My Stamp Stuff
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Napapiiri: the Arctic Circle, Finland
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Christmas Island, Nova Scotia
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Christmas in Liechtenstein
Christmas maximum card from Liechtenstein Post. What looks like tree decorations on the stamp are actually the digits from the denomination of the stamp: 100 CHF. I received this with some other cards and stamps I purchased recently.
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Friday, December 4, 2020
Germany, Alfred Wegener postmark
Postmark commemorating the 90th anniversary of the death of German polar researcher Alfred Wegener. The stamp shows two shades of grey... or does it. It's suppose to be an optical illusion. The grey at the top is the same shade as the grey at the bottom. The white and black areas in the middle are supposed to trick your brain into thinking they are different.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Lillehammer, Norway
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Polarstern and the MOSAiC Expedition
The Bremerhaven postmark on this pre-stamped International Polar Year envelope from Germany commemorates the MOSAiC Expedition. This was a one year expedition that turned the RV Polarstern into a drifting Arctic observatory to study effects of climate change. It involved several countries and hundreds of researchers, making it the largest Arctic expedition in history.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Neustadt am Rübenberge, Germany
Friday, October 16, 2020
Mars 2020
Postmark commemorating the launch of NASA's latest Mars mission. Launched on 30 July at 11:50 UTC, the Perseverance rover and an autonomous helicopter drone called Ingenuity are scheduled to land on Mars on February 18th, 2021.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Canada Post Community Foundation Stamp 2020
Annual semi-postal stamp from Canada. The additional 10 cents added to the purchase price of each stamp goes to non-profit organizations that help children in need.