GPSCC member Jaume Balsells will talk about "Greenland Parcel Post Stamps, 1905-1938."

Widely recognized as Greenland’s first adhesive stamps, these highly popular stamps were issued by the Danish government-owned Royal Greenland Trade Office (KGH) under authorization of the Danish Post. They were used to pay postage for shipment of parcels by the KGH between Copenhagen and Greenland and vice versa between 1905 and 1938. This was a limited service to a remote part of the world, running only a few sailings a year during the summer months and serving primarily the few hundred Danish nationals residing in Greenland during the early years of the 20th century. Parcels consisted mostly of personal items and newspapers, which were the only way for Greenland residents to keep abreast of news from Denmark and the rest of the world.