New Zealand
1984
"Antarctic Research"
Issue
Date |
01.02.1984 |
ID |
Michel: 889-892, BL. 5
Scott: 791-794 Stanley
Gibbons: 1327-1331 Yvert:
859-862, BL. 49 UPU: N/A Category:
pF |
Author |
R M Conly,
Waikanae |
Stamps in set |
4 |
Value |
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Size (width x
height) |
42 x 30 mm |
Layout |
100 stamps in sheet |
Products |
FDC x 2 MS
x 1 |
Paper |
unwatermarked |
Perforation |
13.6 x
13.2 |
Print Technique |
Lithography |
Printed by |
Cambec Press, Australia |
Quantity |
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Issuing Authority |
New
Zealand
Post |
On 1st February 1984, Post authority of New Zealand issued a set of 4 stamps "Antarctic Research".
These stamps issued in individual sheets of 100 stamps and a
mini sheet of 4 stamps.
In the last 100 years, 'Terra Australis
Incognita', the 'Hidden Southern Land', has been slowly unveiling its secrets
after spending a lifetime in forbidding silence. Its 14 million square
kilometres of ice and snow is described as being the driest, coldest and
windiest place in the world. Yet, undeniably, this cruel continent
commands an air of awesome significance and supreme beauty. On the southern most
tip of Ross Island, located on the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf on the Antarctic
continent, is Scott Base, established in 1957 to support New Zealand's
participation in the International Geophysical Year scientific research
programme. Since then it has been continuously occupied by scientists and
support staff. Other bases have been established including Vanda Station
on the shores of Lake Vanda in the Dry Valley region of Victoria Land on the
Antarctic continent proper, and at Cape Bird on the northern tip of Ross Island,
100 kilometres from Scott Base. The seasons govern the population and the
work carried out.
This set saluted scientists of all nations
working in the Antarctic.
24c - Geological
Research - at Shapeless Mountain:
New Zealand geologists have for
many years conducted study programmes of the Beacon Supergroup rock
formations of Shapeless Mountain and Mt Fleming at the head of the Wright
Valley in the Dry Valley's region of Antarctica. Studies carried by New
Zealanders in the Ross Dependency have led to a great variety of
fossil discoveries. These remnants are evidence of
the likely measure of mineral deposits they can expect to find in this
land.
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40c - Biological
Research - Seal Colonies:
New Zealand scientists have
contributed to extensive research into seal colonies. These colonies
abound in the Ross Dependency and in the coastal areas of Ross Island.
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58c - Glaciological
Research - 'Winkle' Drilling:
'Winkle' drilling equipment has
been used by scientists for a drilling programme in the Lower Taylor
Valley. Core samples obtained from drill holes ranging in depth
between 80 and 120 metres have, after analysis, added considerably to the
geological knowledge and climatic history of the region.
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70c - Meteorological Research: Both New Zealand's Scott Base and
Vanda Station in the Dry Valley's region of Antarctica conduct important
meteorological studies. These include daily climatic observations
along with continuous wind, temperature, pressure and solar radiation
recordings. These observations provide data which is regularly
transmitted to the New Zealand Meteorological
Service. |
Products
FDC
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Mini Sheet
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References
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