Preserve the Polar Regions
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PPRG logo (official) | PPRG logo (un-official) |
Below is a checklist of Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers (PPRG) 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.
PPRG is being spearheaded by Finland and Chile (conceived when Chile's President visited Finland in May 2007 and took place during 2009). The campaign is dedicated to raising awareness of the fragile state of the polar regions and glaciers in this era of global warming. Many countries have agreed to participate, with the postal items from many of those countries listed below. To date, stamps or other postal items issued for PPRG have been found from 55 countries.
Most of the PPRG stamps in this page can also be considered as implicitly related to the climate change theme, although most of them do not mention climate change specifically. Those that do are also listed in the climate change page.
Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers (PPRG) | Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers (PPRG) |
Below is a list of Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers (PPRG) on postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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Abkhazia | Local_ms | Local post MS4 (a-d) | 2009 | |
Aland Islands (Finland) | 283 (BL8, Mi305) | SS1 | 2009 | |
Aland Islands (Finland) | 283 fdc | SS1 and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Algeria | 1455 (Mi1585) i1455 | Imperforate | 2009 | |
Algeria | 1455 ds | Deluxe sheet (1455) | ||
Algeria | 1455 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Andorra (French Admin.) | 651 (BL4) | MS2 (651 (a-b)) (Mi691-692) | 2009 | |
Argentina | 2520 (BL105, Mi3252-3253) | MS2 (2520 (a-b)) | 2009 | Also IPY |
Argentina | 2520 fdc | MS2 and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Australia Australian Antarctic Territory | L149b (Mi?+182) | MS2 (3337+L149) | 2010 | |
Australian Antarctic Territory | L149a (Mi181-182) | MS2 (L148-L149) | 2009 | Also IPY |
Australian Antarctic Territory | L149a fdc1 | MS2 and (pictorial) cancel and (Australia Post) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
Australian Antarctic Territory | L149a fdc2 | MS2 and (pictorial) cancel and (WCS/Wesley) cachet on FDC | ||
Australian Antarctic Territory | L148-L149 fdc | Two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (Australia Post) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
Australian Antarctic Territory | L148 maxi | Maxicard, also back | ||
Australian Antarctic Territory | L149 maxi | Maxicard, also back | ||
Australian Antarctic Territory | L148-L149+L149a pack | Presentation pack, also back, interior page-1, and interior page-2 | ||
Australian Antarctic Territory Australia | L149b (Mi?+182) | MS2 (3337+L149) | 2010 | |
Austria | 2198 (Mi2979) | 2009 | ||
Austria | 2198 black | Blackprint | ||
Austria | 2198 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
Azerbaijan | 894 (BL34) | MS2 (894 (a-b)) | 2009 | |
Belarus | 760 (Mi847) | From MS5 (760a (5x 760 + label)) | 2011 | |
Belarus | 761 (Mi848) | From MS5 (761a (5x 761 + label)) | ||
Belarus | 761b (BL83) | MS6 (3x (760-761)) | ||
Belgium | 2355 (BL140) | MS2 (2355 (a-b)) | 2009 | |
Belgium | 2355a-b fdc1 | Strip of 2 (2355a-b) and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Belgium | 2355a-b fdc2 | Two stamps (2355a-b) and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Belgium | 2355b fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
Belgium | 2355 sheet | MS2 and cancel on FDC sheet | ||
Belgium | None | Postage label | 2009 | |
Belgium | None | Postage label (different) | ||
Belgium | None | Postage label (different) | ||
Belgium | None | Postage label (different) | ||
Belgium Greenland | 2355a-b 536 | Dual-country FDC folder | 2009 | |
Brazil | 3071 (Mi?) | Pair (3071 (a-b)) | 2009 | Also IPY |
Brazil | 3071 fdc | Pair and cancel on FDC | ||
Bulgaria | 4502 (BL310) | MS2 (4502 (a-b)) (Mi4889-4890) | 2009 | Also IPY |
Bulgaria | 4502 blue | MS2 blue proof? | ||
Bulgaria | 4502 fdc | MS2 and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Bulgaria | 4502a maxi | Maxicard | ||
Bulgaria | 4502b maxi | Maxicard | ||
Bulgaria | None | Printed stamp and cachet on postal card | 2009 | |
Canada | 2327b (BL113) | MS2 (2326-2327) | 2009 | |
Canada | 2326-2327 fdc | Two stamps on (Canada Post) FDC, also back | ||
Canada | 2327a (BL?) | MS16 (8x (2326-2327)) | ||
Chile | 1523 (Mi2326-2327) | Vertical pair (1523 (a-b)) | 2009 | |
Chile | 1523 fdc | Pair of stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Chile | 1524 (BL62) | MS2 (1524 (a-b)) | 2009 | Also IPY |
Croatia | 723 (BL34) | MS2 (723 (a-b)) (Mi897-898) | 2009 | |
Croatia | 723 fdc | MS2 and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Curacao (Netherlands Antilles) | 43 (BL3) | MS2 (43 (a-b)) | 2011 | |
Czech Republic | 3412 (BL35) | SS1 (Mi588) | 2009 | Also IPY |
Dominican Republic | 1482 (Mi2188) | 2010 | ||
Ecuador | 1952 (Mi3125) | 2009 | Also IPY | |
Ecuador | 1953 (Mi3126) | |||
Ecuador | 1952-1953 fdc | Two stamps and cachet on FDC, also back | ||
Estonia | 610 (BL32) | MS2 (610 (a-b)) (Mi529-530) | 2009 | Also IPY |
Estonia | 610 fdc | MS2 and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Faroe Islands | 509a (BL24) | MS2 (508-509) (Mi667-668) | 2009 | |
Faroe Islands | 508-509 fdc | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Faroe Islands | 508-509 folder | Folder | ||
Finland | 1334 (BL55) | MS2 (1334 (a-b)) (Mi1959-1960) | 2009 | |
Finland | 1334 fdc | MS2 and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
France | 3632 (BL105) | MS2 (3632 (a-b)) | 2009 | |
Greece | 2838 (BL46) | MS2 (2838 (a-b)) (Mi2501-2502) | 2009 | |
Greece | 2838 fdc | MS2 and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Greenland | 536 (Mi533) | 2009 | ||
Greenland Belgium | 536 2355a-b | Dual-country FDC folder | 2009 | |
Hungary | 4109 (Mi5334) | 2009 | ||
Hungary | 4110 (Mi5335) | |||
Hungary | 4111 (Mi5336) | |||
Hungary | 4112 (Mi5337) | |||
Hungary | 4109-4112 fdc | Four stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Hungary | 4113 (Mi5334) | Silk version of 4109 | ||
Hungary | 4114 (Mi5335) | Silk version of 4110 | ||
Hungary | 4115 (Mi5336) | Silk version of 4111 | ||
Hungary | 4116 (Mi5337) | Silk version of 4112 | ||
Hungary | 4117 (BL326) | MS2 (4117 (a-b)) (Mi5338-5339) | ||
Hungary | 4117 fdc | MS2 and cachet on FDC | ||
Iceland | 1162 (BL46) | MS2 (1162 (a-b)) (Mi1223-1224) when viewed "cold", or when viewed "hot"1 | 2009 | |
Iceland | 1162 fdc | MS2 and cancel on FDC | ||
India | 2390b (Mi2451-2452) | Pair (2389-2390), from MS20 (2390c (10x (2390b (2389-2390)))) | 2009 | |
India | 2390a | MS2 (2389-2390) | ||
India | 2389 bk | Booklet (2389) and back | ||
India | 2390 bk | Booklet (2390) and back | ||
India | 2389-2390 fdc | Two stamps on FDC | ||
India | None | Postal receipt | 2010 | |
Indonesia | 2178 (BL248) | MS2 (2178 (a-b)) | 2009 | |
Indonesia | 2178 fdc | MS2 and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Japan | 3125 (Mi4942-4945) | MS4 (3125 (a-d)) | 2009 | Also IPY |
Jordan | 2115 (Mi?) | MS2 (2115 (a-b)) | 2012 | |
Jordan | 2115 fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
Kazakhstan | 590 (Mi638) | From MS8 (590a (8x 590)) | 2009 | |
Kazakhstan | 590 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Korea (South) | 2358a (Mi2820) | From block of 4 (2358 (2x (a-b))), or from MS20 (2358c (10x (a-b))) | 2011 | |
Korea (South) | 2358b (Mi2821) | |||
Korea (South) | 2358a fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Korea (South) | 2358b fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Korea (South) | 2358a-b fdc | Two stamps and (pictorial) cancel (one of two different is the same) on FDC | ||
Korea (South) | 2358b maxi | Maxicard | ||
Latvia | 731 (BL26, Mi755-756) | MS2 (731 (a-b)) | 2009 | |
Latvia | 731 fdc | MS2 and cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Lithuania | 890 (BL38) | MS2 (890 (a-b)) (Mi1003-1004) | 2009 | |
Lithuania | 890 fdc | MS2 and cancel on FDC | ||
Macau | None | Postcard back | 2011 | |
Macau | None | Postcard back (different) | ||
Macau | None | Postcard back (different) | ||
Macau | None | Postcard back (different) | ||
Mexico | 2626a (Mi3505-3506) | Vertical pair (2625-2626), from MS8 (2626b (4x (2625-2626))) | 2009 | |
Mexico | 2626a fdc | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Moldova | 616 (Mi645) | From MS10 (616a (10x 616)) | 2009 | |
Moldova | 617 (Mi646) | From MS10 (617a (10x 617)) | ||
Moldova | 616-617 fdc1 | Two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (Moldova Post) cachet on FDC | ||
Moldova | 616-617 fdc2 | Two stamps and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (different) | ||
Moldova PMR (Transnistria) | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2009 | |
Netherlands | 1300 personalized1 (Mi2564 personalized1) | Personalized postage using 1300 border, from MS10 (10x 1300_personalized1) | 2008 | |
Netherlands | 1300 personalized2 (Mi2564 personalized2) | Personalized postage (different) using 1300 border, from MS10 (10x 1300_personalized2) | ||
Netherlands | 1327 personalized1 (Mi2647 personalized1) | Personalized postage using 1327 border, self-adhesive | 2009 | |
Netherlands | 1327 personalized2 (Mi2647 personalized2) | Personalized postage (different) using 1327 border, self-adhesive | ||
Netherlands | 1327 personalized label | Personalized label, self-adhesive | ||
Netherlands | 1327 personalized fdc1 | Two personalized postage stamps and label and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Netherlands | 1327 personalized fdc2 | Two personalized postage stamps and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Netherlands | 1300+1327 personalized packet | Personalized postage packet (2x (1300_personalized1 + 1300_personalized2 + 1327_personalized_label)), also back | 2009 | |
Netherlands | 1300+1327 personalized cover | Personalized postage (1300_personalized1 + 1300_personalized2 + 1327_personalized_label) on cover | ||
New Zealand | 2238 (BL241) | MS2 (2238 (a-b)), also initial design | 2009 | Also IPY |
New Zealand | 2238 fdc | MS2 and cancel and cachet on FDC, also back | ||
Nicargagua | 2519 (BL332) | SS1 | 2011 | |
Norway | 1570 (BL37) | MS2 (1570 (a-b)) | 2009 | |
Ossetia (South) | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2009 | |
Peru | 1667 (BL57) | MS4 (1667 (a-d)) (Mi2356-2359) | 2009 | Also IPY |
Peru | 1667 fdc | MS4 and cancel on FDC | ||
Romania | 5094 (Mi6348) | From tête-bêche pair (5094a (2x 5094), or from MS9 (5094c (9x 5094)) | 2009 | Also IPY |
Romania | 5095 (Mi6349) | From tête-bêche pair (5095a (2x 5095), or from MS9 (5095c (9x 5095)) | ||
Romania | 5094-5095 fdc | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Romania | 5095b (BL444) | MS2 (5094-5095) (Mi6348-6349) | ||
Romania | 5095b special (BL?) | Special MS2 (5094-5095), with holographic logo and red serial number | ||
St. Thomas and Prince | 2109 fdc (Mi4039-4042 fdc) | (Blue printed) cachet (logo) on FDC | 2009 | |
St. Vincent | 3675 (Mi?) | MS4 (3675 (a-d)), also logo detail | 2009 | Un-official PPRG logo (similar to un-official IPY logo) |
St. Vincent | 3676 (BL?) | SS1, also logo detail | ||
Serbia | 528 (BL9) | MS2 (528 (a-b)) | 2011 | |
Serbia | 528 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Slovenia | 785 (BL43) | MS2 (785 (a-b)) (Mi713-714) | 2009 | |
Slovenia | 785 fdc | MS2 and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
South Africa | 1392 (BL120) | MS2 (1392 (a-b)) (Mi1840-1841) | 2009 | Also IPY |
South Africa | 1392 fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
South Georgia | 375 (BL19) | MS2 (375 (a-b)) | 2009 | |
South Georgia | 375a-b fdc | Two stamps on FDC | ||
Switzerland | 1334 (Mi2097) | From MS10 (1334a (10x 1334)) | 2009 | |
Ukraine | 763 (Mi1027-1028) | Pair from MS8 (763c (4x (763 (a-b)) + label)) | 2009 | Also IPY |
Ukraine | 763 fdc | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Uzbekistan | 640 (Mi?) | 2010 |
1Thermal ink on this item results in two different images depending on whether it is "cold" or "hot".
Below is a list of Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers (PPRG) on launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers).
Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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Russia | 2009-11-02 | Plesetsk | (Tiny printed) cachet on SMOS and PROBA-2 launch cover | PPRG logo |
Russia | 2009-11-02 | Plesetsk | (Tiny printed) cachet on SMOS and PROBA-2 launch cover (different) |
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