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Collector GREENLAND

ROTARY AND QAANAAQ

SUBSCRIPTION MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS OF GREENLAND STAMPS VOL. 8 – NO. 2 – MAY 2003

TOWN OF QAANAAQ 50 YEARS

"EUROPA" STAMP 2003

GREENLAND’S CULTURAL HERITAGE FINAL PART

THE ARCTIC TEAM CHALLENGE

STRONG FISH IN WILD WATER

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Dear Reader, Welcome to the summer edition of the Greenland Collector. This summer’s Greenland issue contains 4 stamps, which are described in more detail inside the magazine. Besides the introduction of the stamps once more we have a variety of exciting articles about Greenlandic culture and nature.

On 20 October, for the second time we shall issue four new stamps in our ships series with designs featuring navigation in Greenlandic waters. In this connection we have decided to issue a book in two volumes – the first 8 stamps of the series are featured in the first volume and the last 8 stamps in the second volume.

The book is a chronological history of the Greenlandic navigation since the Viking age until today – a very well written book by Ole Ventegodt, M.A. The book will be sold individually and will not be included in subscriptions.

For technical reasons POST Greenland is obliged to delay the issue of the additional value stamp until the issue on 20 October 2003.

This year the additional value stamp is in favour of the Santa Claus of Greenland Committee, which no longer receives support from the Home Rule. In the last edition of Greenland Collector 2003 Santa Claus of Greenland will be introduced in a substantial article.

POST Greenland is delighted with the very many positive responses to our Greenland stamps. We regard the growing interest in Greenland philately as a very positive challenge and will do everything possible to meet all enquiries and constructive suggestions from our many customers and collectors around the world.

The heat and the height of summer are approaching along with the Greenlandic National Day on 21 June. The National Day is always an exciting event with lots of cultural and cosy activities everywhere in Greenland. In Nuuk the sealers are able to go sailing all year round, but in other places where more comfortable weather conditions are preferred, the sailing season only commenced about six weeks ago. It is with great expectations we look forward to the many adventures of summer.

One of the certain events is the whales, which, after the winter and to the delight of all, have returned to the fiords in the area around Nuuk.

Have a nice summer and enjoy your reading.

Sincerely, Søren Rose Philatelic Manager

Publisher: POST Greenland Service: POST Greenland, Filatelia P.O. Box 121, 3913 Tasiilaq, Greenland Phone +45 70 26 05 50 and +299 98 11 55 Fax +299 98 14 32 Email : stamps@tele.gl Homepage : www.stamps.gl Editors : Søren Rose, Chief Editor, Lene Skov Meyhoff, Anja Panduro Pedersen, Pertti Frandsen Layout and production : TELE Greenland, Napp Wilche ISSN : 1397-8632 Cover photo : Kevin O’Hara

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By Palle Sanvig, former governor of District 1470

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Rotary

Qaanaaq A child and youth centre in Qaanaaq has now been realised. The result of a coalition between the Sirius Expedition 2000, the Save the Children Fund and Rotary has born fruit; a centre for the children and youth of the town is operational!

Qaanaaq lacked a child and youth centre In a previous edition of the "Greenland Collector" I wrote an article about the basis for a coalition between the Sirius Expedition 2000 and HRH Crown Prince Frederik, the Save the Children Fund and Rotary to establish a centre for children and youth in the world's northernmost municipality, Qaanaaq.

Together the fundraising in the Rotary clubs in the Rotary District 1470, the sale by Thomas Høiland of the gift to the "Qaanaaq Project" from POST Greenland in the shape of 300 reversed surcharged Greenland stamps denomination DKK 4.25 and the effort by the Save the Children Fund have made the implementation of our goal possible. A well-suited building was rented from KNI Pilersuisoq (the Greenlandic grocery chain).

The building has been restored and converted in accordance to current safety rules.

Lots of equipment, instruments, computers and vari-ous games have been shipped to Qaanaaq,

which is not the easiest thing in the world.

After all, Qaanaaq is situated quite close to the geomagnetic North Pole.

Collaboration with the municipality of Qaanaaq In collaboration with the local committee of the Save the Children Fund the municipality of Qaanaaq attends to the daily operation of the child and youth centre, and the Rotary District 1470 is a substantial contributor. A professional manager has been hired and a user group has been appointed, in which the users of the centre – the children and youth – also have a seat and a voice in the undertakings of the employment of the centre. In the company of the manager of the centre one youth of the user group went on an excursion to Ilulissat to observe the workings of a similar child and youth centre.

The centre is used from early morning to late evening. Before noon the centre works as a kindergarten, in the afternoon as an after school youth centre and in the evening as a youth club. In this way all the children and youth of Qaanaaq, who have a great need for new challenges, benefit from the result of our joint efforts.

Planning for the future An operational agreement with the municipality of Qaanaaq has been entered, securing the collected funds going uncut to cover the working expenses for the first few years, meaning rent, electricity, sanitation, equipment, etc. after which the municipality gradually takes over the commitments and, as of 2008, it alone will have responsibility for the operations. The financial situation is indeed shipshape! The Rotary fundraising alone procured approx. DKK 1.4 millions in favour of the project.

Rotary and our motto Rotary is probably the largest private humanitarian and educational organisation in the world. There are approximately 1.3 million Rotarians worldwide – in Denmark 11,600. The standing motto of Rotary is "Service above Self". The purpose of Rotary is to encourage and strengthen the desire to serve others as the basis of all good activity.

Each year has a certain theme. The year when the Rotary District 1470 collected funds for the "Qaanaaq Project" the theme was "Mankind is our business". The Rotary District 1470 thoroughly fulfilled both our motto and the theme of the year in carrying out the "Qaanaaq Project".

Now all that is missing is the official opening of the centre, but that is sure to come!

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By Axel Lund Olsen, Vice-mayor, Qaanaaq

The town of Qaanaaq – 50-year anniversary 4

In honour of our 50-year anniversary, Qaanaaq welcomes everybody to the northernmost municipality of Greenland.

Qaanaaq is the youngest town in Greenland and is experiencing an immense expansion.

The municipality of Qaanaaq has a total of 864 inhabitants, of whom 653 actually live in the town and from this number 275 people are under the age of 25.

The municipality has 5 settlements, the northernmost is Siorapaluk with 79 inhabitants; Savissivik is the southernmost with 76 inhabitants; Moriusaq is closest to the Thule Airbase with 29 inhabitants; Qeqertat, which is situated at the head of the Qaanaaq fiord, Inglefield Bredning, with 23 inhabitants and the closest settlement situated approximately 25 kilometres from Qaanaaq is Qeqertarsuaq (Herbert’s Island) with 4 inhabitants. Of all the people living in the settlements 86 are under the age of 25.

Qaanaaq is situated at the mouth of the Inglefield Bay opposite Politikkens Glacier, and during summer there is plenty of opportunity to watch the narwhales migrate from the town – in fact this is the trademark of the town, which is the only place left in Greenland where, from the windows,

you can watch the traditional kayak whaling of the narwhals.

The Thule District has an exciting history, especially because of the many famous polar expeditions originating from this point. The many famous expeditions would never have become that famous, however, if all these "white people" had not had skilled assistants among the local Inuits, acting as sledge drivers and hunters expert at survival in this harsh white arctic world.

From times of old, Qaanaaq has been a

place of transit during the many dog sledge journeys, especially during the long polar nights of the winter, when people from the northern part of the district went visiting their families and friends in the southern part of the district and vice versa.

When the compulsory transfer of the population of Pituffik / Dundas

Uummannaq took place in May 1953, Qaanaaq was established as a town. People lived in tents from the month of May until late autumn, October / November 1953, while the workmen were busy building replacement houses for the families of the whalers/sealers, so the people of Qaanaaq are a severely tested population.

One of the members of the whaling/sealing council of 1953, the whaler/sealer Jess Qujaukitsoq had appointed the place at the mouth of the Inglefield Bredning as being appropriate for buildings, since the summer months provided rich opportunities for whaling narwhals, and this trade nowadays is still the largest source of income of the whalers in the town. Sadly, though, Jess is not able to experience the 50-year anniversary of the town’s establishment, since he passed away last year due to old age; all honour to his name.

During the last 50 years the town of Qaanaaq has made immense progress, especially in the years following 1980 things developed rapidly as the town expanded primarily to the northwest. In 1984 only one house was standing on the other side of the river. Nowadays there are 103 occupied houses in the new part of town, as we now call it. In the month of September 2001 the town opened an airport, and we are confi-

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All photos by Hans Jensen, Qaanaaq, http:/iserit.greennet.gl/hansje/index.html 01100309 Qaanaaq 50 years DKK 15.00 Issue date: 16.06.2003 50 stamps per sheet Size: B - horizontal Printing method: Offset Paper: HS4 yellow fluorescent Artist: Ina Rosing Outside measurements: 31.08 x 23.60 mm

y dent that it will become a gateway for visitors to the district.

The course of the year is characterised by the contrasts that are far more marked here than any other place on the planet.

Particularly the four seasons are very much felt on both the body and the mind.

Summer does not set in until the end of July, when the ice is breaking up and the

narwhaling seriously begins, then people can stay outside and not go to bed until they become tired, no matter what the time of day.

Autumn approaches when it is getting chilly and the new ice is beginning to form at the heads of the fiords. Nights slowly grow darker around 10 September and then the sealing really begins.

In the beginning of October, when the walrus hunting begins and the ice has begun to settle, the long winter sets in.

When the ice has settled, sealing with nets really begins and the polar night sets in.

The sun takes a last look at the town on 24 October and does not emerge again until 17 February.

When the sun returns, the hunt for polar bears begins and continues until late spring, which slowly approaches when the snow starts to melt and the sparrows return. Spring, however, does not really set in until the little auk returns.

The light Northern nights begin around mid April. People from the town travel to the headland to fish for polar cod and they spend more and more time outdoors as the heat begins to return. Narwhaling commences along the ice etch supplemented by bearded seal and walrus hunting to gather plenty of dog food for most of the winter.

The light Northern nights end at the begin-

ning of September.

The children really enjoy the springtime and the summer.

Outsiders may not understand why the children are allowed to stay out at such late hours, and the young people can stay out all night and enjoy their youth outdoors and the rays of the sun as it burns all 24 hours. You must have been here to fully experience the atmosphere of the town during the spring, which for many people is the best time of the year.

Visit and experience Qaanaaq and form your own impression of the place. You have to experience it yourself.

We welcome everybody to the town of Qaanaaq.

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Europa stamp

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The artist Georg Olsen has created the motif for POST Greenland’s "Europa" stamp 2003. The motif represents a poster, advertising a play by the only professional theatre troop in Greenland, Silamiut. In addition to his pictorial artwork, Georg Olsen has been an active member of Silamiut himself.

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Deputy chairman of the Silamiut management, Daniel Thorleifsen, has kindly sent us this account of the establishment and cultural work of Silamiut in today’s Greenland.

Silamiut Theatre

The Silamiut Theatre was established as a theatre troop in 1984 and so far is the only professional theatre in Greenland. Today the permanent theatre staff consists of a theatre manager, a project manager and a secretarial employee. In addition to these three, the theatre has a number of project staff members who are connected to current productions of plays and other types of performances. Silamiut Theatre is an independent institution with a management and is economically supported mainly by subsidising funds supplied by Greenland’s Home Rule. The theatre has practice rooms and a small stage in the community centre of Nuussuaq, a suburb of Nuuk. The goal of the theatre is to become the national theatre of

Greenland through permanent legislation.

Silamiut is a project oriented theatre troop, which has produced more than 20 children’s, family and adult plays throughout the years. It performs experimental theatre, cabarets, song performances, rock and folk music, traditional drum dancing and mask plays, modern dancing, video and TVproductions, publishing of music and much more.

As a modern theatre, Silamiut includes various themes and topics on current aspects of society in the plays. Aspects and customs of the traditional Inuit society, however, have always been included as an important element. Drum dancing and singing and the East Greenlandic inspired mask and role-playing, uaajeerneq, have

been practised as an important ingredient in the Greenlandic theatre world and are constantly developed through seminars and courses for young people.

The theatre also runs courses and a theatre college for e.g. student nurses and publicly employed teachers as well as courses for the young unemployed, followed by the production of the plays.

Throughout the years the theatre has toured in Scandinavia, in Europe and in all the Arctic countries. The originators of the theatre troop – who are still active on the Greenlandic theatre, music and culture stage – have all been educated at the renowned Tuukkaq Theatre, known as one of the few theatres in the Fourth World.

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01100310 "Europa" stamp, "Poster Art" DKK 5.50 Issue date: 16.06.2003 40 stamps per sheet Size: G - vertical Printing method: Offset Paper: HS4, yellow fluorescent Artist: Georg Olsen/Silamiut Outside measurements: 39.52 x 28.84 mm

The Silamiut Theatre has been a great asset to the cultural life of the young Home Ruled Greenland and to its politics through the task of strengthening and developing the Greenlandic identity. Because of this, the theatre has gained recognition by receiving various awards and grants such as the culture award 1999 by Greenland’s Home Rule, the Hans Lynge culture grant, the Home Rule’s encouragement award, the culture grant by Malene and Henrik Lund and the culture award by the Christmas Seal Committee. Furthermore, the Silamiut Theatre was invited as one of two theatres to be represented at the Sydney Olympics Cultural Festival 1997 and also participated in the City of London Festival 1998.

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01100311 Greenland’s Cultural Heritage - Comb DKK 0.25 Issue date: 16.06.2003 40 stamps per sheet Size: F - vertical Printing method: Offset Paper: HS4, yellow fluorescent Artist: Anne-Birthe Hove Outside measurements: 33.44 x 28.84 mm

Greenland’s

Cultural

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With the two beautiful stamps of a comb and an ice bucket respectively POST Greenland ends the popular series of "Greenland’s Cultural Heritage".

We are delighted that the director of Ammassalik Museum, Ole G. Jensen, has agreed to write an introduction to the two stamps

The comb was a necessary tool for the traditional Greenlandic hair fashion.

Ordinarily it was carved in bone.

As Gustav Holm (who led the expedition which in 1884 obtained the first contact from the outside world with the East Greenlanders, ed.) writes about the East Greenlandic woman: "The females art commonly very cleanly and hath always their hair beautifully put up."

As in the case of any other tool, the comb was also very beautifully decorated. The pattern could be dots or stripes; a pattern

which is also a part of the women’s tattoos.

A very common ornament which can be seen on many tools is the seal, or rather the rear part of the seal, which then develops into a figure divided in three. It is hard to say if this is the design of the comb featured on the stamp, but it could very well be.

Both men and women had long hair and the hair of the women was rolled into a wide top tied with a piece of leather with strings of beads hanging down the hair.

Small beads were also fastened to the fringes, hanging down the forehead.

COMBS All hair washing, as well as washing hides and clothes, took place in the urine bucket.

Hardly a problem when everybody uses the same "shampoo".

If hair had to be shortened, a cutting tool like a knife with shark’s teeth was used, because according to superstition people were afraid of their hair making any contact with iron.

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Heritage

Final Part

01100312 Greenland’s Cultural Heritage - Ice Bucket DKK 1.00 Issue date: 16.06.2003 40 stamps per sheet Size: F - vertical Printing method: Offset Paper: HS4, yellow fluorescent Artist: Anne-Birthe Hove Outside measurements: 33.44 x 28.84 mm

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IceBuckets E verybody needs water - especially a diet consisting of meat and fat requires lots of cold, fresh water. When you have the world's purest and most delicious water within reach, it will surely only heighten your enjoyment if the water is served in a beautifully decorated container. This must have been the philosophy of the people of East Greenland, whose water pots are an expression of Greenlandic handicraft at its most beautiful.

The famous water pots of East Greenland, richly decorated with beautifully fashioned figures, are the epitome of superb Greenlandic handcraft. The pots are made as ordinary, everyday utensils with elements from nature and mythology worked in.

The water pots are made in the same way as barrels, i.e. a series of narrow, flat, wooden slats carved in driftwood are fitted together with precision. The bottom of the barrels fits into a groove near the end of the slats. The slats are drawn together at the top with bone mounts and riveted with small wooden pegs.

Decorations of seals, whales and mythological figures are riveted on to the sides of the pots. A lump of ice is put into the pot, where it slowly melts. Sometimes, as a special refinement, one of the slats can be hollowed out and finished with a hollow bone tip for drinking - like a built-in drinking straw. It makes it easier to take a drink without removing the lump of ice. Alternatively, a long-handled ladle can be used.

The same technique was used to make the slightly larger urine buckets, which were made more simply and usually not decorated. They

had their place under the bed and the contents were used to wash hair and for tanning hides.

These pots were already being made when Gustav Holm came to Ammassalik in 1884, but it is not known where the people of East Greenland learned the technique. It is probable that the East Greenlanders, with their ability to assimilate new tools and techniques, learned the art from seeing barrels used to store oil in their sporadic contact with southernmost Greenland. It is just as probable that they found barrels of different sizes washed up along the coast, debris from whaling ships wrecked over centuries in the ice along the coast. East Greenland has always been favoured by plenty of driftwood and many exciting items have washed ashore to be carefully and parsimoniously utilised by the local people.

The craftsmen of East Greenland still make these beautiful water pots to a very high standard.

A fine range of water pots and beautiful wood craftsmanship from East Greenland can be seen at the museum in Tasiilaq.

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The Polheim Mountain: The Austrian Team KTM Generali, led by the photographer Erwin Reinthaler, on their way to the top of the Polheim Mountain on the second day of the race.

by Anders Stenbakken, Race Director

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The Arctic Team Challenge

The Ultimate Test of Human Endurance and Survival Skills Ammassalik Island, in the very heart of East Greenland's magnificent nature, is the setting in which the annual adventure race, The Arctic Team Challenge is taking place.

During five race days teams of four persons each will cover a distance of over 250 km and more than 9000 metres in height.

They will participate in mountain biking, mountain trekking, climbing, glacier trekking and canoeing, before the winner can take home the first prize of DKK 100,000 sponsored by Pilersuisoq (the Greenlandic grocery chain). ATC is taking place for the 3rd time and this year from 18 July to 28 july.

Due to the remote location of Ammassalik and the awkward accessibility of the island, the logistics are of such complexity that the number of participating teams is limited to 15. They are not allowed

to bring along any support crews. The participants’ registration began on 15 November 2002 and, by 4 February 2003, 13 teams had registered for participation from the following countries respectively: Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Iceland, Russia, Turkey, and the USA.

The district of Ammassalik

Ammassalik belongs to one of the most isolated habitations in the world. To the west the ice cap rises up to 2,500 metres, to the South Summit, to the east the solid field ice from the Polar Sea rests in the Denmark Strait, obstructing navigation for about seven months of the year.

The landscape on the island of Ammassalik is just as rough as it is beautiful. A mosaic of steep, dramatic mountains,

countless lakes, streams and rivers, waterfalls, glaciers and green valleys - radiates a purity, which has overwhelmed and fascinated visitors through all times.

Nature has, due to its total dominance, had a decisive influence on the population in Ammassalik, which is considered to descend from an earlier immigration than the West Greenlandic population. The East Greenlandic culture differs in many ways from the rest of Greenland. The language and the mentality are different. The facial features are different. The sledges are different. The drum dancing is still practised, though to a limited degree. In this connection it is essential to note that Ammassalik had no contact with the outside world until the end of the 19th century, which among other things is the reason for so many traditional values still being intact in the district.

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Half of the KTM Team on their way to the Base Camp by the Sermilik Fiord

Sermilik: Team ESCAPE from Canada on the Sermilik fiord west of the island of Ammassalik, 35 km in a canoe among the large icebergs in the fiord.

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"The Ultimate Test of Human Endurance and Survival Skills", is the subtitle of ATC, but could very well be the headline for the way of life in Ammassalik of olden days. The traditional culture can be characterised as a culture of survival and in few places, if any, have human beings had to struggle harder for existence.

Even though Ammassalik in many ways is a modern society today – nature still rules uninhibited and has a domineering influence on life in East Greenland.

Tasiilaq, the larger of two towns on the east coast of Greenland, is situated with its tiny multicoloured wooden houses partly protected in an almost closed fiord, surrounded by steep mountains. However, if you go just a few kilometres away from town, you will find no sign of people having inhabited the area for centuries.

The Idea for Arctic Team Challenge

Hans Christian Florian and Anders Stenbakken created Arctic Team Challenge and both possess a broad knowledge of the trekking and climbing possibilities of the area, dog sledging and expedition support.

The basic idea was to create an annually recurring adventure race with international stature. Not as a large event with many participants, but as a unique combination of an overwhelming arctic experience of nature and an extremely challenging race.

Another basic idea was for ATC to be an obvious television event and therefore collaboration with the Danish TV-Production Company Ace&Ace was established in connection with the first ATC event in 2001.

Today, both The Arctic Team Challenge and Ace&Ace own the media rights to ATC, and ATC has up till now been shown on BBC2, DR1, DR2, KNR and, during 2003, will be shown on Eurosport. Furthermore various articles have been printed in several Greenlandic, Danish and foreign magazines and newspapers.

Through broad media coverage, ATC is to contribute to bringing the Ammassalik district and its multitude of trekking and expedition possibilities into positive focus.

On ATC’s website www.atc.gl you will, apart from information about the race and pictures, find a vast amount of information about the Ammassalik district, history, culture and pictures of nature.

Arctic Team Challenge is a non-commercial adventure race and a considerable amount of the profit is donated to youth sports in Ammassalik.

For further information, please visit www.atc.gl or contact the race staff on atc@greennet.gl

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By Christian Schultz-Lorentzen

Strong fish in wild water Greenland offers world-class arctic char angling 12

Greenland is a big buffet for anglers.

Everywhere world-class angling adventures are waiting. This goes for the "big game" of the sea like sharks and halibut of more than a hundred kilograms, giant cod and other heavyweights. It also goes for the temperamental and strong arctic char, which can be found more or less everywhere in Greenland, and which for thousands of years has been a treasured part of the Greenlandic larder.

If you have once experienced the line being tightened by a arctic char, which with a reckless force is pulling downstream, you will actually be hooked yourself.

Hooked by the excitement and the thrill of nature. A primitive gene is aroused, and you just cannot swish the spinner out into the rapid stream soon enough.

The Fight For a couple of seconds you let the spinner sink. Then you reel in. You feel the pull and the resistance of the rotating blade. No, the line has not been wound round the blade. The spinner is going, as it should. All senses are concentrated on it.

Alluring and provocative the spinner is moving up through the water. It is best to pull it along the edge of a hollow in the

ground or closely past a large stone, where the arctic char will be waiting in shelter from the current, collecting strength for yet another lap on its way to the spawning ground. You spin quickly and slowly compared to the current. And BANG. Suddenly there is a jerk in the line. The rod bends in a vibrating movement.

It is an age-old ritual between man and nature, the struggle for prey. The angler puts a constant, but none too hard pressure on the char. It would like to stick to the ground or attempt a furious run for it. Perhaps it will jump out of the water with great vigour in order then to swim off stubbornly. But if it is properly hooked and you hold it high up in the water, it will not be long before the beautiful fish is lying on the bank.

Primitive man has yet again provided food. This is of real significance in this country, where the fish will often be cooked on the spot, e.g. simmered in a pot of melted snow and angelica obtained from the riverbed. Or the char are used for winter supplies and are salted or smoked with heather. This is one of the very popular delicacies of the country, which has been a local speciality since the beginning of time.

Two variants It is correct that there are arctic char everywhere. But weight, size and colour are different from place to place. Nearly everybody has caught an arctic charin their childhood either with their bare hands among the stones of a torrent or with a single hook on a string.

For centuries fishers and anglers have had their own traditional angling spots, where in the summer the family went to catch arctic char with snares, nets and traps. They still do, and the fish stocks are protected by preservation rules and regulations regarding the use of fishing tackle. There are two variants of arctic char, one which remains stationary in fresh water, and another one which goes out to sea to gorge on the vast larder before in the summer it returns fat and strong to the torrent where it came from in order to spawn. Like all other fish in the arctic area the arctic char grows slowly. The sea-going char, however, grows faster than its sedentary "cousin", which prefers to stay in fresh water all its life. Typically it therefore takes a trout 15 – 20 years to reach a weight of 1 kilograms.

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Proper equipment For the tourist angler there are countless possibilities of becoming acquainted with the arctic char. Not least the torrents of the Maniitsoq district offer excellent angling.

If the thrill and close contact are to be optimal, it is important not to use too heavy fishing tackle. Even if arctic char are caught up to five, well even up to 7 – 8 kilograms, most of them weigh between 300 grams and two kilograms. If you exclude the sensitive and more advanced fly-fishing, it is important to have a fishing-line of 0.25 mm, a small, solid fixedspool reel, a none too soft carbon fibre rod of six to eight feet as well as some small spinners like Vibrax and Mepps and small spinning baits like Jens Tobis and Flipper at a weight of between 3 and 12 grams. Extra line and some good, strong snoods are also necessary because the line will be worn quickly from being pulled over the stones. Then you are also fully equipped for thrills fit for a Hemmingway at the torrent, which either meanders calmly through green, rich valleys or zigzags with wild spray between the rocks in a rugged, stony landscape.

Three favourites Especially the Maniitsoq district is known amongst arctic char anglers, where the three torrents of Robinson, Amitsuarsuk and Kangia have become favourites.

Robinson has gradually turned into a classic. Anglers from all over Europe have tried their luck in the strong and unpolluted torrent. Robinson stretches from the lake system just below the ice cap

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and approximately 10 kilometres out to the fiord of Kangerlussuaq (Søndre Strømfjord).

Amitsuarsuk is crystal clear and particularly well suited for both spinners angling and fly-fishing. The torrent is situated cosily at the bottom of the very narrow fiord of Amitsuarsuk, and the stream is fast on the bottom couple of hundred metres after which it changes between pool and current along a flat part filled with large stones.

Kangia is a major stream lying at the bottom of the fiord of the same name, south of Maniitsoq. The average fish is approximately 1.5 kilograms and the largest ones are over 4 kilograms!

A more or less fully coloured giant of just over four kilograms caught in a Greenlandic torrent.

It is easier for the passionate angler to ignore the mosquito nuisance, which is best eliminated by mosquito nets or wind.

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final sale

From our on 31 March 2003, we are pleased to announce the following stock figures 01100276. 05.02.2001 Nature moves in DKK 10.00 Stock figure: 222,351

01100284. 16.10.2001 Seal DKK 8.00 Stock figure: 252,268

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01100285. 16.10.2001 Polar bear DKK 21.00 Stock figure: 140,657

New from POST Greenland

POST Greenland will participate in the following stamp exhibitions up until the end of October 2003:

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"Collector Prague 2003", Prague, 12 to 14 September 2003

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"Stamps in Svedala", Svedala, Sweden 13 to 14 September 2003 "Nordia 2003", Reykjavík, 16 to 19 October 2003 "Int. Briefmarkenbörse", Sindelfingen, 24 to 26 October 2003 "Frimærker i Forum '03", Copenhagen, 24 to 26 October 2003.

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01100292. 05.03.2002 ’Paarisa’.

DKK 4.50 + 0.50 Stock figure: 203,357

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Novelty: Discount on accessories

For all our customers who have taken out a subscription with us As a subscriber to POST Greenland, Filatelia you will automatically receive a 15% discount on all accessories, when these are ordered through Filatelia, e.g. the book "Stamps tell the story of Greenland", our Tshirts, golf balls and Zippo-lighters featuring stamp motifs, the AFA-catalogues in book format and on CD-ROM, the DAVO luxury albums, etc.

This means that, as a subscriber to stamps or philatelic items, you do not have to claim the 15% discount whenever ordering an accessory item. We shall automatically deduct the 15% subscription discount on the invoice you will receive from us.

New Book from POST Greenland The first volume of "Ships in Greenlandic Waters" will be published on 20 October 2003 POST Greenland has allied itself with the Danish author Ole Ventegodt. An exciting and chronological story in two volumes about the navigation in Greenlandic waters has been the result of this collaboration – covering Erik the Red’s discovery of Greenland at the end of the Viking age till modern navigation in the Greenland of today.

The first volume in this maritime history of Greenland will be published on 20 October 2003.

Volume 1 also contains the first 8 stamps in the ships series, which were issued in 2002 and later in 2003. Volume 2 will contain the last 8 stamps in the ships series.

The Ships Book, as we call it, will not be included in subscriptions, but is already available for pre-ordering.

Ships in Greenlandic Waters I Item No. 01303015. DKK 149.00 64 pages. The Ships Book is available in English, German, Greenlandic or Danish.

Greenland special cancellations will be produced for the exhibitions in Prague, Reykjavík, Sindelfingen and Copenhagen. Envelopes to be cancelled with these special cancellations must, as always, be received by POST Greenland, Filatelia no later than the day before the opening of the respective exhibitions.

On 29 August 2003 Nuuk (Godthåb) will celebrate its 275th town anniversary. POST Greenland will mark this occasion with a beautiful special cancellation. To obtain this cancellation, please forward legibly addressed envelopes to POST Greenland, Filatelia, so that we receive them no later than 28 August.

Souvenir folders Norden 2002 and Joint Issue ICES sold out The souvenir folders "Norden 2002 Contemporary Art" at DKK 65.00 and the Joint Issue ICES at DKK 56.50 were sold out by POST Greenland, Filatelia on 16 April 2003.

The stock figures for these popular collector's items will be announced in the next Greenland Collector, No. 3/2003.

Methods of payment – The Christmas Seal Committee Payments to the Greenland Christmas Seal Committee can be made to: The Bank of Greenland, P.O. Box 1033, 3900 Nuuk, GREENLAND. Account No. 6471 – 1406970 or to: BG Bank A/S, Girostrøget 1, 0800 Høje Taastrup, DENMARK. Account No. 1199-60072868.

Furthermore it is also possible to pay by cash, cheque, international reply coupons or by credit card to: The Greenland Christmas Seal Committee, P.O. Box 19, 3913 Tasiilaq, GREENLAND. You can pre-pay your subscription to Christmas Seals 2003, as long as you advise us when sending us the payment. It is not possible to use POST Greenland’s giro accounts in Denmark or other countries, since the Greenland Christmas Seal Committee and POST Greenland are two individual companies.

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Worth knowing…

Finland: SAMPO BANK, UNIONINKATU 22, 00075, SAMPO. Account No.: 800016-70617928

Cash: - to be sent by value registered mail

Please send your orders/amendments to: POST Greenland, Filatelia P.O. Box 121, 3913 Tasiilaq, GREENLAND Phone: (+45) 7026 0550 and (+299) 98 11 55 Fax: (+299) 98 14 32 Email: stamps@tele.gl

The Netherlands: Postbank NV, Account No.: 3487172

Postal order IRC (IBRS) - International reply coupons: value DKK 6.00 each.

Any change in name, address and/or subscription must be received by POST Greenland, Filatelia no later than 5 weeks prior to an issue.

When exchanging stamps worth more than DKK 100.00, POST Greenland, Filatelia charges a fee of 45% of the face value. No more than 3 exchanges per customer per year are allowed. The maximum annual value of exchanged stamps per customer cannot exceed DKK 50,000 in nominal value. The stamps are always exchanged into new stamps of the customer’s choice. The fee of 45% must always be paid in cash and is therefore not payable using other stamps. For further information please contact POST Greenland, Filatelia.

NOTE: Please do not write your order on a giro transfer form as computers process these automatically.

How to pay: By giro: Denmark: BG Bank A/S, Girostrøget 1, 0800 Høje Taastrup, Account No.: 1199-940 4120 Sweden: Postgirot Bank AB (publ) Vasagatan 7, 105 06 Stockholm. Account No.: 41 45-9

Switzerland: Postscheckamt, Office de cheques postaux, Ufficio dei conti correnti postali, 4040 Basel. Account No.: 40-6773-5 Germany: Postbank, Niederlassung Hamburg, Überseering 26, 22297 Hamburg.

Account No.: 541414200 BLZ 200 100 20 United Kingdom: Alliance & Leicester Giro Bank plc, Bridle Road, Bootle, Merseyside, Liverpool GIR 0AA. Account No.: 358 7118 Luxembourg: Postes et Telecommunications, Division des Postes, Service des Cheques Postaux, Secretariat, 38 Place de la Gare, 1090 Luxembourg. Account No.: 26606-28 France: La Poste, Centre Régional Des Services Financiers, de la Poste en ile-de-France, 16 rue de Favorites, 75900 Paris.

Account No.: 250.01 F020 If you transfer an amount from outside Denmark through our giro account 1199-940 4120 in Copenhagen, Euro Giro will charge you a fee for each transaction.

Credit cards: Access, Eurocard, Maestro, JCB, MasterCard, VISA, VISA Election.

Check - in your own currency.

1-year deadline for claims Any claims concerning stamps and philatelic items purchased from POST Greenland must reach POST Greenland, Filatelia, no later than one year dated from the last day of the month in which the items were dispatched. The date of the postmark or the invoice is valid as the date of dispatch.

Fees for registered letters and parcels dispatched from Greenland Fees for registered letters in Greenland or to Denmark and the Faroes are DKK 35.00. E.g.: Postage for a registered letter stamped with 4.75 (max. 20 g) comes to a total of 39.75. For postage on letters to Scandinavia, Europe and other countries, see: www.post.gl Payment within 14 days Payment of our invoices is to be made within 14 days from the date of the invoice.

We kindly ask you to note that the registration of your payment will take approx. 2 weeks or more.

Therefore, the situation of you receiving an invoice with a balance which does not include your recent payment may occur.

All information on prices, fees etc. are subject to printer’s errors.

Norway: Postbanken, Kunderegister Bedrift, 0021 Oslo. Account No.: 7878.06.5531

We are your service team We are the people you reach whenever you write, fax, email, or telephone POST Greenland. Some of us have been here for several years whilst others are fairly new. We look forward to being of service to you regarding your philatelic inquiries.

Anja Panduro Pedersen, Sales Assistant.

Danish, English, German

Lene Skov Meyhoff, Correspondent.

Danish, German, English

Bjarne Andersen Correspondent.

Danish, German, English, French

Kristian „Karé“ Pivat, Assistant Clerk.

Greenlandic, Danish

Andreas Fett, Sales Assistant.

German, Danish, English

Lars Anker-Møller, Head of Sales.

Danish, English, German

Pertti Frandsen, Head of Production.

Danish, English, German

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In the next issue, read about • • • • • • • • • •

The Santa Claus of Greenland Committee The next four stamps in the ships series The book "Ships in Greenlandic Waters – volume I" Preliminaries to "Frimærker i Forum ‘03" The Christmas Stamps The 2003 Year Pack Arctic Circle Race Participate in the election of the stamp of the year.

Reindeer hunting And much more…

Prepaid Telephone Cards in Greenland As something completely new in Greenland, TELE - POST Greenland A/S has introduced prepaid telephone cards for mobile phones. The new service is called TUSASS, which means ‘Talk to you later". So far there are three different prepaid telephone cards in Greenland: one for DKK 100.00, one for DKK 200.00 as well as one of for DKK 500.00 The designs of the telephone cards will be exchanged for new ones whenever a new edition is produced.

The TUSASS cards can be ordered from POST Greenland, Filatelia.

Nuuk 275 years Please use the enclosed order form.

NOVELTY! Yearly draw

TMA.03.01.03

As something completely new POST Greenland introduces a yearly recurring draw among all our subscribers. If you have already taken out a subscription to POST Greenland’s stamps and/or philatelic items you will automatically participate in the draw for a beautiful piece of Greenlandic craftwork.

The winner of the main prize – which has not yet been produced – will be announced in the last edition of the Greenland Collector, which is issued in mid September.

A general draw will be arranged among all subscribers. In addition to the main prize a draw for 10 "consolation prizes", in the shape of beautiful Greenland philatelic gifts, will take place.

If you have not taken out a subscription yet, there is still time! The deadline for receipt of your subscription and participation in the draw is 1 August 2003.