Finland, a booklet with four stamps, icebreaker. Left top the "Urho" of 1975, identically constructed, named on the stamp, the "Sisu" of 1976. Below the "Otso" of 1986, same type the "Kontio" of 1987. Right top the "Fennica" of 1993, same type the "Nordica" 1994. Below the "Botnica" of 1998.

Germany, the 4th stamp about mailing in Germany, here in the East, with a boat in the Spree Forest.

	Iceland, two booklets, each with four stamps, local crafts / coasters. In the first booklet there are the "Vördur PH 4" and the "Karl VE 17" each two times, see above. In the second booklet there are the "Sädis IS 67" and the "Gudbjörg NK 74" also two times depicted.

Vietnam, a set with two stamps, 50 years port of Haiphong, 13.5.1955 / 13.5.2005. Left the port scenery in 1955, right the port in the year 2005.

Saudi Arabia, a single stamp. A great ferry or a pilgrim vessel is depicted.

Venezuela, a souvenir sheet with 10 stamps "PDVSA", that means Petroleos de Venezuale SA. Among them two maritime stamps. Left the "Terminal de Almacenamiento y embarque de crude Jose", right the "Terminal marino Guaraguao".

Romania, a se-tenant with four stamps "Ziua marcii". From top the frigate "Marasesti", below the "Mihail Kogalniceanu", a river fighting boat. Then the fast corvettte "Cintraamiral Hora Macellario". And at the bottom the auxiliary vessel "Constanta". The classifications are taken from the German "Weyers Flottentaschenbuch 2002/2004".

Guernsey, a set with four stamps "Sea Guernsey". Here the three maritime topics. A local craft, a sailing boat and a surfer are depicted. On the two other stamps there is a rider and an angler.

Italy, a single stamp "IPSEMA", i.e. Instituto di Previdenza per il Settore Maritimo", an institut, which takes care for the whole maritime range.

St. Vincent, a souvenir sheet with four stamps "VJ-Day", victory over Japan day. Here the two maritime topics, the carrier USS "Yorktown" and USS "Hornet".

Gambia, a souvenir sheet with one stamp "VJ-Day, Celebrating the 60th Anniversary". The "USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier in the Battle of Midway" is depicted. Looking on this stamp, it must been a very quiet battle .

Macau - China, a se-tenant with four stamps, "Macau Patrimonio Mundial", among them this stamp with a junk.

Macau - China, a souvenir sheet with one stamp, 600th anniversary of the voyages of Zheng He to the Occident. We see many junks with possible many dark warriors aboard.

China, a souvenir sheet with one stamp, 600th anniversary of the voyages of Zheng He to the Occident. The fleet of Zheng He with his huge treasure ships is depicted. And we see the (important ?) lunar orbit on top of the sheet.

Malaysia, a set with four stamps, "Ulangtahun Ke-600 Hubungan Malaysia - China", among them this stamp with a junk "Kapal Dagang, China". Presumable it means something about 600 years of business activity between these two countries.

Tanzania, a souvenir sheet with one stamp, "Jules Verne, visions and adventures". We see a picture of his novel "The Invasion of the Sea". The desert of Tunisia should be changed into a great continental lake.

Grenada, a souvenir sheet with one stamp, "200 years, Battle of Trafalgar". We see "Admiral Nelson recreating with his brave tars after the glorious Battle of the Nile".

Guyana, a set with six stamps and a souvenir sheet with one stamp "200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805". Among them this stamp "British ship hoist signals to begin pincer movement".

St. Helena, a souvenir sheet with 10 stamp, "The Route to Victory". From left top first row: HMS "Milford", HMS "Nelson" visited St. Helena 18.05.1941, RFA "Darksdale" sunk by U-68 in James Bay 22.10.1941, HMS "St. Helena", Atlantic Star Medal. In the second row Alan M. Turing, codebreaker and the Enigma Code Machine, Captain Johnny Walker and HMS "Starling", Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Churchill Infantry Tank, Hawker Hurricanes.

Russia, a set with three stamp. lighthouses. From left Mudyugsky lighthouse, Solovetsky lighthouse and Svyatonossky lighthouse. Detailed informations on the internet page http://home.nestor.minsk.by/fsunews/russia/2005/ru1273-5.html

Sierra Leone, a single stamp with the lighthouse Quesnard Lighthouse, Alderney.	Cuba, a set with three stamps "150 Anniversario del primer sello postal Cubano", among them the tower Farola del Morro, at the port entrance of Havana.

Bahamas, a set with five stamps, "Lighthouses of the Bahamas". From left Birds Rock 1876, Castle Island 1868, San Salvador 1887, Great Inagua 1869, Cay Lobos 1860.

USA, two examples of "Personalized Stamps". They are approximately the same as meter postage stamps. In 2004 and 2005 You can design your own stamps at three Internet companies. These companies have a contract with the Post Authority. The letters with these stamps are transported. The two topics above were choosen by captain Wolf Spille. We see as stamp on the stamp the paddle-wheeler "Adriatic" and the fleet of Columbus. You can contact one company with the following address: http://www.pictureitpostage.com/

To show some more stamps and/or whole souvenir-sheets the pictures are high compressed, so accuracy goes down.

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