Tierra del Fuego

In 1886, Julius Popper was granted a license to search for and extract gold in Tierra del Fuego. Successful, he established camps for his workers, creating his own local stamp c.1891 for carrying mail from this remote island region to the coast and then to Punta Arenas, Chile. Additional Argentinian or Chilean stamps were required.

Popper died in 1893, ending his business and his dream of Antarctic exploration.

The stamps
Mint locals are not rare but are popular. There are twelve different types. There are also proofs in different colors. The stamp has been reprinted. The original has rough perforations and is in a brick red, the reprints are clean perfed although sometimes rough, and are in a darker red.  File:Tierra del Fuego AA.jpg|Reprint. 

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