Argentina Energy Sources FDC

Argentina FDC
Name: 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of Oil and Gas in Argentina
Issue date: 2007 November 24th

According to some accounts, the first Argentine oilfield was discovered by chance on December 13th, 1907 while looking for a water supply for the recently founded city of Comodoro Rivadavia. Other accounts point, however, that geological and mineralogical explorations had already been conducted by the government for three years. In 1911, a decree signed by President Roque Roque Sáenz Peña established the General Direction of Oil Exploitation at Comodoro Rivadavia. In 1922, near the end of his first term in office, President Hipólito Yrigoyen founded Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF); President Alvear appointed Colonel Enrique Mosconi as director. Under his administration, which was then discontinued by the coup that toppled the second term in office of President Irigoyen, prospecting efforts were doubled and improved, petrol trade was launched, fuel prices were lowered, and an oil refinery was opened in La Plata, in 1925. Also, there was a drive towards creating a legal framework able to protect national rights over a resource coveted by international interests, althought this effort was partially successful, as the move was resisted by oligarchic sectors and even by Irigoyen's own party. In the future, that struggle would pervade the history of our country.

Argentina Scout FDC

Argentina FDC
Name: Centenary of the Scout Movement
Date of Issue: 28 July 2007

Baden-Powell's Vision
Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941), founder of Scouting, used to say that he had not founded this movement, but rather that it had spontaneously sprang to life.

In 1899, when serving as army officer in India, Baden-Powell had written a handbook, Aids to Scouting, meant as an aid to training soldiers. En 1907, Sir William Smith, the founder of the Boys' Brigades, asked Baden-Powell decided to put his ideas to test at a camp, among 21 youths with different backgrounds. Thus, on 1st July 1907, the first Scout camp was run on Brownsea Island. Based on the excellent results obtained, Baden-Powell wrote Scouting for Boys, and he soon began to receive letters sent by young readers who had decided to group spontaneously under the principles set forth in the handbook. Two years later, the Scout movement included almost 11,000 boys and girls.

One World, One Promise
The Movement celebrates its 100th anniversary with a series of events-the New Centenary Camp, on Brownsea Island; the 21st World Scout Jamboree, that will gather 40,000 boys and girls at Hylands Park, England; the Scouting's Sunrise, on 1st Auguest, ushering in Scouting's second century; Gifts for Peace, given by Scout Organizations around the world to their communities; and the International Congress on the Contribution of Scouting to 100 Years of Education, to be held in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Argentina Meteorite FDC

Argentina FDC
Name: Campo del Cielo Meteorites
Issue date: 2007 July 28th

Campo del Cielo is located in Argentina, in the area called “Gran Chaco”, to the southwest of the Province of Chaco, and the southeast of Santiago del Estero. The area is strewn with iron and nickel fragments originated by the collision of a large meteorite that hit the Earth’s surface.

A high concentration of large metal meteorites may be found here, as well as a remarkably perfect alignment of craters, forming an axis that extends along N 60°E. This meteorite field is one of the longest found on the Earth’s surface. Some craters from pairs; in general, they are ellipsis-shaped (with the longest axis extending along a northeast-southwest direction) or circular. Thirty craters have been recorded approximately, but given the density of the forest, more craters could be found in the future. The largest crater is the one named after Rubin Celis, with a depth of 5.5 metres; the best-known fragments are the one that has been called Meson de Fierro (missing to this date), weighing approximately 20 tons, and El Chaco, 37 tons.

Back in the 16th Century, there were early oral accounts of a large ore vein that surfaced in the Pampa de Otumpa, which attracted numerous expeditions to that place. Years later, one of these established in the sixties – applying carbon 14 dating to charred fragments supposedly originated by the impact – that the original crater must be 4,000 years old.

Many fragments found in Campo del Cielo are displayed in museums of Argentina and throughout the world. However, in spite of the value of these pieces, the illegal trade in meteorite pieces makes this area subject to plundering.
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Argentina War FDC

Argentina FDC
Name: Bicentennial of the Defense of Buenos Aires
Issue date: 2007 June 23rd

"...No doubt, you will find that Buenos Aires is the best located spot in South America as regards commerce – it is a major centre concentrating trade from all the provinces; it is the channel through which a large proportion of Chile’s and Peru’s wealth circulates every year…”, said a letter by Home Riggs Popham, commander of the British expedition that arrived at the Rio de la Plata in 1806, that would later be called First British Invasion. The British rule then set up lasted 46 days, and would then be overthrown by the inhabitants of the city of Buenos Aires through the actions known as La Reconquista (the Reconquest). But some months later, more than 9,000 British soldiers disembarked at Ensenada de Barragan led by Sir John Whitelocke, who had received an explicit order from Your Majesty – Buenos Aires was to be subjected to British rule.

As had been planned by the commander of the invading forces, the British attacked Buenos Aires on 5th July, at dawn, thus beginning the Second British Invasion. By then, as a result of the notice issued by Liniers after the first invasion summoning the inhabitants of Buenos Aires to create an army, local forces included almost 8,000 trained men, that were stationed at different locations throughout the city. The local community acted with courage and heroism – all neighbours, including families and their slaves took part supporting the army. With not even a chance of achieving victory, Whitelocke surrendered on 7th July, and the British forces withdrew from Buenos Aires for good.

Argentina IPY FDC

Argentina FDC
Name: International Polar Year - 2007/2008
Issue date: 2007 May 19th

The International Polar Year (IPY) is a far-reaching project aimed at promoting research and observations focused on the Arctic and the Antarctic, brought about as a result of a joint initiative of the executive committees of ICSU (International Council for Science) and the WMO (World Meteorological Organization).

The idea of organizing a meeting of scientists devoted to studying the Arctic was first raised by Kar Weyprecht, and Austrian who commanded a Polar expedition between 1872 and 1874.

Argentina Road Safety FDC

Argentina FDC
Name: National Plan of Road Safety
Issue date: 2007 May 19th

Lack of road safety entails risks for life, health, and people's possessions, and threatens the chances of enjoying public spaces shared by a community. According to a report published by WHO, in 2002, and average of 3,242 were killed every day in road traffic crashes, and that rate rises daily with the increase in population and the proliferation of automobiles. This report points out that these numbers are even worse in low and middle-income countries, where 90% of deaths caused by road traffic crashes occur; the report states that between 1990 and 2020, deaths are likely to rise in average more than 80% in lower-income countries, while decreasing almost 30% in high-income countries.

Argentine Toy Industry FDC

Argentina FDC
set name: Argentine Toy Industry
issue date: 2007 May 5th

Argentina MERCOSUR National Architecture FDC

Argentina FDC
set name: MERCOSUR National Architecture
issue date: 2007 May 5th