For the official launch in Paris at Palais de la découverte on 1st of March, the french postal administration, in connection with the french branch of the International Association for Polar Philately, "A.I.Phi.Pol", will open a special postal station with a special cancellation and postal stationary (pre-stamped envelope) especially designed for this historic day.
The special postal station will be open in the morning for the conference attenders and in the afternoon for the public.
The "A.I.Phi.Pol" have also arranged to have a small quantity of booklets available containing IPY stamps from the eight arctic countries. The booklets will be available on the opening day at the face value.
To reserve a booklet, please email aiphipol@yahoo.caThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it