Maritime Topics on Stamps August 2009
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TAAF, Terra Australis et Antarctique Francaise, a single stamp,
again and again the "Marion Dufresne" is depicted.
The print quality is unfortunately poor.
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Falkland Island, a set with two stamps "Port Louis 1833 - 2008".
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Cabo Verde, a set with four stamps "Ciclo da Baleia, 2a serie", History of Whale Hunting,
second series. The first set was issued in 2006.
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Cabo Verde, a set with four stamps "ribeira grande e a rota internacional dos escravos",
the town Ribeira Grande and the routes of the slave trade.
This set was already issued in 2006, but now available in Germany!
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Saint Pierre & Miquelon, a single stamp, 1909 - 2009, a centenary (?).
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Cabo Verde, a set with four stamps "descrito pelos grandes navegadores, Francis Drake",
Francis Drake was a great navigator. Again a set from 2006.
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British Antarcric Territory, a set with four stamps "100 years of naval aviation".
At this place the stamp on which you can apprehend a ship,
right below under the helicopter.
This is an old question: Should we collect stamps on which we can see the ships only by a
magnifying glass or because naval aviation belongs to the navy?
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Falkland Islands, a set with four stamps "Charles Darwin 1809 - 1882".
Here the only maritime stamp with HMS "Beagle" at Berkeley Sound 1834.
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Laos, a set with three stamps about transportation. Thereby a river ferry.
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Colombia, a singele stamp "escuela naval de suboficiales";
a navy academy for cadets.
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"Jolie Brise" and "Etoile"
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"Concordia", "Picton Castle", "Tecla" and "Europa".
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Bermuda, a set with six stamps "Atlantic Challenge 2009".
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Bosnia Herzegovina / Serbia (?), a set with two stamps.
We see Amerigo Vespucci and Marco Polo.
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North Korea, a single stamp, 135 years UPU (Universal Postal Union).
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Sao Tome & Principe, a souvenir sheet with four stamps and a sheet with one stamp
"Submarinos". We can detect the "Turtle" left below the shark
but all other submarines are noted in Russian script. On the right sheet on top a German boat
of the type XXIII.
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Peru, a set with two stamps, lighthouses.
The towers of La Marina and Muelle Darsena are depicted.
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Saint Pierre & Miquelon, a single stamp "Tennis".
As well there is a lighthouse.
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Malta, a single stamp "Sailing".
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Italia, a single stamp "Isola del Giglio" with a lighthouse.
In addition the cancellation.
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Vanuatu, a souvenir sheet with two stamps "Bicentenary of first contact between Russia
and Vanuatu, 1809 - 2009".
July 1809 the Russian sloop "Diana" under the command of admiral V.M. Golovnin
arrived at Port Resolution at Tanna Island.
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Germany, a souvenir sheet with nine stamps "Hanse Sail 2009" from the private service Ridas at
Rostock.
From left top are depicted: "Atlanta", "Antigua", "R. Amundsen", "Gorch Fock II", "Greif",
"Shtandart", "Ingo", "Mir" and "Sedov".
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First row: "Costa Serena", Hopkins Glacier Alaska,
MS "Veendam".
Second row: "QE2 and a Concorde at New York, "Emerald Princess", "Titanic".
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Cunard Line Poster, people in front of a HAL poster,
the funnel of MV "Zaandam".
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Netherlands, back again with many personalized stamps.
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Isle of Man, a set with six stamps "Naval Aviation".
Again we have to search the ships with a magnifying glass.
30 p HMS Colossus, 31 p HMS Victorious, 72 p HMS Furious, 85 p HMS Daring and HMS Dauntless,
98p British Task Force in San Carlos Water, Falkland,
1,36 pound HMS Caroline and HMS Ben-My-Chree.
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To show some more stamps and/or whole souvenir-sheets the pictures are high
compressed, so accuracy goes down.
© Bjoern Moritz, all rights reserved,
email: webmail@seemotive.de
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