-------- Original Message -------- Subject: '10 Years of Bulgarian Antarctic Cartography' - first-day cover Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 19:31:58 -0000 From: tony campbell <[log in to unmask]> To: *MapHist <[log in to unmask]>, *Maps-L <[log in to unmask]> "You may be interested to know of the forthcoming new commemorative issue of the Bulgarian Philately, namely the souvenir sheet and first- day cover on the topic '10 Years of Bulgarian Antarctic Cartography', with first day of issue 28 February 2006. With best regards. Dr. Lyubomir Ivanov Consultant of the Commemorative Issue" For further information and illustrations see: http://www.geocities.com/apcbg/1996-Map The first original Bulgarian topographic map of an Antarctic territory was based on a geodetic survey of the St. Kliment Ohridski area during the 1995/96 Austral Summer http://www.mfa.government.bg/uploads/imgs/Livingston/livingston.jpg Featuring the 2005 Bulgarian topographic map of Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica http://www.geocities.com/apcbg/First-Day-Cover The cancellation cachet's design utilises a sketch of Livingston Island, the inscriptions '10 Years of Bulgarian Antarctic Cartography', '1000 Sofia' (in Bulgarian), and '28-02-2006'. There are also various splendid photographs http://www.geocities.com/apcbg/Souvenir-Sheet shown individually as: http://www.geocities.com/apcbg/Atanasoff http://www.geocities.com/apcbg/Zemen http://www.geocities.com/apcbg/Ongal http://www.geocities.com/apcbg/Camp-Academia http://www.geocities.com/apcbg/St.-Kliment-Ohridski Posted by Tony Campbell [log in to unmask] [Further documentation on the maps and photographs can be obtained from Dr. Lyubomir Ivanov <[log in to unmask]>] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.2/251 - Release Date: 04/02/2006
