Air polarogramme titled RSS JAMES CLARK ROSS breaking ice in Antarctic water
Date1999
Object number00034201
NameAerogramme
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 100 x 172 mm
ClassificationsCommemorative artefacts
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThis air polarogramme depicts the British Royal Research Ship JAMES CLARK ROSS breaking ice in Antarctic water. Air polarogrammes or the aerogramme of the south, are light-weight airmail letter-sheets which feature a Polar scene.SignificanceThis collection is significant in representing a broad range of Antarctic philately interests (the study of stamps and postal history). 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.
