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Collector Subscription Magazine for collectors of Greenlandic stamps • vol. 15 • No. 3 • September 2010

Winner of DKK 10,000

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Thule Trading Station Centenary

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The mining history of Greenland

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Expeditions VIII

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Frimaerkeforum 2010

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My childhood Christmas…

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By Lotte Kristiansen The competition to choose the 2009 Greenlandic stamp of the year began last November and ran until 2nd March this year. The competition ran in Greenland Collector, in the Greenlandic daily press and amongst other places at our website www.stamps. gl. This way votes came in from all over the world.

Voters could choose between a total of 22 stamps issued by POST Greenland in 2009. The

winner was stamp G428, which shows a beautiful south Greenlandic summer landscape with the unofficial national flower Niviarsiaq in the foreground and one of Greenland’s many characteristic glaciers in the background. The photo was taken by photographer John Rasmussen from Narsaq.

The stamp, issued on 16th September 2009, is part of the series `SEPAC- Scenery`. SEPAC stands for “Small European Postal Administration Cooperation` of which POST Greenland is a member. The value of the stamp is DKK 7.00. Dorit Olsen was responsible for the design.

The main competition prize was DKK 10,000 and the prize winner was Birgit Ømark from Espergærde, Denmark. POST Greenland wishes the lucky winner many congratulations.

It was the Mayor of Kommuneqarfik Semersoog, Asii Chemnitz Narup, who drew the lucky winner and she drew another 10 lucky winners who each received a `consolation prize` in the form of the 2009 year pack.

The names of the ten lucky winners are:

Vote for the most beautiful SEPAC stamp 2007 - 2009!

Win 6,000!

Since 1996 a number of small European postal services have worked together within a group named SEPAC, which stands for `Small European Postal Administration Cooperation`.

Today the members of this group consist of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Åland, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, San Marino, Gibraltar and Malta.

All of the member countries have small domestic philatelic markets and face the same challenges, so cooperating is natural.

The SEPAC member countries have twice, in 2007 and 2009, issued stamps relating to a common theme. You can now cast your vote between

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all the SEPAC stamps issued from 2007 and 2009.

Collectors from all over the world are invited to cast one vote each choosing the most beautiful SEPAC stamp. The competition runs until 30th October 2010. Votes can also be made online at SEPAC´s homepage or by ballots at the stamp fairs and exhibitions where the SEPAC member countries are participating.

When the competition is finished there will be a draw for the main prize of 6,000 Euros. The name of the winner and the winning stamp will be published at www.sepacstamps.eu on 15th November 2010 and also in Greenland Collector in January 2011.

Photo: Peter Hvidberg.

The 2009 Greenlandic stamp of the year

Hans H. Sørensen, Otterup, Denmark.

Uluffa Sandgreen, Kangaatsiaq, Greenland Hans Karl Petersen, Upernavik, Greenland Franco Giardini, Leumann (Torino), Italy Peter Ern Andersen, Ringkøbing, Denmark Charlotte B. Jensen, Dianalund, Denmark Sofie B. Jensen, Dianalund, Denmark Peter Sargk, Singen, Germany Lindis Jakobsen, Odense, Denmark Carsten Simonsen, Holte, Denmark The ‘consolation prizes` have been sent to the recipients. POST Greenland would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in the competition and for making this a festive event.

Quick and Easy Payment: Automatic Credit Card Charge Now you can sign up for an automatic credit card charge from POST Greenland, Filatelia if you wish to use your credit card as payment when you buy stamps or when receiving your subscription.

If you sign up to this new credit card service, the total amount will automatically be 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.

Best regards, POST Greenland, Filatelia

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The Centenary of the trading station at Thule By: Flemming Petersen

01100449 Thule Trading Station Centenary Denomination: DKK 25.00 40 stamps per sheet Size: F vertical Stamp size: 28.84 x 33.44 mm Date of issue: 18th October 2010 It is now 100 years since the Polar Researcher Knud Rasmussen had to make one of the most important decisions of his life: The establishing of his own private trading station at Thule in of the most northern parts of Greenland, an area that at the time was open to everyone.

POST Greenland celebrates this anniversary by issuing a commemorative stamp.

The area was considered ‘no mans land’ although it was inhabited by the Inuit’s who had lived in the area for a number of years without our need for laws on paper etc.

The reason for Knud Rasmussen’s decision was in part to help the local population, who wished to be reunited with their foes from the more southern parts of Greenland and, also in part, to ensure that the area was to be linked closer to the Danish government.

Knud Rasmussen’s interest for the Polar Eskimos in the Cape York area stemmed from his childhood where, growing up in Jakobshavn (Ilulissat) in the late 1800’s, he heard stories of these heathens calling themselves Inuit.

Knud Rasmussen’s participation in the Danish Literary Greenland Expedition in the years 1902 – 04, was to be the beginning of the adventure of his life.

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One of the goals of the expedition was to travel north by sledge and establish contact with the Inuits that lived in the Cape York district.

Therefore, Knud Rasmussen encouraged the Danish government in a letter dated 11th February 1910 to establish a trading station as soon as possible and, if this was not politically possible, to grant permission to establish a private trading station. The costs were estimated to be DKK 50,000 not including the purchase of a ship.

Knud Rasmussen pointed out that the good hunting and fishing in the area could justify the costs.

The fact that Knud Rasmussen knew the language and customs of the Inuits, combined with the fact that he had won their trust, had also played an important role in the decision.

After a great deal of letter correspondence, the result was that Knud Rasmussen, with the authorisation of the Danish government, established his own trading station and hoisted the Danish flag on 19th August.

The station was named “Kap York Station Thule”. The station should be a trading- and science station and its name indicates that it covered all of the Cape York district - the name Thule showed that it was the station furthest towards the north.

For a longer version of Flemming Petersen’s account on the Thule Trading Station centenary, please log on to www.stamps.gl.

About the artist and engraver The graphic designer and engraver Bertil Skov Jørgensen was born in 1968 in Kolding, Denmark.

Education 2006 – 2008 Studies with Martin Mörck.

1994 – 1999 The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

Since 2000 Bertil has drawn and engraved stamps for Post Danmark. The stamp “Thule Trading Station Centenary” is Bertil’s second Greenlandic stamp.

Read more at www.bertilskov.dk.

Note: Since 2003 self-adhesives have been part of POST Greenland’s stamp programme, e.g. the annual Christmas stamp booklet.

However, the two mining stamps G450 and G451 are the first Greenlandic stamps to be issued on self-adhesive paper only. This decision was made in order to fulfill an increasing demand for self-adhesive stamps in Greenland.

01100450 Greenlandic Mining I 1/2 Frederik Vll’s Copper Mine Value: DKK 0.50

Karsten Secher, Senior Geologist at GEUS, The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Map of raw materials in Greenland. By GEUS. The red rhombi indicate the locations of mines to be depicted on stamps throughout this series.

01100451 Greenlandic Mining I 2/2 Ivittuut Cryolite Mine Value: DKK 26.50 Date of issue: 18th October 2010 36 stamps per sheet Size: G – Vertical Die stamp size: 29.00 x 39.00 mm Artist: Ina Rosing Printing Method: Offset Paper: Self-adhesive.

Avery 92g / S2000N glue / 130 g paper.

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The mining history of Greenland By: Karsten Secher,

Mining in Greenland began well before the beginning of the twentieth century, the activities have often been based on local know how and local needs for certain types of material. At the beginning of the century, as a result of increased geological and technical know how, the first tendencies to a systematic search can been seen.

The planning of new activities concerning raw materials and the level of activity were often influenced by political and national points of view. In Greenland, the exploration of raw materials followed in the beginning its own path, mainly due to the governmental monopoly which the administration of Greenland enforced vigorously.

Although, since 1854, the cryolite mine at Ivittuut had convinced the colonial masters that exploitation of raw materials could be undertaken, mining was, as an industry, only tolerated at that time and was not a part of the strategy for the countries development. At the beginning of the twentieth century, a new wind was blowing and external pressure caused the administration to open up.

The increasing interest was mainly due to the rapidly growing geological knowledge. The earnings from the existing cryolite mine also made the thought of mining more and more interesting. Just after the Second World War this situation was also enhanced by a substantial sale of cryolite to the United States during the years of their occupation of Greenland.

The international world of mining was also beginning to pay attention to the potential Greenlandic treasure-trove. At the beginning of the Home-Rule in 1979, the first Greenlandic law on raw material took

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– depicted on stamps this into account as the legislation was influenced by the administrative routines of traditionally mining countries.

At the same time there was a political agreement for the distribution of mining rights and earnings, so now the time had come to promote the mining prospects. The rule book on exploration and exploitation of raw materials was modernised by a legislative change in 1991 and marketing became a central topic in the distribution of the mining potential in Greenland.

It seemed to work; and more international players came and then, suddenly, Greenland was at the focus of diamond and precious metal mining. Since governance of Greenland’s subsurface was transferred to the Greenlandic self government on 1st January, this marketing strategy has continued successfully.

The thoughts behind the stamp series The exploration of raw materials in Greenland develops in such a manner that some exploration companies and consortiums were to dominate the activity both regional and time wise. It was a development that resulted in a vast collection of knowledge and fulfilment of many determent explorations. The geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GGU/GEUS) insured a collection and development of knowledge and was an active adviser and provided inspiration for all parts of the world of raw materials.

New companies in the raw material industry emerged around the turn of the century and only time will tell if they will continue the tradition with a long time span regarding exploration and exploitation of raw material in Greenland.

With the stamp series depicting Greenlandic mining history - which will span over five to six years - it is the intention to give an understanding of this development, from the early hopeful attempts right up to the present day sustainable industry. The stamp series will begin with examples from the first mines, where mining was attempted on an industrial scale.

This occurred some 150 years ago.

The oldest period 1852 – 1912 At Frederik VII´s mine at Qaqortoq, where a copper mine was opened in 1852, it had already become evident that same year that there was not enough copper to sustain the mining effort; and later attempts, the latest being in 1912, were not successful in producing more copper. The mine drift on the copper island (Karre), today bears testament to the laborious attempts of the time.

The Ivittuut mine at Arsuk fjord (at that that time named Tayler’s lead mine) had been established in 1854 in an attempt to mine the lead ore which previously had been found at that location. However, it became evident quite early on that there was not enough lead ore to sustain the mining operation. Then the focus of attention was shifted to the white rock, which the place was best known for, as the white rock mass made out an entire cape at the shoreline. Geologically the rock had already been named cryolite, inspired by the Greek word for ice and stone. From 1856 and up until 1987 the cryolite mine at Ivittuut was active and developed into a raw material adventure of gigantic proportion. Read more about cryolite in Greenland Collector no. 3/2009.

Expeditions VIII

John Ross and Sakæus – their 1818 North Greenland Expedition

John Ross

Sakæus

By Niels Frandsen, historian and archivist In 1818 the British expedition led by Captain John Ross was sent out to find the Northwest Passage, the sea route north of the Americas. One of the expedition members Sakæus, called John Sacheuse, was a Greenlander who worked as an interpreter.

Sakæus was born about 1792, but was soon left an orphan. He was living in Ilulissat, West Greenland.

In May 1816 he paddled far out in his kayak and was picked up by the whaling ship “Thomas & Ann”.

Captain Newton offered to set Sakæus ashore but he declined and joined the crew to Leith, Scotland.

Onboard he learnt how to speak and write English.

In Scotland he learnt how to draw.

The Ross expedition with Sakæus onboard reached Cape York, North Greenland, on 9th August 1818.

There they spotted men on sledges. Sakæus called out and the sealers replied. However, when the ship came closer the men fled to a safe distance. Ross sent a boat ashore with gifts, such as knives, clothes etc. These were laid out for the sealers to examine. But still the locals kept a distance and Ross sent another boat with a sledgedog wearing blue pearl leashes around its neck.

Ross sailed on but had to return a few hours later.

The gifts were still there, so Ross made a third attempt, in vain, to establish contact by putting up a pole with more gifts.

On the next day Ross saw the men had returned but still they did not touch the gifts. Sakæus offered to approach the men unarmed and with even more gifts. He walked up to a lead in the ice and made a sign to make the men come closer. Four of them did but stopped at a good distance and shouted. Sakæus shouted back. The men approached a little closer and, when they noticed that Sakæus was unable to cross

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the lead in the ice, they showed more courage and three of them walked up to the lead, while the fourth man stayed by the sledge.

Sakæus threw some pearls and a shirt to the men on the other side and, later on, a knife. It turned out that Sakæus was able to speak with the men, although the dialects differed somewhat. The men asked if the strangers came from the sun or the moon. Zakæus replied that he was a human, just like them and came from a country far to the south. The men did not believe him since there seemed to be nothing but ice in that direction.

They then suggested Sakæus crossed the lead and he fetched a plank. Then he walked to the other side and convinced the men that he was indeed a human being. Since contact had now been made, Ross and expedition members joined the Greenlanders on the ice with more gifts. From the other side more sealers joined the group of men on the ice.

After a while some of the locals were persuaded to come onboard one of the ships. There they were treated very well, and when they left they received more gifts.

During the next two days no contact was made on account of the weather. However, on the following three days the crew received new visitors. They were other locals who had heard of the strangers and had the courage to approach with no fear. With Sakæus acting as an interpreter, Ross collected much valuable information about the Polar Eskimos.

The expedition returned to Great Britain in November and Sakæus settled in Edinburgh where he died on 14th February 1819. Ross embarked on new expeditions from 1829 to 1833 and again in 1850.

He died in 1856.

Niels Frandsen. MA in History and English, Copenhagen University. Previously employed at archives and museums in Denmark. Employed at Greenland’s National Museum and Archives 1993.

Leading Archivist 1998 – 2009. Primarily a reseacher of Greenland’s history 1782 – 1900. Has issued several publications.

A lecturer at Ilisimatusarfik, Greenland University, Nuuk.

Note: When it comes to Zakæus’ year of birth reseachers’ opinions are divided. On the stamp G452 we have printed ‘1797’. This data was recommended by scholars at The National Museum in Copenhagen. However, in this presentation ‘1792’ has been used. This data reflects the opinion among scholars at Greenland University in Nuuk.

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01303046 Expeditions VIII Ross / Sakæus Souvenir Folder Price: DKK 32.25 Issue date: 18th October 2010

01106452 Expeditions VIII Ross / Sakæus Souvenir sheet Price: DKK 32.25 Issue date: 18th October 2010 Engraver: Martin Mörck Printing method: Combined intaglio and offset.

Paper: Sopal, white

01100452 Expeditions VIII 1/2 Sakæus Denomination: DKK 0.25 Issue date: 18th October 2010 40 stamps per sheet.

Size: F vertical Stamp die size: 29 x 33.5 mm

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01100453 Expeditions VIII 2/2 Isabella & Alexander Denomination: DKK 32.00 Issue date: 18th October 2010 20 stamps per sheet.

Size: Double F vertical Stamp die size: 58 x 33.5 mm

”Frimaerkeforum 2010” takes place in Roskilde 5th – 7th November

By Dennis Fromberg The countdown for North Europe’s largest stamp exhibition – “Frimærkeforum 2010” in Roskilde has started. It is the 22nd time that Post Danmark, POST Greenland, and Posta (formerly Postverk Føroya) are co-organising this annual stamp fair and exhibition in Denmark.

All eight Nordic postal administrations, and Deutsche Post, will be ready in Roskilde, as will a long range of stamp dealers from Denmark and Scandinavia when it all takes place in the first weekend of November. You will as such be able to add new and old to your collections – and get free value assessment of your collections at all dealers.

Moreover, all visitors can once again dig into the legendary “buffet”, see the rare and exciting collections and enjoy presentations of next year’s stamp issues from Denmark, Greenland and The Faroe Islands.

Knud Rasmussen, drum dancing and Greenlandic artists At POST Greenland’s exhibition arena there will be a minor exhibition of the polar hero Knud Rasmussen, which has been made possible with the cooperation of the Knud Rasmussen Society. In addition, there will be Greenlandic drum dancing on display.

Moreover, you will again be able to meet some of our talented Greenlandic stamp artists, who have created the designs for the beautiful stamps; at the same time you can have some of the stamp issues and covers signed by the respective artists. Finally, 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 really 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 takes only 3 hours by car from Aarhus. From the train station in Roskilde it is a 15 minutes walk. Busses depart the station twice an hour. In addition, there are approximately 750 parking spaces at the exhibition centre.

We look very much forward to seeing you there, POST Greenland

POST Greenland goes to ”2010 Beijing International Stamp & Coin Expo” 7th – 10th November

By Pertti Frandsen

The World Trade Center in Beijing is the forum for the 15th international stamp and coin collection in China.

For the very first time POST Greenland will participate in a stamp and exhibition fair in The

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People’s Republic of China. Following on from our participation at the international stamp fair in Hong Kong last year, the time has now come to market our Greenlandic stamps more directly on the Chinese mainland.

The exhibition is being arranged by the China Gold Coin Corporation, China National Philatelic Corporation, China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation and the China Coin Museum.

The organisers’ aim is that this annual exhibition will evolve into a still larger and more important venue of cultural exchange. It is their aim to build a platform for future stamp and coin exhibitions in China.

This year, exhibiters from other countries –

amongst them Germany, Kazakhstan, Australia, South Africa, Spain and Poland have been invited.

Post Offices from all corners of the world have also been invited.

At the ”2010 Beijing International Stamp & Coin Expo” POST Greenland will share the exhibition arena with our colleagues from Åland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

We are looking forward to meeting our Chinese collectors and present even more new stamp issues from Greenland.

Read more about the ”2010 International Stamp & Coin Expo” in Beijing at: www.8dtsw.com/exhibition/2010/0627/2156.html www.chngc.net/Main/zhuanti/2010_blhzs/zn-eng.html

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My childhood Christmas…

The 2010 Christmas stamps from POST Greenland have been designed by Nuka K. Godtfredsen who has designed four stamps for POST Greenland since 2007. Nuka was born in Narsaq in 1970 and is a trained graphic artist.

He has illustrated books and teaching materials since the 1990s and has published his own comics about the figure Andala. In 2009 he released the first edition of the appraised comic album on Greenland’s history - the album is called “First steps”. The following is Nuka’s Christmas greetings to all our readers.

By Nuka K. Godtfredsen

01301115 Christmas Stamp Booklet No. 15 Value: DKK 93.00 Date of issue: 18th October 2010 Artist: Nuka K. Godtfredsen Printing Method: Offset Each booklet contains 6 self-adhesive stamps of the two Christmas stamps.

Paper: Avery96g /S2000 glue /130 g paper.

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When the lead-in month to Christmas began in my childhood, I was waiting and longing patiently for the festivities of Christmas Eve. In order not to miss out on even the smallest thing I was looking forward to, I was paying close attention to everything. As our father is a baker, the days before Christmas are most important for me and my elder brother, because the Christmas biscuits and cakes that smell of Christmas make me and my brother anticipate the joys of Christmas all the more.

That is what makes my childhood Christmas so unforgettable, the lead-in time to Christmas in our childhood. Christmas therefore holds a lot of unforgettable images for me, images of nice experiences and memories shared with close family. When the Christmas festivities draw closer with all the many joys in tow, the darkness of the winter days in Greenland seem to become shorter.

Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and the day after Christmas. Those are the days most celebrated.

01100454 Christmas Stamp 2010 1/2 Value: DKK 7.00 Date of issue: 18th October 2010 50 stamps per sheet Format: B – Horizontal Stamp die size: 31.90 x 24.00 mm Artist: Nuka K. Godtfredsen Layout: Dorit Olsen Printing Method: Offset Paper: Sopal, white paper

Then people eat together for three days. The dinners often took place at our grandparents house, at our house or at the house of my aunt. Since this tradition is a such nice thing, we upheld it for many years and also continued it as we were getting older.

The time after Christmas, the time between Christmas and New Year, were also spent in a very positive way. Eating the left overs from Christmas and spending time with our friends. On these evenings toward the end of the year, where the conversation revolves around the year that has just gone by, we tell amusing stories of past events and with great affection talk of the loved ones that are no longer among us.

This is the image of Christmas, the bright image, that always hangs on the wall of my home, in spring, in summer or if I am in an entirely different country. It is the never changing colours that make the memories stay.

01100455 Christmas Stamp 2010 2/2 Value: DKK 8.50

News from POST Greenland New day cancellations for the settlements Qaarsut and Naiqornat On 1st October the settlement Qaarsut near Uummannaq will have new day cancellatons. The new cancellation are due to wear and tear of the old cancellatons.

Letters for final day cancellation with the old cancellation and/or first day cancellation with the new ones can be sent to POST Greenland, Filatelia, PO Box 121, 3913 Tasiilaq, Greenland. Please do not send these letters to Qaarsut, Niaqornat or 3961 Uummannaq.

Exhibition Cachets Up until the end of the year, POST Greenland will participate in the following stamp exhibitions: ’Portugal 2010’, Lisbon, 1st – 10th October ’Tag der Briefmarke ’10’, Sindelfingen, 29th – 31st October ‘64ème Salon Philatelique d’Automne’, Paris, 4th – 7thNovember ’Frimærkeforum ’10’, Roskilde, 5th – 7th November ‘2010 Beijing International Stamp & Coin Expo’, Beijing, 7th – 10th November 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.

POST Greenland will also be represented at these stamp events: ‘Skåneland’, Kristianstad, Sweden, 17th – 19th September ’Trekantbytte 2010’, Fredericia, 26th September Note: No special Greenlandic cachets will be produced for these two above-mentioned stamp events. ”Early Mail for Christmas” The cancellation advertising “Send Juleposten i God Tid” (Early Mail for Christmas) will be used during the

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

Definitive 1/01 01100281. 09.05.2001 DKK 0.25 Definitive 02 01100298. 21.10.2002 DKK 0.50 PARCEL - POST – 100th Anniversary 01100357. 31.10.2005 DKK 50.00 EUROPA – 50th Anniversary 01100360. 16.01.2005 DKK 26.50 ”Norden” Mythology III 1/2 01100401. 27.03.2008 DKK 7.00 Fossils I 1/3 01100403. 24.05.2008 DKK 1.00

Fossils I 3/3 01100405. 24.05.2008 DKK 25.00 Science IV/1. IGY 50th Anniversary 01100407. 20.10.2008 DKK 6.50 Science IV/2. Fr. St. Scoresbysund 75th Anniversary 01100408. 20.10.2008 DKK 10.50 Expeditions VI. Nordenskiöld 1/2 01100410. 20.10.2008 DKK 8.50 Expeditions VI. Nordenskiöld 2/2 01100411. 20.10.2008 DKK 16.25

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EUROPA 2009 Astronomy 1/2 01100416. 19.01.2009 DKK 6.25 EUROPA 2009 Astronomy 2/2 01100417. 19.01.2009 DKK 8.00 Christmas Stamp 2009 1/2 01100434. 19.10.2009 DKK 6.25 Christmas Stamp 2009 2/2 01100435. 19.10.2009 DKK 8.00 Souvenir Sheet.

Charcot / Victor 01106391. 08.11.2007 DKK 13.25

Souvenir folder.

International Polar Year 01303030. 22.02.2007 DKK 178.00 Souvenir folder.

Contemporary Art I 01303031. 21.05.2007 DKK 44.00 Souvenir folder.

Expeditions V Charcot / Victor 01303033. 08.11.2007 DKK 22.00 Souvenir folder.

Contemporary Art II 01303034. 31.01.2008 DKK 50.25 Souvenir folder.

Expeditions VI Otto Nordenskiöld 01303040. 20.10.2008

DKK 36.75 Stamp Booklet No. 14 01301114. 19.10.2009 DKK 85.50 Stamp Booklet No. 17 EUROPA. Astronomy 01301217. 19.01.2009 DKK 85.50 2006 Year Pack 01304006. 06.11.2006 DKK 270.50 2007 Year Pack 01304007. 08.11.2007 DKK 276.00 2007 Year Pack Incl. Parcel Post souvenir sheet 013040M7. 08.11.2007 DKK 451.00

period 1st – 30th November 2010 in the stamp cancellation machines at the following eight Greenlandic post offices.

3900 Nuuk (Godthab) 3910 Kangerlussuaq (Sondre Stromfjord) 3911 Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg) 3912 Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen) 3920 Qaqortoq (Julianehåb) 3950 Aasiaat (Egedesminde) 3952 Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) 3970 Pituffik (Thule Air Base) Please send franked and addressed letters to be cancelled with this cancellation to the post offices in the above towns. Furthermore, the cancellation will also be available at POST Greenland, Filatelia, 3913 Tasiilaq.

During the period 1st – 30th December 2010 Santa Claus will be undertaking philatelic services. He uses the his daily cancellation on all franked letter despatches, being send to: Post Greenland, Filatelia, PO Box 121, 3913 Tasiilaq NOTE: In order to have the cancellations in good time, the final date for receiving letters for cancellation is Monday 30th November 2010. Remember to make a clear indication that it is the cancel of Santa Claus 2412, which is required.

During the period 1st – 23rd December 2010 the post office in 3910 Kangerlussuaq will also use advertisement cancellation ”Christmas Greetings from Greenland” on its stamp cancellation machine. Please send franked and addressed letters to be cancelled with this cancellation directly to the post office in question by using the following address: TELE-POST Center, B-1846, 3910 Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.

Read in the next issue l Sales figures from 30th April 2010 l 2011 Stamp Programme l New series: Communications in Greenland l 2010 EUROPA-series with the theme Forests l Reports from ’Frimærkeforum ’10’ and ’Beijing Stamp & Coin Expo’ l Final sale 31st March 2011 l 2011 Additional Value Stamp: KIMIK. l New series: Greenlandic spices

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Worth knowing 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

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

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It is no longer possible to pay by cheque.

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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.

Norway: Postbanken, Kunderegister Bedrift, 0021 Oslo.

Account No. 7878.06.55312 IBAN: NO44 78780655312, BIC (SWIFT code): DNBANOKK Finland: SAMPO BANK, UNIONINKATU 22, 00075, SAMPO. Account No.: 800016-70617928.

IBAN: Fi2580001670617928, BIC (SWIFT code): PSPBFiHH The Netherlands: Postbank N.V. Account No.: 3487172.

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

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.

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.

Handling Fee Subscription deliveries will be charged a handling fee of DKK 10.00 Other order deliveries, e.g. all orders received by phone, fax, email or letter, will be charged a handling fee of DKK 15.00 Online orders placed through our website www.stamps.gl are FREE of charge.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Publisher: POST Greenland. Editors: Lotte Kristiansen, Jason Greve Holbech, Anitta Kofoed, Kristian ”Karé” Pivat, Søren Sand Kristensen, Peder Friis Sørensen, Dennis Fromberg. 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

Jason Greve Anitta Kofoed Lotte Kristiansen Holbech Senior Clerk Junior Clerk Sales Assistant Greenlandic, Greenlandic, Danish, English, Danish Danish German

Kristian ”Karé” Pivat Senior Clerk Greenlandic, Danish

Dennis Fromberg Pertti Frandsen Peder Friis Administrative Philatelic Manager Sørensen Manager Danish, English, Customer Service German Manager. Danish, Danish, English, English, German German, Swedish

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

2010 Year Pack

Item No. 01304010

DKK 400,50 Date of issue: 18th October 2010

POST Greenland, Filatelia is proud to present a total of 20 new stamps issued in 2010. The first stamps in 2010 were issued on 18th January. The fourth part of the series “Contemporary Art” displayed the work of three young Greenlandic artists. Two stamps were issued in the EUROPA series with the theme “Children books”. This year’s additional value stamp was issued for the benefit of the theatre group ‘Silamiut’. Finally, Ina Rosing designed a beautiful commemorative postage stamp when Air Greenland celebrated their 50th anniversary.

The centenary of International Women’s Day was celebrated with a beautiful stamp by Naja Rosing-Asvid on 8th March. Two stamps were issued on 24th March in the new Norden-series and, when her Majesty the Queen celebrated her seventieth birthday on 16th April, a beautiful offset stamp was released. Thue Christensen created a very beautiful stamp to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Greenlandic

flag. The stamp was issued on 1st May. On the same day Robert Holmene had his debut as a stamp artist and gave us a glance into his humorous and satirical comic universe from Boas & Co. The final stamp issue of the year was on 18th October and consisted of seven stamps where the centenary of the foundation of Knud Rasmussen’s famous trading post at Thule is commemorated on a beautiful steelengraved stamp by Bertil Skov Jørgensen. An entirely new series “Greenlandic Mining” began with two colourful offset stamps by Ina Rosing. The acclaimed Expedition series by Martin Mörck paid tribute on this occasion to the Briton John Ross and the Greenlander Hans Sakæus´ common Artic endeavours. The cartoonist Nuka K. Godtfredsen let his characteristic comic figure, Andala, wish everyone a very Merry Christmas from Greenland. All 20 stamps and 4 souvenir sheets are available in POST Greenland’s 2010 Year Pack.

Postcard Calendar 2011 Images of Greenland One large A5 size colour photo for every month The pages can be torn off and used as postcards Contains 12 postcards

DKK 75,00 Date of Issue: 18th October 2010 Item No. 01900432

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