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# 2090-IGY type of 1957.Pictured is the Schooner "Zarja" exploring the earths magnetism.  |
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Falklands dependencies over prints #1L37 Trans Arctic expedition 1955-58.  |
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On June 24, 1997 Canada issued this stamp (Sc #1649) to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Giovanni Caboto's voyage to North America. Caboto's ship Matthew is portrayed on the right of the stamp. From wikipedia, "John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) was an Italian navigator and explorer. His 1497 voyage to the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England is the earliest known European exploration of coastal North America since the Norse visits to Vinland in the 11th century."  |
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This March 26, 1987, 50 kr stamp (Facit #700) of Iceland commemorates the 300th anniversary of Olafsvik as a trading post. Stamp depicts the ship Svanur. From Facit Special catalog, "The merchantman Svanur (carried cargoes between Olafsvik and Copenhagen in 1777-1893) with full rigging in the anchorage of Olafsvik."  |
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On January 4, 1960 Jamaica issued a set of the three stamps commemorating the centenary of the Jamaican Postal Service. The 2 d stamp (Sc #178) from this set focuses on transportation and depicts the packet steamer City of Berlin under full sail. From wikipedia, " City of Berlin was a British ocean liner that won the Blue Riband for the Inman Line in 1875 as the fastest liner on the Atlantic...In 1898, (renamed) Berlin (it) was sold to the U.S. Government for the Spanish-American War, and was renamed Meade.    |
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Ireland Voyage of Viking Longship August 7, 2007 The minisheet depicts the voyage of Viking longship replica Skuldelev 2 from Denmark to Dublin.  |
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Between 1928 and 1940 New Caledonia issued a long set of 42 pictorial definitives of 3 different designs. The high values of this set depict Admiral Louis de Bougainville (left) and Count La Perouse (right) and the two ships ( Boudeuse and Etoile) used on the first French circumnavigation of the globe in 1768-9. The 3F value (SC #172) from the set is shown here. Admiral Bougainville participated in both the French and Indian, and the Revolutionary wars in the USA.  |
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The Polish eagle watches over a sailing ship representing commerce on the 50 fenigi value (Sc #138) of Poland's 1919-20 National Assembly set of seven stamps.  |
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In 1987 the USA issued this 8.5c (non-profit organizations use) postal stationery envelope (Sc #U610) with an embossed indica depicting the Mayflower. Typical philatelic usage is shown. From wikipedia, " Mayflower was an English ship that transported a group of English families known today as the Pilgrims from England to the new world in 1620. After a grueling 10 weeks at sea, the Mayflower, with 102 passengers and a crew of about 30, reached America, dropping anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on November 21, 1620."   |
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Canada Tall Ship Race July 19, 2000 The se-tenant pair depicts tall ships in Halifax Harbor.  |
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On July 25, 2009 Lithuania issued this 3 litas stamp (Sc #898) to commemorate the country's participation in the Worldwide Regatta off Sailing Ships. From old.post.lt, "The new postage stamp has the image of the Lithuanian sailing ship Brabander which will participate in this regatta for the first time."  |
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