From the commenter known as Elle...
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What could be in this mysterious envelope?
I don't know yet, but here is some evidence as to how cool it is. The weather conditions from the South Pole, where Elle now languishes with the penguins on the ice floes:
Daily Climate Summary for 10 November 2008 UTC
South Pole Station, Antarctica
Temperature:
Average temp... -43.9°C / -47.0°F
Maximum temp... -42.6°C / -44.7°F
Minimum temp... -45.3°C / -49.5°F
Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 7.6 mph or 6.6 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid Northeast
Maximum wind speed.......... 13 mph or 11 knots
Maximum wind direction...... Grid Northeast
Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 671.7 mb
Highest pressure... 672.9 mb
Lowest pressure.... 671.1 mb
Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10943 ft/ 3335 m
Highest physio-alt = 10966 ft/ 3342 m
Lowest physio-alt = 10897 ft/ 3321 m
Sky Cover:
Average cloud cover (8ths)... 5
Sunshine:
Sunset on 22 March 2009
Hours of sunshine..... 24.0
Percent of possible... 100
Visibility:
Visibility of 1/4 mile or less: No
Weather: Ice Crystals
**RECORDS**
No records were tied or broken.
Comments
I want one of those. Just sayin', L.
Posted by: Stephanie Z | November 14, 2008 2:58 PM
Technically, records were tied: 24.0 hours of sun. Very cool regardless.
Posted by: Mike | November 14, 2008 3:15 PM
Damn, I would pay good money to get something with that postmark, and I'm probably not alone. I think those guys are overlooking a good research-funding opportunity.
Posted by: Jeff Darcy | November 14, 2008 3:20 PM
Way cool.
Posted by: David Lee | November 14, 2008 4:03 PM
How much do you think it is worth?
Posted by: Greg Laden | November 14, 2008 4:09 PM
There are some covers on eBay,(.co.uk). I only noticed one over USD20, and the ones for sale are all quite old - '60s and '70s.
So don't expect to be able to retire early. :-)
Posted by: SimonG | November 14, 2008 7:46 PM
Really nice that the 24 hour day so nearly coincides with the convergence of Celsius and Farenheit there.
Posted by: Iain | November 15, 2008 5:33 AM
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Wow. Hand-addressed snail-mail. I want some..!! Way cool, no pun intended.
As Jeff D. noted above, I wonder if there ever has been a First Day Issue. Surely there has been some suitable stamp(s) over the years. (Ahh. A link to a historical PO there. And to the stamp mentioned there. Interesting.)
...tom...
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Posted by: ...tom... | November 15, 2008 11:35 AM
wow! that sure does look familiar.
I used all the stamps i gathered from McMurdo, and here at the Pole, everything is a little bit harder to come by. The food is great, though, and the people are outstanding. We now have 244 people on site. Winter is still scheduled for the 48 of us.
i'm well. very different from the social harshness of nigeria, but the environment can kill me just as easily. all very strange reasoning for a Safety Engineer!
Posted by: elle | November 15, 2008 4:07 PM
That's so great! what's the stamp?
I think it's worth more keeping than selling!
Posted by: sdrDusty | November 18, 2008 10:05 AM
sooooo cooool! 1st thing I'd do: build a huge igloo & invite the penguins inside for a sushi banquet!
antarctica vid & aria de amor
Posted by: DDeden | November 18, 2008 1:29 PM