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Collector Subscription magazine for collectors of Greenland stamps • Vol. 16 • No. 1 • January 2011

2011 Stamp Programme

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KIMIK to receive 2011 Additional Value

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Communication in Greenland

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2011 EUROPA Stamps Green Forests

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Greenlandic Herbs

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Win DKK 10,000! Elect 2010 Greenland Stamp

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2011 Stamp programme from POST Greenland I am delighted to present POST Greenland’s stamp programme for 2011. Next year we shall issue 22 new stamps. This is 2 stamps more than in 2010. As has been customary since 2001, the Greenlandic stamps will be dispatched by subscription three times a year: in January, May and October.

17th January 2010: Communications in Greenland, Forests, Additional value and the artist association KIMIK The first 3 stamps issued in 2011 have the title ”Communications in Greenland”. Anne-Birthe Hove has interpreted the theme beautifully on three stamps which will be printed in offset. The three stamps each depict an era of communication in Greenland: Kayak Post, The newspaper AG’s 150-year anniversary and the submarine cable Greenland Connect. In addition to being issued in whole sheets, beautiful souvenir sheets will also be available.

This year’s two Greenlandic stamps in the EUROPA series will be issued with the theme ”Forests”. Bodil ’Buuti’ Pedersen from the South Greenlandic town Qaqortoq has designed both Greenlandic EUROPA stamps. They will be issued in whole sheets, in miniature sheets of 8 identical stamps and also in a self-adhesive booklet with 2 x 6 identical stamps.

Next year’s Greenlandic additional value stamp will be sold for the benefit of the artists’ association KIMIK. The stamp was designed by Ivalo Abelsen. This will be Ivalo`s second stamp for POST Greenland and it will be issued in whole sheets and also in a souvenir sheet of 4 stamps.

Rowan berries and mountain cranberries adorn the two stamps that represent the beginning of a new series designed by Nina Spore Kreutzmann. The series ”Greenlandic herbs” will continue over the next three years in which a total of six stamps will be issued featuring delicious local herbs. The stamps will be available in whole sheets but there will also be a nice recipe booklet featuring the two types of berries.

On 2nd May 2011 four new franking labels will be issued.

Just as the first ones from 2009, the stamps will be self-adhesive in format. The four new franking labels will be issued along with a new first-day cover with a first-day cancellation. The franking labels and first-day cover will be included in the subscription dispatch of 9th May along with the stamps now described: 9th May: New definitive series, Aviation series, Comics and Contemporary Art. The current definitive series which began back in 2000 with the portrait of Queen Margrethe, will be replaced on 9th May 2011 with a new definitive series, also depicting the portrait of her Majesty the Queen.

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The new stamp portrait has been drawn and engraved by the Norwegian artist Martin Mörck. The photograph used in the new stamp series has been taken by the Royal Court photographer Steen Brogaard.

The Greenlandic civil aviation history from 1960 until today is the title of a new stamp series. The series has also been designed and engraved by Martin Mörck and will include a total of 12 stamps with designs of the aircraft that have been used in civil aviation in Green­land.

The stamps will be issued in normal sheets and will, in future years, be completed with a beautiful and exciting book about the Greenlandic civil aviation history.

The Greenlandic legend about Kaassassuk (The Orphan) was published as a comic a few years ago.

It was designed by the young Christian Fleischer Rex from Nuuk. This stamp featuring Kaassassuk will represent the third and last part of POST Greenland’s stamp series on Greenlandic comics. As with the previous two cartoon stamps from 2009 and 2010, this new stamp will also be published in whole sheets and as a beautiful souvenir sheet. This will be Christian Fleischer Rex’s first stamp for POST Greenland.

The subscription dispatch of 9th May is rounded off with three new stamps in the series ”Contemporary Art.” They will reproduce three very different works of art, respectively, by Julie Edel Hardenberg, Naja Rosing-Asvid and Anne-Lise Løvstrøm.

The stamps will be issued in whole sheets and also in a souvenir folder entitled ”Contemporary Art V”.

28th July: Expeditions IX This issue includes one stamp, produced also in whole sheets and as a beautiful souvenir sheet. This is the ninth issue in the series ”Greenland Expeditions.”

Once again, it is Martin Mörck, who has designed the stamp. In 1978 Naomi Uemura, a native of Japan, undertook a perilous crossing of the ice sheet from north to south. The stamp and souvenir sheet will be issued on the opening day of the Japan World Stamp Exhibition 2011 “PHILANIPPON 2011” in Yokohama.

The stamp and souvenir sheet will be dispatched, however, as part of the subscription on 17th October.

Small European Postal Services will each issue a stamp with the title ”Scenery”. POST Greenland’s choice fell upon a beautiful photograph of an icy landscape from northern Greenland. Latvian-born Ivars Silis from Qaqortoq took the photograph. He, hereby, has his stamp debut. The stamp will be issued in whole sheets and will also be contained within a souvenir folder together with all 12 SEPAC stamps from 2011. The stamps and the souvenir folder will be shipped to our standing order customers on 17th October.

17th October: Mining II, 2011 Christmas Stamps and the 2011 Year Pack On this date, the next two stamps in the series ”Greenland’s mining” Will be released. The series is continued with two new self-adhesive stamps issued in whole sheet format. Again featuring designs by Ina Rosing who, once again, has managed to get the historical and the modern to meld together into a higher artistic unity.

It is Camilla Nielsen, who has designed the two Greenlandic 2011 Christmas stamps. Camilla Nielsen was born in Denmark but has been living in Nuuk for years. The 2011 Christmas stamps will be issued, as always, in whole sheets and also as a self-adhesive stamp booklet with 2 x 6 stamps.

The 2011 Year Pack with all the years 22 stamps and 4 souvenir sheets will complete the year. The new postage rate table for 2011 can be downloaded in PDF format on www.stamps.gl.

Have fun with Greenlandic stamps. We look forward to sharing them with you.

Best regards, Per Svendsen, Managing Director

28th September: SEPAC - Scenery III This is the third and final part of the SEPAC series ”Beautiful Corners of Europe ’. As with the previous two editions in the series, the 12 members of the

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The Additional Value stamp prize in 2011 goes to KIMIK - The Association of Artists in Greenland On 26th April 1995 the Greenland artist association was formed. Initially under the name KNEK which, later, was changed to KIMIK. The association of artists perform essential work as a focal point for Greenlandic art. POST Greenland is proud that the additional value stamp prize 2011 goes to KIMIK.

The Chair of KIMIK, Bodil ’Buuti’ Pedersen, is an artist whose name many of our collectors and readers will recognise as she, amongst others, has designed a number of highly acclaimed and well known stamps; she has sent us her comments:

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By Buuti Pedersen, Chair

KIMIK means ”force” in Greenlandic.

It is an indication that we shall have strength and be strong in our expressions as Greenlandic artists.

The artist association was formed 15 years ago, with the aim to strengthen the cooperation and unity amongst Greenlandic artists for mutual pleasure, inspiration domestically and to show the world that here is an exciting and viable culture that has much to offer.

01100461 Additional Value 2011 KIMIK Value: DKK 7.50 + 0.50 Date of issue: 17th January 2011 40 stamps per sheet Size: H - horizontal Outer measurements: 28.93mm x 28.88 mm Artist: Ivalo Abelsen Typography: Post Danmark Frimærker A/S Printing Method: Offset Paper: TR4

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The purpose of the association is to defend the members’ professional, economic, legal and social interests, not least to get artists to come together jointly to safeguard their common interests and be visible and, thus, influence development.

When you live dispersed in a large country with an area as large as from Norway to northern Africa and which is only populated by approximately 55,000 people, the type of community network that KIMIK offers is important. Thanks to modern communications, we can be in contact regularly with each other and exchange views on our working conditions and tasks.

KIMIK, which today consists of 20 artists with ages spanning over approximately 40 years, has gradually found its place in the cultural life within Greenland. The annual joint exhibition is a welcome opportunity for the individual artists to meet up and present their current work and, in a globalised world, the cohesiveness and community spirit that KIMIK offers is very important.

01106461 Souvenir Sheet, Additional Value 2011 KIMIK Value: DKK 32.00

The members of KIMIK are, as mentioned, scattered across the entire country with the majority of the artists living in Nuuk. Here, there is a joint workshop which many enjoy.

We work closely together with the Nordic artists with whom we feel a community spirit and we are working together to expand the cooperation.

But it is a project that takes time to develop and the work needs care in order to create new exciting projects together.

KIMIK has for years enjoyed a close cooperation with POST Greenland, where many members have had the pleasure to create some of the beautiful stamp designs that characterise POST Greenland much to the delight of collectors worldwide.

To become a member of KIMIK a solid artistic education is required. A list of individual members is available at the association’s website www.kimikart. com.

Communications in Greenland

By Pertti Frandsen Photo: John Rasmussen, Narsaq Foto

The first 3 stamps in 2011 will be issued under the heading ”Communications in Greenland”.

Anne-Birthe Hove has beautifully interpreted the theme into three stamps, which will be printed in offset and issued in whole sheets. The three stamps will each depict their own era of communication in Greenland.

Kay mail was the common way to transport mail in the old days – this was, of course, as a supplement the dog sledge transport. The kay mail letters were folded in a certain way so that they would fit into a kamik, the traditional Greenlandic boot.

A few of the kay mail letters, back from the 17th and 18th centuries, are preserved in private collections today. During the 1950s and 60s, as motor boats were more common in Greenland, the need for kay mail disappeared gradually. In 1994, POST Greenland printed a modern day kay mail letter which was very popular. The last of these reprints were sold at POST Greenland’s booth during the fair “Frimærkeforum” in Roskilde in November 2010.

In 1861, the newspaper Atuagagdliutit, was found­ ed. The Danish geologist, Inspector H.J. Rink started the newspaper in Nuuk. H.J. Rink believed that the population of Greenland was losing its cultural identity. The newspaper Atuagagdliutit was,

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from its conception only printed in the Greenlandic language. During the Second World War there was also printed a Danish-language newspaper in Nuuk with the name “Grønlandsposten”. In 1952 Atuagagdliutit and Grønlandsposten were merged into a single two-language newspaper. In everyday language the newspaper is therefore called ”AG”. On 1st January 2010 AG’s corporate fund merged with the fund for Sermitsiaq, the other contemporary bilingual Greenlandic newspaper.

The two newspapers are published separately, respectively, on Wednesdays and Fridays. The newspapers have a combined headquarters in Nuuk.

POST Greenland’s holding company, TELE Greenland A / S, established during the period 2006 – 2009,

the submarine cable Greenland Connect, which began operation on 23rd March 2009. For large parts of Greenland, the submarine cable enabled a much faster IT and telecommunications link in and out of Greenland than the previous satellites.

With the submarine cable, large parts of Greenland were now connected to what is popularly known as broad­band.

The cable goes from Newfoundland in the west across Greenland, to Iceland in the east, from which the submarine cable is powered. All these stations only supply green energy. The submarine cable has improved communications between Greenland and the rest of the world considerably. The submarine cable Greenland Connect contributes significantly to fulfilling TELE Greenland’s vision ”Greenland in the centre of the world”. And the Greenlandic IT and telephone customers can consume with a clear ‘green’ conscience.

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01106456 Souvenir sheet Communications Value: DKK 56.00

01100456 Communications - Kay Mail Value: DKK 2.00 Date of issue: 17th January 2011 40 stamps per sheet Format: G - horizontal Artist: Anne-Birthe Hove Outer measurements: 39.52mm x 28.93mm Typography: Post Danmark Frimærker A/S Printing Method: Offset Paper: TR4

01100457 Communications – AG 150th anniversary Value: DKK 7.50

01100458 Communications – Submarine Cable Value: DKK 46.50

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Green forests in Greenland

By Kenneth Høegh, Master of Agriculture Greenland is usually a country that is not associated with tree growth but, instead, has low tundra vegetation, ice and snow ... But not all of Greenland is a part of the Arctic zone; in the southwest of Greenland there is a sub arctic area, a climate zone immediately below the arctic climate zone.

The natural birch forests The mountain birch (Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii) is mainly prevalent in the country’s southernmost municipality Kujalleq in protected valleys in the inner fjord areas. Farther north, up to about Paamiut, they are also present although not as small trees as one would see further south.

The primary birch scrub forest areas are found in Tasermiut fjord, the Vatnahverfi area between Igaliku and Alluitsoq fjords, in the hinterland behind Igaliku village and in the inner Tunnuliarfik inlet. The Greenlandic mountain ash (Sorbus groenlandica) is to be found here in the scrub.

Notwithstanding its name, the Greenlandic mountain ash has, moreover, its main area of growth in the North American coniferous forests of Labrador and Newfoundland. The tallest trees are found in Tasermiut fjord, with tall tress up to 10 metres high but, also around Qorlortorsuaq and Jespersens Dal behind Igaliku fjord, some tall trees can be found. The mountain birch are to be found all across the municipality Kujalleq except near the outer coast and highlands, mostly as shrubs measuring between half and one and a half metres in height, though sometimes quite flat to the ground. For example, at the town of Qaqortoq the mountain birch is mostly prevalent as shrubs growing to a height of one metre or slightly more, on sheltered south-facing slopes.

In the town there are planted mountain birch from Iceland and Scandinavia, which seem to grow higher than the local mountain birch.

The Greenland birch scrub forests are at the westernmost outpost of the mountain birch forest, which stretches from northwest Siberia to South West Greenland. The mountain birch meets in southern Greenland, the North American dwarf birch, the resin birch (Betula glandulosa), and many of the birch types are hybrids between these two species. Yes, actually the birch scrub and scrub forests averages a swarm of crossings between the two birch species - and Southwest Greenland is the only place in the world where these two species meet - and this is why the Greenlandic mountain birch is genetically unique. For this reason also the Greenland mountain birch deviates GREENLAND COLLECTOR

somewhat in leaf shape from other region’s mountain birches and this hybridisation is expressed in a variety of Autumn colours in all shades between red and yellow.

The plantations The trees depicted on the stamp with the denomination of DKK 10.00 are the oldest exotic trees in Greenland and have their origin from the Danish botanist Rosenvinge’s experiments with seeding in 1892, at Qinngua at bottom of Tunulliarfik fjord at Narsarsuaq. The trees sprouted the following year in 1893, so now they are 117 years old. The pines, which are Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) have their origin in all likelihood from northern Norway. Scots pine can be very old and they can be expected to grow for up to 300-500 years. The trees, which now are 5-6 metres high, have in recent years of milder climate undergone a renaissance, as to say they have been rejuvenated with a new peak. The reason lies, to better climatic conditions in the past 15 years, but also to the nearby younger, but higher, larch forests which provide good shelter from the Foehn winds The future The milder climate we are experiencing these days will allow for more tree growth in southwest Greenland, and there have been planted some trees in the southern towns Qaqortoq and Narsaq and by sheep farms and in Narsarsuaq. It is, primarily, the feltleaf arrow (Salix alaxensis) and black cottonwood (Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa) that you see in sheltered spots, especially the black cottonwood which evolves into beautiful trees.

Yes, the trees in Greenland have a future with good growth...

For an extended version of Kenneth Høegh’s report, please log on to www.stamps.gl.

01100459 EUROPA 2011 Forests 1 / 2 Value: 9.00 Issue date: 17th January 2011 Size: B - vertical 50 stamps per sheet Artist: Bodil ’Buuti’ Pedersen Stamp die size: 23.67 x 31.08 mm Layout: Dorit Olsen Printing method: Offset Paper: TR4 01100460 EUROPA 2011 Forests 2 / 2 Value: 10.00 Issue date: 17th January 2011 01107459 Mini sheet EUROPA 2011 Forests 1/2 Price: 72.00 Issue date: 17th January 2011

01107460 Mini sheet EUROPA 2011 Forests 2/2 Price: 80.00 Issue date: 17th January 2011 01301219 Stamp Booklet No. 19 EUROPA 2011. Forests Paper: AE419, Avery 92 grms 100 grms back paper, s20000n glue Price: DKK 114.00 Issue date: 17th January 2011 Contains self-adhesive stamps (6 of each of the two EUROPA stamps)

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Greenlandic Herbs on Stamps Over the next three years a total of six stamps will be issued in this series. All stamps are created by Nina Spore Kreutzmann who, among other things, also drew the designs for our Edible Fungi series 2004 – 2005. Greenland Mountain Ash and Arctic Mountain Cranberries adorn the first two stamps in this new series. These are two very tasty berries, which have for centuries been part of the Greenlandic cuisine. The stamps come in normal sheets – and in a beautiful souvenir folder with recipes for dishes including the two types of berries.

By Anne Sofie Hardenberg Greenland Mountain Ash can grow in particularly favorable areas to a small tree height of 3 - 4 metres. But, usually, it is a small shrub with several ascending branches. The red

01100462 Greenlandic herbs I 1 / 2 Greenland Mountain Ash Value: 13.50 Issue date: 17th January 2011 40 stamps per sheet Size: G - vertical Stamp die size: 28.93 x 39.52 mm Printing method: Offset Artist: Nina Spore Kreutzmann Layout: Dorit Olsen Paper: TR4

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berrylike fruits are eaten by birds, which spread the seeds. In the warm inland areas from Cape Farewell to Paamiut (Frederikshaab) the mountain ash grows amongst willow scrub and brush. The fruits are sour but suitable for jams, jellies and baked foods.

Arctic Mountain Cranberries are a subspecies of mountain cranberries, which grow wild in Arctic North America and Greenland. The shrub grows up to 15 cms tall and has sour, red, edible berries. It can be grown in acidophil soil at a not too wet planting site. The plant can be found in western and southern Greenland where it is common in heaths and marshes between Nuuk Fjord and Disko Bay. But, otherwise, it is rare. Harvest time for mountain cranberries is between August and early Octo-

01100463 Greenlandic herbs I 1 / 2 Arctic Mountain Cranberries Value: 25.00 Issue date: 17th January 2011

ber. The plant has been known for thousands of years, but it is rarely grown nowadays.

Recipes for tasty dishes with Greenland Mountain Ash and Arctic Mountain Cranberries are available in the souvenir folder “Greenlandic Herbs I”. The recipes were written by Anne Sofie Hardenberg, born 1948. As an ’ambassador’ for Greenlandic cuisine, Annso, as she is nicknamed, is an avid writer and lecturer on the Greenlandic cuisine - both traditional and innovative. Annso has, among other titles, published the cookbook ”Igaassat - Recipes” in order to promote knowledge of Greenlandic cuisine. In 2008 the book won third prize in the prestigious competition ”Gourmand Awards” in London.

01303047 Souvenir folder Greenlandic herbs I Price: DKK 38.50 Issue date: 17th January 2011 Layout: Nina Spore Kreutzmann Contains Anne Sofie Hardenbergs recipes for food including Greenland Mountain Ash and Arctic Mountain Cranberries – and one mint sample of each of the two Greenlandic Herbs stamps.

”Frimærkeforum`10” in Roskilde

By Dennis Fromberg. Photo: Steen Olsson

This year’s stamp exhibition, ”Frimærkeforum ’10”, was held in ”Roskilde Hallerne” in the city of the kings, Roskilde. Again this year, it was lovely to see so many happy people who showed up when the exhibition was opened at 10am on Friday 5th November by the mayor and the Postal orchestra. During the weekend the visitor count reached 3,050 philatelists and curious visitors.

Once again there was a lively rush on POST Greenland’s exhibition stand by happy people who came both to buy Greenlandic stamps and to say ‘hello’ to our Greenlandic artists Ina Rosing, Nuka Godtfredsen and Thue Christiansen who told them about their exciting work creating the subjects for the Greenlandic stamps. Furthermore we had the pleasure of an authentic Greenlandic drum dance

by Jens Davidsen every.

During the exhibition, Administration & Logistics Manager, Dennis Fromberg revealed POST Greenland’s stamp programme 2011, showing many exciting and beautiful stamps.

Greenlandic masks. The lucky winner was Knud Poulsen from Holbæk, Denmark.

The 10 lucky winners of our 2010 Year Pack are:

This year it was possible on POST Greenland’s stand to participate in a competition with questions about POST Greenland and Greenland. To win the prize of a beautiful peace of Greenlandic art, the participators needed to answer five good questions correctly. Amongst those who gave correct answers there was a draw for some beautiful East

Hanne Bruun, DK - 2610 Rødovre Stig Christensen, DK – 5220 Odense S.Ø.

Asger Frederiksen, DK – 4000 Roskilde John Kristensen, DK – 7000 Fredericia Per-Ejvind Gram, DK – 6640 Lunderskov Bent E. Skovsgaard, DK – 2630 Taastrup Preben Holst, DK – 2791 Dragør Kim Larsen, DK – 4900 Nakskov Fanny Kristbjarnardottir, 220 Hafnarfjördur, Iceland Annette Dinsen, DK – 2200 Copenhagen N. All prizes have been forwarded to the winners.

POST Greenland would like to congratulate everyone of them.

Greenlandic stamps sought after at ”2010 Beijing International Stamp & Coin Expo”

By Pertti Frandsen. Photo: Per Svendsen

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Most industries and postal services around the world have their eyes on the ”Middle Kingdom”. This also applies to POST Greenland. And not without reason, since the Chinese currently are building one of the world’s strongest and fastest growing economies. In the past 30 years some 500 million Chinese people have been lifted out of poverty. This means that more Chinese today are able to afford to have a hobby, e.g. a stamp collection. And stamps are popular in China - very popular despite, or perhaps because of modern technology and all kinds of flashing electronic media.

From 7th – 10th November 2010 POST Greenland had four very busy days at ”Beijing International Stamp & Coin Expo.” POST Greenland participated for the first time in this stamp and coin exhibition which takes place every two years in China’s capital.

We had the pleasure of sharing the exhibition arena with our colleagues from the postal services of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Along with a handful of local sales assistants, the latter with good language skills in both English and Chinese, so we had our hands full, as the many thousands of Chinese collectors bought Greenland stamps.

When the four exhibition days were finished, POST Greenland could delightedly report they were all sold out. And when the organizers closed the exhibition, the total number of visitors amounted to just over 100,000.

An impressively high figure for a collector’s fair which does not have the status of an international exhibition.

POST Greenland would like to thank the many thousands of visitors whom came to our exhibition arena in Beijing. See you soon! Huítóu Jian!

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WIN DKK 10,000 – CAST YOUR VOTE FOR THE GREENLANDIC STAMP OF THE YEAR G-436

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Now you can vote for your favourite stamp – cast your vote in the 2010 Greenlandic Stamp of the Year poll. The Grand prize to be drawn amongst all voters is worth DKK 10,000 in cash. All voters will also be able to win a year pack. Cut out this side of the page, fill it in and send it to the below address. Or cast your vote online on our website www. stamps.gl. Your vote must be in by 1st March 2011.

Note: Only one vote per person.

The result of the poll and the winners’ names will be published in Greenland Collector No. 2, April 2011 and on our website at www.stamps.gl.

To the left, all the stamps from 2010 are displayed with their G-No.

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During 2010, POST Greenland has issued a total of 20 new stamps showing the diversity of Greenland’s culture, nature, history and society.

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I would like to vote for the most beautiful stamp 2010

My choice: G-No. G-446 G-453

Name: Address:

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Zip code:

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Send to POST Greenland, Filatelia, PO Box 121, 3913 Tasiilaq, Greenland.

Tel.: +45 7026 0550 or +299 98 11 55 Fax: +299 98 14 32

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News from POST Greenland New day cancellations for Naval Base Grønnedal and Qaanaaq Exhibition Cachets Up until the end of March, POST Greenland will participatein this stamp exhibition:

On 17th January 2011 Grønnedal Naval Base in 3930 Kangilinnguit and the post office in 3971 Qaanaaq will have new day cancellatons. The replacements are due to wear and tear of the old cancellatons. Letters for final day cancellation with the old cancellations and/or first day cancellations with the new ones can be sent to POST Greenland, Filatelia, PO Box 121, 3913 Tasiilaq, Greenland.

Please do not send these letters to Grønnedal or Qaanaaq.

Post Office in Moriusaq, south of 3971 Qaanaaq closes on 31st Dec. 2010 The closing is due to gradual depopulartion of the settlement. Note: Letters for final day cancellation are to be sent to POST Greenland, Filatelia, PO Box 121, 3913 Tasiilaq - not Moriusaq. Envelopes to be cancelled with this cancellation must be received by POST Greenland, Filatelia, no later than 30th Dec. 2010.

Sales figures from our final sale on 30th April ´10 Following our final sale in April, we can now publish the following sales figures:

’INDIPEX 2011’, New Delhi, 12th – 18th February A special Greenlandic cachet will be produced for the above mentioned exhibition. Envelopes to be cancelled with this cancellation must be received

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

POST Greenland will also be represented at this stamp event in Denmark: ’Klubudstilling’, Vejle, 19th – 20th February 2011.

Note: No special Greenlandic cachet will be produced for this stamp event.

Item No. 01100266 01100282 01100347 01100383 01100398 01100399 01100400 01100402 01100404 01100406 01100409 01106381 01106393

01107396 01107397 01303036 01303037 01303035 01304005

Titel Sales Figures Value(DKK) Definitive 4/00 371,388 10.00 Definitive 2/01 179,639 12.00 Ilulissat Ice Fiord 310,775 6.00 The Crown Prince and Family 234,354 14.25 Contemporary Art II/1 238,484 5.50 Contemporary Art II/2 92,345 14.25 Contemporary Art II/3 99,464 30.50 „Norden” Mythologi III/2 153,252 8.00 Fossils I/2 90,269 20.50 Joachim & Marie 131,351 10.25 Danish St. Nuuk - 125 Years 91,557 28.00 Souvenir Sheet, Int. Polar Year 2007 66,686 15.50 Additional Value 2007-Souvenir Sheet, Against Tuberculosis 46,308 25.00 Mini Sheet, EUROPA 2008 Letter Writing/1 13,897 46.00 Mini Sheet, EUROPA 2008 Letter Writing/2 13,899 60.00 Souvenir Folder, Norden - Mythologi I 1,643 99.00 Souvenir Folder, Norden - Mythologi II 1,970 99.00 Souvenir Folder, Norden - Mythologi III 1,369 120.00 2005 Year Pack 16,704 285.00

Issue Date 09.05.2000 09.05.2001 17.01.2005 15.01.2007 31.01.2008 31.01.2008 31.01.2008 27.03.2008 24.05.2008 24.05.2008 20.10.2008 15.01.2007 24.05.2008 31.01.2008 31.01.2008 26.03.2004 29.03.2006 07.03.2008 31.10.2005

Read in the next issue

Large 2011 Calendar Item No. 01900433 DKK 125.00

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l New Definitive-series depicting a portrait of the Queen l Final Sale 30th April 2011 l New series: Greenlandic civil aviation l Report from „INDIPEX 2011” and prelude to „PHILANIPPON 2011”

l Greenlandic Comics III l Contemporary Art V l Expeditions IX: Naomi Uemura l And much more..

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IBAN: CH37 0900 0000 4000 6773 5, BIC (SWIFT code): POFiCHBE 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 United Kingdom: Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank plc., Bridle Road, Bootle, Merseyside, Liverpool GIR 0AA. Account No.: 358 7118.

IBAN: GB69GIRB72000003587118 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 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 Credit card: MasterCard, VISA, JCB, Dankort, VISA Electron, Maestro.

We kindly ask you to use one of the methods below: - the order form - pay through www.stamps.gl.

- sign up for the automatic credit card on www.stamps.gl Instructions can be found on www.stamps.gl -> About Filatelia -> Payment methods Cash: Danish kroner (DKK), euro (EUR) or US dollar (USD) only – to be sent by registered mail.

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, 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.

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.

Handling fee on 1.1.2011 on cancellations of stamps POST Greenland, Filatelia offers a cancellation service for your Greenlandic stamps.

On 1.1.2011 a fee of DKK 15.00 will be charged per received sending containing stamps for cancellation by POST Greenland, Filatelia. The amount can be paid by the payment methods listed on this page. www.stamps.gl On www.stamps.gl it is possible to come closer on Greenlandic stamps.

It is possible to read Greenland Collector, sign up for our newsletter, read last news, buy stamps, participate in competitions, administrate your account and your subscription etc.

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

Publisher: POST Greenland · Editors: Lotte Kristiansen, Søren Sand Kristensen, Kristian ”Karé” Pivat, Anitta Kofoed, Jason Greve Holbech, 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

Juullimi ukiortaassamilu pilluaritsi We at POST Greenland wish all our loyal collectors, readers and partners a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We look forward to assisting you in 2011!

POST Greenland, Filatelia offers you a newsletter!

POST Greenland, Filatelia has got a modernised website!

On 1st September www.stamps.gl had a face-lift. Our website has been modernised and now has a new design. On the website it is possible to get closer to Greenlandic stamps and be amongst the first to get news from POST Greenland, Filatelia.

On www.stamps.gl is it also possible to read previous and present issues of Greenland Collector, sign up for our newsletter, buy stamps through STAMPSSHOP, participate in competitions, administrate your account, make changes in your subscription and pay your invoices etc.

We are proud to present POST Greenland, Filatelias newsletter.

Some of the advantages in being a subscriber to our newsletters is that you will: • receive offers from us.

• read the latest news about Greenlandic stamps • read about POST Greenland, Filatelias competitions for beautiful prizes, etc.

Sign up now on www.stamps.gl in the section ”newsletter”.

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