REPUBLIC OF
MEVU

In 2015, Mevu celebrated its 45th anniversary.

Mevu's 45th birthday was the global highlight
for Antarctic folk in 2015.
Above is the set of commemorative stamps that was widely used at the time, affixed to mail and postcards and sledges. To see the Mevu minisheet, click here.

Friends & Allies: To see the Kemp Land stamps honoring the birthday, click here. To see the Kemp Land minisheet, click here, and to see their first day cover, click here. To see the Occussi-Ambeno stamps, click here and to see their first day cover, click here. To see their minisheet, click here. To see the Taniquah set, click here. To see the West Papua stamps honoring the birthday, click here. To see the West Papua minisheet, click here.

Our colony, Waikoa Island, also issued stamps honoring the birthday: to see them, click here. And to see their first day cover, click here.

   

Two of the stamps feature the famous Antarctic explorer, Roald Amundsen (1872 - 1928).
For more information on Amundsen, click here.

To see the Mevu minisheet used on a cover, click here.

Norway issued a special commemorative "cal" or
personalised stamp, showing the Mevu flag.

The Norwegian postally-valid cal showing the Mevu flag.