Christopher Columbus

Happy Columbus Day everyone!

A couple of years ago replicas of the Nina,Pinta and the Santa Maria docked near my home on the Hudson River. I could not believe that people went to see in such tiny vessals...there was no space for the crew to sleep below decks..only Columbus had a tiny closet to live in..i can not imagine the misery of the sailors having to sleep, work and live on deck in all kinds of weather !

Thanks Jaf72 thats some cancel on your cover !!

I do not understand why Italy does not honor their son Columbo more on stamps...i think they put out a Charlie Chaplin stamp before him...but they like the cinema !

Here is an image of a stamp depicting Columbus's landing in the New World, designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon, and issued by Monaco on April 3, 1956 to publicize the Fifth International Philatelic Exhibition (FIPEX), held in New York, Scott No. 359.

- nethryk

Fleet of Columbus, printed by photogravure, and issued by Spain on June 4, 1963 as one of three stamps in a set publicizing the Congress of Spanish Culture, June-5-15, Scott No. 1175.

- nethryk

It is sad to see people maligning him, and making him responsible for all the bad things that happened in the "new world".

In 1937 a Pan American flight called "Pro Faro de Colón" was organized by military aviators from Cuba and the Dominican Republic to promote the erection of a new lighthouse in Santo Domingo. Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting the fleet of Columbus, printed by lithography, and issued by Dominican Republic on November 9, 1937 to commemorate the event, Scott No. C24.

- nethryk

not exactly Columbus himself on a Stamp, but close.

Since Columbus did not discover America only used known travels of earlier explorers he should not be so revered.

Since it was not Italy at the time and they did not send him, as Spain did, Italy would have little need to issue his likeness or his deeds!

stallzer - They look good to me!

Here is an image of another Bahamas stamp overprinted to to commemorate the 450th anniversary of Columbus's landfall in the New World: Flamingoes in flight, engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued on October 12, 1942 , Scott No. 124.

- nethryk

The Bahama stamps overprinted with "1492 Landfall of Columbus 1942" posted by stallzer and nethryk have an interesting history. Due to war-time conditions, all the stamps used were from the 1938 definitives plus 1931 and 1939 pictorials. They were all overprinted locally using a newspaper press. One value,the threepence blue definitive (meant to replace the threepence violet some time later) was also used and so has the distinction of being issued with an overprint in 1942 before it was issued normally in 1943.

scotzm - Thanks for the interesting information about the Bahamas overprints!

Here is an image of a EUROPA stamp depicting Christopher Columbus at Funchal, the capital city of Madeira, in 1480-81, designed by Portuguese artist Lima de Freitas (1927-1998), printed by lithography, and issued by Portugal (Madeira) on May 22, 1992 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of the New World, Scott No. 161.

- nethryk

One of the new additions to the collection. Mint never hinged 30¢ Columbian.

Wow Stallzer that is fine looking Columbian stamp there! Congrats to you!