Robert E. PearyP. 3

White-tailed EaglesP. 4

Present for Mr BushP. 6

100th AnniversaryP. 8

Edible PlantsP. 10

Stamp of the YearP. 11

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In Greenland we have had a short, but warmsummer. During the brief period of the midnight sun we delighted in the fiords beingnavigable and ice and snow being absentfrom our shores for a while. Now, as daylightis receding, we are beginning to spend moreand more time indoors, like everywhere in thenorthern hemisphere. Snow has not yet fallenin large quantities, but this will be only a matter of weeks.In other words a new season for stamps andphilately is upon us, and not only inGreenland. The various clubs, societies andsmall and large exhibitions are beginning tohum again after the summer break.In this issue of Greenland Collector we arepleased to present a very interesting articleabout white-tailed eagles in Greenland. Weare also supplying further information aboutthe birthday present with a Greenlandic flavour with which the Danish Prime Ministerpresented the President of the United Statesduring his brief visit to Denmark in July. Read

more about this inside the magazine.It gives food for thought how many newdetails of cultures worldwide are actually illustrated by countless stamp designs.Philately is diverse and colourful and at thesame time a wonderful forum for study. Notsurprisingly, philately is and will remain themost popular hobby of the world. No amountof EDP or computers will change that. I there-fore predict most favourable conditions forphilately in the future as a desirable »sanctu-ary« in an ever-changing world.Just over 100 years ago many people doubt-lessly also felt that things were moving fast. Inthis respect the American Robert E. Peary'squest to reach the North Pole was a milestonewith regard to man's feasible activities in thevery severest parts of our globe. The issue ofthe famous PARCEL POST stamps, also 100years ago, was ominous of a new era inGreenland. Both themes are featured on thestamps of our next issue on 31st October. Inthis connection I would like to draw your

attention to our new book coming at the endof the year »PARCEL POSTAGE in Greenland1905 - 2005«. The book contains an excellenthistoric account of these special stamps andtheir great importance.The last Greenland issue of the year will alsoinclude the second part of our very popularseries featuring edible plants, as well as ourbeautiful Christmas stamps. Finally, as always,we are rounding off the philatelic year withour year pack which, as usual, contains all thestamps and souvenirsheets issued this year.

Enjoy the magazine!

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Søren RosePhilatelic Manager

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On 31st October 2005 POST Greenland iscontinuing its popular expedition series – thistime with a stamp and a souvenir sheet featuring the famous American Arctic Explorerand American Naval Admiral, Robert E. Peary(1856 - 1920).As a young civil engineer Robert E. Peary joinedthe U.S. Navy and for several years served inNicaragua, where he was engaged in makingsurveys for the Nicaragua Canal. The young Robert E. Peary was, however, alsoextremely interested in the Arctic, and in 1886he set out on his first journey to NorthernGreenland. On this, his first Arctic expeditionhe ventured as far as 190 km into the area ofthe Greenlandic Ice Cap.In 1891 - 1892, having secured leave of absencefrom the Navy, he led an expedition toGreenland for scientific research and furtherexploration of this, at the time, more or lessunknown territory. In 1892 he walked with the Norwegian Eivind Astrup over thenorthernmost part of the Ice Cap fromInglefield Bay to Navy Cliff at the inside ofIndependence Fiord, which, on this occasion,he discovered.On this expedition he also undertook a longsled journey to the north-eastern coast ofGreenland, where he explored the territorywhich was later named after him – Peary Land.Robert E. Peary was the first to prove thatGreenland is an island and to confirm thenortherly extension of Greenland. On his travels Robert E. Peary made many interestingethnological and meteorological observations,which were carefully recorded.This important exploration was continued onnew expeditions from 1893 - 95 as well as twosummer expeditions in 1896 and 1897, from

which he brought his famous meteorites back tothe United States.In 1908 he set out on his eighth and final questfor the North Pole.He set off from Ellesmere Island together withthe renowned Arctic Explorer, Matthew Hensonand four Inuit, and on 6th April 1909 theywere the first people to reach the North Pole.The same year Frederick Cook, his previous ship'ssurgeon, claimed that he had reached the NorthPole in 1908. This resulted in a long and extremely bitter controversy; but Robert E.Peary was later recognised as the first explorer to set foot on the North Pole, an honour, forwhich he had paid a high price. On his expedi-tion in search of the North Pole in 1900 his toesfroze, and eight of them had to be amputated.Peary Land was discovered by and named afterRobert E. Peary, who believed it to be an island.Peary Land is a peninsula in NorthernGreenland with Cape of Morris Jesup, thenorthernmost point of Greenland, located on 83.39 degrees northern latitude. Thenorthernmost part of the desert peninsula consists of mountains of over 2000 metres.

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EXPEDITIONS INGREENLAND III - The Arctic Explorer Robert E. Peary

01100351Expeditions in Greenland III - Robert E. PearyDKK 27.5031.10.200540 stamps per sheetFormat: F-horizontalPrinting method: Steel EngravingPaper: TR4 yellow fluorescentEngraving: Martin MörckOutside measurements: 33.44 mm x 28.84 mm

01106351Souvenir SheetExpeditions i Greenland III - Robert E. PearyDKK 27.50Issue date: 31.10.2005Printing method: Steel EngravingPaper: TR4 yellow fluorescent

Third souvenir folder in POSTGreenland's popular expedition seriesThe third issue in POST Greenland's popular expeditionseries features the famous Arctic Explorer, Robert E.Peary.The souvenir sheet of this issue will also be available inthis beautiful souvenir folder.Apart from the souvenir sheet, this folder containsmuch interesting information about Robert E. Peary aswell as many beautiful illustrations.Pre-order POST Greenland's new souvenir folder»Expeditions in Greenland III - Robert E. Peary« now!

01303025Souvenir Folder»Expeditions i Greenland III - Robert E. Peary«Issue Date: 31.10.2005 DKK 27.50

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The Greenlandic white-tailed eagle belongs tothe same species as the European white-tailedeagle. But in this country it has been isolated forcenturies. Compared to these other populations,the Greenlandic population – consisting of onlyapproximately 150 couples of old breeding birds– must be described as extremely few in number.It is also one of the most vulnerable bird populations in the world. This is also due to the fact that the white-tailed eagles in this Arcticclimate are living in a marginal area, due to thebrief summer and climatic conditions.As a result of adapting to these conditions, theGreenlandic eagle has grown much larger than themembers of the same species in any other place.This makes this bird quite unique.Over hundreds of years the white-tailed eagleshave probably been pursued by humans – notleast during the decades up until the 1970's.Some people were annoyed with the white-tailedeagles, which, of course, live off the same naturalresources. They regarded the eagles as competitors.

The white-tailed eagle was unconditionally preserved in 1973. An information campaign,carried out by the Greenlandic Home RuleGovernment in the 1980's, has contributed tothe attitude towards our white-tailed eagleschanging from negative to tolerant and today,among most people, even to positive. A fewhunters still snivel if they return from theirhunting expeditions without any ptarmigan andthen blame eagles and falcons for this situation.But this attitude is a bit pathetic. Luck withwind and weather and other animals in natureare significant for the successful expedition.These are the conditions and, in our opinion,the eagle has its justification in the ecologicalsystem.Today we know a lot about what white-tailedeagles eat. In Southern Greenland fish (cod,uvak, sand dab and arctic char etc.) constituteapproximately 90 % of their diet. The rest ismade up of birds (gulls, eider, black guillemotand ravens) and fox puppies.

In central Greenland the share of birds is a littlelarger. In the winter the eagles eat a lot of deadanimals. New examinations of white-tailed eaglesfound dead have documented that eagles die oflead poisoning. This happens when eagles catchwinged birds with lead shot in them. In this way their interior organs contract lead poisoning– and then they die!This lead shot from cartridges is a very topicalenvironmental problem in Greenland and is alsodangerous to humans.In most other countries the white-tailed eaglehas experienced a significant increase after it wasdecided that the eagles were to return to nature.Such an increase is not seen in Greenland, eventhough we also want the white-tailed eagles inour immediate environment. Lead poisoning,periodic lack of food as well as difficult weatherconditions during the breeding season are themost important reasons for this situation.Unfortunately, the Greenlandic white-tailedeagle has fewer eaglets than the European ones.

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It has become easier to appreciate the white-tailed eagle as these birds, alsoin this country, have become less shy. Read here why!

White-tailed Eagles inGreenland - before and now

Photo: Søren Rose

Still, many people are under the impression that»there are now many more eagles than thereused to be«. This is quite understandable andthe reason is most likely that we see white-tailedeagles more often and closer than two or threedecades ago. This is due to the fact that someeagles now live and breed closer to towns andwe see them at a closer range in the winter.These new generations of eagles, which have nottried to be shot at, are, therefore, less shy andlike to get their food and circle closer to humanswho are out in their boats.The white-tailed eagle in this way repays thebetter treatment given to it by giving us uniqueexperiences in nature – that we can observethem and get the opportunity to photographthem at a closer range.During the last ten years the Nature School ofNuuk has sailed approximately 1,500 people(mostly children) to eyries, and there the eagleshave got used to the presence of humans – at anacceptable distance to the eagles. This increasedrecreational pleasure is obvious and is a result ofthe fact that we are now treating these fantasticbirds better.We are sure that our descendants will praise us forthis positive change of attitude, which has enabledthe white-tailed eagle to survive in Greenland.

For three decades Frank Wille has workedwith mapping the population of white-tailed eagles in the whole ofGreenland and studying their behaviour.In later years the work has been especially concentrated on communi-cating the knowledge about the eagles, especially via posters, brochuresand trips into nature.Frank Wille and Ole Zeeb Andersenare today co-operating on a continuationof the white-tailed eagle project, basedon eight to ten couples of white-tailedeagles living around Nuuk (Godthaab), via a video and a book project.

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When the President of the United States, GeorgeW. Bush, left Denmark heading for the G8 meet-ing in Scotland, he carried a very special presentin Air Force One: A small collection ofGreenland stamps with a very special history anda high symbolic value.On his 59th birthday, which the AmericanPresident and his wife celebrated with the DanishPrime Minister and his wife at a private functionat the Prime Minister's official residence,

President Bush was presented with nine Green-land stamps, the so-called »American Issue«, byPrime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen.During the months before the Danish liberationin 1945, the stamps were printed in the values 1, 5, 7, 10, 15 Øre and 1, 2 and 5 Kroner withdesigns ranging from a seal over a sled dog team,an eider, a polar bear and a kayaker to KingChristian X on horseback. They were issued on 1st February 1945.

What makes these stamps so special is the factthat they were produced in the United States bythe American Bank Note Company afterGreenland had been cut off from Denmarkduring World War II. In connection with thesurrender of Germany, a number of the stampswere overprinted with the text: »Danmark befriet5. maj 1945« (Denmark Liberated on 5th May1945). Here the story, according to the Danishnewspaper »Weekendavisen«, becomes interesting

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because the overprint was carried out at the prin-ters of the Danish delegation, the privateCommercial Stationery Company.According to »Weekendavisen«, the unauthorisedprint meant that there was no control with thenumber of stamps being overprinted and how.The print was, among other things, turned upside down, and the wrong colours were used.The story did not turn up until 60 years after theliberation. Official sources have not wanted tocomment on the matter, even though, over theyears, several stamp collectors and experts havebeen surprised at the method used.The sequence of events was revealed by some-what of a coincidence, because the philatelist andwriter Torben Hjørne, who has published threebooks about the postal history of Greenland,stumbled on some documents in The Danish National Archives.It was, however, not the misprints with whichPresident Bush was presented by Anders FoghRasmussen, but the stamps with the regular»Danmark befriet 5. maj 1945« (DenmarkLiberated on 5th May 1945) overprint. Amongcollectors the stamps have a value of about DKK7,000.Apart from the »original« American issue, MrBush was also presented with the reprint, which

POST Greenland, Filatelia, issued in 1995 onthe occasion of the 50th anniversary of the libe-ration. These were reprints of the original stampdesigns, only with an overprint of the values.– »We were aware of the article in the»Weekendavisen« last Friday, but did not thinkso much of the philatelic value and history, as ofthe symbolic value of Denmark – Greenland –the United States, World War II and the UnitedStates of America as a symbol of liberty«– says the special adviser to the Danish PrimeMinister, Michael Kristiansen.Michael Kristiansen does not expect that theywill be put up on the walls of the Oval Room,but that the present, like all other presents to theAmerican President, will eventually end up in amuseum.– »This can be a funny little detail, whereDenmark and Greenland will make their mark inrelation to the United States« he says.There are several versions of these stamps. Mostcommon is the original version of 1st February1945. But round about the liberation in May1945, an idea was born: 30,000 of the original100,000 sets of Greenland stamps were to gothrough the printing machine once again andreceive a so-called overprint of the message»Danmark befriet 5. maj 1945« (Denmark

Liberated on 5th May 1945). It is impossible todecide whether the overprint was carried out onthe initiative of Denmark. Under all the circum-stances it is likely that the Danish ambassador,Henrik Kaufmann, as the most senior managerof the Danish – Greenlandic administration inthe United States, approved the idea.Please note that we have quoted the »Weekend-avisen«, which has used extracts from TorbenHjørne's books on the subject.

Buy the very interesting PARCEL POSTbook about the birth, culture and first stampof modern Greenland

The author of the book is Flemming Petersen,Greenland collector and President of theFrederiksberg (in Copenhagen) PhilatelicSociety. Flemming draws on his enormousknowledge of both history and stamps. Theresult is an extremely interesting account in textand illustrations.This Jubilee Book of 60 richly illustrated pageswill be issued at the end of the year– but may be pre-ordered now: Item number01303024 – Price: DKK 200.00.

During his visit to Denmark in July, the President of the United Stateswas presented with a special birthday present by the Danish PrimeMinister. The present, with an extremely great symbolic value, was theso-called »American Issue«, a small collection of Greenland stamps fromWorld War II. The »American Issue« consists of nine stamps issued inGreenland in February 1945, when the War was in its final stages.Contrary to all other Greenland stamps, which are printed inDenmark, the »American Issue« was printed in the United States

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While other countries are celebrating the150th anniversary of the introduction oftheir stamps these years, Greenland can

celebrate the 100th anniversary of the PARCEL POST stamp, which was issued in

1905. Stamps were introduced world-wide for practicaland economical reasons but, with the issue of the PARCEL POST stamp in Greenland, much more wasat stake. The collection and study of PARCEL POSTstamps and, especially the history behind the stamps andthe cancellations used, make a significant contribution inacknowledging the history of Greenland. From 1905,Denmark showed a strongly increasing interest inGreenland and a settlement regarding the nationality ofthe different areas of Greenland was drawing to a close.At that time Danish nationality was limited to individual,established colonies as well as an area of 15 miles around them. Angmagssalik, on the east coast ofGreenland, was founded as a trading and missionarystation in 1894. In 1905 the Directorate of The RoyalGreenland Trade Department had applied for permissionto issue its own stamps, as was practised in Iceland andthe Danish West Indies, which then had the status ofbeing Danish colonies. Permission was, however, only granted to use a smallstamp to be stuck on parcels as a receipt that postagehad been paid. The PARCEL POST stamp was here-with born. The text on the stamp did not, however,contain the name »Grønland« (Greenland), and thegeographical area where the stamps could be used wasalso limited to the part of Greenland which, at thattime, was regarded as being Danish. The PARCELPOST stamp was produced in three values: 1-, 5- and10-Øre. The stamp was designed by the artist GerhardHeilmann and printed at H.H. Thiele's PrintingWorks. In a letter dated 9th June 1905 the Directorateaccepted the forwarded colour samples and ordered400 sheets of the 1- and 10-Øre values as well as 200sheets of the 5-Øre value. The stamps were orderedperforated and gummed. The first scheduled postalcommunication / ship's departure for Greenland afterreceipt of the stamps was by the ship Hans Egede. Thestamps were not for sale and the earliest known packageon which these stamps were used is from 1909. Forparcels to and from Greenland, to be handled by theDanish Post Office, normal Danish rules applied andDanish stamps were to be used on despatch notes.

Subsequently the Greenlandic connections to Denmarkwere gradually extended and can be divided into periods:Period 1.1905 - 1909 - »Direktoratet for den Kgl.Grønlandske Handel« (The Directorate of TheRoyal Greenland Trade Department). The name was used on despatch notes as well as in Copenhagenin transit cancellations on mail from Greenland. Amissionary station »Nordstjernen« (The North Star)was founded in Thule and the Danish Expeditionexplored the east coast of Greenland. For the cancellationof the PARCEL POST stamps, a small shield cancellation featuring a polar bear was used.Period 2. 1909 - 1912: »Administrationen forKolonierne i Grønland« (The Administration of theColonies of Greenland). The name implies that newlaws and regulations had by this time extended into theDanish spheres of interest in Greenland. By request,Knud Rasmussen established his own private tradingpost at Thule and, finally, in 1909 the quest for theNorth Pole proved successful. The name was also usedin cancellations of this period.Period 3. 1913 - 1925: »Styrelsen af Kolonierne iGrønland« (The Directorate of the Colonies ofGreenland). During this period it was announced thatthe Peary Canal was non-existent, the 200th anniversa-ry of Hans Egede's arrival to Greenland was celebratedwith »the great royal visit« in 1921 and the sale of theDanish West Indies paved the way for the UnitedStates, Great Britain and many others accepting Danishrequests with regard to Greenland. After the sale of theDanish West Indies, it became possible for collectorsand others to buy PARCEL POST stamps, which againresulted in existing sheets with imperforate edges beingpost-perforated at the request of collectors. In 1924 itwas also possible to reach an agreement with Norway,giving the Norwegians rights on the east coast ofGreenland for a period. The Scoresbysund colony wasfounded. Cancellations were also changed to the newname.Period 4. From 1925 till 31-12-1939 - »GrønlandsStyrelse« (The Directorate of Greenland). Politicallyspeaking, the dispute about the nationality ofGreenland was concluded at the International Court ofJustice in The Hague in 1933 and the verdict was infavour of Denmark. In 1937 the Danish Governmenttook over the Trading Post at Thule, which at that timebelonged to Dagmar Rasmussen, Knud Rasmussen's

widow. Postally speaking, it is easiest to understand theperiod if it is divided up into shorter periods.1925 - 1930: The original rates for the despatch ofpackages of 1 Øre per pound, at least 10 Øre per par-cel, still apply. In 1927 the PARCEL POST stampswere included in the savings stamp scheme of NorthernGreenland and 86% of the sale of PARCEL POSTstamps were used for this purpose. From 1930: ThePARCEL POST stamps were given a new status, asseparate postage for parcels between The RoyalGreenland Trade Department in Copenhagen andGreenland was introduced. Parcels passing through theDanish Post Office were to be franked with Danishstamps and, for transport to and from Greenland,PARCEL POST stamps were to be used. Consequently,despatch notes with both Danish stamps andGreenland PARCEL POST stamps are known fromthis period. Rates were increased substantially andpostage for a parcel of 6 kg went up from 12 Øre to190 Øre. In 1936 day cancellation was introduced.Greenland's own stamps were introduced in WesternGreenland in 1938, on the east coast in 1939 and,finally, Thule introduced Greenland's own stamps on1st January1940. In connection with the change toGreenland's own stamps, PARCEL POST stamps wererendered invalid.

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The 100th Anniversary of the PARCEL POST stamp

01100357100th Anniversary - PARCEL POST stampDKK 50.00Issue date: 31.10.200520 stamps per sheetFormat: E-horizontalPrinting method: OffsetPaper: TR4 yellow fluorescentArtist: Gerhard HeilmannLayout: Morten StürupOutside measurements: 50.50 mm x 43.26 mm

NEW HIGHLYINTERESTING JUBILEE BOOK

WILL BE ISSUED ATTHE END OF 2005

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Jens Rosing's 80th BirthdayOn 28th July 2005 the Greenlandicartist Jens Rosing reached the age ofeighty. Jens Rosing is one of the best-known interpreters of Greenlandictradition as well as a creative artist,writer and illustrator.As the creator of more than 150Greenland stamp designs from 1957to 2001, Jens Rosing is quite simplythe »Grand Old Man« ofGreenland stamps.Herewith POST Greenland, a littlebelatedly, would like to convey ourvery best wishes to Jens Rosing onthe occasion of his great day.An example of Jens Rosing'sstamp art can be seen on thedepicted blackprint, which was produced on the occasion of theartist's 70th birthday (the blackprint is no longer available).

PARCEL POST stamp – Special IssueWhile other countries can celebrate the 150th anniversary of theintroduction of their stamps these years, Greenland can celebratethe 100th anniversary of the PARCEL POST stamp, which wasissued in 1905.Stamps were introduced for practical and economical reasons but,with the issue of the PARCEL POST stamp in Greenland, muchmore was at stake, as this was a part in the political events regard-ing Greenland, whose future was being shaped during those years.POST Greenland will celebrate the 100th anniversary with astamp issue in three parts. The first stamp in the series will beissued on 31st October 2005.In this connection POST Greenland will also issue a Jubilee Book,containing the first stamp with space to insert the two subsequentstamps in the series.The author of the book is Flemming Petersen, Greenland collectorand President of the Frederiksberg (in Copenhagen) PhilatelicSociety. Flemming draws on hisenormous knowledge of bothhistory and stamps. The result isan extremely interesting accountin text and illustrations.This Jubilee Book of 60 richlyillustrated pages will be issued at the end of the year- but may be pre-ordered now:Item number 01303024 – Price: DKK 200.00.

As a child in Sisimiut, I experienced the magic ofChristmas in a beautiful glass globe reflecting thedecorated Christmas tree and the world aroundme in all the colours of the rainbow.Santa Claus and my parents would hang up theglass globe so we could see it at eye level, among allthe lights and the decoration on the beautiful tree.Outside there was sure to be snow and northernlights among thousands of stars to light up thedark Arctic winter.Crunchy kamik soles would make a crisp sound inthe snow, and our ear lobes had to be pushed wellinto the hoods of our anoraks against the dry cold.We were all festively dressed for these specialdays…and all of us made our way to church onfoot for the morning service, together with mostof the other inhabitants of the town. We were all in our Sunday best….Afterwards there would be coffee and fresh buns.The morning of Christmas Eve was very special

to us children.On this pointour gift traditionsvary from yours.Here the children areallowed to openthe beautiful parcels inthe morning of Christmas Eve, giving the adultspeace to prepare the gifts of the table, wheredates from distant places would contribute torousing my imagination and joy at participatingin this celebration of light, for from Christmasonward days will be lighter…– and we had to look forward to nextChristmas for nearly a whole year!

Merry Christmas!Miki Jacobsenmiki@jacobsen.gl

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01100355 Christmas Stamp 1/05DKK 5.25Issue Date: 31.10.200550 stamps per sheetFormat: B-horizontal Printing method: OffsetPaper: TR4 yellow fluorescentArtist: Miki JacobsenOutside Measurements: 31.08 mm x 23.60 mm

01100356 Christmas Stamp 2/05DKK 6.00Issue Date: 31.10.200550 stamps per sheetFormat: B-horizontal Printing method: OffsetPaper: TR4 yellow fluorescentArtist: Miki JacobsenOutside Measurements: 31.08 mm x 23.60 mm

01301110 Christmas Stamp Booklet No. 10DKK 67.50Issue Date: 31.10.2005Printing method: OffsetPaper: TR4

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10Scottish Lovage (Ligusticum scoticum) (Kuanniusaq)Scottish lovage belongs to the family of Umbelliferae, just like angelica, but is smaller.It grows on the south-west coast of Greenland as far north as Nuuk. It can reach aheight of approximately 60 cms, it has reddish, hollow stems and shiny, smooth darkgreen leaves and emits a strong smell. It is in flower during July - August with small,white flowers in umbels. The whole plant can be used as seasoning. The young leaves,flowers and unripe seeds in salads etc., older leaves, ripe seeds and roots in stews. Itdoes not have the same perfumed taste as lovage, but a fullness that is reminiscent of amixture of parsley, celery, angelica and, of course, lovage. The stems can be crystallisedlike angelica. When ground, the seeds can be usedas a substitute for pepper.

Rose Root (Rhodiola rosea) (Sorlak)Rose root belongs to the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae). It is perennial, its flowers areunisexual, and the plant is dioecious, meaning that the flowers on the individual plantsare either male or female. The rootstock is thick and scaly; the inside is yellow and aromatic. Both rootstock and leaves are edible. The leaves have a slightly bitter taste,similar to Brussels sprouts. Rose root is easy to distinguish from all other plants inGreenland. It has a strong, upright stem, and all the way up on the side of this, thereare thick, juicy, bluish green leaves with serrated edges. The leaves are covered by a thinlayer of wax. The flower is at the top of the stem like a big, yellow corymb. In certainplaces it can also be seen with reddish flowers. Rose root grows in tufts and can reach aheight of approximately 20 cms. It grows on rock walls and in crevices, hillsides, in fertile heaths and thickets. It is in flower in June and July, and in the autumn it turns a strong yellowish orange and is almost luminescent.

Mountain Sorrel (Oxyria digyna) (Seernaq)Mountain sorrel belongs to the family of Polygonaceae. It is perennial, has a thick yellowrootstock, and grows to a height of approximately 40 cms. The plant is dioecious. Itsleaves are long-stemmed, smooth and reniform, thereby differing from the otherGreenlandic species of the sorrel family. The leaves are rich in vitamin C and have afresh and acid taste. The inflorescence is compact and knotty. The leaves are red at theedges and develop glowing autumn colours. Mountain sorrel grows in snow patches,on rock walls, in moist crevices, thickets, heaths and most other plant communities inGreenland, though not too dry. The first tender shoots of leaves of mountain sorrelcould be seen (in Tasiilaq) at the end of April (2005).A month later they were growing abundantly in townand in the mountains.

Issue date: 31.10.200540 stamps per sheetFormat: G-horizontalPrinting method: Offset

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01100353Rose RootDKK 6.50

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01100354Mountain Sorrel

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Edible PlantsOn 31st October 2005 POST Greenland will issue the last three stampsof the series »Edible Plants«, this time featuring: Scottish Lovage, RoseRoot and Mountain Sorrel. Below you will find a description of the three plants, written by the watercolour painter Ina Jürgensen.

Introduction of Ina Jürgensen, who below describesIna Rosing's beautiful stamps featuring flowers.»I moved from Denmark to Angmagssalik, now Tasiilaq, with my family in1974. For the last 15 years I have been employed at the school in Tasiilaq.My passion for Greenlandic flora began in 1974. From the beginning ofMay I go for walks in the mountains nearlyevery day to see what flowers have opened orwhat is just coming up. My delight andfascination of these small creations of natureincrease year by year. For the last five years I have combined my interest in plants with my other great passion, watercolour painting.«

Souvenir Folder - Edible Plants IIIf you are curious to learn new recipes for food with a Greenlandicflavour, or if you just like beautiful Greenland stamps, you shouldinvest in POST Greenland's new souvenir folder »Edible Plants II«. Itcontains food recipes and descriptions of Greenlandic edible plants aswell as two of each of the three different stamps issued in the series in2005.

Bon appétit!

01303026Souvenir FolderEdible Plants II

DKK 31.00Issue date: 31.10.2005

Repeating the success of previous years, we herewith call upon our collectors,readers and other people interested to vote for the most beautiful Greenlandstamp of this year. Each of the 21 stamps POST Greenland is issuing during2005 is eligible for vote. See the reproduction of the stamps on this page. Asalways, only one vote per person is allowed.Once again we shall have a draw for a first prize in the form of a piece ofbeautiful East Greenlandic handicraft. In addition, there will be a draw for10 »consolation prizes« in the form of beautiful Greenlandic philatelic gifts.As always, we shall draw from all ballots received.Take part in the vote for the '2005 GreenlandStamp of the Year'. Fill in this coupon and sendit to POST Greenland, Filatelia, in Tasiilaq orvisit www.stamps.gl and vote on-line.Deadline for receipt of your vote is Monday31st October 2005.The winner of the first prize and the winningstamp will be announced in GreenlandCollector in December 2005. Stamp of the year 2004

VOTE FOR THE STAMP OF THE YEAR 2005

If you are a subscriber, you can look forward to our annual draw. POST Greenlandwill make a draw from all subscribers for this year's main prize – a traditional icebucket, manufactured by the local Tasiilaq artist, Tobias Magnussen.If you are not a subscriber, be quick to take out a subscription to Greenland stamps.All you need to do is to fill in the order form with your name and address as wellas details of your preferred subscription. Deadline for the receipt of your subscriptionorder is 1st November 2005.

The History of the Ice Bucket:The ice bucket had already been invented in Eastern Greenland in 1884 whenGustav Holm arrived. It is presumed that the people here acquired the idea frombarrels from whaling ships which were occasionally wrecked in the treacherous driftice, after which the barrels were washed ashore.The bucket was used to melt ice for drinking water; the sides of the most refinedbuckets were decorated with small bone figures, and they also had a built-in drinking straw, so it was easy to drink the fresh ice water. The slightly larger buckets without figures were used under the bed for collectingurine, which was used for washing hair and tanning sealhides. The ice bucket is still manufactured today by theoriginal method for exhibitions and for sale as an exclusive souvenir.The winner of the draw will be personally notified ofthe good news by our head of sales. Together with thewinners of the consolation prizes, the winner's namewill be announced in Greenland Collector No. 1 of2006.

Subscribers' Draw

Elect stamp and send the coupon in an envelope to:POST GREENLAND, FILATELIA, P.O. BOX 121,3913 TASIILAQ, GREENLANDDo not forget to state your name and address on the back of the envelope!!!

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My vote goes to: G-

G-337 G-338 G-339

G-340 G-341 G-342

G-343 G-344 G-345

G-346 G-347 G-348

G-349 G-350 G-351

G-352 G-353 G-354

G-355 G-356 G-357

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Final sale on 30th November 2005

01100293. 24.06.2002Nordlyset

DKK 2.00

01100294. 24.06.2002Hvidbjørnen

DKK 4.00

01100295. 24.06.2002StærkodderDKK 6.00

01100296. 24.06.2002Haabet

DKK 16.00

01100311. 16.06.2003Comb

DKK 0.25

01100313. 20.10.2003Emma

DKK 6.75

01100314. 20.10.2003Gamle FoxDKK 7.75

01100315. 20.10.2003Godthaab

DKK 8.75

01100316. 20.10.2003Sonja

DKK 26.00

01100329. 14.05.2004Additional Value stamp »The

Society of Greenlandic Children«DKK 5.00 + 0.50

01100331. 18.10.2004ConstanceDKK 6.50

01100335. 18.10.2004Christmas Stamp 1/04

DKK 5.00

01100336. 18.10.2004Christmas Stamp 2/04

DKK 5.50

01106251. 13.08.1999Souvenir Sheet - Vikings I

DKK 23.00

01106259. 21.02.2000Souvenir Sheet - Vikings II

DKK 29.75

01106273. 05.02.2001Souvenir Sheet - Vikings III

DKK 20.50

01106299. 21.10.2002Souvenir Sheet »ICES 100 Years«

DKK 26.00

01106308. 20.10.2003Additional Value Souvenir Sheet

»Santa Claus of Greenland«DKK 22.00

01301109. 18.10.2004Christmas Stamp Booklet No. 9

DKK 63.00

The following stamps will be withdrawn from oursales list on 30th November 2005, provided they

are not sold out prior to this date. Any remainingstock will be shredded.

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Distribution of the Greenland Christmas SealSo far POST Greenland has, in accordancewith a joint agreement between JuullipNipitittagaa (The Greenland ChristmasSeal Committee) and POST Greenland,been responsible for the distribution and saleof the Greenland Christmas Seal. As this agreement expires this year, JuullipNipitittagaa (The Greenland Christmas SealCommittee) will take over the distributionof the Christmas Seal themselves. In future,orders, changes of address or enquiries concerning your Christmas Seal subscriptionshould be directed to: Juullip Nipitittagaa,The Greenland Christmas Seal Committee,P.O. BOX 97, 3900 Nuuk, Phone/Fax(+299) 32 24 34, Email: seal@greennet.gl

PS: WE REGRET THAT WE CAN NO LONGER ACCEPT CHEQUESAs banker's fees for cashing cheques are toohigh in relation to most purchases, we nolonger accept cheques. We therefore requestall our customers to pay via our bank orgiro accounts or by various credit cards.

Kilo Ware is temporarily sold out: POSTGreenland no longer sells Kilo Ware as theproduct is at present completely sold out.

In the next issue, read about:• Stamp Programme 2006• Sisimiut - 250th Anniversary• Additional Value Stamp - »Crown Prince

Frederik's Foundation«• The EUROPA stamp - 50th Anniversary• PARCEL POST II• Norse Mythology II (The Mother of the

Sea and The Mistress of the Weather)• The Nordic Association - 50th

Anniversary• Report from the »Frimærker i Forum

2005« Exhibition• The Winner of the »Greenland Stamp of

the Year 2005« Competition• The Winner of the Annual Draw among

Subscribers• Final Sale on 31st March • And much more…

IMPORTANTOn payment – please, always state your nameand your customer number to make sure thatyour payment is registered correctly as quicklyas possible.

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The Copenhagen Exhibition»Frimærker i Forum 2005«11th - 13th November

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Price:Volume 1: DKK 179.00Volume 2: DKK 199.00Slip Case: DKK 59.00(prices without postage)

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POST Greenland is very much looking forward to opening thedoors of »Frimærker i Forum«. Once again we shall have a wide range of activities at our stand,reflecting the history and culture of Greenland. This year themain theme of »Frimærker i Forum« will be gastronomy. POSTGreenland has hired two renowned chefs, who will prepare samplesof Greenlandic food. We shall also have a visit by a lecturer whowill lecture on edible plants and fungi. These plants and fungihave previously been featured on our stamps, which are alsoavailable in the pertaining souvenir folders with recipes. Thehistoric flavour will be added by the PARCEL POST stamp,which has played an important part with regard to Greenlandicties to Denmark. You can read or hear more about all this at thestand, where stamp expert Flemming Petersen will give a lectureon the history of the PARCEL POST stamp and present thebook, being issued on the occasion of the 100th anniversary ofthe PARCEL POST stamp. Make sure to be there and taste theexciting Greenlandic specialities and meet the staff of POSTGreenland at stand 11, where we are looking forward to wel-coming you with our last new issues as well as providing adviceand guidance.

Practical information:Place: «Forum« in Copenhagen, Julius Thomsens Plads 1,1925 Frederiksberg CEntrance fee: DKK 20.00Opening hours: Friday 11th Nov. 05 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Saturday 12th Nov. 05 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Sunday 13th Nov. 05 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

On Monday 31st October 2005POST Greenland will replace theregular day cancellation at the post

office of the settlement Akunaaq at3950 Aasiaat. The replacement is due to

wear and tear. Envelopes to be cancelled with lastand first day cancellations must be received byPOST Greenland, Filatelia, no later than Friday

28th October 2005.

»The Greenlandic Society« will celeb-rate its 100th anniversary on 5thNovember 2005. POST Greenland

will commemorate the occasion with aspecial cancellation. Envelopes for cancelling mustbe received by POST Greenland, Filatelia, no laterthan the day before this anniversary.

Exhibition cancellations:Until the end of 2005 POST Greenland will parti-cipate in the following stamp exhibitions: • »Philatelia und Münz Expo«, Cologne, 22nd -

24th September• »Tag der Briefmarke '05«, Sindelfingen,

28th-30th October• »Vejle Frim. 05«, Vejle, 29th-

30th October• »Frimærker i Forum 2005«,

Copenhagen, 11th-13thNovember

• »150th AnniversaryExhibition«, Oslo, 17th -20th November.

Special Greenland cancellations will be producedfor these five above-mentioned exhibitions.

Envelopes to be cancelled with these five specialcancellations must be received by POSTGreenland, Filatelia, no later than the day beforethe opening of the respective exhibitions.

Apart from the above listed exhibitions, POSTGreenland will also participate in the followingexhibitions up to the end of 2005: Hersfeld,Germany, 21st - 23rd October - »59ème SalonPhilatélique d'Automne«, Paris, 10th - 13thNovember.

PLEASE NOTE: There willbe NO special cancellationsfor these exhibitions.

The cancellation advertise-ment »2412 Santa Claus Greenland« will be usedon all outgoing mail from POST Greenland,Filatelia, in 3913 Tasiilaq during the period 17thOctober - 30th December 2005.

The advertisement cancellati-on »Send juleposten i godtid« (Send your Christmasmail early) will be used inthe stamp cancellation machines during the period1st - 30th November 2005 at the following 8Greenlandic post offices:

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)

During this period the advertisement will also beused in the stamp cancellation machine at POSTGreenland, Filatelia.

Franked and addressed letters to be cancelled withthis advertisement are to be sent directly to thepost offices in the abovetowns.

During the period 1st -25th December thepost office in 3910 Kangerlussuaq (SøndreStrømfjord) will also use the advertisement cancel-lation »Christmas Greetings from Greenland« inthe stamp cancellation machine. Franked andaddressed letters to be cancelled with this cancella-tion are to be sent directly to:

TELE-POST Centre, Block L (B-50),3910 Kangerlussuaq, GREENLAND

05.11. 2005

New Head of SalesOn 1st September 2005, POST Greenland,Filatelia, said goodbye to Head of Sales LarsAnker-Møller, who has decided to look fornew challenges. Already on 1st July we saidhello to the new Head of Sales of Filatelia,Søren Korshøj (aged 47), who came to us froma position as Sales Manager with the Danishnewspaper B.T. We bid him a hearty welcome.During the summer Philatelic Manager SørenRose moved from the postal headquarters inNuuk to Denmark in order to be closer toPOST Greenland's collaborators and, at thesame time, be able to participate in moreevents.

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NEW WEBSITEwww.stamps.gl

We have improved our website substantially andlook forward to hearing your opinion.View the latest news, information and facts onour stamps and stamp artists– or read Greenland Collector on the website.It is easy to get a quick general view– so now it is much easier to order Greenlandstamps and philatelic products.You can also find information about your ownaccount and your subscription.Send us a mail with your honest opinion – We look forward to hearing from you.

Take part in our Customer Satisfaction Analysisand in the draw for 50 beautiful philatelic prizes!

CORRECTION: The printing method of the three stamps ofthe Science Series, issued on 20th June 2005,is Steel engraving / Offset (Combination).

We regret that in Greenland Collector No. 2,May 2005, we inadvertently published incor-rect information regarding the printing method of the three stamps in the ScienceSeries, Item Nos.: 01100348 - 350. We statedthat the printing method was steel engraving.The correct information is, however, that theprinting method of the three stamps is Steelengraving /Offset (Combination).

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

NOTE: On payment - please, make sure you alwaysstate your name and your customer number.Please do not write your order on a giro transferform as these are processed by computers.

How to pay:Your payments can be made by giro to one of theaccounts mentioned below, by credit card, by inter-national reply coupons or by cash in DanishKroner, Euro or US Dollars only. It is no longer pos-sible to pay by cheque.

Giro:

Denmark: BG Bank A/S, Girostrøget 1, 0800 HøjeTaastrup, Account No.: 1199-940 4120IBAN: DK98 30000009404120, BIC (SWIFT Code):DABADKKK

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

Norway: Postbanken, Kunderegister Bedrift, 0021Oslo. 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 NV, Account No.:3487172. IBAN: NL92 PSTB 0003 4871 72, BIC(SWIFT code): 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 (SWIFTcode): POFiCHBE

Germany: Postbank, Niederlassung Hamburg,Überseering 26, 22297 Hamburg. Account No.: 541414200, BLZ 200 100 20.IBAN: DE03 2001 0020 0541 414200, BIC (SWIFTcode): 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 (SWIFT code):CCPLLULL

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

If you are not resident in Denmark and use ouraccount 1199-940 4120, you will be charged ahandling fee for each transaction by Euro Giro.

Credit cards:Dankort, Eurocard/MasterCard, JCB, VISA

Cash:- DKK, Euro or US Dollars only - to be sent byregistered mail

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

One-year deadlinefor claimsAny claims concern-ing stamps or phila-telic items purchasedfrom POST Greenlandmust reach POSTGreenland, Filatelia, no laterthan one year from the last dayof the month in which the items weredespatched. The date of the postmark, or possiblythe invoice, indicates the date of despatch.

Fees for registered letters and parcels despatchedfrom GreenlandThe fee for registered letters within Greenland orto Europe (including Denmark and the Faroes) isDKK 45.00. E.g.: Postage for a registered letterstamped with DKK 6.00 (max. 20 g) amounts toDKK 51.00. For surcharge on mail to overseas, 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 payments will take approximately two weeksor more. Therefore, you may receive an invoicewith a balance which does not include your recentpayments.

Exchange of StampsPOST Greenland, Filatelia, exchanges only oldstamps (stamps no longer on our sales list) intonew stamps (stamps on our sales list) at the cus-tomer's choice. No more than 3 exchanges free ofcharge at maximum DKK 100.00 each, per cus-tomer per year. When exceeding a total of 3 x DKK100.00, POST Greenland, Filatelia, will charge a feeof 45% of the total value. The fee of 45% mustalways be paid in cash and is not payable by otherstamps. The maximum annual value of stamps forexchange per customer cannot exceed DKK 50,000in nominal value. For further information, pleasecontact POST Greenland, Filatelia.

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

We are the people you reachwhenever you write, fax,

email or telephone POSTGreenland. We look forward

to offering our continuedassistance with your philatelic enquiries.

Anja Panduro PedersenSales AssistantDanish, English,German.

Lene Skov MeyhoffCorrespondentDanish, English,German.

Kristian »Karé«PivatAssistant Clerk Greenlandic, Danish.

Søren Nicolaj KorshøjHead of SalesDanish, English, German.

Pertti FrandsenHead of ProductionDanish, English,German.

Helene TukulaTraineeDanish,English.

Holger AmelungSales AssistantGerman, Danish,English.

Moses UtuangeSenior ClerkGreenlandic,Danish.

If you want to collect Greenland in completeness as far as stamps and souvenirsheets are concerned, this could be the solution: Once a year POST Greenlandissues a year pack, containing all the stamps and souvenir sheets issued duringthe year. So with an investment once a year, you can definitely make sure thatyour collection of Greenland stamps and souvenir sheets will be up to date.Complete the form below with your name and address, and you will receivethe year pack 2005 at the price of DKK 285.00. At the same time you willautomatically create a subscription to all future issues of year packs.

NOTE!The Year Pack 2005You can order POST Greenland'sYear Pack 2005 already now

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