This site is dedicated to the stamps, postal history and heroic explorers of the polar regions and their
surrounding islands. An attractive site that is well laid out, with much information about the postal history
of the various polar expeditions.
This site was made to give an overview of philatelic items that are directly related to the life and voyages
of Captain James Cook, one of the world's greatest explorers.
A favourite subject with many countries - even some with minimal association with Cook. This site looks
at the origins of the images used on the stamps, covering portraits of Cook himself and some of his crew,
the artefacts, ships and some of the places. Also a section on the first Cook issues of the countries he explored.
Captain James Cook is often known as the world's greatest navigator. From humble beginings he became the man
that mapped and made known to the rest of the world the Pacific Ocean and the many lands and peoples it contained.
This site presents only a small number of the many items which have been issued to celebrate this famous
Englishman. Some items chosen are more unusual items and only a few of the more common Cook stamps are illustrated.
The Christopher Columbus Philatelic Society - Sociedad Filatelica Colombina - was founded 12 October 1982
as a not-for-profit, educational organization for the study of philatelic and allied material related to
the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus and includes those around him and the World Columbian Exposition of 1893.