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Your browser does not seem to support iframes. Click here to read this PDF. Convert your PDF to digital flipbook ↗ Contents March 2022 100th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Ernest Shackleton 5th January 2022 – Front Cover 1Committee; Deadline for next Polar Post; Dates for your Diary; Note on Copyright 2Contents; Editorial and Latest Antarctic News 3Chairman’s Message; Membership News 4Member Lesley Marley FRPSL displays at the Royal Philatelic Society London on 4th November 2021 5† Peter Jeffrey Wordie – May 1932 to 16th April 2018 6-7“QUEST”: The Last Voyage of Sir Ernest Shackleton, Part 4 – Whither Next? 8-10Mint British Stamps cancelled with the S-R.ANTARCTIC Postmark while Quest was at Grytviken, South Georgia 11Shackleton’s Grave 11Shackleton’s Cross 12-13New Issues: The Falkland Islands, SG&SSI and BAT – Centenary of The Death of Sir Ernest Shackleton 14-15The Norwegian North Polar Expedition with The Maud, 1918-1925. Part 7: The North Star Air Post 16-212022 Membership Renewal Reminder 21Bill Tilman and the Visit of the Yacht Mischief to The South Shetlands and South Georgia 1966/67 22-24Recent New Issues: Norway 25New(ish) Issue: Bulgaria – 200th Anniversary of the Discovery of Antarctica and50th Anniversary of Bulgarian Research on the Ice Continent 26New Issue: Uruguay – 30th Anniversary of the First Antarctic Naval Mission 1991 – 2021 26New Issues: Greenland – 9th November 2021 27New Issue: Greenland – 50th Anniversary of HM The Queen’s Accession to the throne 14th January 2022 28New Issue: Russian Federation – Franz Josef Land 25th November 2021 28New Issue: South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands: The Blue Belt Programme 9th November 2021 29-30New Issue: British Antarctic Territory: Final Voyage of the RRS James Clark Ross 23rd November 2021 30New Issue: British Antarctic Territory: The Blue Belt Programme 23rd November 2021 31New Issue: British Antarctic Territory:30th Anniversary of the Protocol on Environmental Protectionto the Antarctic Treaty 23rd November 2021 32New Issue: The Falkland Islands: First Call of the RRS Sir David Attenborough 11th December 2021 33New Issue: French Southern and Antarctic Territories (FSAT/TAAF): Low Value Defi nitive Stampsand Souvenir Sheet with 5 x €1.00 Stamps using the same Designs – 6th November 2021 34New postal rates for the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF) from 1st January 2022 34New Issues: French Southern and Antarctic Territories (FSAT/TAAF) – 1st January 2022 35-36 PDF Supplement to Polar Post, March 2022 Peter Cranwell RIP A Review of Polar Post, December 2020 – Item provided by Alan Warren A Review of Polar Post, September 2021 – Item provided by Alan Warren A previously unreported Variation of the B6 Postmark for Deception Island provided by Cliff Allen Mail from The first Antarctic Voyage of RRS Sir David Attenborough New Issue: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands30th Anniversary of The South Georgia Museum – 24th January 2022 New Issue: Norway – 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Roald Amundsen – 3rd January 2022 New Issue: Germany – Environmental Protection (“Für den Unweltschutz”) – 2nd June 2022 New Issue: Greenland – 50th Birthday of Crown Princess Mary – 5th February 2022 New Issue: Greenland – Greenlandic school savings coupons, Part III – 28th February 2022 New Issues 24th March 2022:The Falkland Islands; South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands; The British Antarctic TerritoryPlatinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II New issue: Tristan da Cunha – 60th Anniversary of Tristan’s 1961 volcanic eruption:Part 2 Royal Society Expedition, 1962 – 21st March 2022 British Antarctic Territory First Day Covers issued on 23rd November 2021 at ROTHERA British Antarctic Territory First Day Cover issued on 21st April 202195th Birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II