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Tucson Daily Citizen from Tucson, Arizona • Page 26

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PAGE 28 A I I I PPIDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1972 Stamps in the news British issue to honor explo rets Fy DOROTHY E. TNGLEE Four "famous British polar explorers are commemorated by special stamps to be issued by Great Britain on Feb. 16.

Printed in multicolor by the photogravure process, the new are in values oi' 3p, 5p, Sir "James dark Ross (on the 3p stamp) carried out important arctic and antarctic 'magnetic surveys and estato- 'lished the North Pole. During his expeditions to Antarctica 1839 1843, discovered! the sea named after 'him. Background of the "stamp is a map of the South Polar. Sea printed in 1841. Sir Martin Frobisher (on the first entered 1 the Arctic Circle in 1576 in search of a -Northwest Passage.

The background map pictured is adapted- from one of 1550. The stamp shows Henry Hudson, seeker of the Northwest Passage and discoverer in 1610 of the bay named for him. The background! map is adapted from a world map of 1592. 'Capt. Robert Falcon Scott "(9p, stamp) first took a British expedition to the antarctic in the "Discovery" in 1901.

In 1910, in Terra Nova, he led an expedition 'that reached the South Pole. Scott andi his polar party died on the return journey but his records and diaries survived. The background map is from the "track chart" of the southern journey of the 1910-13 expedition. Special first-day envelopes and two pictorial handstamps are being provided for the British Explorers' stamps. The bureau will provide a cover bearing all four stamps, with a choice of cancellation with either of two pictorial handstamps, and' address and post the cover for an inclusive Charge of 'Applications for.

this service should be re- turrieclto the bureau by Sun- Study," and by C. Victor Hanson Jiv for "Canada's Queen of Hearts Cents i Issue, 18701897." A junior exhibitor, Cari Craw, won for "Composers'I Like Best." Grand Canyon by River Raft Exciting white water wilderness adventures on the Colorado River. For free Information Write: COLORADO RIVER and TRAIL EXPEDITION 52755o.lSOOW.No.lORoy,Utah 84067 the post office's deposit account "service also'is available from that address. Winners at' ARIPEX '72, last weekend's statewide stamp exhibition and convention at Casa Grande, show a nationwide representation The Grand' Award was won by Randy L. Neil of Kansas for "Confederate States of America: lOc Steel Plate Issue." The Reserve Grand! Award was given to Ray Peters of Phoenix, who 'also- won the Arizona Federation of Stamp Clubs Award.

His exhibit was the "Postal History of the U.S. Occupation of Vera Cruz, 1914." "Space sciences of stamps," a special'-category created for exhibition, was intended handstamps will show, a polar bear "(for the North Pole) and a king penguin (for Antarctica) for covers postmarked at the Philatelic Bureau, Edinburgh. The second handstamp design will be on a typical compass rose and will be applied at the London West Central District Office, 21-31 New Oxford Street; London, EC1A 1AA. West Central office was chosen for the -second 'postmark because Capt. Scott's famous is docked in that postal district.

Presentation packs containing one each of the new stamps and costing will be available from tJie Philatelic Bureau after Feli 10. "Address applications for presentation packs and first day covers. to Philatelic Bureau, 2-4 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 1AB, U.K. Information on to stress the show's theme ICitt Peak Day and Robert McCall Day, the latter honoring the NASA space artist. A striking exhibit titled 1 "Philatelic Meteorology" achieved first place in this category Entered by Robert de Violmi of California, his exhibit-also won the American Topical Assn.

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