The Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, located on Utsteinen Nunatak in Queen Maud Land (71°57′00″S 23°20′49″E), is a Belgian scientific polar research station, which went into service on 15 February 2009. The station is named after Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, the eldest daughter of King Philippe of Belgium. This Cover is from the Belare (Belgian Antarctic Research Expedition) of 2017 to 2018 and shows the autograph of the Expedition leader.
Stamp:
King Philippe - Issued: 14-03-2016
Many thanks to Juanvi Garcia!
Hello JPC,
ReplyDeleteAwesome that you were able to reach the Belgian research base! May I ask you where you sent your cover to?
Greetings,
- Matthijs
Hi Matthijs,
ReplyDeletethanks for passing by and for your comment on my blog. I tried to look it up for you where I send it to. Its been a while since I tried it, so no guarantee its still working.
Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
c/o International Polar Foundation
Rue des vétérinaires, 42b / 1
1070 Brussels
Belgium
Best Regards,
Jens
Thank you so much! We will give it a try!
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