SUBSCRIPTION MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS OF GREENLAND STAMPS • VOL. 9 • NO. 3 • SEPTEMBER 2004

STAMPPROGRAMME 2005

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SEAWEED IN GREENLAND

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NAVIGATION IN GREENLAND

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»EUROPA«STAMP - HOLIDAYS

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ROYAL VISITP. 8

CHRISTMAS STAMPS

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POST GreenlandPOST Greenland, Filatelia, P.O. Box 1213913 Tasiilaq, GreenlandPhone +45 70 26 05 50, +299 98 11 55Telefax +299 98 14 32stamps@tele.glwww.stamps.glSøren Rose, Chief Editor, Lene Skov MeyhoffAnja Panduro Pedersen, Pertti FrandsenTELE-POST, Malene BurghardtDatagraf Auning AS1397-8632Knud Josefsen

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ER On 21 June we celebrated the establishment of the Greenland Home Rule25 years ago. The Flag Day was held withgreat festivities on both 21 and 22 May.Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and HisRoyal Highness Prince Henrik, accompaniedby Crown Prince Frederik and CrownPrincess Mary visited Greenland for theoccasion and then continued their journeyaround Greenland. Take a look at the festivities by reading the article inside themagazine.

On 1 July TELE-POST received a new managing director, Brian Buus Pedersen.Brian Buus Pedersen is 44 years old and hasan MA Political Science degree from theUniversity of Aarhus, Denmark, 1988 aswell as a Master of Business Administrationdegree from the University of Ottowa,Canada, 2001.

Brian Buus Pedersen moved to Greenland in1989; where he began his career as head

of section in the research department ofthe Finance Directorate and, later on,achieving the position as chief of section inthe Politico-economical Office of thegovernmental secretariat.

In 1995 Brian Buus Pedersen was employedat TELE Greenland and during the period1998 to 2002 he was in Canada, where heacquired his MBA.

We warmly welcome Brian Buus Pedersento his position as our new managingdirector.

During this year’s »Frimærker i Forum«exhibition POST Greenland will introduce anactual part of Greenland – a piece of theice cap, from which the artist Oline Binzerwill carve a mythological design during thecourse of the exhibition. So it is with greatjoy that I welcome you to POST Greenland’sexciting and always service-minded stand.In Greenland there are four slot machines

from which you can obtain stamp machinebooklets – these booklets are only issued inconnection to changes in postal rates. Inaccordance to our conservative stamp issuepolicy we regularly adapt our stamp issueprogramme of products in relation to postalneeds. In view of this, in addition to thevery low sales of stamp machine bookletsthrough the slot machines in recent years,POST Greenland has decided to discontinuethe stamp machine booklet as a postal product. This will commence with our finalsale on 30 November 2004.

Enjoy reading the magazine !

Sincerely,

Søren RosePhilatelic Manager

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It is with great pleasure that I present an exciting stamp programme for 2005 introducinga couple of new series and the final part of ourseries on ships. On 17 January 2005 POST Greenland willissue 7<Ingen> stamps. The first three constitutethe beginning of a new series of, in all, sixstamps featuring designs of edible Greenlandicfungi. They are very detailed and beautifullydrawn by artist and engraver Nina SporeKreutzmann. The fungi stamps, printed inoffset, will also form part of a souvenir foldercomplete with descriptions and recipes using theselected edible fungi. It has been some years since Miki Jacobsen hasillustrated stamps for us, however, he nowreturns as the artist for our additional valuestamp of 2005, also printed in offset. In 2005»Save the Children« in Greenland will receivethe additional value.We also mark the 100th anniversary of theGreenlandic Church Law in 2005 and, for thisoccasion POST Greenland will issue a stampprinted in offset beautifully and elegantlyillustrated in Aka Høegh’s always simple andartistic style.The »Europa« stamp issued by POSTGreenland in 2005 carries the theme»Gastronomy« and is designed in collaborationwith a local cuisine in Greenland. We have chosen to feature the very popular musk oxmeat combined with local vegetables on a stampprinted in offset.

The famous ice fiord near Ilulissat (Jabobshavn)has been added to the UNESCO »WorldHeritage« list of natural monuments worth preserving. To mark this POST Greenland isissuing a commemorative on 17th January2005.On 20 June 2005 we are completing our serieson ships with the last 4 of a total of 16 stampsprinted in combined offset/steel engraving. Thefour stamps, drawn and engraved by MartinMörck will, together with the four ship stampsissued in 2004, form part of the second andfinal volume of the book »Ships in GreenlandicWaters over 1000 years«. The second volume is a splendid conclusion on both thestamp series of ships and the detailed historicalnarration of navigation in Greenland by OleVentegodt, MA.At the same time that the ship series iscompleted I would like to welcome you to avery interesting and scientific world – the science series. Throughout this new series weshall introduce the most unique scientific discoveries in Greenland. The first three stampsin the series illustrate the geological mapping ofGreenland, the Ikka columns in SouthGreenland and »Kæbedyret« (the Jaw Animal) atDisko Bay; the two latter topics being quiteunique to Greenland. The stamps are printed ina combination of offset/steel engraving andengraved by Lars Sjööblom from Sweden.On 31 October 2005 our expedition seriescontinues. This time we are focusing our attention on the American Robert E. Peary, whoanxiously tried to conquer the North Polethrough bases during a longer stay inGreenland. The stamp is printed in acombination of offset/steel engraving and

engraved by Martin Mörck.The last three stamps of the plant series by InaRosing, printed in offset, form the penultimatepart of our last issue of 2005. The stamps canalso be obtained housed in the very beautifullydesigned souvenir folder complete with recipesand descriptions of the plants. Miki Jacobsen, who illustrates his joy of and tribute to Christmas here in Greenland, willdraw the Christmas stamps 2005.I hope postal users of our Greenland stamps andcollectors alike will continue to appreciate oursmall, works of art depicting the beautiful arcticconditions here in Greenland.The programme is provisional and subject to possible alterations.

Sincerely,

Per Svendsen General Manager

Stamp programme 2005

Did you know ...that Robert E. Peary’smotto was: »Inveniamviam; aut faciam«1

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There are approximately 200 species of marine,sedentary seaweeds in Greenland. Some of the speciesare large, perennial brown algae found in the tidalzone (the littoral zone) or in the always submergedzone (the sublittoral zone). Large brown algae andsome red algae may be used commercially and thisarticle provides an overview of the most essential

aspects playing an important part in thedevelopment of a society of a high bio-mass, a little information about thespecific species and their utilisationviability as well as potentialities inGreenland. The occurrence of well-developedvegetation by perennial brownalgae in the tidal zone along thewest coast of Greenland isstrongly dependent on the external conditions. A societyconsisting of bladder wrack (Fucusvesiculosus) at the top - with itscharacteristic bladders situated in

pairs on either side of the midrib -may be found in most places if the

coast is not in danger of strong exposureby the waves or if it is protected against

the wearing of the field ice. Then comesknotted wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum) with its

band-shaped thallus with individual bladdersfollowed by arctic wrack (Fucus evanescens)

in the low-water line; the latterresembling bladder wrack, however, lacking the bladdersand having ratherswollen shoot ends containing the repro-duction organs. As mentioned, the plants

in of this society are perennial and especiallyknotted wrack is able to reach a considerable age– more than 10 years. The age of the plants canbe determined by counting the number of blad-ders on the main shoot and adding one year,since the young plants develop the first bladder atthe end of their second year of growth and thenone bladder each following season of growth. Thelarge plants require a more stable substratum like cliff or rockto be fixed upon as well as limited exposure anderosion and not too much sediment from largeriver mouths. The sediment covers the rock as amembrane preventing the attachment of theunfertilised eggs and thereby their developmentinto new plants. Whirled up sediment furtherreduces the penetrability of the light in the waterand the fresh river water reduces the salinity.Therefore it is not a good idea to go looking forlarge seaweed in fiords with large river mouths.The effect of the field ice in South West

Seaweed along the coastof Greenland

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Greenland is very varying. Where the field ice ispressed against the coast the above-mentionedplants still occur sporadically, but clearly as wornsamples. In more markedly affected areas, theplants are only found in crevices and scars or theyhave totally disappeared as is the case along theouter coast of Cape Farewell.In the always submerged zone (the sublittoralzone) the vegetation dominated by annual plantsor species with an even shorter lifespan are found.At a depth of a couple of metres, where the ero-sive effect of the field ice is not present, some verytypical perennial brown algae are beginning tooccur. Most of them belonging to the sea tangleorder (Laminariales) and they are all characterisedby a root-like structure attaching them to thesubstratum as well as a stem passing into a leaf-like blade. Between the stem and the blade thereis a zone of growth providing for the formation ofthe blade and the length and diameter increment of the stem.One of the species in this zone can grow up to 10metres long; the hollow stemmed kelp (Laminarialongicruris) of which the stem can form morethan half of this length. Other important speciesat depths of 2 to 3 metres and as deep as approxi-mately 15 metres is the sugar kelp (Laminaria sac-charina) having an undivided blade without amidrib; and also sieve kelp (Agarum clathratum),which has a midrib and a blade with holes. Thearctic kelp (Laminaria solidungula) is more rarelyfound; it differs from the other species ofLaminariaceae by affixing itself using a disc - nota root-like structure.

Especially in the areas with water-flow, largegrowths of edible kelp (Alaria esculenta) arefound. This kelp is characterised by forming the

reproduction organs from the special blades growing from the stem. These blades can lookvery different and have given rise to much

discussion of how many species of edible kelp arepresent at the coast of Greenland. This society oflarge brown algae is found at a depth where only1% of the light from the surface is still present. Ifmany sea urchins are present the algae may becompletely eaten.Why is this vegetation commercially interesting?There are two main reasons; partly due to thewall substances and partly to the remainingcontents. The walls in brown algae consist ofcellulose fibril embedded in a matrix of alginicacid. The alginic acid can form salts consisting ofdifferent ions; e.g. calcium ions and sodium ions.These different kinds of salt can be used as a thickener.Calcium alginate (E 404) forms a very strong gelwhereas sodium alginate (E 401) is more lightfluid. The substances are used as emulsifiers formaking non-mixable fluids mixable, as stabilizersfor maintaining the physical/chemical conditionof a food product, e.g. preventing precipitation inmilk chocolate and as a thickener or gel providingthicker food products. These substances know nodeleterious effects and there is no limit to theaccepted daily doses except excessive use in largequantities like in slimming powder.There are several other interesting possible uses ofwhich we will only mention the alginates whichare used to immobilize cells e.g. in the productionof insulin. Another important aspect for use ofthe marine macro-algae is their remaining constituents. Brown alga does not contain asmuch protein as red alga; it does, however, contain several minerals and vitamins as well asrelatively large quantities of iodine. It makes thealgae suitable as nourishment for both people and

animals. In our part of the world there are no traditions for eating seaweed, even if initiativesare taken from time to time to change this fact.In Asia, however, a tradition of eating seaweedhas existed for thousands of years and todayextensive bodies of shallow water are laid out asfields for cultivation of the red alga purple laver(»Nori«).In light of the Greenlandic conditions, it is ofgreater interest that the plants can be used as animal fodder and they are particularly suitable tofeed sheep. Seaweed flour is dried and groundknotted wrack, which contains 10% - 20% ofwater. Norwegian studies show that this productcan replace up to 25% of the winter feed,without the market weight, wool production orthe fertility of the sheep having to suffer.In the next three years a project called»Nordtang« (Northern Seaweed), of which thescientific aspect is sponsored by the Villum-Kann-Rasmussen Foundation, will try to prove thepotential of a commercially sustainable use of theseaweed plants found in the ocean.

Sieve kelp(Agarumclathratum), a characteristic plantwith a root-like structure (hapterons), stempassing into the blade and thallus with holes.

The large brown algae often have growths (epi-phytes) of smaller algae on the stem and olderblades. The picture shows the brown alga(Hincksia ovata). The cell’s components areclearly seen through the microscope, which aredominated by the disc shaped chloroplasts - equi-valent to the chlorophyll granule of higher plants;however, the colour is dominated by a brownpigment (fucoxanthin), which covers the greencolour. In addition, a carrot-like structure is seen, which isdivided into small cells. Atmaturity, opening the top of the»carrot« disengages the movablecells. The movable cells servethe asexual reproduction; theyaffix themselves and sprout intonew plants that are identical tothe mother plant.

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6 »CONSTANCE«The brig Constance was built byM.J. Nielsen in Flensburg in 1857for The Royal Greenland TradeDepartment. During her 46 years inthe service of The Royal GreenlandTrade Department Constance, whichmeasured 217 gross tons, managed48 transatlantic voyages. She was nota large ship, but many regarded thisas an advantage in Greenlandnavigation because it is easier tomanoeuvre small ships in ice-coveredwaters and narrow fiords. In 1903the ship was laid up, and in 1908she was sold. SubsequentlyConstance was for some years usedby Dansk Dampskibsrederiforening(the Danish Steam Ship OwnersAssociation) as a stationary trainingship for ship’s cooks, then laid upagain. In 1937 the by now 80-yearold ship was scrapped in Sweden.

01100331 »Constance«DKK 6.50Date of Issue: 18.10.200440 stamps per sheetFormat: G-horizontal Printing Method: CombinationPaper: TR4 yellow fluorescentEngraving: Martin MörckOutside Measurements: 39.52 x 28.84 mm

»JULIUS THOMSEN«Julius Thomsen was built at theFrederikshavn Shipyard andFloating Dock Ltd in 1927 at thesame time as The Royal GreenlandTrade Department was buildingDisko, and, together with this ship,set a new standard for polar ships.Most conspicuous was the fact thatthe sails were gone, so Jutho, as theship was soon known, and Diskoboth looked like ordinary small passenger ships; only the crow’s nestin the foremast gave them away asbeing polar ships. Jutho was rather asmall ship, measuring only 1156gross tons. After the occupation ofDenmark in April 1940, Jutho wasdeployed on regular service carryingsupplies between the USA and theGreenlandic west coast. JuliusThomsen also ended her days oncoastal navigation along the westcoast, which already happened inthe 1950’s.

01100333 »Julius Thomsen«DKK 14.00Date of Issue: 18.10.200440 stamps per sheetFormat: G-horizontal Printing Method: CombinationPaper: TR4 yellow fluorescentEngraving: Martin MörckOutside Measurements: 39.52 x 28.84 mm

»DISKO«Far into the 20th century TheRoyal Greenland Trade Departmentwas still using sailing ships, thoughoften with a steam engine. In 1926-1927 The Royal Greenland TradeDepartment finally took the plungeand built a »modern« passengership, Disko, measuring 1496 grosstons. The ship was built at theStrandgade Shipyard inCopenhagen and radically departedfrom the hitherto prevailing ideas ofhow ships for polar navigationought to be, for she was built ofsteel. Finally Disko was, as something quite new in Greenlandnavigation, equipped with a dieselengine of 1050 hp from B&W,which could give the ship a speedof 10.25 knots. When Disko waslaid up at Aasiaat (Egedesminde) in1963, she had undertaken 157voyages between Copenhagen andGreenland and, in addition, sailedfor a couple of years on coastalnavigation.

01100332»Disko«DKK 8.7540 stamps per sheetFormat: G-horizontal Printing Method: CombinationPaper: TR4 yellow fluorescentEngraving: Martin MörckOutside Measurements: 39.52 x 28.84 mm

»MISIGSSÛT«After the 2nd World War tuberculosis was rather widespreadin Greenland. In 1955 the Ministryof Greenland therefore had a ship of200 tons, Misigssût, built. The vessel was fitted out with modern x-ray equipment, had a doctor, anurse and a laboratory technicianon board, who sailed from settlement to settlement along theinhabited part of the Greenlandiccoast and examined the populationon every station. This mass surveyproved extremely effective; theinfected people were found andreceived treatment. Ten years laterpulmonary tuberculosis had beenreduced by 90%, and in 1975 thedisease had been brought so muchunder control that Misigssût hadbeen rendered superfluous andcould be disposed of.

01100334»Misigssût«DKK 21.75Date of Issue: 18.10.200440 stamps per sheetFormat: G-horizontal Printing Method: CombinationPaper: TR4 yellow fluorescentEngraving: Martin MörckOutside Measurements: 39.52 x 28.84 mm

On 18 October 2004 POST Greenland is issuing the next four stamps in our popular series on ships in Greenlandic waters over 1000 years.The ships in question are »Constance«, »Disko«, »Julius Thomsen« and »Misigssût«. As regards periods, the four ships represent the historic transition from sailing ships tomotor vessels in Greenland navigation, from the middle of the 19th to the middle of the 20th century.Below you can read a description of the four ships, written by Ole Ventegodt, M.A., author of our ships book.

N AV I G AT I O N I N G R E E N L A N D

In Greenland, the largestisland in the world with

the world’s most deserted territories,but with a population and a culture every bit as

exotic as many otherplaces in the world, the

climate can offer extremely cold, but also

surprisingly warm weather. Greenland is so vast that in comparison it wouldstretch from the North Cape in Norway all theway to the middle of the Sahara Desert on theAfrican continent. However, Greenland hasmore than its size to offer it can also offer awealth of activities and adventures. Greenland istraditionally known for polar bears, sledge dogsand the ice cap – which indeed are our maintrademarks.Concurrently with the world getting smaller andsmaller, people seeking more and more exoticand extreme experiences, Greenland can todayoffer its tourist the realisation of many of thesedesires. You can plunge into the more traditional Greenlandic activities such as sharingyour lunch with a sledge dog from a dog team,hike across several thousands of years old ice androw in one of the finest sailing structures in theworld: the kayak.Who, however, thinks about swimmingin the warm springs in SouthGreenland, where it is also possibleto experience a small arctic

agriculture, where among other things potatoes,carrots, onions, broccoli and much more aregrown? – They also keep chickens, sheep, horsesand cows. View the pictures on this link:www.arktiskebilleder.dk/siulleq/album/sted_1164873_1.htmlWhat about a dive into the Arctic Ocean, whereit is possible to pull out halibuts by the tail finand to look at lithodes, sea anemones and Arcticcorals. Read more about this on www.arctic-dive.comHow about a paragliding flight, gliding with thecoastal winds high up in the air or joining theNuuk Snow Festival (www.snow.gl) makingyour own polar bear as an ice sculpture.Arctic orchids, butterflies, white-tailed eagles,whales and musk oxen also contribute to givingexciting nature experiences for the entire familyalong with the rest of the wildlife in Greenland.It is easy to gather mushrooms like boletus andcortinarius, as well as several types of berries,such as bilberries, cowberries and crowberriesduring the summer. There are adventures andactivities for everyone in the family.To experience a delicate pinkish Arctic midsummer sunset in the Greenlandic ArcticOcean with the clear and clean air can makeyou happy in your heart of hearts. To experienceGreenland is an experience of a lifetime. Send a

greeting from up here

with our latest »Europa« stamp with the theme»holidays«!Visit Greenland or read more about coming toGreenland on www.greenland.com

Theme for the »Europa« stamp

01100330»Europa« stamp 2004 - Holidays Issue date: 18.10.2004DKK: 6.5040 stamps per sheet

Format: F-verticalPrinting method: OffsetPaper: TR4 yellow fluorescentPhoto: John RasmussenTypography: Dorit OlsenOutside measurements: 33.44 x 28.84 mm

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Links:www.arktiskebilleder.dk/siulleq/album/sted_1164873_1.htmlwww.arctic-dive.comwww.snow.glwww.greenland.com

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The royal family’s summer cruise to Greenlandonboard the royal yacht was extraordinarilyappealing to the entire Greenlandic population.The many people, who did not have the opportunity of paying tribute to the CrownPrince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary attheir wedding in Denmark on 14 May 2004,seized the opportunity of meeting and cheeringthe newly-married couple. Everywhere the royalfamily appeared it was applauded and met bysmiling people with waving flags. It was anextraordinarily joyful occasion, and not one eyeremained dry, when Crown Princess Mary andCrown Prince Frederik arrived in their beautiful

Greenlandic national costumes, a gift from the municipality of Nuuk, capital of Greenland.On 22 June the royal couple were presentedwith the People’s Wedding Present fromGreenland. As we go to press the amount was150,000 Danish Kroner, which the couplepromptly donated to the »Save the ChildrenFund« in Qaanaaq (Thule). On the same occasion General Manager Per Svendsen presented the Crown Prince and the CrownPrincess with the royal wedding commemoratives. Later on Crown PrinceFrederik took the opportunity of demonstratinghis abilities as a dogsledge driver, arousing

Crown Princess Mary’s charming enthusiasm.»Fantastic« was a frequently used word duringthe royal couple’s press conference in Qaanaaqon 1 July. »It has been like an immense glimpseof brightness. The weather has been superb, andit has been extremely enjoyable to accompanymy wife to Greenland for the first time. It is afantastic experience to meet all the well-knownfaces from my last visit – so many memoriesstart emerging«, Crown Prince Frederik told thepress. Crown Princess Mary expressed her enthusiasm about her first encounter withGreenland. »I have received so many impressions. The Greenlandic population isexceptionally friendly and warm-hearted. Andthe nature is so fantastic.«After the visit to Qaanaaq the royal family wasairborne to »Daneborg« through Mestersvig,East Greenland. There they visited the SIRIUSSledge Patrol. Afterwards, the royal family wasflown to the flagship »Thetis«, which sailed theroyalty to Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresbysund), thelast locality during this royal Greenland expedition.

The long journey is over. The Crown Princeshowed his wife glimpses of what Greenland hasto offer, and the Greenlandic population received our new Crown Princess with warmthand immense joy.

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In honour of the 25th anniversary of the Greenland Home Rule members of the Danishroyal family paid an official visit to Greenland during late June and early July

General Manager PerSvendsen said in hisspeech to the royal couplethat the Crown Princeand Crown Princess donot merely appear asfaces on stamp designs.However, they are twoindividuals of strongcharacter, acting as rolemodels for us all.

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Repeating the success for the sixthconsecutive year we ask our col-lectors, readers and others inter-ested to vote for the most beauti-ful Greenland stamp of this year.Each of the 18 stamps POSTGreenland is issuing during 2004is eligible for a vote. See thereproductions of the stamps onthe back of this coupon. Only onevote per person is allowed.Once again we will have a drawfor a beautiful first prize. Thisyear the prize will be two woodenfigures carved by an artist fromTasiilaq. In addition, we will hold

a draw for 10 »consolation prizes«in the form of beautifulGreenlandic philatelic gifts. Asalways, we will make the drawfrom all the ballots received.Take part in the vote for the»2004 Greenland Stamp of theYear«. Fill in this coupon and mailit to POST Greenland, Filatelia inTasiilaq or visit www.stamps.gland vote on-line.Deadline for forwarding your bal-lot is Monday 1 November 2004.The winner of the first prize andthe winning stamp will beannounced in the GreenlandCollector, December 2004.

Stamp of the Year 2003

Did you know ...that geologicallyGreenland is one of theoldest territories anddates back more than 3.8 billion years?Source: www.leksikon.org

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The 2004 Christmas SealThe 2004 Christmas Seal

Another exciting philatelic year has gone by with issues of several beautifulstamps, not forgetting the special issue in connection to the royal wedding,which took place on 14 May.

All of these beautiful stamps can be seen at our stand at »Frimærker i Forum2004« as well as presentations and cultural features. This year the main activities taking place at POST Greenland’s stand are:

• Arctic animals• Exhibiting the theme »Greenlandic Mythology«• Carving of a large ice block• Creation of handicraft• Presentations on: mythology – arctic ice and its secrets

– arctic animals• Samples of food cooked using Greenlandic plants

As always at the stand it will be possible to purchase the philatelic items onour sales list, not forgetting the newest issue on 18 October 2004. We will bring along the day cancellation from Tasiilaq and the exhibitioncancellation produced for »Forum 2004«.The Christmas mailbox will also be brought along this year, via which youmay send yourself – and others – a Christmas greeting from the native landof Santa Claus, Greenland. We look forward to welcoming old as well as new customers at »Frimærker iForum« from 5 to 7 November!

»Frimærker i Forum«5 to 7 November 2004

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»Forum«in CopenhagenJulius Thomsens Plads 1

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DKK 20.00

Opening hours:Friday 5 November 2004

10 a.m. - 7 p.m.Saturday 6 November 2004

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Sunday 7 November 2004

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The Christmas seals will only be on sale until 31 December 2004.This year a sheet contains 30 Christmas Seals, at DKK 40.00.

In accordance with a joint agreement, POST Greenland is handling the distribution and sale of the Greenland Christmas Seal again this year. JuullipNipitittagaa, the Greenland Christmas Seal Committee, will issue the Seal.Orders, changes of address or questions concerning your Christmas Seal subscription should be directed to:

Juullip NipitittagaaThe Greenland Christmas Seal Committee

Phone: (+299) 98 18 33Fax: (+299) 98 18 34

True to tradition, The Greenland Christmas Seal Committee would like tokeep the design as well as the artist a secret until the actual issue date of theChristmas Seal. This year the Christmas Seal will be announced on 27October and will go on sale on 28 October 2004.

Use the back of this order form to make your order.

REMEMBER: If you already subscribe to Greenland Christmas Seals you donot need to send in this order form. In this case you will receive yoursubscription shortly after the issue date.

Methods of Payment – The Christmas Seal CommitteePayments to The Greenland Christmas Seal Committee must be made to:The Bank of Greenland, P.O. Box 1033, 3900 Nuuk, GREENLAND.Account No.: 6471 – 1406970. IBAN: DK2564710001406970,BIC: GRENGLGX

or to:

BG Bank A/S, Girostrøget 1,0800 Høje Taastrup, DENMARK.Account No.: 1199 – 6 0072868.IBAN: DK8630000060072868,BIC: DABADKKK.

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The Greenland Christmas Seal Committee,P.O. Box 19, 3913 Tasiilaq, GREENLAND.

You may pay for your 2005 Christmas Seals in advance, provided you enclosean explanatory letter.

It is not possible to use POST Greenland’s giro account numbers inDenmark and abroad, since the Greenland Christmas Seal Committee andPOST Greenland are two separate companies.

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NAVIGATION IN GREENLAND

The four ships stamps presented on page 6 are also available inthis beautiful folder, which includes a short description dealing

with the four vessels »Constance«,»Disko«, »Julius Thomsen« and»Misigssût««. This is the third offour souvenir folders issued in connection with our popular seriesreflecting a thousand years of navigation in Greenlandic waters.

01303020Souvenir Folder»Navigation in Greenland III«18.10.2004DKK 51.00

01100335Christmas Stamp 1/04 Issue date: 18.10.2004DKK: 5.0050 stamps per sheetFormat: B-horizontalPrinting method: OffsetPaper: TR4 yellow fluorescentArtist: Nina Spore KreutzmannOutside measurements: 31.08 mm x 23.60 mm

01100336Christmas Stamp 2/04 Issue date: 18.10.2004DKK: 5.5050 stamps per sheetFormat: B-horizontalPrinting method: OffsetPaper: TR4 yellow fluorescentArtist: Nina Spore KreutzmannOutside measurements: 31.08 mm x 23.60 mm

01301109Christmas Stamp Booklet No. 9Issue date: 18.10.2004DKK: 63.00Printing method: OffsetPaper: TR4 yellow fluorescentThe booklet contains self-adhesive stamps

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The two designs I havechosen to illustrate onthis year’s Christmasstamps arose from purecuriosity. Curiosity tolearn how you weredressed in the 1920’s to

1940’s. What was usually eaten at festive eventssuch as Christmas? Which traditions were keptand what has sprung from them? Also to chatpleasantly with the senior citizens, who remember these times and from whom youalways learn something by listening.Clearly the exterior influences and Danish traditions have been studied and the fact thatGreenlanders have adopted a great part of these.The illustration of »orpiliaq« (orpiliaq = an artificial tree), made from juniper twigs, is oneof the »inventions«. Who was the originator ofthe idea we will probably never know, but itmust have made an impression – the large greentree with candles and coloured paper cones!

The illustration on the other Christmas stamp isthe colourful »naneruarfik« (naneruarfik = lantern with candle), which must also havemade a great impression. Children, walkingfrom house to house carol singing and carryinglanterns sending out a broad spectre of warmlight into the winter night, is irresistible to manypeople. Coloured paper was saved for makingthe lanterns, which were mainly made by thechildren themselves.Particularly the clothes were exciting to illustrateduring the designing of the stamps. Since thedesigns originate from before colour photos werecommon, the choice of colours has mainly beenguesswork on my part.

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Item No. Title DKK Issue Date Sales

01100261 The wild reindeer hunt 5.50 21.02.2000 196,359

01100275 Farewell to the land 5.00 05.02.2001 275,244

01100280 »Europa« 2001 15.00 09.05.2001 139,987

01100290 Drum. Cultural heritage III 4.50 05.03.2002 272,029

01100291 Mask. Cultural heritage III 4.75 05.03.2002 239,028

ANNIVERSARY COIN SOLD OUTOn 30 July 2004 the anniversary coin in the A6 card was sold out. The coin was issued on 14May 2004 on the occasion of the royal wedding. The stock figure amounts to 736 pcs.

www.stamps.glFollowing our Final Sale on 31 March 2004 we can now publish

the following sales figures:

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Final sale on 30 november 2004

The following stamps will be withdrawn fromour sales list on 30 November 2004, provided

they are not sold out prior to this date. Anyremaining stocks will be shredded.

01100283. 16.10.2001»Stamps never issued«

– Northern LightsDKK 5.75

01100299. 21.10.2002ICES 100 years

– Greenland SharkDKK 7.00

01100300. 21.10.2002ICES 100 years – Redfish

DKK 19.00

01100303. 12.03.2003Sledge dog puppies

DKK 4.50

01100304. 12.03.2003Portrait of a sledge dog

DKK 4.75

01100317. 20.10.2003Christmas Stamp 1/03

DKK 5.00

01100318. 20.10.2003Christmas Stamp 2/03

DKK 5.50

01302001. 14.01.1997Stamp machine booklet

No. 1 DKK 20.00

01302002. 20.10.2003Stamp machine booklet

No. 2 DKK 20.00

01301108. 20.10.2003Christmas Stamp

Booklet No. 8DKK 63.00

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On Monday 18 October 2004 the regular day cancel-lations at the post offices in 3961 Uummannaq andthe settlement Atammik at 3912 Maniitsoq respective-ly will be replaced. The replacements are required dueto wear and tear. Envelopes to be cancelled with thelast and first day cancellations must be received byPOST Greenland, Filatelia no laterthan Friday 15 October 2004.

Exhibition cancellations:POST Greenland will participate in the followingstamp exhibitions:»Tag der Briefmarke« 04,»Sindelfingen«, 29 to 31 October 2004»Frimærker i Forum 2004«, Copenhagen, 5 to 7 November 2004Special Greenland cancellations will be produced for the two above-mentioned exhibitions.

Envelopes to be cancelled with these two special cancellations must be received by POST Greenland,Filatelia no later than the day before the opening ofthe respective exhibitions.

POST Greenland will also participate in the followingexhibitions up until the end of 2004: »Nordposta2004«, Hamburg, Germany, 25 to 26 September 2004– »Aalborg Philatelist Klubs 80-årsJubilæumsudstilling«, Aalborg, Denmark, 9 to 10October 2004 – »Frimærksmessan«, Helsinki, Finland,29 to 31 October 2004 - »Randers Juleudstilling«,Randers, Denmark, 4 to 5 December 2004.

PLEASE NOTE: There will be no specialcancellations for the four above-mentioned exhibitions.

The cancellation advertisement »2412 Santa ClausGreenland« will be used on all outgoing mail fromPOST Greenland, Filatelia in 3913 Tasiilaq during theperiod from 18 October to 30 December 2004.

The advertisement cancellation »Send juleposten i godtid« (Post Early For Christmas) will be used in thestamp cancellationmachines during theperiod from 8 October to 4December 2004 at the following 8 Greenland postoffices: 3900 Nuuk (Godthåb)3910 Kangerlussuaq (Søndre Strømfjord)3911 Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg)3912 Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen)3920 Qaqortoq (Julianehåb)3950 Aasiaat (Egedesminde)3952 Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)3970 Pituffik (Thule Air Base)

In addition the advertisement will be used in thestamp cancellation machines during the period atPOST Greenland, Filatelia in Tasiilaq.Franked and addressed letters to be day cancelled withthis advertisement are to be sent directly to the postoffices in the towns mentioned above.During the period 1 - 25 December the post office in3910 Kangerlussuaq (Søndre Strømfjord) will also usethe advertisement cancellation »Christmas Greetingsfrom Greenland« in the stamp cancellation machine.Franked and addressed letters to be day cancelled withthis cancellation are to be sent directly to:

POST GreenlandBlok L3910 KangerlussuaqGREENLAND

During the period 1 - 24 December 2004 Santa Clauswill use his very own special cancellation on all out-going mail. Franked and addressed lettersto be cancelled with Santa Claus's cancellation are to be sent to POSTGreenland, Filatelia no later than 23 December2004.

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We are your service team

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

Any changes in name, address and/or subscriptionmust be received by POST Greenland, Filatelia nolater than 5 weeks prior to an issue.

When exchanging stamps worth more than DKK100.00, POST Greenland, Filatelia charges a fee of45% of the face value. No more than 3 exchangesper customer per year are allowed. The maximumannual value of exchanged stamps per customercannot exceed DKK 50.000 in nominal value. Theold stamps (stamps that are no longer on our saleslist) are always exchanged into new stamps(stamps on our sales list) of the customer’s choice.The fee of 45% must always be paid in cash and is,therefore, not payable using other stamps. Forfurther information please contact POSTGreenland, Filatelia.

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

How to pay:By giro:Denmark: BG Bank A/S, Girostr_get 1, 0800 HøjeTaastrup, Account No.: 1199-940 4120IBAN: DK98 30000009404120, BIC: DABADKKK

Sweden: Postgirot Bank AB (publ) Vasagatan 7,105 06 Stockholm. Account No.: 41 45-9.IBAN: SE9795000099602600041459, BIC: NDEASESS

Norway: Postbanken, Kunderegister Bedrift, 0021Oslo. Account No.: 7878.06.55312.IBAN: NO44 78780655312, BIC: DNBANOKK

Finland: SAMPO BANK, UNIONINKATU 22, 00075, SAMPO. Account No.: 800016-70617928.IBAN: Fi2580001670617928, BIC: PSPBFiHH

The Netherlands: Postbank NV, Account No.: 3487172.IBAN: NL92 PSTB 0003 4871 72, BIC: PSTBNL21

Switzerland: Postscheckamt, Office de chequespostaux, Ufficio dei conti correnti postali, 4040 Basel. Account No.: 40-6773-5.IBAN: CH37 0900 0000 4000 6773 5, BIC: POFiCHBE

Germany: Postbank, Niederlassung Hamburg, – berseering 26, 22297 Hamburg. Account No.: 541414200 BLZ 200 100 20.IBAN: DE03 2001 0020 0541 414200, BIC: PBNKDEFF

United Kingdom: Alliance & Leicester CommercialBank 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: CCPLLULL

France: La Poste, Centre Régional Des ServicesFinanciers, de la Poste en ile-de-France, 16 rue deFavorites, 75900 Paris. Account No.: 250.01 F020.IBAN: FR51 3004 1000 0100 2500 1 F02 022, BIC:PSSTFRPPPAR

If you transfer an amount from outside Denmarkthrough our giro account 1199-940 4120 inCopenhagen, Euro Giro will charge you a fee foreach transaction.

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

Cheque:- in your own currency.

Cash: - to be sent by registered mail.

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

One year deadline for claimsAny claims concerning stamps and philatelic itemspurchased from POST Greenland must reach POSTGreenland, Filatelia, no later than one year datedfrom the last day of the month in which the itemswere dispatched. The date of the postmark or theinvoice is valid as the date of dispatch.

Fees for registered letters and parcels dispatchedfrom GreenlandFees for registered letters in Greenland or toDenmark and the Faroes are DKK 35.00. E.g.:Postage for a registered letter stamped with DKK5.50 (max. 20 g) comes to a total of DKK 40.50. Forpostage on letters to Scandinavia, Europe andother countries, see: www.post.gl

Payment within 30 daysPayment of our invoices is to be made within 30days from the date of the invoice.We kindly ask you to note that the registration ofyour payment will take approximately 2 weeks ormore. Therefore, you may receive an invoice with abalance, which does not include your recent payment.

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

We are the people you reachwhenever you write, fax, email, or

telephone POST Greenland.Some of us have been here forseveral years whilst others are

fairly new. We look forward tobeing of service to you regarding

your philatelic inquiries.

Anja Panduro Pedersen, Sales AssistantDanish, English,German

Lene Skov MeyhoffCorrespondentDanish, Enlish, German

Kristian »Karé« PivatAssistant ClerkGreenlandic, Danish

Lars Anker-MøllerHead of SalesDanish, English,German

Pertti FrandsenHead of ProductionDanish, English,German

Helene TukulaTraineeDanish, English

Holger AmelungSales assistantDanish, English,German

The 2004 Year Pack contains the 18 stampsand the 4 souvenir sheets issued by POSTGreenland during 2004.

The main event in 2004 for the DanishCommonwealth was the royal wedding on14 May. A fantastic stage was set whenCrown Prince Frederik got his Mary in »VorFrue Kirke« (the cathedral) in Copenhagen;I think half of the kingdom dropped a tearat this incredibly romantic royal wedding.

POST Greenland, Postverk Forøya and PostDanmark also celebrated it as a great phila-telic event with a joint issue within theDanish Commonwealth issuing two stampsand a souvenir sheet with the newly wedCrown Prince couple, Frederik and Maryshown in a beautiful profile portrait.

The 2004 Year Pack may be pre-orderednow!

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Way, way up north, far from civilisation and close tothe nature.The story of Santa Claus is founded on an old

Greenlandic legend. A polar bear wan-dering about meets a strange shining

figure, who bestows a specialassignment upon the polar bear: toprotect a woman, who is to give

birth to an exceptional boy child.To solve the assignment the

polar bear receives a wishingspirit, a magical stone and

a human form. Twochildren, Eqaluk andAppa, and a formertroll accompanySanta Claus on his

quest and all three of them become the good helpersof Santa Claus.

High spirited Santa Claus solves his assignments andmore and more evidently steps into the character asthe Santa Claus we know today, with the red suitand the characteristic Greenland sealskin top boots,the reindeer sledge and the royal estate.

Every year Santa Clause receives several thousands ofletters from children worldwide. Send your letters to Santa Claus:

SANTA CLAUS2412 NUUKGREENLANDWebsite: www.santa.gl

In the next issue, read about

• Christmas in Greenland• Edible Greenlandic fungi• »Save the Children« in Greenland• 100th anniversary of the Greenlandic

Church Law• »Europa« theme – Gastronomy • The winner of the »Greenland Stamp of

the Year 2004« competition• The winner of the annual draw among

subscribers• Report from the »Frimærker i Forum

2004« exhibition• Final sale on 31 March 2005• The Glacier of Ilulissat• And much more ...

Write to Santa Claus

REMEMBER OURYEARLY DRAW

In the beginning ofNovember we will drawfor a walrus tooth withGreenlandic carvings at avalue of DKK 8,000among all our subscribers.If you have already takenout a subscription toPOST Greenland’s stampsand/or philatelic itemsyou will automaticallyparticipate in the draw.

If you have not taken out a subscription yet, there isstill time! The deadline for the reception of your subscription and participation in the draw is 18October 2004.

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

The winner of the main prize will be announced in thelast edition of the Greenland Collector, which is issuedin mid December.

The 2004 Year PackKALAALLIT NUNAAT • FRIMÆRKIT

GRØNLAND • FRIMÆRKERGREENLAND • STAMPS

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