Maritime Topics On Stamps: 2004 February Stamps

France, a single stamp with the new 'Queen Mary 2'. Details to this issue You find on the page : http://membres.lycos.fr/apsall/decembre/6980.html In April the Royal Mail will issue a set and a miniature sheet 'Ocean Liners'. Among them there is a stamp with the 'QM 2'. You can see the design of these stamps on the page http://www.norvic-philatelics.co.uk/liners.htm

Tristan da Cunha, a set with three double stamps, ships of the Royal Navy. To the left there is the RFA 'Tideflow', a supply vessel and right the tanker RFA 'Tidespring'.

Tristan da Cunha, to the above named set there are the stamps with the tanker RFA 'Gold Rover' and the offshore ship RFA 'Diligence'. RFA stands for Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service.

Tristan da Cunha, the above named set is completed with the tanker RFA 'Wave Chief' and the yacht HMY 'Britannia'.

Turkey, a set with four stamps 'men of war'. Left above there is the TCG 'Karadeniz' (F-255) and right the TCG 'Gediz' (F-495). Left below there is the TCG 'Salihreis' (F-246) and right the TCG 'Kocatepe' (F-252) depicted. TCG stands for Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Gemisi, Ship of the Turkish Republic.

Mocambique, a souvenir sheet with six stamps 'O Mundo Do Mar', the world of the seas. There are six submarines depicted. The stamps have the date of the year '2002', but they reached the German market just now.

Mocambique, a souvenir sheet with one stamp 'O Mundo Do Mar', the world of the seas. On the stamp and the sheet there are two submarine topics. The stamp is dated with '2002', see above notice.

Russia, a souvenir sheet with one stamp remembering the battle of Sinop 150 years ago. Exact she took place at the 18th November,1853 under the leadership of admiral Nachimov. You find details to this issue under: http://home.nestor.minsk.by/fsunews/russia/

Estonia, a souvenir sheet with two stamps to the bicentenary of the birth of the Estonian writer Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald. On the right stamp there is a picture of his national epic 'Kalevipoeg' with the title 'voyage to the end of the world'. You find details to this issue under: http://home.nestor.minsk.by/fsunews/estonia/

Malta, a set with three stamps about 'Sailing'. The left stamp is depicted with 'Middle Sea Race', the stamp in the middle with 'Royal Malta Yacht Club' and the right one with 'Malta - Syracuse Race'.

Uruguay, a single stamp '75 years Club Naval', 1928 till 2003.

Georgia, a set with four stamps 'Tourism'. Among them this topic with a cruise liner in a port. The red ring on the funnel points to a Russian company.

Pakistan, a souvenir sheet with 20 stamps 'US $10 Billion Exports 2002-03'. Among them this stamp showing the loading of a general cargo ship at the port of Karachi.

Argentina, a card with this stamp with a topic of the barque 'Uruguay'. In 1903 the members of a Swedish expedition was saved by the 'Uruguay'. This is an addition to the stamps and the text You find   on our December page.

Peru, two connected stamps, '150 Aniversario del Tratado de Amistad, Comercio y Navegacion entre Peru e Italia'; 150th anniversary of the settlement by immigrants and the shipping trade between Peru and Italy.(?)

Kongo, two stamps and three souvenir sheets 'discoverer'. On the stamp Magellan is depicted, left above on the sheet Sebastian Cabot and right Sir Francis Drake.

Kongo, on this sheet we see Columbus on the stamp, above Bartholomeus Dias and right Vasco Nunez de Balboa. The shown shipping course corresponds better to the Magellan sheet.

Nicaragua, one stamp and a souvenir sheet, 'V Centenario del Descubrimiento de Nicaragua, 1502 - 2002'; quin-centenary of the discovery of Nicaragua.

Spain, one stamp 'Centenario de la Aviacion', centenary of the aviation. On the stamp a control tower with the additional function of a lighthouse.