ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA.

International Geophysical Year.
Stylized map of the Antarctica.
Stamp issued on 12.07.1958.
Face value: 40 cents of Argentinian peso.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Printed by Casa de Moneda de la Nación, Buenos Aires.
Print: 5,000,000 copies.
Size: 37 x 26 mm.

Catalogues
- Cefiloza (Gz) No. 760.
- Götic & Jalil No. 1108.
- Michel No. 684.
- Scott No. 677.
- StampWorld No. 709.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 931.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 591.

The International Geophysical Year (IGY) was proposed in 1952 by the International Council of Scientific Unions on the model of the International Polar Years of 1882-83 and 1932-33. It was intended to use various technologies inherited from the Second World War for peaceful purposes, deciding to concentrate efforts on Antarctica, little known at that time. The IGY lasted from July 1, 1957 to December 31, 1958 and was a unique effort because of its scope in the history of science. More than 30,000 scientists and technicians from 66 countries cooperated in a series of observations about Earth and its cosmic surroundings. Five of the eleven scientific branches studied were specifically dedicated to this type of research: solar activity, cosmic rays, geomagnetism, northern lights and ionospheric physics.