Robert A. Bartlett

Recognized as the greatest ice captain of the 20th century,Robert Abram Bartlett (Captain Bob) worked mainly as a sealer but was also known as an Arctic explorer, ice captain and scientist.
Born in Newfoundland on August 15, 1875, his mother hoped he would become a minister but the sea was already in his blood at a very young age.

From 1898 to 1909 he accompanied renowned American explorer Robert E. Peary on 3 separate attempts to reach the North Pole.

On the third voyage, he led the expedition farther north than anyone had reached before him.

In 1969, Bartlett was designated a person of national historic importance by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

Represented here is an awesome sheet of 16 dedicated to this great Canadian explorer. The middle strip tells us about his far reaching exploits and on the right selvedge of the sheet we can see his signature.

To learn more about this man and his exploits visit www.bartlett2009.com

Some new issues received last week

This one is a beautiful sheet of 2 from Norway. It is hard to see on the scan but the stamp on the right is embossed and so is the "Ice Crystal" logo.
The sheet also has many affirmations printed on it and all related to the environment and the many dangers of our ever changing climate.


This sheet is coming to us from Finland. this one also has 2 round stamps and the artwork is simply beautiful and very representative of the dangers of all climatic changes.
Unfortunately the scan does not do justice to the sheet but I can tell you that the logos are imprinted in silver and ice blue and just fantastic.

Finally, this one from the Czech Republic is just as nice as the other 2 above and is somewhat in a more traditional style. Nevertheless beautiful, it puts the accent on the dangers of climatic changes to wildlife.

If interested in purchasing do not hesitate to visit my store for more details on thiese and all IPY 2009 issues.

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