Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers – Miniature Sheet

Nafl.5.70

  • Date of emission: August 11th, 2011
  • Designer: Richmond Gijsbertha
  • Size: 120mm x 80mm

Description

Cpost International is proud to present its stamp issue, “Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers” – “Preservá e regionnan polar ku nan glèchernan” (Language: Papiamentu), which consists of 2 stamps on a miniature sheet.
In 2007 and 2009, the designated operators of Chile and Finland launched a philatelic campaign to call attention to climate change and the warming of the polar regions and glaciers. One aim of the project was to issue a postage stamp on the theme “Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers”.

112 cents stamp
On this stamp the ice crystal symbol is shown, which is the feature common to all stamp issues of all countries having the UPU theme “the “Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers”.

405 cents stamp
On this stamp, Antarctica can be seen with the sun shining in the background.