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Maritime Topics on Stamps
2005 June Stamps
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Denmark, a set with two stamps "Danish Seamen 1939-1945". Left "a konvoy off the British Eastcoast",
right "the Danish ship Avance discharges pipelines at Omaha Beach, Normandy".
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United Nations, two stamps each of UN New York, UN Genf, UN Wien about "Sport 2005". Among them this
race scenery.
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Germany, a set with five stamps "For the Youth" with German sailing ships. Left the schoonerbrigg
"Greif", beside her the fullrigger "Rickmer Rickmers", later on she got a barque rig.
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From left: the four mast barque "Passat", the topsail schooner "Grossherzogin Elisabeth" and the fullrigger
"Schulschiff Deutschland".
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Alderney, a set with six stamps, "Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 - 2005, Alderney Commemoration".
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From left top: "Admiral Horatio Nelson, HMS Victory, Enemy in Sight". In the second row from left:
"The Fall of Nelson, Breaking the Line, Admiral de Saumarez".
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Gambia, a set with four stamps and a souvenir sheet with one stamp "200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar (1805 - 2005)".
In the top row from left: "The Santissima Trinidad, a young Lord Nelson, French Sailors of the Redoutable boarding
the Victory, the Victory pours a murderous fire into the French flagship Bucentaure". On the souvenir sheet: "Vice Admiral
Horatio Nelson (1758 - 1805)".
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Grenada Carriacou & Petite Martinique, a set with four stamps and a souvenir sheet with one stamp
"200th Anniversary of
the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)".
In the top row from left: "The British sail into Cape Trafalgar to take on the Combined Spanish and French Fleet,
the Swiftsure (Franco - Spanish Flleet), Captain Alexander Ball (1756 - 1809), Vice Admiral Francois Paul Brueys
d'Aigalliers (1753 - 1798)". On the souvenir sheet: "Admiral Aristide Aubert du Petit-Thouars (1760 - 1798)".
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Nauru, a set with six stamps and a souvenir sheet with two stamps "200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar (1805 - 2005)".
In the top row from left: "The Aigle in action against HMS Defiance, French 'Eprouvette' (Gunpowder Tester),
the Santissima Trinidad in action against HMS Africa". In the second row from left:
"HMS Victory, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte,
Vice-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson". On the souvenir sheet: "Admiral Villeneuve, the French ship Formidable".
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Ascension Island, a set with six stamps and a souvenir sheet with two stamps "200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar (1805 - 2005)".
In the top row from left: "British Carronade on sliding carriage, Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, HMS Neptune and the
Santissima Trinidad". In the second row from left: "Royal Marine Drummer Boy 1805, HMS BRitannia". On the souvenir sheet:
"HMS Ajax (74 guns), part of Nelson's column, is shown here in action against the Spanish ship Neptuno (80 guns), which
was involved in Rear-Admiral Dumanoir's counter attack".
To this set belongs a 90p stamp with the HMS Victory. The stamp has the same picture as on the 1$50
Nauru stamp depicted above. These Victory stamps have a moderate relief at the hull and masts.
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Bahamas, a set with six stamps and a souvenir sheet with two stamps "200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar (1805 - 2005)".
In the top row from left: "HMS Boreas, captained by Nelson, off Bahamas 1787; the death of Nelson; the Achille
surrendering to HMS Polyphemus". In the second row from left: "1801 RN Pattern, tower sea service pistols; Royal Marine 1805".
On the souvenir sheet: "Admiral Collingwood; HMS Polyphemus":
To this set belongs a 70c stamp with the HMS Victory. The stamp has the same picture as on the 1$50
Nauru stamp depicted above. These Victory stamps have a moderate relief at the hull and masts.
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Kiribati, a set with six stamps and a souvenir sheet with two stamps "200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar (1805 - 2005)".
In the top row from left: "French 36 pounder cannon; the San Indefonso in action against HMS Defence;
HMS Victory lashed to the Redoubtable". In the second row from left: "Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte; Vice-Admiral Sir Horatio
Nelson". On the souvenir sheet: "Admiral Federico Gravina; the Santissima Trindad".
To this set belongs a 1$50 stamp with the HMS Victory. The stamp has the same picture as on the 1$50
Nauru stamp depicted above. These Victory stamps have a moderate relief at the hull and masts.
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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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