POST CARDS FROM THE NORTH POLE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 632, 7 January 1914, Page 3

POST CARDS FROM THE NORTH POLE.

AMUNDSEN'S NOVEL PLAN

Captain Amundsen, who first discovered the South Pole, will start, early in 1914, on another great adventure among the ice. In his ship, the "Fram," he will fight his way across the Polar Beas, and finally try a.nd drift to the North Pole itself. The cost of the great expedition Will exceed £30,000 and so far the full Bum haß not been raised. Ti quickly secure the balance uf the money Captain Amundsen has adopted a novel plan—the sending of post cards from the North Pole to all those good peonle who care to pay a modest fee for the card, and thus help on the great adventure. For this purpose a special North Pole card has been issued. Purchasers may address these to themselves or their friends, and send them in a special envelope to Captain Amundsen at San Francisco. As such cards will bo taken on the "Fram" right to the North Pole, if Amundsen gets there. With the consent of tho postal authorities the "Fram" has been made a Norwegian post office, and so all North Pole cards sent to Captain Amendsen will be Btamped on board the "Fram" with Norwegian stamps for re-posting to Australia. To add to the value of the cards a special post-mark machine, approved by the authorities, will be used to cancel the stamps. This post-mark shows a picture of the "Fram," and will give the date and most northern latitude reached—probably the North Pole itself. At the first harbour touched at on the return voyage the cards will be posted, and bo come forward in the usual way to the addreses originally placed on the cards. HOW TO GET A POST CARD FROM THE NORTH POLE. No doubt stamp collectors will quickly monopolise the supply of cards made available for Australasia, but apart from their philatelic value they will be eagerly sought by readers simply as North Pole souvenirs. If Captain Amundsen reaches the North Pole these cards may become very valuable, and every parent should send one card at leaßt wandering among tho Polar ice in the name of boy or girl. As a souvenir it is worth it, but as a means of interesting and educating the young folk it will be invaluable. 5 The publisher of "Life" and "Everylady's Journal" has been asked by Captain Amundsen to handle the distribution of these cardß throughout Australasia. Each card costs 2b 6d post free to tha buyer. To secure one or more cards aßk your local newsagent, or send 2s 6d in stamps or postal note for each card, addressed to T. Shaw Fitchett, Dept. N., 376 Swanston street, Melbourne. With each card will be sent full instructions how to send it on to the "Fram." "All orders must reach Melbourne before February 15th, 1914, to make certain of catching the "Fram." When remitting, simply state: "Send North Pole card" or cards, and give full name and postal address. It must be clearly understood that these cards are bought at the purchaser's risk for the "Fram" may be wrecked, or Amundsen never return. But this chance is remote, and any

buyer who follows the simple conditions given with each card is almost certain to receive a post card from the North Pole itself, if Amundsen geta there—cards that eventually may be worth many times the ca9h now asked for them.