M2078 – Greenland, 50 Different Stamps

Add the History and Culture of Greenland to Your Collection with 50 Stamps

Discover the rugged beauty and mystique of the Arctic with a collection of 50 different Greenland stamps, each one capturing the region’s breathtaking landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and spirit of exploration.  These stamps give you a glimpse of one of the world’s most remote and enchanting frontiers—capturing history, adventure, and the allure of the far North.

Stamps may vary, but that’s half the fun!  I took a look through ones of these collections – here’s a small glimpse at just a few of the neat stamps I saw:

• 1990 Queen Margrethe II of Denmark stamp engraved by the renowned Czeslaw Slania
• 1976 polar bear and cubs
• 1950 King Frederik IX of Denmark
• 1977 100^th birth anniversary of arctic explorer Jørgen Brønlund
• 1963 50^th anniversary of Niels Bohr’s atomic theory – includes his equation in the design, which describes how an electron jumps between energy levels
• 1978 25^th anniversary of Danish Constitution of 1953 that made Greenland a province of Denmark

… and that’s just a few of the stamps you’ll get in this collection of 50 different Greenland stamps.  Send for yours now so you can get in on all the fun!

More About Greenland…

Greenland is the world’s largest island and one of the three countries that make up the Kingdom of Denmark (the other two being Denmark and the Faroe Islands).  Denmark granted home rule to Greenland in 1979 and the country is mostly self-governed today, though Denmark retains control of certain aspects.

The first postage stamps of Greenland were issued on December 1, 1938 (up to this point, letters were handled free of charge by the Kongelige Grønlandske Handel).  Interestingly, during World War II, Greenland issued a set of stamps printed by the American Bank Note Company featuring popular symbols of the nation such as King Christian X, seals, Inuit in a kayak, dog sleds, and polar bears.  On March 11, 1969, the first stamps were issued featuring the name of the country in both Danish and Greenlandic.