Tall Ships On Stamps

Although the sailing ship is only a secondary design element on this stamp, issued by Monaco on August 1, 2001 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Prince Albert I Oceanography Prize, it does have the additional merit of having been designed and nicely engraved by Czeslaw Slania, Scott No. 2214.

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The sailing ships Pamir and Passat at Port Victoria, Australia, designed after an oil painting by Australian maritime artist Robert Carter OAM, http://members.optusnet.com.au/~robertcarter/ , printed by offset, and issued by Åland on March 19, 1999 to mark 50 years since the barque Pamir doubled Cape Horn as the last wheat-carrying sailing ship, Scott No. 156, Facit No. 155.

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Esmeralda (BE-43) is a steel-hulled four-masted barquentine training ship of the Chilean Navy, launched in 1953. She is currently the second tallest and longest sailing ship in the world. Here is an image of a stamp depicting Esmeralda, printed by lithogravure, and issued by Chile on August 4, 1972 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Arturo Prat Naval Training School, Scott No. 425.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting the Argentine Navy training ship (now a museum ship) ARA Presidente Sarmiento, a 2,750 ton sailing vessel built by Laird Brothers, Birkenhead, England, and launched in 1897. This stamp was printed by lithogravure, and issued by Argentina on October 5, 1947 to mark the 50th anniversary of the ship's launching, Scott No. 567, SG No. 778. Note the interesting additional design elements of the constellation Crux (the Southern Cross), and the anchor decorated with the Argentine Sol de Mayo national emblem.

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Those Yugoslavian ones are excellent examples of the majesty of these ships.

Also a great print job by Courvoisier as usual.

Frigate Hercules, printed by photogravure, and issued by Argentina on March 2, 1957 to commemorate the centenary of the death of Irish-born Argentine Admiral Guillermo (William) Brown (1777-1857), hero of the Independence War and "father of the Argentine Navy," Scott No. 661, SG No. 897.

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The Danmark is a full rigged training ship launched in 1932. She is 252 feet (77 m) in overall length with a beam of 32 feet (9.8 m) and a depth of 17 feet (5.2 m), with a gross tonnage of 790 tons. Here is an image of a stamp depicting the Danmark, designed by Danish artist Bo Bonfils (1941- ), combined engraved by Arne Kühlmann and lithogravure, and issued by Denmark on June 17, 1993, Scott No. 986, Facit No. 1083.

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In the early 19th century, Oulu, Finland was a busy port for sailing ships. Here is an image of a stamp depicting the bark Lima, a merchant standing on the quay, and the coat of arms of the city of Oulu, designed by Olavi Vepsäläinen, engraved by Birger Ekholm, and issued on September 2, 1955 to commemorate the 350th anniversary of Oulu's founding, Scott No. 330, Facit No. 446.

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Here are images of the six stamps in a set depicting Russian Navy training ships, designed by Russian artist Anatoly Martynovich Aksamit (1923- ), printed by lithogravure, and issued by Russia (USSR) on September 18, 1981, Scott Nos. 4981-86, Zagorski Nos. 5162-67.

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Tovarich (I), four-masted bark


Vega, barkentine


Kodor, schooner


Tovarich, three-masted bark


Kruzenstern, four-masted bark


Sedov, four-masted bark

Here is an image of a stamp depicting the brig Hvalfisken ("Whale Fish") and her figurehead, designed by Jens Christian Rosing, engraved by Arne Kühlmann, and issued by Greenland on March 21, 1985 as one of the stamps in its "Millenary" history series, Scott No. 156, Facit No. 157.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting the Danish Naval training ship Georg Stage, designed by Danish artist Bo Bonfils (1941- ), combined engraved by Arne Kühlmann and lithogravure, and issued by Denmark on June 17, 1993, Scott No. 988, Facit No. 1085.

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