 92
New Issues: The Falkland Islands, Tristan da Cunha, Guernsey, Ascension Island – 40th Anniversary of Falklands Liberation 92
PDF Supplement to Polar Post, N°274, September 2022
This Supplement contains the following information and Articles:
Page 92A: Update to the Article “Changes to the Operation of the Norwegian “Bergen to Kirkenes” Post
Ship Route” published in Polar Post, September 2022, Pages 77-78.
Page 92B: Full list of Postage Rates from 1st July 2022 for FI, BAT and SG&SSI.
Pages 92C to 92Q: Colour version of the three part article on the “The First French Antarctic Expedition
– The Voyage of Français 1903-1905 by Serge Kahn” originally published in Polar Post June, September
and December 2003 in B/W half-tone.
Page 92R: The full press release text for the New Issue – “Ascension Island: 40th Anniversary of Falklands
Liberation” reported on Page 92 of the printed September 2022 issue of Polar Post.
Page 92S: The full press release text for the New Issue – “The Falkland Islands: Stanley – Jubilee City”
reported on Page 87 of the printed September 2022 issue of Polar Post.
Page 92T and 92U: New Issue 9th August 2022: Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) – “Australian Antarctic
Program: 75 Years”. This information became available after the September issue of Polar Post was sent to
the printers. It will be covered in the printed issue of Polar Post, December 2022.
Page 92U: New Issue 8th August 2022: Greenland – “Upernavik’s 250th Anniversary”. This information
became available after the September issue of Polar Post was sent to the printers. It will be covered in
the printed issue of Polar Post, December 2022 together with further Greenland new issues as available
through to 15th October 2022.
Pages 92V and 92W: Five short articles by Phil Schreiber which will not be published in a printed issue of
Polar Post. The articles are: Annette Island, Alaska; Arctic Medical Research; USCGC Healy Traverses the
Northwest Passage from West to East; Operation Deep Freeze 2022; R/V Polarstern in the Antarctic – The
HAFOS Cruise 2022.
Page 92X: Polar Salon at Liberec 2022 (13th to 16th October 2022) – List of the Polar Exhibits
Page 92Y: Polar Salon at Liberec 2022 (13th to 16th October 2022) – Poster
