Saturday, August 18, 2018

Polarstern

Polarstern is the German icebreaker research vessel that the Alfred Wegener Institute uses to support on-going polar research in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. This was returned to me at the end of it's most recent Arctic expedition. Normally they apply a cachet to the envelope with the date and cruise number but not this time. It is a new postmark though. Rectangular instead of rounded.


According to the schedule, the vessel was suppose to be in Tromso on the date this was cancelled. That would have been then end of PS114. It will be back in Bremerhaven in October before heading south in November.

4 comments:

Bummer Boy said...

Are there any German bases with postal services othe than Polarstern and Neumayer?

Jeff said...

Not that I know of.

Bummer Boy said...

Hi,
Sorry for bothering you.
When sending covers to the institute to be cancelled on Polarstern and in the Neumayer Station, is there something specific I have to write in my request or on the covers? I remember reading that a certain code has to be written, but I don't know what/where.
Thanks

Jeff said...

I don't know anything about a special code. If you include a note telling them what you want that should be enough.