From December until 1st March 2012 stamp collectors from all over the world have been able to participate in the vote for “The 2011 Greenlandic stamp of the year”. And many have used this opportunity.

The competition was promoted in Greenland Collector and also at our website www.stamps.gl.  Collectors from all over the world and other people with great interest in Greenland and Greenlandic stamps could thus participate and vote for their favourite stamp amongst the 22 stamps issued by POST Greenland in 2011.

The winning stamp was G472, the beautiful scenery stamp based on a photo by author and photographer Ivars Silis, born 1940. Even though Ivars Silis has reached 71 years of age; this is actually his stamp debut.

The stamp G472 was issued on 28th September 2011 and was POST Greenland’s contribution to last year’s joint issue with the SEPAC-countries in the cooperation between the Small European Postal Services, of which Greenland is a member. Coming second in the competition was the stamp G471 by Anne-Lise Løvstrøm and third was G475 by Martin Mörck.

Source: Wopa

published April 17th, 2012