CPS Resource Centre
Norway 2011-04
In April 2011, Norway Post issued a two stamp set commemorating the centennial of Roald Amundsen’s discovery of the South Pole, on December 14, 1911. The second stamp, 17.00 nok, shows Amundsen’s ship the Fram, along with a group of sled dogs. In the background of the stamp, a map of the polar route is slightly visible. The first stamp, 14.00 nok, in the set, shows a portrait of Amundsen, and a photograph of the team at the South Pole. Images of Amundsen’s journal are depicted in the background on the first stamp. There is no map on the first stamp. [ the date of issue is unclear from the Norway Post web site. –web admin ]
