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    Maritime Topics on Stamps
2005   March Stamps, Part 2
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Because of the big number of stamps and / or souvenir sheets we have two pages, part one and part two.
At the end of this page You can call the first part.
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Gibraltar, a set with four stamps and a souvenir sheet '200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar'.
We see left 'guarding Nelson's body', which was conserved in a cask with brandy.
In the middle HMS 'Entreprenannte' and right Nelson's flag-ship HMS 'Victory'.
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Left Admiral Lord Nelson is depicted, on the souvenir sheet the text:
The badly damaged HMS 'Victory' is towed towards Gibraltar for repairs by HMS 'Neptune', 28 October 1805.
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Tristan da Cunha, a set with six stamps and a souvenir sheet with two stamps '200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar'.
Left 'HMS Victory breaks the line', in the middle 'HMS Royal Sovereign breaks the line' and right
'Thomas Swain aids the wounded Nelson'. On the other stamps the 'Victory' is depicted with the same picture as on the
Gibraltar stamp, value 1.60 £, a stamp with Nelson's portrait and a stamp with Nelson's quadrant.
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The text on the souvenir sheet is 'Captain Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy is best known as Nelson's flag-captain and
commanderof the 'Victory' at Trafalgar. Here HMS 'Victory' draws attention to a signal with a gun to leeward.'
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Isle of Man, a set with four se-tenants each with two stamps and a souvenir sheet with two stamps
'200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar'.
Here we see left 'the Nile Campaign' and right 'The Battle of Copenhagen'.
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We see left 'Prepare for Battle' and right 'Victory in Sight'. On the other not depicted stamps are
'Emma Horatio Nelson',
'Band of Brohers', 'The Fall of Nelson' and 'The death of Nelson'.
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On this souvenir sheet the 'Victory' is towed to Gibraltar. On the left stamp John Quilliam and
Admiral Lord Nelson are depicted. On the right stamp we see 'Steering HMS Victory Battle of Trafalgar'.
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The steering wheel on the 'Victory' was shot to pieces and the ship was steered from one gun deck with ropes
under the command of John Quilliam.
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Solomon Island, four souvenir sheets each with six stamps '200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar'.
In the top row we see 'Nelson's Early Years', 'The Letters of Nelson' and 'Siege of Calvi, Nelson
loses the sight of his eye'. In the bottom row 'Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Nelson loses his arm', 'The Battle of
Cape St. Vincent' and 'The Battle of the Nile'.
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On this souvenir sheet we see in the top row 'Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson', 'HMS Victory' and
'Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy'. In the bottom row 'The first Engagement', 'Breaking the Line' and
'The Death of Nelson'.
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On this souvenir sheet we see in the top row 'Lord Cuthbert Collingwood', 'Napoleon Bonaparte' and
'Destruction of the Bucentaure'. In the bottom row 'Race and Chase 1805', 'The NelsonTouch, Band of Brothers' and
again 'The Nelson Touch'.
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On this souvenir sheet we see in the top row 'Nelson and Hardy on Deck', 'Nelson sends the signal England expects'
and 'Attempted Siege of HMS Victory'. In the bottom row 'Neptune tows Victory to Gibraltar',
'Funeral Procession on Thames' and 'Nelson's Column'.
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Estonia, two stamp to the periodical of lighthouses. Left Norrby Alumine and right Norrby Ülemine.
That are upper range light and front light for a bearing in a line, see the map on the stamps. The towers are
in the northwestern region of Estonia.
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Great Britain, a set with six stamps 'South West England'. Here one stamp 'Start Point, Start Bay' with a
lighhouse.
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Ecuador, a se-tenant of five stamps 'Regeneracion Urbana de Guayaquil', regeneration of the town Guayaquil.
In this set one stamp with the lighthouse Punta Cerro Santa Ana.
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Sweden, a booklet with four stamps 'Höga Kusten', Höga's coast line. Among them this two maritime
topics with a lighthouse and working fishermen.
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Cuba, a souvenir sheet with one stamp 'XIII Congreso Filatelico'. On the stamp the congress hotel 'Maritim' in
Habana is depicted. On the sheet a lighthouse at Habana.
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Guine-Bissau, four se-tenants each with six stamps and four souvenir sheets each with one stamp.
There are sea animals and lighthouses depicted. Here the se-tenant and the sheet 'Golfinos e Farois',
dolphins and lighthouses. On the stamps there are no names of the towers.
On the other stamps there are sea shells, whales and aquarium fishes depicted.
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To show some more stamps and/or whole souvenir-sheets the pictures are high
compressed, so accuracy goes down.
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