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Below is a checklist of Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the items featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.


CountryCatalog Number*Type of Item**Year of IssueNotes on Content***
ArgentinaNoneCancel on cover197614th SCAR Delegates Meeting
British Antarctic Territory1821991SCAR acronym
British Antarctic Territory235199624th SCAR
British Antarctic Territory236
British Antarctic Territory237
British Antarctic Territory238
British Antarctic Territory235-238 fdc1Four stamps and cachet on FDC
British Antarctic Territory235-238 fdc2Four stamps and cachet (different) on FDC
British Antarctic Territory239SS1
British Antarctic Territory239 fdc1SS1 and cachet on FDC
British Antarctic Territory239 fdc2SS1 and cachet (different) on FDC
Chile1246199825th SCAR Delegates Meeting
ChileNoneCachet199825th SCAR Delegates Meeting
ChileNoneCachet on cover1999SCAR acronym
China (People's Republic)NoneCancel on postal card200227th SCAR
Germany (West)NoneCachets on cover1982(17th) SCAR; also 100th anniv. 1st IPY1
Germany (West)NoneCachets198418th SCAR Delegates Meeting
GermanyNoneCancel2003SCAR acronym
GermanyNoneCancel and cachets on cover200428th SCAR
Russia (USSR)NoneCancel and cachet on cover198217th SCAR Delegates Meeting

*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel.
**SS# = souvenir sheet, MS# = miniature sheet, where # = number of stamps in sheet, and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.
***SCAR ordinal numbers given in parentheses are not specifically noted on items, but are based on year of issue.

1IPY = International Polar Year


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