South Georgia issues new stamps dedicated to blue whales

Monday, September 17th 2012 - 02:26 UTC

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Blue whales are the subject of a new SGSSI stamp issue released on August 31st. The four stamp designs are based on watercolour paintings by artist Kim Chater, according to the latest release from South Georgia News and Events. Read full article

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Marcos Alejandro
These British squatters put on stamps what they used to slaughter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN1TVmy5Qyw
Sep 17th, 2012 - 04:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Frank
As did the Argentines amongst many others... so your point is what exactly?

Meanwhile whales still dying in Argentina.. http://news.discovery.com/animals/whales-dying-in-record-numbers-near-argentina.html
I guess it is all the bullshit coming out of the Casa Rosada....
Sep 17th, 2012 - 08:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Boovis
Wasn't it a temporary whaling station that the Argies base their claim on anyway? Oh, the irony...

I still haven't heard any decent explanation as to why Argentina claims South Georgia and the Sandwich islands.
Sep 17th, 2012 - 09:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
It's incredible to think that of all the monsters from the age of the dinosaurs not one of them came close to the size of the blue whale. I'm amazed they've survived at all if we managed to kill 29,000 in one year.
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GeoffWard2
A good informative article ..... a change from reading troll-politics.
Sep 17th, 2012 - 12:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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JohnN
Important environmental news and interesting stamp news! Not being a stamp collector, never knew until recently the importance of stamp production in economy and history of Falkland Islands and South Georgia.

South Georgia News of August now published:

- Important Bird Area Designation For South Georgia
- Three Caught In Avalanche
- Confiscated Fish Funds Fight Against Illegal Fishing
- Giant Berg
- South Georgia Heritage Trust Newsletters
- Retreat Of South Georgia’s Glaciers
- A Field Guide To The Wildlife Of South Georgia
- Fishing And Shipping News
- Blue Whales - New Stamp Issue
- Ducking Off Course
- Macquarie’s Dogs Hunt Rabbits Not Penguins
- Bird Island Diary
- South Georgia Snippets
- Dates for Your Diary

http://www.sgisland.gs/index.php/(h)South_Georgia_News_and_Events

http://www.sgisland.gs/index.php/(h)South_Georgia_News_and_Events
Sep 17th, 2012 - 12:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ProRG_American
South Georgia issuing stamps? As if they were a country. They don't even have a post office. The things of colonialism. Squatter's trying to justify their illegality.
Sep 17th, 2012 - 02:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
Remind us of your historical claims to South Georgia? Bound to be something to do with the Pope.
Sep 17th, 2012 - 02:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Martin Woodhead
What exactly is argentinas claim on south georgia?
Sep 17th, 2012 - 03:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
I think it's the 'job lot' approach. They want the Falklands so have just thrown SG & SSI onto the list too. It doesn't seem to be any more detailed than that.

I've never heard an argument more persuasive than “look at a map, of course it belongs to Argentina”
Sep 17th, 2012 - 03:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Lau-wai
@7
The Post Office is at Discovery House, together with The Magistrates Office and Customs Office in Grytviken...
Sep 17th, 2012 - 04:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Brit Bob
Latest propaganda from INDEC - Argentine inflation steady at 10%
Latest word on the street - Argentine inflation running at 25%
(Even CFK knows this and has just increased child benefit by 26%)

So if a government agency like INDEC tells lies about inflation how can any sane person expect an Argentine politician to speak tell the truth about history?
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British_Kirchnerist
#3 I thought the British Falklands was set up as an old whaling station?

#4&5 I agree =)

#7 When you put it that way, I agree with that too. I don't even think they have people

#9 Proximity, perhaps. Without any population to claim self-determination what in fact is the counter argument to that?
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Frank
@13 '#3 I thought the British Falklands was set up as an old whaling station?'

Nope, not set up as a new whaling station either....
Sep 18th, 2012 - 08:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
BAS, Signy was set up in a whaling station.
Its present facilities are small but perfectly formed.
Sep 19th, 2012 - 08:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Frank
@13... #9 ... more proximate to the Falkland Islands... what is your counter argument to that???
Sep 19th, 2012 - 10:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
#16 Then why are they a seperate BOT of the less proximate UK?
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GeoffWard2
#17
History and flags. History and flags.

Proximity argument: the nations of the Caribbean (including Cuba) devolve to the US, Mexico, Central American states and the northern states of South America.
Canada claims Greenland; Australia claims New Zealand
France claim, Britain, Britain claims Ireland ...
And every 'Rim' man and his dog claim the Pacific islands.

Let's not go there,

otherwise Cuba will make a counter-claim that it owns the US and Mexico!
And Ireland will make counter-claims on Britain and France ...
Sep 19th, 2012 - 01:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Frank
@17 Because they can....
New Guinea is proximate to Australia as is New Zealand
Sep 19th, 2012 - 08:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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