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The £3 stamp features Fabian von Bellingshausen leader of the Russian Naval Expedition and the expedition vessel VOSTOK. The expedition had two vessels, the sloop VOSTOK and the transport MIRNYY and the objective was to sail as close to the South Pole as possible. They reached South Georgia in 1819 on their way to Antarctica and surveyed the south coast to complement Cook’s survey of the northern coast. The South Sandwich Islands were also visited and more islands discovered. Bellingshausen then proceeded to circumnavigate Antarctica and is credited with making the first sighting of mainland Antarctica. The expedition is remembered in a number of Russian place names in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Source: South Georgia Post.
Kiribati 1986 55c sg260, scott?. 2002 25c sg?, scott?
Mongolia 2012 800f sg?, scott?
Russia 2001 2.00R sg?, scott? (VOSTOCK and MIRNIY)
South Georgia & Sandwich Islands 2015 £3.00 sg?, scott?