Exploring Greenland's Stamps: S4E9

We are heading to the Arctic to explore Greenland's philatelic and postal history! Let's discuss Greenland's modern history with Denmark, its first postage stamps, Karaoke Polar Bears, a Navy dog named Sinbad, and so much more.
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[@slugore]

Another fantastic episode, Graham. I love that the cover led you down the rabbit hole of the story of Sinbad. It is the magic of this hobby. It starts from one point and can diverge off on many paths if we just take time to explore what is in front of us. It is a wonderful education.

[@ExploringStamps]

It really is wonderful! Learning about Sinbad was my favorite thing about making this episode. I plan on visiting his memorial which is by a lighthouse in New Jersey where he used to sit and watch the ocean during his last years. The tangent stories give endless joy to the hobby. 😊

[@kamalabenmayatra6357]

Receiving mail from a rare country with postage stamp is so nice, i keep all the envelopes i had received as it is:)

[@Galo1908mg]

Its so amazing how far philately can take us. Never underestimate any stamp. They are a window for amazing stories! Thank again Graham

[@ExploringStamps]

Absolutely!! Every time I research an episode, I am impressed with the story that unfolds, 🤯. Stamps are history! Thanks as always for your support ☺️

[@fernandomaldonado4519]

Great video, congratulations!!!, I have just started a Greenland collection, the stamps are beautiful, interesting, not so expensive and the new year sets not so large. It is possible to have a complete collection of Greenland,

[@ExploringStamps]

The stamps really are beautiful I agree, an excellent country to collect 😊

[@StampCatStamps]

Another fantastic episode, Graham! I hardly have any stamps from Greenland ... so I learned a lot! Love the polar bear stamps especially the mommy with babies 😊. Amazing history with the cover as well. Thanks for sharing!

[@ExploringStamps]

The momma with polar bears is perhaps the cutest in my current Greenland collection, I used it twice in the video 🤗. Thanks Lisa, glad you enjoyed it!

[@fabieng817]

Great episode! I have 13 stamps from Greenland. I had the idea when I was kid in 1988 to send a mail to a fake address in Greenland, just to get a postmark from there. And it worked !

[@ExploringStamps]

Whaaat?!?? That’s amazing!!! 😆. I’m impressed, you were a clever kid in the 80s!

[@jnagarya519]

I followed a whim based on a stamp and got (1) a letter from the "Pitcairn High Commissioner," located in New Zealand. Then, following that information, got a letter from Pitcairn Island.

[@10camiel]

Wow Graham, everytime I'm surprised how many information and stories you can get about the stamps. Thx for sharing and the quality of your videos. A karaoke polar bear 😂😂😂

[@ExploringStamps]

Glad you enjoyed it. 😊 I am always surprised with the types of stories and lessons that I come across with these episodes, always fascinating. Thanks so much for watching!

[@RichardPhilatelist]

The singing bear made my day! Thank you Laura 😂 and of course thank you Graham for another great episode, the stamps are beautiful!

[@ExploringStamps]

🎤🐻‍❄️ and that bear can hold a note, Laura was right as usual! 😆 Thanks Richard

[@Catfinks]

Ahh you missed the Rockwell Kent airmail stamp, such a fantastic rarity with a great history, similar to the Thule issues it’s more akin to a label, only 400 were printed from a woodblock. You can find copies signed by Rockwell himself. The 1922 ivigtut mining issue is interesting too since no consensus can be made as to whether it’s original or a later fantasy If you want more info on Thule issues the Eric Wowern catalogue has a full plating guide and detailings on how to tell whether the cancellations were Greenlandic or Danish (the way to compare genuine usage vs philatelic usage), the Greenland postal history society also realised the most amazingly detailed book on it Greenland is such a good country to collect because it has the cheapest specialised catalogue of any country it’s only $3 per volume!!

[@ExploringStamps]

Interesting!! I didn't actually come across the Rockwell Kent airmail stamp while reading up about Greenland, Looking it up now!!! It just shows that there is so much more to talk about and explore with Greenland's philately. Thanks for the catalog suggestion, Jack! Amazing that it has a $3 specialized catalog, an accessible country for anyone to collect. 🇬🇱

[@patterdalepost]

I assumed polar bears would sing 'The Bear Necessities'' at their local karaoke bar but looking at the stamp I think Laura is correct. They have possibly had too many drinks (on ice of course) and their inner Whitney has completely taken over. It happens to the best of us :) Fantastic video as always 👍

[@ExploringStamps]

I think this is the winning comment! 😂 😂 👏

[@jamesshattell1425]

Polar bears are a great subject for Greenland stamps. Another great commemorative stamp subject for Greenland would be the ice cording projects including the well noted Greenland Ice Core Project that ran from 1989 to 1995. This ice cord project along with other Greenlandic ice cord efforts, have yielded data about the earth going back as much as 123,000 years. This is a great achievement in humans' pursuit of science knowleadge. Greenland can be proud of this and boast about it on a stamp series.

[@ExploringStamps]

Yes! That is a great subject to feature!! I remember learning about it in science class.

[@GreatStampAdventure]

Excellent, excellent video, Graham! Thank you! One of your best "stories", I think. I listened with all ears. All the information was new to me and so interesting. I loved the history of Sinbad and immediately fell in love with the soldier. :) :) :) :) I haven't seen a Greenland stamp in life, yet, but they are absolutely beautiful stamps and really portray the country and its culture and history. Thanks again for a wonderful episode! I am looking forward to the next episode!

[@ExploringStamps]

You are the best, Charnie 😊 so glad to see that you enjoyed the episode and also developed a love for Sinbad the sailor pup! He seems to have been the star of the episode 🐶

[@SandipanChakraborty2327]

Great Episode on Greenland stamps!! It seems like greenlands philatelic orders are handled by nordfrim which also caters to philatelic requests for Denmark post. The websites are identical and the process of sending cancelled stamps is same.

[@ExploringStamps]

Ooohhhhh THATS what’s going on?!? That makes total sense, and is quite unfortunate. 🤔

[@TanyaJohnsonKaszazz]

Another great episode. Can’t unsee Karaoke Bear! 👀🎤🐻‍❄️ Love it!

[@ExploringStamps]

😆 Glad you enjoyed it, thanks so much for watching 🎤🐻‍❄️

[@betsyvallejo5892]

Great episode that summarized Greenland Philately very nicely. I collect topical stamps for dogsledding, polar exploration, and canoes. I started noticing lots of Greenland stamps - this led me to discover the engraver Czeslaw Slania - what beautiful stamps he made for Greenland! So I decided to focus/collect Greenland. I have quite a few now, and this episode made more excited to continue my collection. Thanks!

[@PunkPhilatelist]

🤣🤣🤣 The karaoke polar bear was brilliant! If he tries to jump the song queue, I’ll let him. I’ve only really become aware of Greenland stamps in the last few years, so thank you, Graham, for this entertaining history!

[@ExploringStamps]

Lol 😂 thanks Punk! I would also step aside if the Polar Bear wants to flex their golden pipes.. clearly they can carry a note!! 🎵 thanks for watching!!

[@winstonmarshall464]

Excellent review and examples, I think the best yet. Thanks for your hard work and incite.

[@ExploringStamps]

Wow thank you 😊. So glad to see that you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!!

[@iainmalcolm9583]

Great episode. Fantastic weaving of history & philately.

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you 😊 glad that you enjoyed it.

[@dario5651]

Another great video, thanks for showing us nice Greenland stamps

[@ExploringStamps]

You are so welcome, thanks so much for watching 😊

[@chrisviklund]

Good to see you back or maybe I have missed a lot of videos :( hope you can do a little one about Slania, he is an amazing artists/engraver....

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you 😊. Yeah I’ve still been uploading almost monthly, maybe you did miss a few. Thanks for watching!

[@fareast_de]

Excellent and very educative vid about Greenland with it´s affordable stamps, thanks for taking us along ! Greets from GER, U.

[@ExploringStamps]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching 😊

[@LiverpoolStamps]

What an amazing video! Great information about the Black Mischievous Puppy!

[@serga76.bodrov]

good afternoon excellent stamps with polar bears

[@ExploringStamps]

🐻‍❄️ Thank you! 😊

[@valuablestampsandcoin]

Nice episode sharing 👌 super

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you so much 😊

[@akosszabo6835]

Another great one Graham! Waiting for an exploring Hungarian stamps episode 🙊👀

[@ExploringStamps]

😊 Thank you! And I look forward to exploring Hungary one day 🔎

[@LouisGedo]

14:41 Absolutely fascinating how stamps can be a historic record of so many things in the world that can be learned about just by digging a little below the beauty or valuation of a stamp. 👏 👏 👏

[@ExploringStamps]

My thoughts exactly! And I learned this from a simple googling of the name once I saw there were two different spellings. Stamps pointed this out to me, I would otherwise never have looked into it!

[@user-xv3ql8cp2n]

Awesome episode!!! OMG Stroudsburg is my hometown!

[@ExploringStamps]

🙌 a connection to the cover! I get excited when a viewer knows or comes from a cover’s town… now we need a viewer from Ivigtut to compete it 🇬🇱😆 Thanks so much for watching!

[@zekymmer]

Light on Greenland stamps...I have 13 and 2 Thule, one of which I expanded upon on my Philatelic Hystoria in one of My Mountain Stamps tweets…very interesting history indeed. I did order a few from Nordfrim out of Denmark (and they, too give a packet of a few stamps because they can't put them on international shipping), but need to build this meager collection. Thanks for another great video to learn new things from!

[@ExploringStamps]

Yeah and someone else here in the comments mentioned that Nordfrim may actually be the manager of the postal’s service’s philatelic shipments and supplies… so that would make sense seeing that you had a similar experience ordering from Nordfrim. 🤔

[@roger0929]

Well, they could use stamps if they used PostNord rather than DHL/Deutsche Post but they'd rather save a penny than cater to philatelists.

[@Marks_Channel]

Another great film thank you Graham, have you thought about doing a film on Czeslaw Slania, that would be welcomed by many I would think.

[@ExploringStamps]

I have explored that, however Ted from Ted Talks Stamps has done a great video on him already, check it out if you haven’t already seen it. Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@roger0929]

Because that's just what philately needs, a another video on the same old, same old, rather than new and exciting topics.

[@miragenikita6329]

Wow! One of your best episodes... loved the stories!

[@ExploringStamps]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊 thanks so much for watching!

[@LawrenceFisher]

Lovely episode GB. Loved the tough pup as well

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you sir 🙏 😊

[@LawrenceFisher]

@@ExploringStamps Lawrence to you, Sir to others

[@mattys1467]

A really enjoyable video. Thank you. I absolutely admire your video IT skills, most impressive 👏

[@ExploringStamps]

😊 thank you! So great to see that you enjoy the episodes, thanks so much for watching!

[@ralphralf100]

Excellent episode!!! as always

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you 🐻‍❄️😊

[@benitomichel471]

Great episode!! I specially enjoy getting to know stamps from remote locations.

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you 😊. Same! It’s part of the hobby’s attraction for me, I love getting the hard to reach corners of the world into my stamp album.

[@nylemonday8630]

Another great program, Graham. I‘ve watched it three times already! Thanks for all your fine work.

[@ExploringStamps]

Fantastic 😊 Thank you Nyle! So glad you enjoyed it.

[@davidcolombier5673]

Great show Graham, as usual. I have some Grrenland stamps.... not these ones. Until your next sow, David

[@ExploringStamps]

Thanks David! Glad to see you have some Greenland stamps 😊🇬🇱

[@jeffnewbery7376]

Love it. I love Scandinavian stamps in general and Greenland is an excellent example of combining history, geography, and art in the philatelic world. I collect Faroe Islands stamps for the same reason. Excellent to have another fascinating “Graham episode”!

[@ExploringStamps]

Id love to explore Faroe Islands in the future as well. Like you said, its a great mix of history, geography, art and culture. Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed the episode :)

[@leslieselby5270]

Very informative episode. I had never noticed the language changes on the stamps showing Margrethe II, so now I have to go look in my album! Thanks Graham.

[@ExploringStamps]

Thanks Les, it was only by chance that I was looking at the names of two stamps and wondered why they looked different… that lead to a rabbit hole about the language and so much more. Philately continues to impress me. 😊

[@MarkASmith48]

Great episode. Your enthusiasm for your finds is contagious. I want some Greenland stamps now.

[@ExploringStamps]

Thanks Mark 😊 keep a look out! Greenland’s beautiful stamps would make any stamp collector happy to have in their albums 🇬🇱

[@garyholdener2470]

Great story about Greenland philately! I also just have a few stamps from Greenland before their post was moved to Denmark. One thing I noticed, like you, since they allow anyone to vote each year on the most beautiful stamp is just how beautiful and artistic all their stamps appear. Their stamps especially excel with the artistry of all things in the natural world. As you can tell I really love their stamps because of their artistic designs.

[@ExploringStamps]

I agree! The artistic effort that they put into their stamps really does stand out, it can make for an attractive collection 🇬🇱. Thanks Gary, glad you enjoyed it!! 😊

[@lilz6654]

Another great video Graham 👍

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you 😊

[@derekclarke2430]

Excellent episode Graham. Did love the sing bear.

[@ExploringStamps]

🎤🐻‍❄️ thanks Derek!! 😊

[@olivermiller2013]

Greenland is for me an undeveloped stamp country. I have some of them, but nothing of importance except the Thule set. One cancelled and the other mint which was in a collection with Russian stamps. I know the Pakket Post stamps are rare and seldom as you said in your video. I can remember that I had some, but in a more poor condition and I do not know where they are to be honest. I never saw a letter from Greenland which was used for postage. I liked your letter from 1940 a lot, this is interesting history. And I assume very difficult to find. With 60.000 people there are for sure not many existing letters from Greenland overall. This is a very exotic country and I can understand, that some people like to collect these stamps. Or people with a faible for polar bears. Whitney Houston as polar bear is great 😄

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you, Oliver 😊. The letter was an interesting find, I actually stumbled on it after days of searching for Greenland covers… I didn’t realize how cool it was until I began to properly research it.

[@siam1883]

Where, except from Exploring Stamps, could I learn about karaoke Polar Bears in Greenland? About six months ago I bought a collection of European stamps and it included over 100 covers from Greenland. If I still lived in southeast Pennsylvania, I would have come over to New Jersey and shared. But since I now live in Thailand, it is a most difficult drive. Thanks for the research and time that it takes to produce one from the famous (infamous?) Exploring Stamps box of philatelic mysteries.

[@ExploringStamps]

🎤🐻‍❄️ I’m surprised the Discovery channel hasn’t featured the Karaoke Polar Bear cultural phenomenon. Thanks Chai, too bad you couldn’t drive those covers over here… I’m not sure what exit Thailand is off the NJ Turnpike 😆 thanks for your support and viewership!!

[@kozzackkelt]

As usual, an interesting and informative philatelic video! Re: orders from postal administrations - imo, pretty sad that they do not use their own postage stamps to send orders from philatelists.

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you and I agree, it is a bit sad that the very thing that we collect isn’t being used by the postal service 😔.

[@DavePlouffe]

"Diplomatic Incidents" in Casablanca, lol! I can see the pup now at Rick's Cafe sitting on the Piano with a cigarette in his mouth looking for trouble. Thanks for another wonderful episode!

[@ExploringStamps]

😂🤣 we need this version of the movie now!

[@johnscamardo2145]

Interesting history . I was lucky in that I bought some box lots and found enough mint Greenland to sort and fill an envelope as well as one of Iceland and Faroe islands

[@t3nsets]

for a second there i thought you were going to pack up for greenland lol. What a hero that little dog :P Great episode, cheers.

[@ExploringStamps]

I would have loved that!! 🇬🇱 Sinbad is a legend, I’m thinking about getting his biography, what a pup! Thanks for watching 😊

[@basilsylvesterpinto10]

Just a couple of days ago, I had soaked some of my Danish stamps , and to now store them in the binder loose leaf album. I do have a few Gronland stamps that I have to look up and learn from, and post on my social media. Appreciate another enriching post on a lesser known philatelic country, and the story on Sinbad - the Doggo is fascinating. On dogs, kindly note International Dog Day is coming up on August 26 and you could do a post. Phil Post are planning to issue a set of 8 dog stamps, a day prior. And you might like to know that International cat Day is on august 8. May be, you could do dedicated day posts on these two days.

[@carolinegreenwell9086]

as always, a fascinating history lesson

[@ExploringStamps]

Glad you enjoyed it ☺️

[@FunAtHomeCollectibles]

Really interesting mate - love the way you really provide an insight into more than just the stamp. Have an awesome day!💥From Fun At Home (Hot Wheels, Lego, Cards, Stamps & collectables)👍

[@cab710]

nice to see reportage about greenland and ofcourse i don.t have any of these yet you showed in the video, but great video again

[@ExploringStamps]

Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah definitely keep a look out, you may have to trade with another collector to get some, as they don’t seem to show up in standard kiloware or other collections. Thanks so much for watching 😊

[@cab710]

@@ExploringStamps you never know i have found 24 shilling banco in just a kiloware, you never know when you find your jewels but as long you keep searching you find your jewels😀

[@StampswithSara1]

I expected to hear a growl than a song 😂 its funny. Thank you for the great episode.

[@ExploringStamps]

😆 thanks Sara! 🎤🐻‍❄️

[@jimhresco1728]

Great video! On another subject I read an article on the problem of China counterfeiting US stamps. Any letter found by the post office with counterfeit postage will be destroyed.

[@firewall68]

I think I have some Greenland stamps around, and now I will keep an eye on the spelling; such an interesting fact! Do a video on how you choose topics, please! Why Greenland? What motivated you to do Greenland or Aland?... Your videos are very educational, but it is your personality that makes most of the fun. I like when you toss things when you no longer need them. That's hilarious!

[@ExploringStamps]

Yes definitely keep a lookout for the spelling change on their stamps, I think it is so fascinating! It is so good to see that you enjoy the videos 😊, I picked Greenland when I saw the stamp and realized that I don’t have a great deal of Greenland stamps or knowledge about it, I have no idea what the next ES episode is and have to pick something soon, it might just be what catches my eye in the box 😆. Thanks so much for watching!!

[@buzzawuzza3743]

Nice looking stamps. Had no idea their population was so small. Everyone must know everyone else! Hahaha, fun video as always.

[@ExploringStamps]

I was quite surprised by how small their population really is, wow! Thanks for watching Buzza Wuzza, glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@user-yr6dg5hh3i]

Excellent episode! Fantastic story! BTW your Greenland cover is here: Mail Day #philately 26 (59-64 sec.)

[@ExploringStamps]

YES!! You are so right and it completely slipped my mind for this episode. Ahhh 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@LouisGedo]

17:58 How cool is that........ this may be the most conscientious postal service in the world to actually stock older canceled stamps for this occasion! Very impressive indeed.

[@ExploringStamps]

Yup it is quite impressive. Well done to the Greenland postal team 🐻‍❄️🇬🇱

[@NisargSutaria]

Awesome :-)

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you :)

[@davidcollins1333]

I think your Deutsche Post envelope is really a DHL package. Somehow the two operate in conjunction with each other so now one gets Deutsche Post items emanating from other European countries.

[@ExploringStamps]

Ohhh see that does make sense, I have been wondering why and how it is a Deutche Post label when the envelope shipped from Denmark… super confusing

[@roger0929]

Deutsche Post is DHL. They are one company.

[@umasankarbanerjee3593]

Excellent video

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you 😊

[@jamesshattell1425]

My understanding is that this video has prompted a new karaoke club to open in Nuuk called the Singing Polar Bear.😊

[@ExploringStamps]

😂😂‼️ I would totally go to that! 🎤🐻‍❄️

[@LouisGedo]

12:02 These are gorgeous stamps

[@ExploringStamps]

Absolutely! I was eager to get a set, then I saw the price, wow they are in demand!

[@dr.shahadathossain6658]

New Video Something new to learn😊🐻‍❄️

[@ExploringStamps]

Hope you enjoyed it! 😊🐻‍❄️

[@dr.shahadathossain6658]

​@@ExploringStampsAs Always 🐻‍❄️

[@WorldofSujith]

Nice video. Could you do a video on Stellaland stamps ?

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you! Yes I’d love to explore Stellaland stamps, great idea!

[@rogerturner1881]

Happy 4th July to you both...from Greece 32dC

[@ExploringStamps]

Happy 4th to you as well, Roger 😊

[@jnagarya519]

I love polar bears. Alas, during blizzards they are invisible.

[@StampsDEI]

Great view as usual. Å = O in Scandinavian languages

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you 😊

[@aliengamecop1627]

I have a cut out set of 2 stamps from the same cover and one of them from 1979 has the new spelling tho the other stamp from 1980 has the old spelling of kalaallit nunaat

[@LouisGedo]

5:27 😆 🤣 😂

[@ExploringStamps]

🎤🐻‍❄️

[@aparajitac6737]

New video. New video. New video. Wohooooooo❤

[@ExploringStamps]

🎉 🕺 Hope you enjoy it!

[@aparajitac6737]

Aluu. Aap !! Inna asavakkit. Kasuutta.

[@ashwinidesai]

Sinbad❤

[@ExploringStamps]

🐶 ❤️

[@mikeywestside8509]

Can you do an episode about baseball stamps?

[@ExploringStamps]

Oooo and I could go to a game for the episode, I have the Mets and Yankees stadiums to choose from.

[@mikeywestside8509]

@@ExploringStamps the Baseball Hall of Fame is in upstate New York as well. The USPS also issued stamps of old baseball stadiums. I'm sure you have also been to the Smithsonian Postal Museum; that would be another great resource.

[@topsail2]

Out of a genius...😊

[@ExploringStamps]

😊 you are too kind 🙏

[@JessicaCristinaMourao]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ExploringStamps]

🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️💛

[@jamesshattell1425]

Is there any other territory that was settled (colonized, invaded, occupied, conquered, or likewise) by Europeans (or any other group) that took on the language of the indigenous population as the official language? This should be commemorated on a stamp.

[@ExploringStamps]

GREAT question, the story of the language is incredible. If there is another example of this, I’d love to know.

[@roger0929]

South Africa has nine indigenous languages as official languages in addition to English and Afrikaans as do many other countries. Not to mention all of the former Soviet republics that were occupied by ethnic Russians and the former Yugoslavian countries that were occupied by Serbians.

[@mkozlinski]

Seriously?? Just another interesting and informative episode??? C'mon! 🤣

[@ExploringStamps]

😆 you are too kind! Lol. Thanks so much for watching!

[@KariNou-ci4cf]

I❤ philately, Anyone Can send me some stamps of 🇬🇱 Greenland.

[@suffocationgreece1911]

very interesting and nice video as well. I can tell didn't knew that Greenland products stamps. I have to get a couple or more of series . Thanks👍

[@hirschy10]

Great history lesson 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺😎

[@ExploringStamps]

Glad you enjoyed it ☺️

[@mrbharathkiran.1508]

Great video next video India plz I followed you on Twitter

[@ExploringStamps]

I hope to soon 🇮🇳 thanks for watching 😊