Dear Reader We are delighted to present one of the greatest philatelic novelties from POST Greenland. As something out of the ordinary we will issue two self-adhesive Christmas stamps in the last Greenland issue of the year, each inserted in its own block in a stamp booklet. We have chosen to issue self-adhesive stamps to make it even more user friendly for our customers. Further on in the magazine you can read a small article about the introduction of our new selfadhesive stamps. Among other positive initiatives, news and changes for this issue it is worth mentioning a new format for our Christmas stamps, which have been printed in a double B-format (horizontal). Following a number of requests from our customers we have modified our order form significantly, and from now on it will contain our entire stock list. The new order form should make it much easier to order both new and existing items. Our new T-Shirt has been on the market for a couple of months and has already sold well, due to both the motif and also because of its availability in many sizes, even small children’s sizes. We also
have an exciting novelty for those of our collectors who are interested in golf. For the past couple of months POST Greenland has experienced a huge success with golf balls featuring a print of our postal logo as well as an illustration of a stamp. Autumn has come to Tasiilaq as in many other places in the northern hemisphere, a somewhat tedious time of year, during which most people have brought their boats ashore, impatiently awaiting the coming season – the white and beautiful winter in Greenland. On a personal note I left Tasiilaq in July after a 5-year stay in the town. I will miss my sledge dogs, navigating between the large icebergs in the fiords and the amazing nature, which encircles the small and richly coloured town of Tasiilaq. I have moved to Nuuk to become a more active part of the postal management. I am looking forward to the new conditions in Nuuk with the forthcoming challenges. I am also looking forward to gaining exciting experiences with fishing, whale watching and reindeer hunting. Besides the fact that Nuuk offers some of the grandest and most beautiful alpine conditions in Greenland, Nuuk also has a wide range of cultural
attractions, which the entire family is looking forward to participating in. For a long time it has been a tradition for POST Greenland to issue the last stamps of the year in connection with the opening day of „Frimærker i Forum“ (Stamps in Forum). This year’s issue takes place almost a month before Forum, where we want to give a hearty welcome to all our customers of many years, as well as new customers at POST Greenland’s sales booth. It is worth mentioning that we will present a maritime environment at the exhibition, since we will focus on our beautiful ship stamps, which we issued back in June. Read more about the exhibition inside the magazine. Even though it is rather early, on behalf of POST Greenland, I would like to wish all our customers and business partners a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the native land of Santa Claus. I hope you enjoy the Greenland Collector and our new philatelic products. Yours sincerely, Søren Rose Philatelic Manager