Princess Royal visit to Ross Dependency
Datec 2002
Object number00034234
NameFirst day cover
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 114 x 161 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThis envelope and stamp features the Princess Royal visit to Ross Dependency of H.R.H. Princess Anne. The visit to New Zealand's Scott Base took place from 6 - 10 February 2002. Stamps form a distinctive part of Antarctic philately (the study of stamps and postal history).SignificanceThis collection is significant in representing a broad range of Antarctic philately interests. It covers most of the countries who have bases in the white continent and are signatories to the Antarctic Treaty, including all of the Australian bases.
Sir Thomas Stewart Gordon
23 April 1940
