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Collector Subscription Magazine for collectors of Greenlandic stamps • vol. 15 • No. 2 • March 2010

The Greenlandic flag 25th Anniversary

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The North by the Sea - Life at the Coast

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Greenlandic Comics II Buuarsikkut

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Her Majesty the Queen’s International 70th birthday Women’s Day

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”Frimærkeforum 2010” in Roskilde!

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Erfalasorput, the Greenlandic flag 25th Anniversary The designer of the Greenlandic flag (Erfalasorput),Thue Christiansen, tells us his thoughts about the flag and the reasons behind the decision that Greenland should have its own flag.

The winner of the annual subscription contest among all the loyal POST Greenland subscribers is this year from Sweden. Frank Grenehed from Rönninge was the lucky winners of a real East Greenlandic peace of handicraft known as a “tupilak”.

Our subscriber Frank Grenehed describes his interest in stamps:

The genesis of the Flag

Not only Dannebrog (the Danish flag) descended from the sky in the year 1219.. So did Efalasorput (the Greenlandic flag).This occurred during ”The Greenlandic days” In Aalborg 31st August 2008

By Thue Christiansen I still vividly remember my childhood fascination of flags. It was at my first day at school in Maniitsoq as a small emblem in the form of the Dannebrog which was placed on my annoraaq, a gift from my Aunt Kirsten. It was my first significant encounter with a flag. I was really proud.

In the spirit of the early 1970’s was the desire to respect the individual and a demand for greater autonomy for minorities. The 68-generation had spoken.

It is obvious that this affected the Greenlanders who were in Denmark at that time. The desire/ requirement to place the native Greenlandic language at the core, the removal of the birthplace criterion and the struggle for greater powers for both municipal councils and the rural councils were the criteria ”Greenlanders’ are not just some Danes in Denmark’s northernmost county, receiving help from their friends to the south. They are one people ”.

Wrote Arkaluk Lynge in Politisk Revy’s theme magazine on Greenland 18th December 1970.

So a line was drawn. ”Yes, a nation must also have its own flag. Is it not true? ”, We told each other.

Already, by this time, the youth in Greenland and abroad began to develop new proposals for

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2009 Subscription contest winner chosen

the flag of Greenland. We sat together in small groups, quietly or festive with a glass, and came up with our ideas for the design of the flag.

My idea for the flag was already known by my acquaintances at this time in the early seventies. A period characterised by many political discussions and the incipient formation of parties.

My first colourisation was reverse. The large upper part was red as the colour of the sky, and the lower was white as the ice at sea.

In the competition I reversed the colours because I thought that the big top with red colour seemed heavy and unbalanced. Instead, the large white surface became the ice.

There were 7 Greenlandic artists who were asked to come up with a flag proposal without crosses. These would then compete with other proposals with crosses.

It was very exciting, not least for me. During the vote and the resulting battle, I hid myself in the office of my hunting friend, Erling Lyberth´s in the Home Government building. As known, it was my suggestion which won. It was my friend Erling, who first congratulated me on this achievement, my life’s most exciting day.

I received the following letter from Jonathan Motzfeldt, 17th Dec.1985:

”Information Officer Thue Christiansen On request, I hereby announce that your proposal for the design of the Greenlandic flag was approved by the Greenland Parliament on 14th February 1985 with 14 votes for and 11 votes against.

I started collecting stamps about sixty years ago.

At the time I wanted to collect stamps from all the countries in the world. Today, I have limited myself to the Nordic countries. One of my favourite Nordic countries is Greenland. I collect the Year Pack; it has proved to be a way of collecting that suites me well. The Greenlandic stamps tell the story of an interesting people with an exciting culture and a very special nature.

POST Greenland, Filatelia hereby congratulate Frank Grenehed with the donation of the prize.

Jonathan Motzfeldt President of Parliament” There was a big stir in the small pond. Some people were outraged at the loss of a cross on the flag while others where full of enthusiasm for the new alternative Flag.

Subsequently the flag became a hot topic of discussion. But, today, 25 years after the adoption Erfalasorput/Our flag has become a popular and respected symbol of Greenland and this warms my heart.

Congratulations go to the Greenlandic population for the first 25 years with Erfalasoq/Our Flag.

Quick and Easy Payment: 01100447 Erfalasorput 25th anniversary Value: DKK 7.00 Day of Issue: 1st May 2010 40 Stamps per sheet Artist: Thue Christiansen Typography: Dorit Olsen Size: G Outer dimensions: 28.5 x 40 mm Printing Method: Offset Paper: Sopal, white paper

Sincerely, Thue Christiansen

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If you sign up this new credit card service, the total amount will be automatically deducted each time we send your order or subscription shipment to you.

All you have to do is create a user account at www.stampsshop.gl, select

the menu – “Account” and follow the instructions. Then we will withdraw the amount from your credit card, when we send the items for you.

Good luck with the new service.

Sincerely, POST Greenland, Filatelia

The North by the Sea - Life at the Coast

Greenlandic Comics II Buuarsikkut

By: Henrik Pötzsch POST Greenland’s new stamp issue “Norden” – life by the sea and the souvenir folder with the same theme - is another example of how the constructive cooperation between the small and larger Nordic postal services can result in an elegant product. The countries involved in this common Nordic issue are: Åland, The Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. The theme on the stamps is what both separates and connects the Nordic countries, the coastlines and the sea.

The Nordic countries are separated or joined by the water they are surrounded by. The coastlines are characterized by great variety, long sandy beaches or mountains for sun and swimming. Leafy archipelagos, deep fjords and dramatic coastlines with sharp rocks and ice offers great outdoor experiences, while the coastal cities are situated with their most beautiful part facing the water.

People who live along the coast, have always

01100444 ”Norden” Coastline Sceneries I/1 Value: DKK 7.00 Date of issue: 24th March 2010 50 stamps per sheet Size: B Outer dimensions: 31.9 x 24 mm Artist: Aka Høegh Typography: Dorit Olsen Printing Method: Offset Paper: Sopal, white paper

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adapted and benefited from the proximity to the sea. In addition to the traditional businesses such as shipping and fishing, new businesses are also emerging. Energy production, fish farming and tourism are examples of businesses that today are increasingly important in our coastal areas.

The Greenlandic people have always supported themselves by hunting and fishing, and a fisherman or hunter have after a successfully hunt rested and enjoyed the sound of the ocean surf while he fed and satisfied has fallen asleep in the heather.

The Greenlandic summer encourages this kind of experiences.

Life in Greenland is lived on the coastlines. The vast majority of archaeological finds have been made by the fjords or along the coasts. It is no wonder. It is in the sea that the fish live; it is in the fjords that the salmon swims, it is from the drifting pack ice that polar bears hunt seals. Because

01100445 ”Norden” Coastline Sceneries I/2 Value: DKK 8.50 Date of issue: 24th March 2010 50 stamps per sheet Size: B Outer dimensions: 31.9 x 24 mm Artist: Aka Høegh Typography: Dorit Olsen Printing Method: Offset Paper: Sopal, white paper

Greenland is not a typical agricultural country and cannot make use of the millions upon million tonnes of permanent ice that covers the country, the people had to support themselves as fishermen and hunters. In present day times life has changed - you get the necessities that cannot be produced in Greenland, brought here by cargo ships across the sea, either from Europe or America.

By: Henrik Pötzsch POST Greenland’s newest addition in the stamp series about Greenlandic comics are Robert Holmene’s comic strip Buuarsikkut (Translated from Greenlandic: Boas and co.). The fun and satirical comic strip has given great pleasure to its readers for a number of years in Sermitsiaq, Greenland’s largest newspaper.

Robert Holmene’s postage stamp created for POST Greenland illustrates the consequences of global warming for Greenland. In one picture frame a polar bear sitting on sea ice is looking at a seal that sticks its nose out of a retreat, in the second sequence the roles are reversed. The polar bear stands on a small block of ice and the seal sticks its nose out of a sea, where no ice is glimpsed. Sea ice is at the same time the polar bears hunting ground and highway.

About the Greenlandic stamps The stamps show two views, of the Greenlandic sea and ice: A coastal image and a port environment. The stamps have been created by Greenlandic supreme artist, Aka Høegh. The artist has primarily been inspired by summer views of her beloved South Greenland, where the pack ice rules.

On the stamp with the port environment image, a suggestion of a nexus between the cargo and what we build on land can be seen.

01303045 ”Norden” Coastline Sceneries – Life at the Coast Souvenir Folder Value: DKK 120.00 Date of issue: 24th March 2010 Contains a mint copy of each of the 8 ”Norden” - Souvenir Sheets 2010

01100448 Greenlandic Comics II Buuarsikkut Value: DKK 23.50 Day of Issue: 1st May 2010 20 Stamps per sheet Size: E Outer dimensions: 50.5 x 43.5 mm Artist: Robert Holmene Typography: Dorit Olsen Printing Method: Offset Paper: Sopal, white paper

01106444 ”Norden” Coastline Sceneries – Life at the Coast Souvenir Sheet Value: DKK 15.50 Date of issue: 24th March 2010

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There is a delicate balance between the disturbing and the hilarious in Robert Holmene’s strips. It is a serious matter when the talk is of global warming, but funny when Bjørn Lomborg, the internationally renowned Danish writer and environmental debater, steps out of an airplane wearing polar bear skin pants and a skin coat - properly dressed for the arctic cold - and is received at the airport by a crowd of guffawing Greenlanders wearing Bermuda shorts, sleeved shirts and thin hairy legs pointing their fingers at him.

The irony in Buuarsikkut is based on everything from Greenlandic politicians to general changes in society. But it all happens in a friendly way.

When asked about which humourist is his own favourite, Robert Holmene instantly mentions Gary Larsson (American cartoonist, Ed.). He refers from memory to one of Larsson’s jokes, which is about two cave men who, during a hunt, encounter a

huge dinosaur. They have only a bow and an arrow, yet they manage to dismantle the nerve of the large animal. As the dinosaur roars onto the savannah one caveman says to another: ”Yo Harry, write down where the arrow has hit, then we know where we should aim next time we encounter some one this big ”.

Buuarsikkut has its fans in Greenland and outside the country. On Facebook there is a fan site for Buuarsikkut with almost two thousand members and, on the internet, the newspaper Sermitsiaq has made a collection of the comic strips from Buuarsikkut.

Buuarsikkut can be experienced at: www.sermitsiaq.gl/kultur or on Facebook, write Buuarsikkut!

The cartoonist Robert Holmene

01106448 Greenlandic Comics II Buuarsikkut Souvenir Sheet Value: DKK 23.50 Day of Issue: 1st May 2010

Her Majesty the Queen’s 70th birthday on 16th April 2010

Her Majesty the Queen, flanked by Per Svendsen Managing Director (left) and Pertti Frandsen, Philatelic Manager.

The picture was taken on the Greenlandic national day 21st June 2009.

Photo: Steen Brogaard.

by Per Svendsen, Managing Director POST Greenland.

It is with great honour that POST Greenland presents a large special stamp, to be issued on 16th April on the occasion of Her Majesty the Queen’s 70th birthday.

There is a genuine and sincere bond between the royal house and the people of Greenland. The bond is very deep. Many up here in Greenland still remember the Queen’s parents, King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid, and their sincere commitment towards Greenland.

About our Queen Margrethe Alexandrine Þorhildur Ingrid, Her Majesty the Queen became Queen of Denmark in 1972.

H.M. Queen Margrethe II was born on 16th April 1940 at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen.

In the period 1946-1955 the Queen attended Public school at the School of Zahle, and as a private student at Amalienborg Palace from 1946 to 1949. During the period 1955-1956 the Queen attended North Foreland Lodge boarding school in Hampshire, England.

In Tasiilaq - 32 years before POST Greenland’s stamp department Filatelia was founded in the town - Princess Margrethe’s Orphanage was inaugurated on 17th September 1957 by the Association to assist Greenlandic children, as the fifth and last of the children sanatoriums. Princess Margrethe’s Orphanage is, still today, an extremely well-liked institution in our town.

The Queen graduated from the School of Zahle

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in 1959, from the Department of modern languages. In 1960 the Queen attended a course of philosophy at the University of Copenhagen and, during the period 1960-1961, the Queen studied Archaeology (Diploma in Prehistoric Archaeology) at the University of Cambridge. The Queen read political science at Aarhus University during the period 1961-1962 and studied at the Sorbonne in 1963 and at London School of Economics in 1965.

On 10th June 1967 the Queen married Henri Marie Jean André Count de Laborde de Monpezat, who, by this marriage, became HRH Prince Henrik of Denmark. The Royal couple’s two sons H.K.H. Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian and HRH Prince Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian were born on 26th May 1968 and 7th June 1969.

The Queen has, since 1970, worked actively with a variety of artistic expressions: painting, church textiles, watercolour, graphics, book illustrations, decoupage, set design and embroidery. The Queen has also created chasubles for Fredensborg Palace Chapel in 1976, Kronborg Castle Church and Tasiilaq church, both in 1985. The Queen also designed the Greenlandic Christmas seal in 1983.

The Queen and Greenland The first time the Queen visited Greenland was in 1960 in the capacity as the heir to the Throne.

Since then, the Queen has made countless visits to Greenland all with joy and mutual respect. Beside the above mentioned orphanage in Tasiilaq, Princess Margaret School in Upernavik was also named after our regent.

To celebrate the Queen’s 50th birthday in 1990, the Greenlandic Home Rule named an approximately 4500 km2, area by Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresbysund) in East Greenland ”Queen Margrethe’s 2nd Country ”. The area lies off the Greenland Sea. The Queen’s latest visit to Greenland was last year when Her Majesty handed over the new autonomy for the people of Greenland in the Parliament in Nuuk. It occured on Greenland’s National Day on 21st June 2009. The photograph reproduced on the stamp was taken immediately after the awarding of the autonomy law. Court photographer Steen Brogaard coordinated the photo session of Her Majesty the Queen who was dressed in her beautiful Greenlandic national costume. In the background of the photograph is Nuuk’s natural landmark - the 1210 metre high mountain Sermitsiaq - which, in Danish, is called ”The Saddle”.

The well being of Greenlandic children holds a very special place in the Queen’s heart; she is patron of the Association of Greenlandic children.

The Association of Greenlandic children is independent of political and economic interest and receives no public funding. The work of the Association is based solely on a large group of committed members and contributions from foundations and endowments as well as businesses.

Due to the above mentioned interests and connections, there are obvious reasons why the Queen and the rest of the royal house are and will continue to be a natural focal point for modern Greenland.

01100446 Queen Margrethe II - 70 Years Value: DKK 35.00 Day of Issue: 16th April 2010 20 stamps per Sheet Photographer: Steen Brogaard Typography: Dorit Olsen Size: Double vertical G Outer dimensions: 40 x 57 mm Printing Method: Offset Paper: Sopal, white paper

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Final sale on April 30th 2010

International Women’s Day

The following stamps and philatelic products will be withdrawn from our sales list on April 30th 2010, provided that they are not sold out prior to this date. Any remaining stock will be shredded.

Definitive 4/00 01100266. 09.05.2000 DKK 10.00

Additional Value Souvenir Sheet.

Anti-TB 01106393. 24.05.2008 DKK 25.00

Definitive 2/01 01100282. 09.05.2001 DKK 12.00

Minisheet EUROPA 2008 Letter Writing 1/2 01107396. 31.01.2008 DKK 46.00

Norden – Mytologi III 01303035. 27.03.2008 DKK 120.00

Minisheet EUROPA 2008 Letter Writing 2/2 01107397. 31.01.2008 DKK 60.00

2005 Year Pack 01304005. 31.10.2005 DKK 285.00

Ilulissat Ice Fiord 01100347. 17.01.2005 DKK 6.00 The Crown Prince and Family 01100383. 15.01.2007 DKK 14.25 Modern Art II 1/3 01100398. 31.01.2008 DKK 5.50 Modern Art II 2/3 01100399. 31.01.2008 DKK 14.25 Modern Art II 3/3 01100400. 31.01.2008 DKK 30.50

Norden – Mytologi II 01303037. 29.03.2006 DKK 99.00

Norden – Mytologi I 01303036. 26.03.2004 DKK 99.00

Sales figures from our final sale on 30th November 2009 Following our final sale in November, we can now publish the following sales figures: Item No.

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DKK

Issue Date Sales Figures

Fossils II/2. Ichthyostega stensioei 01100404. 24.05.2008 DKK 20.50 Joachim & Marie 01100406. 24.05.2008 DKK 10.25 Science IV. Danske station 01100409. 20.10.2008 DKK 28.00 Souvenir Sheet. Int. Polar Year 2007 01106381. 15.01.2007 DKK 15.50

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Item No.

Titel

DKK

Issue Date Sales Figures

01100263 Definitive 1/00

4.50 09.05.2000

398.457

01100393 Additional Value

01100264 Definitive 2/00

4.75 09.05.2000

523.426

5.75+0.50 24.05.2008

122.360

01100265 Definitive 3/00

8.00 09.05.2000

361.638

01100396 EUROPA Letter Writing 1/2 5.75 31.01.2008

201.083

01100354 Edible Plants, The Gypsy 8.25 31.10.2005

63.723

01100397 EUROPA Letter Writing 2/2 7.50 31.01.2008

174.029

01100412 Christmas Stamp 2008/1 5.75 20.10.2008

147.135

01100413 Christmas Stamp 2008/2 7.50 20.10.2008

140.154

01100366 Edible Fungi,

Norden III 2/2 Mythology 01100402. 27.03.2008 DKK 8.00

On the 8th March 2010 it is 100 years since the inauguration of women’s right to equality in society. In Greenland, the anniversary is marked in the same manner as in the rest of the international community with speeches and demonstrations. POST Greenland celebrates this anniversary with a commemorative postage stamp beautifully designed by the young Greenlandic artist, Naja Rosing-Asvid. The stamp is released on the day of the anniversary, 8th March 2010.

Here is one of Greenland’s female role models, Mayor of the large municipality (Kommuneqafik Sermersooq) Asii Chemnitz Narup´s thoughts on the International Women’s Day 2010.

Saffron Milk Cap

7.00 22.05.2006

184.189

8.00 06.11.2006

93.151

01100369 Science II/2

Oldest Mountains

Arctic Station 100 Years 15.50 06.11.2006 Hydraulic Power

Robert E. Peary

27.50 31.10.2005

52.256

71.971

20.75 22.05.2006

38.153

Scouts in Greenland 1/2 46.00 15.01.2007

5.451

Alfred Wegener

01107378 Mini Sheet, 5.00 15.01.2007

176.871

01100382 International Polar Year 2/2 8.00 15.01.2007

73.821

01107379 Mini Sheet,

01100386 Modern Art 1/3

10.50 21.05.2007

69.361

2.00 01.10.2007

151.008

01100388 Science III/2

Soap Stone Mining

01100389 Science III/3

Oldest Life on Earth Charcot / Victor

Scouts in Greenland 2/2 60.00 15.01.2007

5.682

01301215 Stamp Booklet No. 15 79.50 15.01.2007

12.654

01301216 Stamp Booklet No. 16 79.50 31.01.2008

24.999

01301113 Christmas Stamp 10.25 01.10.2007

132.168

01100391 Ekspeditions V.

The beautiful stamp designed

by Naja Rosing-Asvid expresses a strong symbolism and recognition of women’s power and workmanship in the Greenlandic society. As I remember it from my childhood, an aspiring chain of (human) figures individuals, while still closely related in a community where they break the frames and go out into infinity. The characters have a shape associated with souls - our community inspired by the Greenlandic female power and desire of eternal renewal. Furthermore, symbolised by the international women’s Liberation symbol, which the artist has connected strongly with the Greenlandic drum. Thereby creating a link between the Greenlandic women and women around the world.

My upbringing took place in a universe of strong women and I am only a single link in a chain of

01106371 Souvenir Sheet,

01100380 Vest Nordic Corporation.

By: Asii Chemnitz Narup, Mayor of Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq

01106351 Souvenir Sheet,

01100370 Science II/3

’08 Anti-TB

Booklet No. 13

79.50 20.10.2008

33.173

01303029 Souvenir Folder, 5.75 08.11.2007

116.537

Alfred Wegener

20.75 22.05.2006

2.079

01100392 Ekspeditions V. PE Victor 7.50 08.11.2007

169.312

01304004 2004 Year Pack

222.75 18.10.2004

16.808

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Greenlandic women who have struggled through four generations, which covers the centenary which is celebrated here. The four generations have had their own values, challenges and struggles and put their particular touch on the development of the family and the community.

My maternal grandmother passed on the outlook of “everything’s consistency” to us - federal unit of life, physical, spiritual and emotional dimensions of cohesion between nature and man.

On forces that are greater than the individual. On resource awareness and a relationship between men and women based on reciprocity. Symbolised through the Yin and Yang Symbol on Naja’s stamp.

In my mother’s generation, formal education became more common. Several women began to work. Though they still undertook to continue the traditional responsibility for the family and fought for family planning, modern housing and childrearing.

My generation of women became banner leaders of the requirement for a dignified life without humiliation, assault and violations. We broke taboos and put the family home life to social debate.

From there grew an increasing focus on children, their rights and especially the fight for all children’s right to have a good childhood.

My daughter belongs to the next generation of women - well educated and with an international perspective, which is a prerequisite for their continued struggle for the Greenlandic Self-Governance.

I hope they bear the internal female power and value of reciprocity within themselves through their relationships.

By Naja Rosing-Asvid The image on the stamp is intended as a picture of women’s global struggle. The weapons of women are not violence and muscles, women’s weapons are dialogue and charity, in the stamp expressed through warm and gentle colours. The female characters can be seen as expressions of the global female values, as the Greenland drum, which today in Greenland often is used as a symbol of fair and peaceful conflict resolution.

Women’s united effort worldwide creates a yin yang motion, a balance between the female and male side. Opposites who can not do without each other and only when they are together create the perfect balance.

01100443 International Women’s Day Centenary Value: DKK 12.50 Day of Issue: 8th March 2010 40 stamps per sheet Size: G - Standing Outer dimensions: 28.5 x 40 mm Artist: Naja Rosing-Asvid Typography: Dorit Olsen Printing method: Offset Paper: Sopal, white paper

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News from POST Greenland Exhibition cancellations Up until the end of August 2010, POST Greenland will participate in the following stamp exhibitions:

Switzerland: Postscheckamt, Office de cheques postaux, Ufficio dei conti correnti postali, 4040 Basel.

Account No.: 40-6773-5.

IBAN: CH37 0900 0000 4000 6773 5, BIC (SWIFT code): POFiCHBE

Please send your orders / amendments to: POST Greenland, Filatelia P. O. Box 121, 3913 Tasiilaq, GREENLAND Phone: (0045) 70 26 05 50 and (00299) 98 11 55 Fax: (00299) 98 14 32 Email: stamps@tele.gl

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

”London 2010”, London, 8th – 15th May POST Greenland will also be represented at these stamp events: ”Antverpia 2010”, Antwerp, 9th – 12th April ”Tak 10”, Hillerød, Denmark, 1st – 2nd May ”20. Internationale Briefmarken-Messe”, May 6th – 8th Essen ”Nordia 2010”, Borås, Sweden, 28th – 30th May

A special Greenlandic cachet will be produced for the above mentioned exhibitions. Envelopes to be cancelled with this cancellation must be received

by POST Greenland, Filatelia, no later than the day before the opening of the respective exhibition.

NOTE Please do not write your order on a giro transfer form as these are processed electronically.

How to pay On the payment – please make sure you always state your name and your customer number. Your payments can be made by giro to one of the accounts mentioned below, by credit card, by international reply coupon or by cash in Danish Kroner, Euro or US Dollars only.

It is no longer possible to pay by cheque.

For all the above mentioned fairs and shows we will bring specially made Greenlandic fair cards, made especially for each fair and show.

We will introduce the fair cards at “Antverpia” 9th – 12th April and we are looking forward to introduce the fair cards to our collectors on all fairs in the future.

France: La Poste, Centre Régional des Services Financiers, de la Poste en ile-de-France, 16 rue des Favorites, 75900 Paris. Account No.: 250.01 F020.

IBAN: FR15 2004 1000 0100 2500 1 F02 047, BIC (SWIFT code): PSSTFRPPPAR

Sweden: Postgirot Bank AB (publ), Vasagatan 7, 105 06 Stockholm. Account No.: 41 45-9.

IBAN: SE9795000099602600041459, BIC (SWIFT code): NDEASESS

Credit cards: Eurocard/MasterCard, JCB, VISA, Dankort. We kindly ask you to use the order form!

If you are enrolled in our service with automatic payment by credit card direct debit, please keep us informed when the date of the card changes, e.g. with a new expiry date.

Cash: Danish kroner (DKK), euro (EUR) or US dollar (USD) only – to be sent by registered mail.

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

Unit price: Fair Card is DKK 10.00 POST Greenland expects to issue 6 – 8 fair cards each year. It is possible to subscribe to the fair cards. Read more at www.stamps.gl

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The Netherlands: Postbank N.V. Account No.: 3487172.

IBAN: NL92 PSTB 0003 4871 72, BIC (SWIFT code): PSTBNL21

In the next issue of Greenland Collector, September 2010 you can read about: l The winner of the Greenlandic stamp of the year 2009 l The 100th anniversary of the trading station at Thule l Report from LONDON 2010 l New series. The history of mining in Greenland l Countdown to ”Frimærkeforum 2010” l The expedition series VIII: John Ross and Hans Sakæus l 2010 Christmas stamps l 2010 Year pack And much more

Luxembourg: Postes et Telecommunications, Division des Postes, Service des Cheques Postaux, Secretariat, 38 Place de la Gare, 1090 Luxembourg. Account No.: 26606-28.

IBAN: LU18 1111 0266 0628 0000, BIC (SWIFT code): CCPLLULL

Net payment within 30 days Payment of our invoices is to be made within 30 days from the date of the invoice.

Please note that the registration of your payments will take approximately two weeks or more. Therefore, you may receive an invoice with a balance which does not include your recent payments.

GIRO BANK TRANSFER Denmark: Danske Bank, Holmens Kanal 2-12, 1092 København K. Konto 9541 - 940 4120.

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United Kingdom: Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank plc., Bridle Road, Bootle, Merseyside, Liverpool GIR 0AA. Account No.: 358 7118.

IBAN: GB69GIRB72000003587118

Fees for registered letters and parcels despatched from Greenland The fee for registered letters within Greenland or to Europe (including Denmark and the Faroes) is DKK 75.00.

E.g.: Postage for a registered letter stamped with DKK 8.50 (max. 20 g.) comes to a total of DKK 83.50. For the surcharge of mail to overseas countries, see: www.post.gl.

Exchange of stamps POST Greenland, Filatelia, exchanges only unused stamps (stamps no longer on our sales list) into new stamps (stamps on our sales list) at the customer’s choice. No more than 3 exchanges free of charge at maximum DKK 100.00 each, per customer per year are permitted. When exceeding a total of 3 x DKK 100.00, POST Greenland, Filatelia, will charge a fee of 45% of the nominal value.

The fee of 45% must always be paid in cash and is not payable by other stamps. The maximum annual value of unused stamps for exchange per customer must not exceed DKK 50,000 in nominal value.

For further information, please contact POST Greenland, Filatelia.

Norway: Postbanken, Kunderegister Bedrift, 0021 Oslo.

Account No. 7878.06.55312 IBAN: NO44 78780655312, BIC (SWIFT code): DNBANOKK

NEW: Fair Cards

Germany: Postbank, Niederlassung Hamburg, Überseering 26, 22297 Hamburg. Account No.: 541414200 BLZ 200 100 20.

IBAN: DE03 2001 0020 0541 414200, BIC (SWIFT code): PBNKDEFF

Filatelia, no later than one year from the last day of the month in which the items were despatched. The date of the postmark, or possibly the invoice, indicates the date of despatch.

Postal order IRC (IBRS): International reply coupons: Value DKK 9.50 each.

One-year deadline for complaints Any complaint concerning stamps or philatelic items purchased from POST Greenland must reach POST Greenland,

Publisher: POST Greenland. Editors: Søren Sand Kristensen, Peder Friis Sørensen ,Henrik Pötzsch, Tina Vestergaard, Finn Ib Larsen. Chief Editor: Pertti Frandsen, Layout & Printing: HellasGrafisk A/S. Cover Photo: Erwin Reinthaler

We are the people you reach, whenever you write, fax, e-mail or telephone POST Greenland, Filatelia. We look forward to offering our continued assistance with your philatelic enquiries.

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Søren Sand Kristensen Head Clerk Danish, English, German

Lotte Kristiansen Junior Clerk Greenlandic, Danish

Kristian ”Karé” Pivat Senior Clerk Greenlandic, Danish

Peder Friis Henrik Pötzsch, Tina Vestergaard Sørensen Sales Assistant Customer Service Manager Sales Assistant Danish, English, Danish, English, German, Swedish Danish, English, German German

Finn Ib Larsen Pertti Frandsen Administration Philatelic Manager and Logistics Danish, English, Manager German Danish, English

”Frimærkeforum 2010” in Roskilde! 5th – 7th November

By Finn Larsen Scandinavia’s largest stamp exhibition will again this year be held at Roskilde. It is the 22nd Anniversary of this exhibition.

The organisers, Post Danmark, POST Greenland, and Poste (former Postverk Føroya), are once again planning three days for this exhibition devoted to philately and stamps.

The traditions of “Frimærkeforum” are also upheld in 2010, with a long list of participants both national and international who respectively present a wide array of philately of all styles and in many price ranges.

The long standing traditions of the fair are also upheld this year. The visitors can, once again, dig into the legendary “buffet”, see the rare and exiting collections and the stamp issues of the year.

The Greenlandic exhibition arena POST Greenland will also offer an exiting programme in 2010. This year, at POST Greenland’s booth, you will be able to meet some of our talented Greenlandic stamp artists who have created the motifs for the beautiful stamps. At the same time you can have some of the stamp covers signed by the respective artists.

In the next issue of the Greenland Collector you can read more about the names of the artists you can meet at the exhibition and more of the wide array of exiting events during the three days of the exhibition.

You will, as always, be able to purchase the latest Greenlandic stamp issues and of course the 2010 Year Pack.

Read more about the activities at the fair at www.frimforum.dk

Transport to the exhibition centre There are good transport connections to Roskilde, whether you come by car or if you choose to take the train.

It only takes 25 minutes by train from the central train station in Copenhagen to the train station at Roskilde and is only a 3 hours drive by car from Århus.

From the train station in Roskilde, it is a 10 minutes walk; busses depart the station twice an hour.

In addition, there are some 750 parking spaces at the exhibition centre, so there will be a parking space if you prefer to come by car.

We look forward to seeing you there.

POST Greenland

Description/Subscription codes with themes If you take out a subscription to a product with a theme, then remember to attach a theme from the list below to the subscription creation 100 Single stamps with theme 101 Blocks of four with theme Blocks of four like connected stamps.

102 Half sheets with theme The number of stamps per half sheet varies,

e.g. 50, 25, 20 or 10 pcs.

103 Whole sheets with theme The number of stamps per whole sheet varies, e.g. 100, 50, 40 or 20 pcs.

104 Upper marginals with theme Upper marginal blocks of four.

105 Lower marginals with theme Lower marginal blocks of four.

106 Souvenir sheets with theme Including 1 to 6 stamps of an issue or a series.

107 Mini sheets with theme Including 8 like stamps 201 FDC/1 with theme First day covers franked with one stamp, cancelled.

202 FDC/4 with theme First day covers franked with a block of four, cancelled.

203 FDC/Series with theme First day covers franked with one of each stamp of a series, cancelled.

204 FDC/Souvenir First day covers franked with a souvenir sheet, cancelled. sheets with theme 301 Stamp Booklets with theme Booklets containing two blocks of 4 to 6 stamps each.

303 Souvenir Folders with theme Complete series of stamps inserted in an illustrated folder.

401 Maxicards with theme Postcards pertaining to the stamp design franked and cancelled with a first day cancellation on the picture side.

402 Postcards with theme Ordinary postcards pertaining to philately. Note: Same design as maxicard.

Themes Theme Id 1 · Europa · 2 Royal · 3 Transportation · 4 Nature · 5 Science · 6 Art · 7 Anniversary / Event · 8 Intaglio Description/Subscription codes for sets 610 Single stamps in set 611 Blocks of four in set Blocks of four like connected stamps.

612 Half sheets in set The number of stamps per half sheet varies, e.g. 50, 25, 20 or 10 pcs.

613 Whole sheets in set The number of stamps per whole sheet varies, e.g. 100, 50, 40 or 20 pcs.

614 Upper marginals in set Upper marginal blocks of four.

615 Lower marginals in set Lower marginal blocks of four.

616 Souvenir sheets in set Including 1 to 6 stamps of an issue or a series.

617 Mini sheets in set Including 8 like stamps 621 FDC/1 in set First day covers franked with one stamp, cancelled.

622 FDC/4 in set First day covers franked with a block of four, cancelled.

623 FDC/Series in set First day covers franked with one of each stamp of a series, cancelled.

624 FDC/Souvenir sheets in set First day covers franked with a souvenir sheet, cancelled.

205 FDC/1 Year Set A whole year’s FDC/1 in a transparent plastic cover.

631 Stamp Booklets in set Booklets containing two blocks of 4 to 6 stamps each.

633 Souvenir Folders in set Complete series of stamps inserted in an illustrated folder.

641 Maxicards in set Postcards pertaining to the stamp design franked and cancelled with a first day cancellation on the picture side.

642 Postcards in set Ordinary postcards pertaining to philately. Note: Same design as maxicard.

645 Fair Cards in set Postcard franked and cancelled on the picture side with

a fair’s special cachet.

304 Year Pack A whole year’s issue of stamps plus souvenir sheets inserted in an illustrated folder. Note: Stamp booklets not included.

520 DAVO pages Extra pages „GREENLAND” with mounts, for DAVO luxury albums.

700 Franking Labels 701 FDC/1 Franking Labels 702 FDC/Serie Franking Labels Key to variants 0 Mint (i.e. uncancelled) stamps, blocks of four, etc.

1 Stamps, etc., cancelled with ordinary day cancellation on issue date, mounted on cardboard.

2 Stamps, etc., cancelled with ordinary day cancellation on issue date.

3 Stamps, etc., cancelled with first day cancellation. mounted on cardboard.

4 Stamps, etc., cancelled with first day cancellation.

5 Stamps, etc., centre cancelled with ordinary day cancellation on issue date.

6 Stamps, etc., centre cancelled with first day cancellation.

POST Greenland · Filatelia · Tel.: (0045) 7026 0550 · Fax: (00299) 98 14 32 · stamps@tele.gl · www.stamps.gl