U.S. #2221
22¢ Adolphus Greely
Polar Explorers
Issue Date: May 28, 1986
City: North Pole, AK
Quantity: 5,825,050
Printed By: American Bank Note Co
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
This stamp is part of a block of four issued to honor a number of men who played key roles in discovering and unlocking the North Pole.
Adolphus Greely endured devastating hardships to reach a point that was the closest any explorer got to the North Pole for 21 years. His stamp pictures him and two helpers pulling a sled across the ice.