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The Ross Dependency originally bore the name King Edward VII Land—a name still used for the area around Cape Colbeck to the west of the ice shelf—and the New Zealand Post Office overprinted some 23,492 postage stamps with that name for use by the 1908 British Antarctic Expedition. Ernest Shackleton was sworn in as the first postmaster. In later years, the New Zealand Post Office issued stamps under the name "Ross Dependency" for use by expeditions in the Dependency. Stamp issues ceased for a time after the Scott Base Post Office closed as part of the rationalisation of New Zealand Post in 1987, but they were reintroduced again in 1994 due to demand.
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