Blog — Antarctica
Letters From The Ends of The Earth
Michael Shields Antarctica Explorer Letter Mail Stamps
Why collect Antarctic stamps and postal history? Who writes letters these days? Oh and who lives in the Antarctic anyway? Let's answer a few of these questions. Antarctic stamps are beautiful, fascinating, and interesting, depicting relevant explorers, scenery, wildlife, history and scientific research. It is the remotest and most hostile part of the Earth and a place very few people will ever go to, which makes it appealing to collect. It is exciting to think of where the stamps have come from, and if they have been posted just imagine the weather conditions the writer was experiencing and the...
Tony's Trip to the South Pole
Michael Shields Antarctica Travel
'A week ago I was a speaker on the first ever plane to fly from another continent to the South Geographical Pole in Antarctica non-stop.