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Below is a checklist of Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the items featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
Farther below is a Summary by SCAR Meeting number of the number of countries issuing items, as well as the number of SCAR items that were issued. SCAR venues and dates are also provided in this summary.
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content*** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | None | Cancel on cover | 1976 | 14th SCAR Delegates Meeting |
| British Antarctic Territory | 182 (Mi183) | 1991 | SCAR acronym | |
| British Antarctic Territory | 235 (Mi245) | 1996 | 24th SCAR | |
| British Antarctic Territory | 236 (Mi246) | |||
| British Antarctic Territory | 237 (Mi247) | |||
| British Antarctic Territory | 238 (Mi248) | |||
| British Antarctic Territory | 235-238 fdc1 | Four stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| British Antarctic Territory | 235-238 fdc2 | Four stamps and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| British Antarctic Territory | 239 (BL3) | SS1 | ||
| British Antarctic Territory | 239 fdc1 | SS1 and cachet on FDC | ||
| British Antarctic Territory | 239 fdc2 | SS1 and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Chile | 1246 (Mi1858) | 1998 | 25th SCAR Delegates Meeting | |
| Chile | None | Cachet | 1998 | 25th SCAR Delegates Meeting |
| Chile | None | Cachet on cover | 1999 | SCAR acronym |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Cancel on postal card | 2002 | 27th SCAR |
| Germany (West) | None | Cachets on cover | 1982 | (17th) SCAR; also 100th anniv. 1st IPY1 |
| Germany (West) | None | Cachets | 1984 | 18th SCAR Delegates Meeting |
| Germany | None | Cancel | 2003 | SCAR acronym |
| Germany | None | Cancel and cachets on cover | 2004 | 28th SCAR |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1982 | 17th SCAR Delegates Meeting |
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel.
**SS# = souvenir sheet, MS# = miniature sheet, where # = number of stamps in sheet, and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.
***SCAR ordinal numbers given in parentheses are not specifically noted on items, but are based on year of issue.
1IPY = International Polar Year
Below is a summary, by SCAR Meeting number, the number of countries and postal items issued as listed in the table immediately above.
| SCAR Meeting | Number of | Venue | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | Items | |||
| I (1st) | 0 | 0 | The Hague, Netherlands | 3 - 5 February 1958 |
| II (2nd) | 0 | 0 | Moscow, Russia (formerly USSR) | 4 - 11 August 1958 |
| III (3rd) | 0 | 0 | Canberra, Australia | 2 - 6 March 1959 |
| IV (4th) | 0 | 0 | Cambridge, United Kingdom | 29 August - 2 September 1960 |
| V (5th) | 0 | 0 | Wellington, New Zealand | 9 - 14 October 1961 |
| VI (6th) | 0 | 0 | Boulder, United States | 20 - 24 August 1962 |
| VII (7th) | 0 | 0 | Cape Town, South Africa | 23 - 27 September 1963 |
| VIII (8th) | 0 | 0 | Paris, France | 24 - 28 August 1964 |
| IX (9th) | 0 | 0 | Santiago, Chile | 20 - 24 September 1966 |
| X (10th) | 0 | 0 | Tokyo, Japan | 10 - 15 June 1968 |
| XI (11th) | 0 | 0 | Oslo, Norway | 17 - 22 August 1970 |
| XII (12th) | 0 | 0 | Canberra, Australia | 14 - 19 August 1972 |
| XIII (13th) | 0 | 0 | Jackson Hole, United States | 3 - 7 September 1974 |
| XIV (14th) | 1 | 1 | Mendoza, Argentina | 18 - 23 October 1976 |
| XV (15th) | 0 | 0 | Chamonix, France | 16 - 26 May 1978 |
| XVI (16th) | 0 | 0 | Queenstown, New Zealand | 14 - 24 October 1980 |
| XVII (17th) | 2 | 2 | Leningrad, Russia (formerly USSR) | 5 - 9 July 1982 |
| XVIII (18th) | 1 | 1 | Bremerhaven, Germany | 1 - 5 October 1984 |
| XIX (19th) | 0 | 0 | San Diego, United States | 23 - 27 June 1986 |
| XX (20th) | 0 | 0 | Hobart, Australia | 12 - 16 September 1988 |
| XXI (21st) | 0 | 0 | São Paulo, Brazil | 23 - 27 July 1990 |
| XXII (22nd) | 0 | 0 | San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina | 15 - 19 June 1992 |
| XXIII (23rd) | 0 | 0 | Rome, Italy | 5 - 9 September 1994 |
| XXIV (24th) | 1 | 5 | Cambridge, United Kingdom | 12 - 16 August 1996 |
| XXV (25th) | 1 | 2 | Concepcíon, Chile | 20 - 31 July 1998 |
| XXVI (26th) | 0 | 0 | Tokyo, Japan | 17-21 July 2000 |
| XXVII (27th) | 1 | 1 | Shanghai, China | 15-26 July 20021 |
| XXVIII (28th) | 1 | 1 | Bremerhaven, Germany | 3-8 October 2004 |
| XXIX (29th) | 0 | 0 | Hobart, Australia | 17-20 July 2006 |
| XXX (30th) | 0 | 0 | Moscow, Russia | 14-16 July 2008 |
| Total: 7 out of 30 meetings | Total: 13 items | |||
1Combined 27th SCAR/14th COMNAP (Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs) meeting.
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