Geothermal Goes

摘要

A wide variety of topical areas are keen to postage stamp enthusiasts, such as sports, trains, flowers, movie stars and more. But stamps depicting geothermal manifestations and development are a little more unusual, and not sought by the majority of philatelists. Geothermal energy is depicted on stamps from many countries, however, offering everything from violently erupting volcanoes and geysers, to power plants and spas. Blessed with abundant geothermal activity, three countries have consistently illustrated their stamps with geothermal energy: Iceland, Japan and New Zealand. This article divides the topics illustrated by stamps from around the world into three main areas: 1. Natural features such as volcanoes, mud pots, hot spring, fuma-roles and geysers; 2. Uses of geothermal resources such as heating, cooking, swimming, drilling and power generation; and, 3. Volcanic disasters, mainly from volcanic eruption due to ash falls and lava flows.