|
|
Maritime Topics on Stamps
June / July Stamps 2019
|
|
|
Great Britain, a se-tenant of eight stamps, "curious customs".
Among them this stamp with a fire festival celebrating Shetland’s Viking heritage, held in Lerwick,
Scotland.
|
|
Argentina, a sheet with two stamps with the icebreaker A.R.A. "Almirante Irizar".
|
| |
Australia, a sheet with three stamps, environmentally friendly fishing.
|
|
|
|
Chile, a se-tenant of 5 stamps, 200 years Navy. Top left capture of the "Esmeralda"
and right above the fleet around 1818.
In the middle left the fleet around 2018 and naval personnel.
On the left the text of the anthem of the Chilean Navy.
|
Cuba, a set of six stamps, transport and service for tourism.
Among them this maritime stamp with a catamaran.
|
|
|
Monaco, a single stamp for 100 years of Mediterranean research of the organization CIESM.
What the abbreviation CIESM means is readable on the stamp.
|
Monaco, a single stamp for the philatelic exhibition Monaco-Phil in November 2019.
Related stamp named "Egypt, the Ship Mail" will be released on June 20th.
|
|
|
Poland, a single stamp with the sailing training ship "Dar Mlodziezy". The ship undertakes one
World trip to 100 years of independence from Poland.
With the Treaty of Versailles, Poland regained its independence in 1918.
|
| |
New Zealand, a souvenir sheet with eight stamps. Shown is the legend of Kupe, the great
Navigator from Polynesia.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Isle of Man, a set of 8 stamps and a souvenir sheet to 75 years D-Day.
Landing of the Allies in World War II
in / at Normandy.
That was on June 6, 1944.
|
| |
Great Britain, a souvenir sheet with five stamps, 75th anniversary of the Normandy Landings.
|
|
| |
Great Britain, a se-tenant with six stamps, 75th anniversary of the D-Day.
Both maritime stamps below enlarged.
|
|
Alderney, a set with six stamps, 75th anniversary of the D-Day.
Here we see two stamps with maritime pictures.
|
|
Switzerland, a se-tenant of two stamps, 150 years of Seelinie and Trajekt (a railway ferry connection).
|
Hungary, a sheet with six stamps, "ZRINYI 2026".
This is a plan to rebuild the military until 2026.
This maritime stamp shows three naval units.
|
|
|
Malaysia, a sheet with two stamps, Melaka and Sarawak with their tourist destinations.
Pictured are local crafts and a replica of an old sailing ship in the Maritime Museum of
Melaka (top left).
|
|
|
|
|
France, a set of ten stamps, lighthouses.
Pictured are
Dunkerque and Goury- La Hague, Vierge and Mer de Kereon,
Ar Men and Pilier, Chassironn and Codouan, Biarritz and Cap Bear, Cap Camarat and Lavezzi.
On the left the cancellation.
|
|
Germany, a single stamp with the lighthouse Campen.
|
|
|
The Netherlands, three stamps with the lighthouses Ameland, Vlieland and Terschelling.
|
|
|
Sao Tome & Principe, two sheets with five stamps, lighthouses.
Pictured are Rockland Breakwater / USA, Portland Head / USA, Lismore / GB, Choptank River / USA,
Fanad Head / Ireland and Lindesnes / Norway.
|
|
| |
Germany, two individual stamps for the Kiel Week 2019.
|
|
|
|
| |
Austria, four individual stamps with Red Cross ships. The USNS "Comfort" (above)
and the Benevolence (bottom right).
|
|
|
Guine Bissau, two sheets with five stamps, icebreaker.
Pictured are the "Sampo", "Polarstern", "Mudyug", "Henry Larsen", "Yamal", "Akademik Fyodorov"
and "Nathaniel B. Palmer" ..
|
|
|
Djibouti, two sheets with five stamps, submarines.
Pictured are the "Los Angeles", "Akule Classe", "Skate", "Alfa Classe",
"Akula II Classe", "Triton" and again "Alfa Classe".
|
|
Further depictions of African dwarf states are not mentioned here.
Here is just a deterring example.
Completely incomprehensible, why these states always
celebrate Titanic again and again.
The red "thing" on the left stamp is not a lifeboat, it should
be a drifting radio set.
The sheet costs 10.30 Euro at a German dealer!
|
|
