A Real Nice Find Today

Funny thing. I was just saying the other day about how nice for our collection it would be to get a cover from Antarctica.

Anyway. We were sorting some world stamps, and I came across this very unique stamp for us. It is from the Australian Antarctic Territory.

It is great you are pleased with the discovery.

There are lots of philatelic covers from Antarctica, commercial mail is tough to find.

The stamp itself is common being on general issue throughout Australia.

That stamp is very common, literally millions were printed to be used in Australia and the Antarctic Antarctic Territory.

Thank you for dashing my happiness. Yes, it may be common to you and all that, but to me, it was something on my list of wants. Anyway, thanks.

kevin_v,

The value of a stamp is in the pleasure it gives to its owner. Yours is not the only cheap stamp that measn more to its owner than its scarcity and market price.

Enjoy our hobby.

Well said hoosierboy

I've got plenty of stamps that are worth nothing (including the 5d Mawson shown above) but they give me untold enjoyment.

Agreeing with the last two posts,
Is that not the best part of our hobby! To obtain a stamp that we want to add to our collection and cross off our want list, no matter whether it is common or rare. Enjoy your find kevin v. because its an accomplishment to obtain material sought after, no matter how big or small.

I was sent this YouTube link about the territory. Interesting. Figured I would share as there may be others looking for information as well.

Kevin_v,

I belong to a few local stamp collection clubs....I try and find some philatelic item (single stamp, cover, etc) that looks interesting or may have a "historical back story" and then produce some type of presentation around it. Lets say with your Mawson stamp, maybe add a few more stamps with Mawsons image then write a brief bio about him or one of his trips. (I do powerpoint presentations and some short newsletter stories) You could use that as an article in a club newsletter or give a short talk about him at a meeting. I know he has images or cachets on a few covers also, not just single stamps.

Collectors can request to get a cover mailed from Antarctica by following the instructions on this website:
https://www.nsf.gov/geo/opp/philatelists.jsp

Kevin_v-
I just wanted to say "Thanks" for posting the video!
I only collect the World up to 1940, so I'm not really interested in the Antarctic Territory stamps, but like many others I've always been intrigued by Antarctica.

So, it was an enjoyable video and very educational!

Ray