Dickson Islands 1996 BIRDS-WWF Set of 25 values in 5 Full Sheetlets UNFOLDED

Item Specifics

Country

Russia

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Mint (NH)

Centering

XF/Superb

Stamp Format

Full Sheet

Topic

Organizations - WWF

Year of Issue

1996

Item Description

Dickson Islands (Russia) - 1996  DIKSON ISLAND (Russian: Ди́ксон), initially DICKSON, is the name of an island in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District (Russian: Таймы́рский Долга́но-Не́нецкий райо́н), Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, situated in the Kara Sea near the mouth of the Yenisei River. A nearby urban-type settlement of Dikson, which functions as a port and hydrometeorological centre, is located on the mainland across from the island. It is served by the Dikson Airport.

Birds-wwf - set of 25 values in sheetlets of 10 sets each perforated mnh vf condition - unfolded -

Dikson island and its adjoining urban settlement have been named after swedish arctic pioneer baron oscar dickson.[1] in the 17th century the island was known as _dolgy_ ("long") island, or _kuzkin_, after its pomor discoverer.[1] in 1875, the finnish explorer adolf erik nordenskiöld renamed it after the wealthy swedish merchant and philanthropist of scottish origin oskar dickson.[1] the name was soon russified, by dropping the "c".[1] dikson has been the official name of the island since 1884.[1] oscar dickson, along with aleksandr mikhaylovich sibiryakov, had been the patron of a number of early arctic expeditions, including adolf erik nordenskiöld's russian arctic explorations.

In 1915 the island became the site of the first Russian radio station in the Arctic. The seaport on the mainland was built in 1935, and in 1957 the two settlements were merged into one.[1]

During World War II the town was bombarded by the German pocket battleship _Admiral Scheer_ in August 1942 during Operation Wunderland.

Dikson Island was one of the transfer destinations for 1949 March deportation from Latvia.[2]

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