Barentsburg 2002

Cataloge nr : Nr.32

Issue no. 32
Issued: 800 letters
The worlds most northern banknote cover.
On Svalbard, the winter is long and the "dark" period last until the sun again is seen above horizon, 8th March. This day is selebrated by all inhabitants on Svalbard.
As a celebration of this event we have made this cover, composed of items naturally for this. The stamp has a map of Svalbard, cancelled with the poststamp of Barentsburg, dated 8th March 2002. The cancellation show the characteristic Svalbard-grouse. The banknote come from Barentsburg, where the Russian cole company Arcticogul is mining cole. This is a note from the last series of notes used at this comunity. Most of this notes were eighter worn out or destroyed after they were taken out of circulation.