Cover from the McMurdo Station!

Today I got a cool cover from the McMurdo Station! The station is a US Antarctic research center located on Ross Island in Antarctica. It is the largest station on the continent, with a maximum population of over 1,200 people. It is also the main US station and is operated under the United States Antarctic Program. It has over 100 buildings, three air fields, a harbour, and even an ATM. Supplies are brought in during Operation Deep Freeze through the use of vessels of the US Military Sealift Command.

Cover from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station!

Today I got a great cover from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station! The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is an American research station in the Geographic South Pole, which is the southernmost place on Earth. It is the only inhabited place on Earth that experiences a 6 month long "day" (when the sun is up) and a 6 month long "night" (when the sun is down). Its peak population is 200 people during the summer period. A nice cancel featuring the station was used on an interesting stamp. The stamp says "2013 International Local Post" and South Pole Antarctica. It has a printed value of 53, but I am not sure what currency it is in. I have yet to find more details on it. Thanks Scott! 

Maxicard from Australia!

Today I got a great maxicard from Australia! It features the 1911-1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition. The card itself shows the explorers building the hut. This is my first maxicard! Thanks Irene! 

Cover from the Netherlands Arctic Station!

Today I got my second cover from the Netherlands Arctic Station. As stated in my first post, it is located in Ny-Ålesund and it has the world's northernmost post office and village. Some different cachets were used in this cover, like the one of the University of Groningen.

Cover from the Netherlands Arctic Station!

Today I got a really cool cover from Ny-Ålesund. It was sent by the Netherlands Arctic Station which is in Ny-Ålesund in the island of Spitsbergen. Ny-Ålesund is the world's northernmost village and it also has the world's northernmost post office. It is typically inhabited by 30-35 people. It is currently used as an international research base and this was signed by some of the researchers! Dr. Maarten Loonen, the station manager and arctic ecologist, signed it! Thank you so much!