![]() We would be pleased to have you join with us in this exciting field. If you are as interested in what occurs in the lands of the polar bear and penguin as the rest of us are, then we feel certain that you will find your membership in the ASPP a valued part of your philatelic endeavors. The membership application is online and printable for your submission. Those collectors who join after October 31st will become members for the following year however, if they remit two years' dues, they will receive both years' issues of ICN. New members will receive all issues of ICN for that year. All memberships are for the calendar year January-December. New members are listed in the journal and are accepted, subject to final review. Send inquiries to:Īny person of good character with interest in the Polar Regions is welcome to apply for membership in the American Society of Polar Philatelists. Back issues of Ice Cap News can be purchased from the Treasurer, who will provide a list of available issues and their cost. Local chapters and regional meetings are encouraged to bring members together more frequently. Seminars are held and usually feature a guest speaker or authority on a polar philatelic topic. At these meetings members are encouraged to exhibit their collections for a variety of awards. The Society holds periodic conventions, usually in conjunction with a national show. An Estate Advisory Service assists members and their heirs in the disposal of collections. The ASPP occasionally holds mail auctions so that members can buy and sell duplicate material. Members are encouraged to contribute articles and columns in order to share their specialized knowledge with others. The "Trading Post" offers members the opportunity to acquire or trade material. There are reports of our conventions and members' exhibition awards. ![]() Our journal ICN is extensively illustrated with photographs of people and places, cachets and cancels, maps and other documents. Other articles provide details on the Russian Arctic, trans-polar flights, Antarctic scientific research stations, Alaska, famous polar explorers, Operation Deep Freeze, polar thematic cachets, and new stamp issues. Many articles deal with expeditions from the Heroic Age up until the most recent treks to the ends of the earth. Each issue contains articles, columns, illustrations, and news related to our specialized field. This worldwide membership is held together through the publication of Ice Cap News, our award-winning quarterly magazine. Many warm friendships have evolved from these mutual interests in the philately of the coldest regions of the earth. S 9.15 0 bids S 8.45 shipping 4d 22h Collection of russian stamps S 1. Society members enjoy a common interest in the stamps, covers, and postal history of the north and south Polar Regions. Russian Stamp Collection for sale eBay Europe Russian Stamp Collection All Auction Buy It Now 379 Results Type Certification Grade Quality Color Condition Price Buying Format All Filters Russia & Soviet Union, good collection all different (SEE 6 images) with S.S. Nigerians, used to overbearing military rulers, associate leadership with brashness and wrongly perceive his respectful manner as a sign of weakness, they say.The American Society of Polar Philatelists was founded in 1956 and has grown to become an international organization with approximately 300 members worldwide. Those close to Jonathan say he is underestimated as a strategist. ambassador described him as having an “underwhelming personality” before he assumed the country’s highest office, according to diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks. Jonathan is seen by critics as lacking the charisma of some previous Nigerian leaders. Unlike some previous leaders, Jonathan has not been directly accused of corruption himself. Cases against politicians remain unprosecuted and the anti-corruption agency lacks the teeth it had when it was set up in 2003. Jonathan has pledged to stamp out corruption but there has been little progress. Jonathan’s campaign was controversial because of an informal pact within the PDP that says power should rotate between the mostly Muslim north and the largely Christian south every two terms, a pattern his nomination broke.
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