GREENLAND Collector Subscription magazine for collectors of Greenland stamps • Vol. 24 • No. 3 • September 2019 Last ever PRINT issue. Read more on page 10.
UN Day of Indigenous The environment Coal bag Tags in 2019 Christmas stamps Languages in Greenland Greenland with attractive effects 2 5 – part III 6 7 Indigenous Peoples and their languages By Pertti Frandsen Private photo
01100660 – The UN Day of Indigenous People – Year of Indigenous Languages Artist: Paninnguaq Lind Jensen Denomination: DKK 14.00 Date of issue: 9th August 2019 10 stamps per sheet Exterior dimensions: 58.00 mm x 32.00 mm Format: E 09082019A Typography: Lowe-Martin Group Print method: Offset Paper: TR4
To mark the UN’s International Day of the World’s an alarming rate. Bearing this in mind, the United Na- Drums are a tool for com- Indigenous Peoples, while also celebrating 2019 as tions declared that 2019 would be the ’Year of Indig- munication in numerous the UN’s International Year of Indigenous Languag- enous Languages’ (IY2019). The UN took this initiative ways. This is a tradition es, POST Greenland issued this beautiful stamp on to generate awareness of these languages, not just to that goes far beyond song 9th August. benefit the people who actually speak them, but for competitions, being a strong everyone else too, so they can value the important tool for expression. The drum This is young artist Paninnguaq Lind Jensen’s very first contribution that languages make to the rich cultural was originally used to express joy, stamp design and what a debut this is! The stamp de- diversity in our world. love, grief, anger and to maintain a bal- picts a mother and her daughter, spending time to- ance and cleanse, no matter what feelings and words gether around a traditional drum. The two are ’speak- The young artist had this to say: were blossoming or growing within. ing’ to each other in the language of drum song. “I am so proud and honoured to work with POST I am also aware of how much understanding and Language has an important role in people’s everyday Greenland on this project and to design a stamp to knowledge about our Tunniit and Kakiornerit have life; not just a means of communication, education, celebrate the UN International Year of Indigenous Lan- been lost. This is a language we need to relearn. Just social integration and development, but also as a re- guages. as the daughter is learning from her mother, I see source for every person’s unique identity, cultural his- When asked if I would help to create this stamp, I many people learning and reflecting upon our culture tory, traditions and memories. knew right away that I wanted to contribute towards to bring it back and keep it alive and in motion in our However, despite the incredible value that lies in lan- spreading awareness about languages and tools for modernised, globalised society.” guage, languages are disappearing from our world at communication from within our own culture.
2 | Greenland Collector 2019 Sepac Folder – Historic Homes of Europe By Pertti Frandsen
SEPAC is an abbreviation for ’Small European Postal Administration Cooperations’. This is a network of thirteen small European postal services, encompassing: the Fa- eroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guernsey, Iceland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Liech- tenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Åland and Vatican City.
These thirteen small postal administrations all have small domestic markets for posta- ge and logistics and, at the same time, major export markets for postage stamps for collectors. The Sepac countries therefore share largely the same challenges and the Sepac network is therefore an important forum for all member countries.
Nine times in the past from 2007 to 2018, Sepac members have released stamps that followed a common annual theme. This year, the common Sepac theme is ‘Historic Homes’. Eleven of the thirteen Sepac member countries have chosen to issue a stamp in the Sepac series.
In June, POST Greenland issued this year’s Sepac stamp for Greenland. This reproduces 01303089. a very nice photograph of the home of missionary and tradesman Poul Egede, which Souvenir folder was built in 1751 in the settlement of Ilimanaq, between Qasigiannguit and Ilulissat. Sepac 2019 – Historic Homes of Europe Price: DKK 125.00 On 12th September, the Sepac – Historic Homes of Europe souvenir folder was issued, Date of issue: 12th September 2019 with a single example of each of the eleven Sepac stamps for the year. This is the tenth joint souvenir folder that the Sepac countries have issued together. The folder can be The 2019 Sepac folder contains a mint copy of the Sepac stamps from eleven of ordered from our Customer Service or from our website, www.stamps.gl. the thirteen member countries. Souvenir folder subscribers will receive the folder with the year’s final subscription of 21st October 2019.
Final Sale on 30th November 2019 Product Title Item No. Issue date Denom. Watercolours by the Queen DKK 14.00 The following stamps and philatelic products will be deleted from our range on Stamp of Denmark. The Greenlandic 01100629 16.04.2018 30th November 2019 unless sold out beforehand. Any remaining stocks will be Children’s Society + 1.00 destroyed. Copper Wedding Anniversary, Souvenir sheet 01106595 17.10.2016 DKK 20.50 Frederik & Mary Product Title Item No. Issue date Denom. Sport in Greenland III. Dene Souvenir sheet 01106620 22.01.2018 DKK 43.50 Sports in Greenland I 1/3. Games Stamp 01100585 12.05.2016 DKK 0.75 Arctic Circle Race Watercolours by the Queen Souvenir sheet of Denmark – The Greenlan- 01106629 16.04.2018 DKK 52.00 Copper Wedding Anniver- Stamp 01100595 17.10.2016 DKK 20.50 dic Children’s Society sary, Frederik & Mary Mini sheet EUROPA 2018. Bridges 1/2 01107623 22.01.2018 DKK 144.00 Greenlandic Music I. Stamp 01100600 23.01.2017 DKK 24.50 Mini sheet EUROPA 2018. Bridges 2/2 01107624 22.01.2018 DKK 153.00 Choirs Golden Wedding Anniversary Greenlandic Music I. Souvenir folder of Queen Margrethe and 01303080 15.05.2017 DKK 150.00 Stamp 01100601 23.01.2017 DKK 27.00 Harmonica music Prince Henrik Watercolours by the Queen Sepac 2017. Local arts Stamp 01100612 15.05.2017 DKK 15.00 Souvenir folder of Denmark – The Greenlan- 01303083 16.04.2018 DKK 52.00 and crafts dic Children’s Society
Greenland Collector | 3 50th anniversary of the UN’s World Post Day By Pertti Frandsen
Post delivery systems have been operating for many stamp-collecting displays in post offices. Other places centuries. At first letters would be delivered on foot organise workshops about the history of the post. UPU and then on horseback by special messengers. The first also arranges international letter-exchange competitions national postal systems began to appear in the 17th for youngsters. century. This year, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of The world’s first postage stamp was issued in 1840, the first World Post Day. POST Greenland is therefore which made postage far more practical and user-friend- very proud to celebrate this occasion, in the form of this ly. Gradually, countries began to reach agreements on creative stamp that was designed by multi-artist Miki the exchange of international post. There was already Jacobsen. a global postal service by the end of the 19th century, About the artist but it was slow and complicated. The formation of UPU (Universal Postal Union) in 1874 saw the groundwork for Miki Jacobsen was born in 1965 in Paamiut. He has il- the effective postal service as we know it today. lustrated several children’s books and exhibited in lo- cations which include Greenland, Scandinavia, Ireland, UPU was the opening shot that started the global com- the USA and Canada. He attended residential art courses munications revolution, which then gave people the at: Greenland’s School of Art, the Danish Design School opportunity to write and send letters to anyone else, and Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax. worldwide. UPU became a special agency under the aus- Miki Jacobsen is skilled in several different techniques pices of the United Nations in 1948. and means of expression, which he usually combines in his projects: painting, graphics, photography, computer 9th October was declared ’World Post Day’ at the To- graphics, sound and performance. Miki has designed a kyo UPU congress in 1969. Ever since, World Post Day total of 24 stamps for POST Greenland during in the peri- has been celebrated worldwide, as a way of promoting 01100661 od 1992 - 2018. This is Miki’s 25th stamp altogether. Read the importance of our postal services. For half a centu- 50th anniversary of the UN’s World Post Day more about the artist here: ry so far, countries all over the world have participated Artist: Miki Jacobsen in the festivities towards promoting how important our www.nuukkunstmuseum.com/da/maanedens-vaerk/ Denomination: DKK 17.00 postal services are. In some countries, there are special miki-jacobsen Date of issue: 9th October 2019 Stamps per sheet: 10 Exterior dimensions: 28.80 x 40.00 mm Photo: Camilla Nielsen Format: G – vertical 09102019 Artist: Miki Jacobsen Typography: Lowe-Martin Group Print method: Offset Paper: TR4
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The Environment in Greenland – part III By Allan D. I. Streymoy and Pertti Frandsen
We have reached the third part of the ’Environment Luckily a lot of people in Greenland’ series that we launched in 2017. On this are taking up the fight occasion the artist is Naja Rosing-Asvid, whom we also for cleaner nature in future know from her ’Greenland during the Second World years. The Ocean Cleanup is one War’ series. of the organisations that is trying to reverse these devel- opments. The organisation has made it easy for anyone Naja’s designs for ’The Environment in Greenland - part to take part via www.theoceancleanup.com. One of the III’ are very much inspired by the highly-topical subject visions that involves a joint effort on land and at sea is of plastic in nature, which is a growing concern. This is plastic-free oceans worldwide by 2050. not only a problem in Greenland, but all over the globe. Plastic waste is accumulating in our oceans and spread- Sources: ing all over the world. www.wwf.dk/tema/plastik 01100662 www.dyrenesbeskyttelse.dk/artikler/affald- The Environment in Greenland III 1/2 Plastic gets into the food chain as animals are increas- Denomination: DKK 25.00 ingly storing plastic in their bodies through their food, koster-dyreliv-1 Stamps per sheet: 10 either by eating the plastic itself, or by eating other an- www.theoceancleanup.com Date of issue: 21st October 2019 imals with plastic in them. The full consequences for us Exterior dimensions: 40.00 x 28.80 mm as humans are as yet unknown, as research in this area About the artist Format: G – horizontal Artist: Naja Rosing-Asvid is relatively new. Naja Rosing-Asvid is a qualified architect and has spent Typography: Lowe-Martin Group the last eleven years working as an artist, exhibition Is it possible to reverse these developments? Print method: Offset designer, children’s author, scenographer and plenty of Paper: Self-adhesive offset, TR4 The figures for plastic in nature are terrifying. Every day other things. Her art exploits various forms of expres- an average of 820,000 tonnes of plastic are produced. A sion, experimenting with materials such as waste frag- large amount of this plastic finds its way into nature and, ments and natural materials. You can see some of her sadly, there are no easy solutions. work on her website, www.NajaRosingAsvid.dk
Photo: Helle Nørregaard.
01100663 The Environment in Greenland III 2/2 Artist: Naja Rosing-Asvid Denomination: DKK 26.00 Format: G – vertical
These two stamps are available as a set. Your minimum order for these stamps will therefore be DKK 51.00 + handling fee. For more informa- tion, please see page 10. Greenland Collector | 5 21102019A
Coal bag Tags in Greenland By Pertti Frandsen
Coal bag tags had an interesting role to play Since the quality of in Greenland in days gone by. We already rec- Greenlandic rock coal ognised this in January 2013, when we issued was fairly limited, due a stamp depicting a coal bag tag. This was to its low fuel abilities and the G503 stamp, which was part of our series its high production of ash, customers were about the history of mining in Greenland. given options when purchasing. Coal bag tags for Greenlandic coal, (the square ones) and foreign coal (the round ones), were therefore introduced by the KGH. Consumers could then be certain that the coal they took home was the right kind.
01100664 After a number of years of Coal bag Tags in Greenland 1 – Foreign coal low profitability, mining op- Denomination: DKK 11.00 erations at Qullissat stopped Artist: Miki Jacobsen Date of issue: 21st October 2019 in 1972. All activities on the Stamps per sheet: 10 site were wound down soon Exterior dimensions: 40.00 x 28.80 mm Rock coal was already being Format: G – horizontal excavated on Disko Island Artist: Miki Jacobsen by 1780. This was done at Typography: Lowe-Martin Group the previous settlement of Print method: Offset Skansen. It was a tradition Paper: TR4 in this area that locals would take their own supplies for their stoves and ovens.
The exploitation of coal was systemised from 1782 by The Royal Greenland Trading De- partment, in short KGH. This went on under the name of ’Ritenbenks Kulbrud’ at Gamle Qullissat, just south of where Qullissat is today on Disko Is- land’s northern coast.
01100665 In 1924, the open face mine was relocated to afterwards. The mining town was demolished Coal bag Tags in Greenland 2 – Greenlandic coal a spot near where Qullissat is today. A mining and the 3960 Qullissat postal code became Denomination: DKK 30.00 town was quickly established with space for history. Domestic production of coal in Green- a workforce of about 70 men. From 1924 a to- land thus came to an end, after almost 200 These two stamps are available as a set. Your minimum order tal of 570,000 tonnes of coal was excavated years of exploitation. for these stamps will therefore be DKK 41.00 + handling fee. For more information, please see page 10. in the mining area.
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Christmas in Greenland – in a new way By Allan D. I. Streymoy and Pertti Frandsen
01100666 Christmas stamp 2019 1/2 Denomination: DKK 15.00 Artist: Gukki Nuka Date of issue: 21st October 2019 10 stamps per sheet Exterior dimensions: 40.00 x 28.80 mm Format: G – horizontal Typography: Lowe-Martin Group Print method: Offset Paper: TR4 01100667 Christmas stamp 2019 2/2 Denomination: DKK 17.00 Juuli 2019 Juullimi meeraaninni nuannersumik misigisartagara tassa illumiit illumut silatagiaangangatta, mamakujunnik kaageeqanillu tunisittarluta. Illoqarfik taamaallat arsarnernik, igalaanilu juullip ulloriaanik qaammaqquteqartutut ileraangat, meeqqap takorluuinikkaap silarsuaa ammartutut ittarpoq annertusisarlunilu. Kalaallit Nunaat Exterior dimensions: Takorluukkajuttarpara aanama, aatamalu qallunaat Danmarkimi najugallit, killingusaap illuatungaaniit arsarnerit isigisakka aamma takusinnaagaat. 01301124 Juullimi nuannernerpaaq tassa aanaga kalaaleq pulaaraangakku, taanna oqartuaannarpoq, juullip ulloriaata imminut aqqutissiuukkumaaraanga. Uannut Grønland nuannernerpaaq tassaavoq, isersimalluta aanama sarlialeraanga, igalaani juullip ulloriaa takusinnaallugu, aanama Kunngersuit Pingasut oqaluttuarigai. 28.80 x 40.00 mm Toqqissisimaneq, kialaaq, asanninnerlu. Juullimi pilluaritsi. Christmas stamp booklet no. 24 Inussiarnersumik inuulluaqqusillunga, Format: G – vertical Gukki Nuka Nassiussat akii • Allakkat Price: DKK 192.00 Julen 2019 Posttakster • Breve Den magiske følelse af min barndoms jul er at gå fra hus til hus og synge og få slik og julesmåkager. Byen, som nærmest kun blev oplyst af nordlys og julestjerner i Oqimaassuseq Kal. Nun. Europa* Nunat allat** vinduerne, var som en kæmpe verden for et barn med megen kreativ fantasi. Jeg annerpaamik Date of issue: 21st October 2019 forestillede mig tit, at mine danske bedsteforældre, som boede i Danmark, var lige Vægt højst Grønland Europa* Øvr. udland** Juullip frimærkiinik mappersagaq nr. 24 på den anden side af horisonten og kunne se de samme nordlys, som jeg kiggede 20 g 15,00 17,00 17,00 på. 100 g 25,00 30,00 59,00 Julefrimærkehæfte nr. 24 Paper: Tullis Russell, CPST225, 94 g, 135 g back paper. These two stamps are available as a set. Your Det allerbedste og mest magiske ved julen var at besøge min grønlandske 250 g 42,00 56,00 131,00 DKK 192,00 bedstemor, som altid sagde, at julestjernen ville vise mig vej til hende. At sidde 500 g 76,00 104,00 220,00 inde i varmen på farmors skød, imens vi kiggede op på hendes julestjerne i vinduet minimum order for these stamps will therefore 1.000 g 123,00 150,00 276,00 og hun fortalte historier om de Tre Vise Mænd, var det ultimative for mig. Tryghed, varme og kærlighed. Glædelig Jul. 2.000 g 166,00 210,00 380,00 Contains six of each of the two 2019 Christmas stamps. be DKK 32.00 + handling fee. For more informa- Med venlig hilsen * Taakkununnga ilaallutik / Herunder Danmark, Island og Færøerne Gukki Nuka ** Taakkununnga ilaalluni / Herunder Canada The booklet is printed on self-adhesive paper. tion, please see page 10.
Last year we introduced Christmas stamps which were illuminated only by the northern lights and the Christ- He is the child of a Greenlandic father and a Danish moth- scented with pine and Christmas biscuits. mas stars in people’s windows, was a gigantic world er. He grew up in Uummannaq and currently resides in for a child with a very creative imagination. I’d often This year we have adorned our two Christmas stamps Copenhagen. He trained at, inter alia, Regina University imagine that my Danish grandparents (who lived in with special lighting effects so, when you hold this in Canada, and was awarded among other things ’The Denmark) were right on the other side of the horizon, year’s Greenlandic Christmas stamps in your hands, Governor General’s Award of Excellence’ prize. These two where they could see the same northern lights that I you will clearly be able to see the orange Christmas stamps are his third and fourth for POST Greenland. Read was looking at. star sparkle and the green northern lights flaring over more about him at http://kunst.gl/tag/gukki-nuka the town. A real Greenlandic Christmas – in a new way. The very best and most magical thing about Christmas As always, our Christmas stamps are issued as sheets was visiting my Greenlandic paternal grandmother, printed onto gummed paper, i.e. with glue on the reverse who would always say that the Christmas star would of the stamps. The same stamps are also issued as a book- guide me to her. Sitting on Grandma’s lap in the let, containing six of each of the two Christmas stamps. warmth of her home, as we looked up at her Christ- This booklet of stamps is printed on self-adhesive paper. mas star in the window and she told me stories about the three wise men, was the ultimate for me. Safety, Gukki Nuka, the artist who created both Christmas stamps, warmth and love. Merry Christmas.” sent us this greeting, which we are pleased to pass on: About the artist “The magical feeling of my childhood Christmases was when we’d go on house to house visits for sweets and Gukki Nuka was born in 1965. He is a ceramicist, line Private photo Christmas biscuits. The town, which was pretty much drawer and painter who also works with digital graphics.
Greenland Collector | 7 Sales figures from our final sales as of 30th June 2019 New franking labels – with polar bears Sales Product Title Item Issued Value/Price figures The iconic polar bear adorns our completely new set of four franking labels. Stamp Greenlandic herbs I 2/2 01100463 17/01/2011 kr. 25.00 74,955 Stamp Women’s national costume 3/4. East. 01100576 18/01/2016 kr. 13.50 55,840 Mint and cancelled franking labels are availa- Stamp Women’s national costume 4/4. South 01100577 18/01/2016 kr. 48.50 43,046 ble. Our normal day cancellation (3913 Tasiilaq) will be applied. Stamp North 2016 1/2. Ammassak (Capelin) 01100581 21/03/2016 kr. 12.00 84,601 Stamp North 2016 2/2. Mattak (Whale blubber) 01100582 21/03/2016 kr. 13.50 85,523 If you order or subscribe to first day covers franked Sport in Greenland II 1/3. Dog sled Greenlan- with our franking labels, POST Greenland’s trade- Stamp 01100602 23/01/2017 kr. 16.00 49,074 dic championships mark envelope will be used. Stamp Sport in Greenland II 2/3. Kang-Nu Race 01100603 23/01/2017 kr. 19.50 29,258 You may choose your own value for the franking Stamp Sport in Greenland II 3/3. Town relay race 01100604 23/01/2017 kr. 22.00 36,596 label, from a minimum of DKK 15.00 per stamp. Stamp Additional value 2017. Kofoed’s School Nuuk 01100605 18/10/2017 kr. 14.00 21,495 Franking labels 2019 (set of four, self-adhesive) Stamp EUROPE 2017. Castles 1/2 01100606 15/05/2017 kr. 15.00 50,586 Stamp EUROPE 2017. Castles 2/2 01100607 15/05/2017 kr. 16.00 43,183 Stamp Deserted stations I 1/2. Grønnedal 01100608 15/05/2017 kr. 5.00 38,105 Stamp Deserted stations I 2/2. The Ikateq base 01100609 15/05/2017 kr. 14.00 31,401 Gold wedding anniversary of Queen Margre- Stamp 01100613 15/05/2017 kr. 50.00 31,589 the and Prince Henrik Stamp TAAF-shared issue 1/2 01100614 27/10/2017 kr. 10.50 25,504 Stamp TAAF-shared issue 2/2 01100615 27/10/2017 kr. 27.00 20,771 Stamp Christmas in Greenland 2017 1/2 01100618 27/10/2017 kr. 13.00 23,261 Stamp Christmas in Greenland 2017 2/2 01100619 27/10/2017 kr. 15.00 26,595 Souvenir sheet North 2016. Gastronomic culture 01106581 21/03/2016 kr. 25.50 17,659 Souvenir sheet Sport in Greenland I 01106585 12/05/2016 kr. 65.25 15,651 Souvenir sheet Sport in Greenland II 01106602 23/01/2017 kr. 57.50 12,811 Souvenir sheet Additional value 2017. Kofoed’s School Nuuk 01106605 18/10/2017 kr. 56.00 11,890 Gold wedding anniversary of Queen Margre- Souvenir sheet 01106613 15/05/2017 kr. 50.00 14,544 the and Prince Henrik Souvenir sheet TAAF – shared issue 01106614 27/10/2017 kr. 37.50 13,807 Mini sheet EUROPE 2017. Castles 1/2 01107606 15/05/2017 kr. 135.00 999 Mini sheet EUROPE 2017. Castles 2/2 01107607 15/05/2017 kr. 144.00 969 Stamp booklet Christmas stamp booklet no. 22 01301122 27/10/2017 kr. 168.00 4,353 Stamp booklet Stamp booklet no. 24 Women’s national costume 01301224 18/01/2016 kr. 169.00 6,047 Stamp booklet Stamp booklet no. 25 EUROPE 2017. Castles 01301225 15/05/2017 kr. 186.00 5,409 Souvenir folder Greenland during the Second World War I 01303076 17/10/2016 kr. 72.75 437 Item No. 01700061 Souvenir folder Greenlandic music I 01303077 23/01/2017 kr. 52.50 352 Date of issue: 21st October 2019 Souvenir folder Sport in Greenland II 01303078 23/01/2017 kr. 57.50 375 Denominations: From DKK 15.00 to DKK 100 with 25 øre intervals. Souvenir folder Additional value 2017. Kofoed’s School Nuuk 01303079 18/10/2017 kr. 56.00 371 Printer: Walsall Security Printers Ltd. Souvenir folder Sepac 2017. "Local handcrafts of Europe" 01303081 18/10/2017 kr. 112.00 343 Paper: Thermal face paper 73 g Souvenir folder Sport in Greenland III. Denne Games. 01303082 22/01/2018 kr. 43.50 442 Colours: CMYK Year pack Year pack 2015 01304015 19/10/2015 kr. 596.00 5,178 Print: Digital printing Format: 56.00 mm x 25.00 mm 8 | Greenland Collector Franking labels from 2009 to 2017 are still available for Greenlandic postage stamps are purchase - in one folder returning to Copenhagen By Pertti Frandsen
During the weekend of 9th to 10th November, POST Greenland will be returning to Copenhagen and Valby in particular. This is when this year’s edition of the ’Frimærke-, Brev- og Postkort- messe’ fair will be held. We look forward to seeing you again.
We shall be bringing with us our brand new Year Pack, our new Christmas stamps, the 2019 Christ- mas tree ornaments, new and previous franking labels and some of our most interesting collectors’ items.
You can find us at our large, famil- iar booth, where we look forward to providing good service to you All 5 sets of 4 franking labels issued by POST Green- and the many other faithful col- land from 2009 to 2017 are inserted in this folder. lectors of Greenlandic philately, as Each franking label reflects the domestic postage well as welcoming new collectors. from the different years for letters up to 20 gms. The venue is new, namely Val- The price of the folder corresponds to the total face by Hallen, Julius Andersens Vej 3, value of all the franking labels included. 2450 Copenhagen, with excellent access and parking. Item No: 01303802
Price: DKK 193.00 Open Saturday from 11am to 6pm and Sun- Date of issue: 22nd October 2018 day from 10am to 4pm. As always, entry is free of charge.
The organisers’ website www.3fff.dk will be constantly updated with booth exhibi- tors and news about the fair.
See you in Copenhagen!
Greenland Collector | 9 NEWS from POST Greenland New Date Stamp To postmark our customer’s smaller orders, our ser- vice centre in Otterup began using a 3913 Tasiilaq date stamp in June.
Franked and addressed envelopes for date stamp can- cellations should be sent to the following address: POST Greenland, FILATELIA, Kvindevadet 42, 5450 Otterup, Denmark. Greenland Collector – future Don’t miss Exhibition and fair participation future editions of entirely digital for the remainder of 2019 the Greenland From January 2020 the Greenland Collector will only Colle Up to the end of the year, POST Greenland will be attending the following stamp fairs be published digitally. This will be in the form of a ctor and exhibitions: digital file in our email newsletters. magazine! • ’Internationale Briefmarken-Börse 2019’, Sindelfingen, 24th to 26th October. From New Year 2019/2020, the printed version of Green- land Collector will no longer be sent to you by post. • ’Salon d’Automne 2019’, Paris, 6th to 9th November. If you would like to receive Greenland Collector as a digital file, you should be • ’Frimærke, Brev & Postkort Messe 2019’, Copenhagen, 9th to 10th November. signed up as a recipient of our email newsletters. If you are already receiving • ’MonacoPhil 2019’, Monaco, 28th to 30th November. our email newsletters, you need to take no additional action.
A special Greenlandic exhibition cancellation will be made for all four exhibitions/fairs. The change is being made in order to maintain a high quality of editorial content Envelopes for postmarking with these cancellations should be received at our service and to make the distribution of The Greenland Collector more economical. Further- centre in Otterup no later than the day before the opening of the respective exhibiti- more, a digital Greenland Collector will be able to reach even more readers. ons/fairs. 24102019 09112019 Future editions of the Greenland Collector will be available through our email newsletter and our website https://www.stamps.gl PARIS 2019 28112019 If you are not receiving our email newsletters, you can sign up either on our web- site https://www.stamps.gl, at the bottom of the front page, or by contacting our Internationale Briefmarkenbörse Frimærke-, brev- & service centre at mail@stamps.gl or by telephone at +45 7026 0550. Sindelfingen postkortmesse 2019 København 24.-26.10.2019 9.-10.11.2019 PRIZE DRAW! To mark the Greenland Collector going digital, a total of 25 Year Pack Salon d’automne MonacoPhil 2019 Paris Monaco 2019 will be up for grabs. To participate in this draw, you must be signed up for our 6.-9.11.2019 28.-30.11.2019 email newsletter. If you have already signed up for the email newsletter, you will
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Salon d’automne MonacoPhil 2019 Paris Monaco As of 15th September6.-9.11.2019 2019 our stamps28.-30.11.2019 are available only as thematic sets. Next time, read about.... Stamps issued in sets of two or more stamps are available only as sets. This • Vote on ’Greenlandic Stamp of the Year 2019’ goes for e.g. ”Environment in Greenland part III”, which consists of the two • Presentation of 2020 Stamp Programme stamps 01100662 and 01100663. These two stamps are not available as two individual stamps. • The additional value stamp for 2020
Naturally, the stamp 01100660 ”The UN Day of Indigenous People” is available • Arctic Deserts, part 2 as one individual stamp, since this theme only consists of one stamp. • Fish in Greenlandic Waters, part 3 This change applies to all stamps that are on our sales list, whether new or older. • Old Greenlandic Banknotes, part 4 and much more…
10 | Greenland Collector About payments etc. Please send your orders / amendments to: IMPORTANT Casual orders are subject to these handling fees: POST Greenland Filatelia - The automatic credit card debit will not be active until an To Denmark, Norway and Sweden: Kvindevadet 42, 5450 Otterup, Denmark amount owed is paid. Orders below DKK 150.00: DKK 15.00 Phone: (+45) 70 26 05 50 - If you get a new credit card, credit card number, expi- Orders above DKK 150.00 but below DKK 750.00: DKK 35.00 Fax: (+45) 64 82 10 56 ration date or CVC number, please contact us so that we Orders above DKK 750.00: No charge E-mail: [email protected] can process your card information well in advance of your Website: www.stamps.gl next payment. 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Therefore, you may receive Norway – NOK: Danske Bank, Akersgaten 28, 0107 Oslo an invoice with a balance that does not include your latest Methods of payment Account: 86017434677 payments. When paying, always remember to state your name IBAN: NO8886017434677, BIC/SWIFT: DABANO22 and customer number. Your payments can be made by Exchange of postage stamps bank transfer to one of the accounts listed on this page, Sweden – SEK: Danske Bank, Norrmalmstorg 1, 103 92, POST Greenland Filatelia will only exchange unused postage by credit card, using international reply coupons or cash Stockholm. stamps for new stamps from our sale list, by your choice. A in Danish kroner, Euro or US Dollars. Cheque payments are Account: 12200157878 maximum of 3 free annual exchanges to a maximum of DKK not possible. IBAN: SE6012000000012200157878, BIC/SWIFT: DABASESX 100.00 per customer are permitted. Where the total annual value exceeds 3 x DKK 100.00, POST Greenland, Filatelia 5% VAT for all residents of Denmark International - EUR: Danske Bank will charge a fee of 45% of the nominal value. The 45% 5% VAT will be charged for all purchases of postage stamps Account: 9541 2138816403 fee is always payable in cash. The cash payment cannot be that are sent to Denmark on invoices totalling over DKK IBAN: DK39 3000 2138 8164 03 replaced by other postage stamps. The maximum annual 79.99. This is a special service that we offer to our customers BIC/SWIFT: DABADKKK exchange of unused stamps per customer must not exceed who reside in Denmark, so they do not have to pay customs DKK 50,000 in nominal value. and excise upon receipt of the imported products. Cash: Only Danish Kroner (DKK), Euros (EUR) or US dollars (USD) – sent by Registered letter. For further information, contact POST Greenland Filatelia. Credit cards Dankort, MasterCard, Maestro, VISA, VISA Electron. By postal order: IRC international reply coupons to a sales Handling fee on cancellations of Greenlandic postage Please use one of the following options: price of DKK 25.00 each. Exchange price DKK 17.00 each. stamps • form in the order coupon Per received package of Greenland stamps for postmark- • payment via www.stamps.gl One-year time limit for complaints ing by POST Greenland Filatelia, a handling fee of DKK • sign up for automatic credit card debit (please contact us Any complaints about stamps or philatelic items that 20.00 will be charged. per phone, email or letter). you have been sent by POST Greenland, must have been received by POST Greenland, Filatelia no later than a year At www.stamps.gl Automatic credit card debit from the last day of the month in which the items were You can read the Greenland Collector, subscribe to our If you wish to use your credit card as payment when pur- sent. The date on the postmark or an invoice date indicates newsletter, read the latest news, purchase stamps, take chasing stamps or receiving your subscription, you can reg- the date of despatch. part in competitions, manage your account and your ister for automatic credit card debits with POST Greenland subscription, etc. Filatelia. If you register your credit card for this service, the Fees for registered subscription packages sent from All prices, fees, etc. are subject to misprints. total amount will be automatically charged every time we Greenland send your order or subscription package out to you. Surcharge for registered letters in Greenland or to Europe NOTE: As we are in the process of switching to a new cred- (incl. Denmark and the Faroe Islands) is DKK 45.00. Example: Publisher: POST Greenland Postage of a registered letter with DKK 17.00 postage costs it card payment provider, please contact us for automatic Editors: Kristian ”Karé” Pîvat, Allan D. I. Streymoy credit card setup. a total of DKK 62.00. For additional services for postage to the rest of the world, see www.telepost.gl Chief Editor: Pertti Frandsen If you already have an automatick credit card debit agree- Layout and print: DAMgrafisk.dk ment with us, we will contact you for the purpose of setting Handling Fee Cover photo: TELE-POST up with our new provider. All subscription packages are subject to a fee of DKK 15.00.
Greenland Collector | 11 Product type explanation/Subscription with theme Return to: If you take out a subscription for a themed item, please remember to associate a theme from the list below POST GREENLAND when opening the subscription. FILATELIA KVINDEVADET 42 100 Stamps with theme Individual stamps. DK-5450 OTTERUP 101 Blocks of four with theme Blocks of four interconnecting postage stamps. DENMARK 102 Half sheet with theme 5 postage stamps per half sheet. 103 Full sheet with theme 10 postage stamps per sheet. 104 Upper marginal with theme Upper marginal four blocks. 105 Lower marginal with theme Lower marginal four blocks. 106 Souvenir sheet with theme Souvenir sheet with 1 to 7 stamps from an issue or series. 2019 Year Pack – keep your collection complete! 201 FDC/1 with theme First day covers franked with one stamp, cancelled. In addition to all 24 stamps from this year, the Year Pack also contains 202 FDC/4 with theme First day covers franked with one four-block, cancelled. 203 FDC/Series with theme First day covers franked with one of each stamp in a series, all four souvenir sheets cancelled. from 2019. 204 FDC/Souvenir sheet with theme First day covers franked with a souvenir sheet, cancelled. 301 Stamp booklets with theme Booklet with self-adhesive stamps. Contains 8 to 12 stamps. Item No. 01304019 303 Souvenir folder with theme Series of stamps in illustrated folder Price: DKK 686.00 Themes Date of issue: Theme Id Theme 21st October 2019 1 Europe • 2 Royalty • 3 Transport • 4 Nature • 5 Science • 6 Art • 7 Celebration/Event. • 8 Steel engraving
Product type explanation/Subscription in set Year Packs may also 610 Stamps in set Individual stamps. be purchased online at 611 Blocks of four in set Blocks of four interconnecting postage stamps. www.stamps.gl. Here, 612 Half sheet in set 5 stamps per half sheet. you can also subscribe 613 Full sheet in set 10 postage stamps per sheet. to POST Greenland’s Year Packs 614 Upper margin in set Upper margin four blocks. and other collectors’ items. 615 Lower margin in set Lower margin four blocks. 616 Souvenir sheet in set Souvenir sheet with 1 to 7 stamps from an issue or series. 621 FDC/1 in set First day covers franked with one stamp, cancelled. 622 FDC/4 in set First day covers franked with one block of four, cancelled. 623 FDC/Series in set First day covers franked with one of each stamp in a series, cancelled. CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENTS – also available on subscription 624 FDC/Souvenir sheet in set First day covers franked with a souvenir sheet, cancelled. 205 FDC/1 year set All FDC/1 issued in the course of a calendar year, wrapped in transparent plastic. 631 Stamp booklets in set Booklet with self-adhesive stamps. Contains 8 to 12 stamps. 633 Souvenir folder as set Series of stamps in illustrated folder. 520 DAVO Sheets Additional sheets (with sleeves) for DAVO luxury album, ’Greenland’. 530 Christmas tree ornament A set of four ornaments, coated with gold foil, engraved with year of issue. Collected in an attractive little folder. 304 Year Pack A full year’s issued single postage stamps and souvenir sheets, collected in an illustrated folder. NB: Stamp booklets are not POST Greenland continues its tradition of releasing included. an attractive set of Christmas tree ornaments, pack- 700 Franking labels Set of four franking stamps with different subjects, all with the aged in an attractive cover. current value for domestic postage tariff for letters under 20g. The seventh edition of our Christmas tree decoration 701 FDC/1 Franking labels Set of four first day covers, each franked with one of the frank- will be issued on 21st October as a beautiful new ing labels in a set, cancelled with day cancel. POST Greenland’s logo envelope will be used. set, comprised of four lightweight Christmas tree ornaments, engraved with the year 2019. 702 FDC/Series Franking labels First day covers, franked with one of the franking labels in a set, cancelled with day cancel. POST Greenland’s trademark Christmas Ornament No. 7 envelope will be used. Item No: 01530766 Price: DKK 99.00 Variant explanation Date of issue: 21st October 2019 0 Mint (i.e. uncancelled) postage stamps, blocks of four, etc. Christmas tree ornaments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 from previous years are still available 1 Postage stamps, etc. cancelled with normal date cancellation on day of issue, affixed on cardboard. for order from us. 2 Postage stamps, etc. cancelled with normal date cancellation on day of issue. 3 Postage stamps, etc. cancelled with first day cancellation, affixed on cardboard. You may also take out a subscription for Christmas tree ornaments from 4 Postage stamps, etc. cancelled with first day cancellation. Greenland. The item type is 530. Use the order coupon with this issue of the 5 Postage stamps, etc. cancelled with full date cancellation on day of issue. magazine or contact our Service Centre. 6 Postage stamps, etc. cancelled with full first day cancellation.