Polar Post 2024
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Chairman’s Message Figures 1 to 3 53
Committee; Deadline for next Polar Post; Dates for your Diary; Note on Copyright 54
Contents; Membership News; Chairman’s Message 55
EuroPhilEx Birmingham 2025 – 7th to 11th May 2025 56
Polar Postal History Society of GB Membership Survey 2024 57
Polar Postal History Society of GB Facebook Group 58
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the PPHSGB 58-59
Polar Postal History Society Zoom Meetings 59
Soviet Whaling – A Response to Steve Pendleton’s Article in Polar Post, June 2024 60-63
A Trans-Antarctic Expedition Postcard signed by Capt. G.S. Tuck R.N. 63
A Brief History of the “Little Red Ship” MS LINDBLAD EXPLORER From Launching to Sinking 64-67
Cover Returns 2024 68
Bjørnøya – Norway’s Isolated Island on Postage Stamps 69-73
New Issues Tristan da Cunha: Garden Flowers and 200th Anniversary of the RNLI Parts 1 & 2 74
New Issue The Falkland Islands: In Memory of Fireman Gerard Johnson and Fireman Robert Finlayson 74
New Issues Greenland 24th and 26th May 2024 74
New Issue Greenland: Centenary of the 5th Thule Expedition 75
New Issue (FSAT/TAAF): Triptych Showing the Extreme Capacities of the Animals of TAAF 75
New Issue Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT): Seals 76
This Supplement contains the following information and articles:
Contents; Editorial; EurophilEx Birmingham 2025 7-11 May 2025 76A
New Issue 1st July 2024: Tristan da Cunha – 200th Anniversary of the RNLI Parts 1 & 2 76B-76C
The 2024/25 Programme for the RRS Sir David Attenborough 76D
Greenland New Issues 30th August to 8th November 2024 76E-76G
New Issue TAAF:150th Anniversary of the success of the French mission to Île Saint-Paul for
the observation of the transit of Venus 1874 76H-76I
Ice Cap News (ICN), July 2024 – 50 years of “B. U .T.” created by Hal Vogel 76J
New Issue 4th September 2024: Ross Dependency – Mount Erebus Extremophiles 76K
New Issue Norway: Bjørnøya / Bear Island 29; 50
Committee; Deadline for next Polar Post; Dates for your Diary; Note on Copyright 30
Contents; Membership News; Editorial; Stop Press – New Issue 18th April 2024 Tristan da Cunha 31
Chairman’s Message (BAE 1901-1904 and The Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901-1903) 32-33
Polar Salon at Boston 2026 34; 37
Agenda for the AGM of the PPHSGB to be held on Saturday 29th June 2024 at 2pm BST (1pm UTC/GMT) 34
Report of the Treasurer of the PPHSGB for 2023 34
Accounts of the PPHSGB for the Year ending 31st December 2023 35
Sale at Auction of the Gerry Pearce Collection “Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58” 36
† Ron Burn – 27th May 1943 to 5th February 2024 (Former Chairman of the PPHSGB) 37
The Soviet Whaling Fleet in the Antarctic 38-39
de Gerlache de Gomery, Four Generations in the Polar Regions 40-47
Clean-Up on Brabant Island 47
First Gnatmail / Royds – Scott / 14-15 NOV. 65 47
Argentina – Postcard Cancelled at Base Conjunta Teniente Matienzo 15 ABR 70 48
New Issues 29th February 2024: Greenland 49
New Issue 1st February 2024: United Kingdom – Royal Mail – Weather Forecasting 49
New Issue 12th February 2024: The Falkland Islands – 125th Anniversary of St Mary’s Church 49
Wholesale of stamps of Ascension Island, BAT, The Falkland Islands, SG&SSI and TdC to the Philatelic Trade 49
New Issue 14th March 2024: Norway – Bjørnøya (Bear Island) – The Island of Seabirds 50
Book in French – Postal Rates of TAAF (FSAT) 1948-2024 50
New Issue 20th February 2024: Australian Antarctic Territory – Petrels 51
New Issue 11th December 2023: Tristan da Cunha – 60th Anniversary of Tristan’s 1961 Volcano, Part 3 -Resettlement 51
New Issue 10th February 2024: SG&SSI – South Sandwich Islands – Traversay Islands 52
PDF Supplement to Polar Post, N°281, June 2024
This Supplement contains the following information and articles:
Contents 52A
PPHSGB – Report of the Honorary Secretary for 2023 52B
PPHSGB – Report of the Editor of Polar Post for 2023 52B
Membership Secretary’s Report 2023 52B
New Issue 18th April 2024: Tristan da Cunha – Garden Flowers 52C-52D
New Issue 30th May 2024 French Southern and Antarctic Territories (FSAT/TAAF)
Triptych Showing the Extreme Capacities of the Animals of TAAF 52D-52E
New Issue 20th May 2024: The Falkland Islands – In Memory of Fireman Gerard Johnson and
Fireman Robert Finlayson 52E
New Issues 24th and 26th May 2024: Greenland 52F
New Issue 24th May 2024: Greenland – Centenary of the 5th Thule Expedition 52G
The S.S. Discovery 1901 Cachet – A Query from Christian Murguet 52H-52I
Sale of the Gerry Pearce Collection “Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58” 52J
Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, 399-401 Strand, London WC2R 0LT – 6th June 2024 pm, Lot 1109 52K
Polar Salon 2026 at Boston 2026 World Expo May 23-30, 2026 52L
Boston 2026 Bulletin #1 Available 52M
British Antarctic Territory New Issues 19th November 2023 Front Cover 01
Committee; Deadline for next Polar Post; Dates for your Diary; Note on Copyright 02
Contents; Membership News; Editorial 03
Chairman’s Message (Cruise to South Georgia and Port Lockroy; New postcards Shackleton and Scott) 04-06
Tragedy aboard Kosmos in the Ross Sea 07-09
Victoria Land Stamps on 1913 Certificates signed in 1931 by Francis Drake 09
An Historic Letter from the 3rd and Final Voyage of R.Y.S. Terra Nova on the Final Relief
of the Scott Expedition 1910 to 1913 10-11
The Viking Funeral of M.S. Nella Dan 24th December 1987 12-14
Alain Hubert and Dixie Dansercoer: What happened after the “South Through the Pole” Expedition? 15-16
The 80th Anniversary of Operation Tabarin - The First Voyage in a Philatelic Nutshell 17
FIDS, BAS and UKAHT - Port Lockroy, Bransfi eld House - 11th February 1944 to Date 18-23
New Issues Greenland - 10th and 15th October, and 10th November 2023 23-24
New Issue 8th November 2023: FSAT/TAAF: Stamp Booklet - A Voyage of the Marion Dufresne 25
New Issue 8th November 2023 and New Issues 2nd January 2024 FSAT/TAAF 25-27
New Issues: The Falkland Islands - 3rd November and 19th December 2023; 20th January 2024 28
New Issue: Russia 18th December 2023 - Arctic Tourism Series - Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) 28
PDF Supplement to Polar Post, N°280, March 2024
This Supplement contains the following information and articles:
Contents; Editorial; Subscriptions for 2024 28A
New Issues: The Falkland Islands - 19th December 2023; 75th Anniversary of F.I.G.A.S. 28B/C
New Issues: The Falkland Islands - 20th January 2024 28C/D
New Issue: The Falkland Islands - 12th February 2024; 125th Anniversary of St Mary’s Church 28E/F
New Issue: United Kingdom - Royal Mail - Weather Forecasting 1st February 2024 28G
New Issue: South Georgia and SSI - South Sandwich Islands, Traversay Islands 10th February 2024 28H
New Issue: Australian Antarctic Territory - Petrels 20th February 2024 28I
New Issues: Greenland 29th February 2024 28J
Greenland: 2024 Stamp Programme 28K
New Issue: Tristan da Cunha - 60th Anniversary of Tristan’s 1961 Volcano, Part 3 - Resettlement 11th December 2023 28L/M
Polar Salon at Boston 2026 28M
50th Anniversary of Operation Tabarin 1994 - Stamps and FDC 28N
Restoration of Bransfi eld House, Port Lockroy, January to March 1996 28O
The Re-Opening of Bransfi eld House on Goudier Island, Port Lockroy - Postcards 28P/Q
Further Postcards from Port Lockroy following the Re-Opening 28Q/R
Port Lockroy 30th December 1997 Photographs from the Visit of the Editor of Polar Post 28S/T
Postcards from the Visit of the Editor of Polar Post to Port Lockroy on 30th December 1997 28U
How much is a Modern Postcard from Port Lockroy Worth? 28V
Ron Burn - 27th May 1943 to 5th February 2024 28W/X
SHATPS - The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Philatelic Society 28X
150th Anniversary of the Birth of Ernest Shackleton 28Y
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s UK Polar Medal 28Z