Photo: Martin Mörck
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ear Reader
We are most pleased to present this issue of the Greenland Collector. The great pleasure lies in the presentation of a series of new and interesting reports as well as in reporting about the positive development and interest in Greenland philately. Four months have now passed since POST Greenland co-hosted the HAFNIA 01 World Philatelic Exhibition. We have received many positive responses from all parties for our contribution to the exhibition in general. In particular, we are happy to have been in close contact with our customers and we welcome a large number of new subscribers. We are experiencing a time with plenty of alternatives to sparetime activities different to philately. Despite an internationally declining interest in philately, we are experiencing a most positive attitude towards Greenland philately, which we are of course both proud of and happy about. It is our firm goal to cover the postal need for our stamp issue programmes in a professional manner. However, we would like to add that we are doing our utmost to promote the interest in philately through an increased focus on background stories on the stamp motifs (visit www.stamps.gl) and a constant and careful selection of the stamps motifs, reflecting small art designs of Greenland. During 2002 we will issue more narrative philately products, through which it will be possible to obtain background information about motifs and artists.
In the last issue of the Greenland Collector we presented an article dealing with POST Greenland’s first mail airplane. This airplane has been a success, resulting in an increased service toward the customers of POST Greenland. In spite of the airplane and the ongoing cooperation with Greenland Air, we are limited to only two weekly helicopter departures here in Tasiilaq. Consequently, we are only able to receive and despatch mail twice a week. Therefore, on behalf of Filatelia, I would like to apologise for the disproportionate late replies to incoming inquiries. We are doing our utmost under the circumstances to service all our customers in the best possible way. Winter will soon be at its peak all over Greenland. In Tasiilaq we have had lots of snow, which is being utilised for dog sledging, snow mobiling, skiing, hunting in the mountains and fishing through the fjord ice. Now is the time during which Greenland is covered under its famous “snow blanket” and shows itself from its most beautiful side. We are utilising the daylight, making longer tours day by day as well as enjoying the re-encounter with the sun. Enjoy your reading. Yours sincerely,
Søren Rose Philatelic Manager