Antarctic stamps

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Antarctic stamps are printed by governments, usually to claim ownership over Antarctic territories.

For example, the British government's British Antarctic Territory has issued Antarctic stamps since 1963.

Over time, Antarctic stamps become more valuable than their face value, because of robust stamp collecting habits around the world. Stamps are usually announced in a series, with differing face amounts given to each of a series of stamps.

Stamps usually commemorate Antarctic explorers, native animals, or physical phenomenon, such as the Aurora Australis or icebergs.

[edit] See also

• Postage stamps of Australian Antarctic Territory
• Postage stamps of British Antarctic Territory
• Postage stamps and postal history of the Ross Dependency
• List of birds on stamps of Australian Antarctic Territory

[edit] External links

• [1] South-Pole.com covers stamps associated with Antarctic Exploration
• Bulgarian Antarctic Philately

[edit] Sources

• Stanley Gibbons Ltd: various catalogues
• Encyclopaedia of Postal History
• Stuart Rossiter & John Flower: The Stamp Atlas