Sailboats

On June 7, 1991 Norway issued a set of two stamps commemorating the centenary of the Norwegian Sea Rescue Society. The 27 kr. high value (Facit #1111) depicts an older sailing rescue boat.

Sailboats are shown on this souvenir cover of the USSR featuring both a cachet and a special cancel commemorating a sailing regatta held at Tallinn, Estonia on July 5-14, 1985.

This cancelled postal stationery was reused/mailed without (additional) postage from Moscow to Sabinov, Slovakia almost nine years later on March 28, 1994.

On March 3, 1971 New Zealand issued a set of two stamps to publicize the country's hosting of the "One Ton Cup" sailing competition. The One Ton Cup is an annual race between one-tonner dinghies which is held at a different location each year. The New Zealand dinghy Rainbow II is shown on the low value 5c stamp (SG #950) from the set.

From Wikipedia, "The One Ton Cup is a trophy presented to the winner of a sailing competition created by the Cercle de la Voile de Paris."

Here is New Zealand's January 22, 1992 set of four stamps (SG #s 1655-8) issued to commemorate the 1992 America's Cup Challenge event.

On February 2, 1987 New Zealand issued this set of four "Yachting Events" stamps (SG #s 1417-20).

40c. Southern Cross Cup
80c. Admiral's Cup
$1.05 Kenwood Cup
$1.30 America's Cup

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of European settlements on the islands, on June 13, 1990 New Zealand issued four stamps and a miniature sheet. The high value $1.80 stamp (SG #1557) depicts sailboats at Mission Bay, Auckland.

Sail-powered fishing boats are depicted on the 5 pf value of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's (Soviet zone of occupied Germany) pictorial set of seven stamps issued on January 17, 1946.

On August 13, 2004 Singapore issued a set of four stamps to commemorate the Summer Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece. The central design element of each stamps is a laser-engraved river rock bearing the image of competitor(s) in events. The high value $2 stamp (S.G. #1436) depicts sailing.

Between 2002-4 Singapore issued three series of two, $2 stamps on the theme of "Singapore: A Global City". The November 20, 2002 set features Leisure & Lifestyle. One of these stamps (S.G. #1259) depicts sailboats.

This 1999 self-adhesive, domestic rate stamp of New Zealand was sold in two formats: booklets of 10, and sheets of 36 (6 x 6). A small, jerry-rigged sailboat is depicted and the inscription reads, "Optimist".

Optimist - Info from the New Zealand Post site explaining:

"The Optimist is one of the world's most popular sail training dinghies.

It's the only dinghy approved by the International Sailing Federation exclusively for sailors under 16 years of age, and is sailed in over 100 countries by over 150,000 young people. The Optimist has an excellent track record as a training boat, with ex-Optimist sailors winning in every sailing event except one at both the last two Olympics.

The Optimist is well regarded as a training boat because it's safe and simple enough for an eight year old, while still being technically challenging for teenagers. And it's a lot of fun!"

Thanks 22crows. Great information. The boat , and especially the rigging, really struck me as a "one of a kind", home-crafted item.

Sailboats are featured prominently on three of the designs of Denmark's "Bridges with Boats" set of four, computer-vended stamps (Mi #s 38-41) of August 22, 2007. Shown are: Knippel Bridge, Storestrom Bridge, Aggersund Bridge, and Oresund Bridge.

O)n March 5, 1998 Iceland issued its Norden XII set of two stamps with the theme of sailing. The 35 kr value (Facit #919) of this set depicts stylized sailboats.

Bulgaria
PLOVDIV PHILA European Stamp Exhibition
October 17, 2019
The souvenir sheet depicts ancient sail ships.
0.65 lev: Chinese junk VIII century BC
1.00 lev: Greek Beer VI century BC
1.50 lev: Byzantine Dromon IX Century AD
2.00 lev: English galleon XVII century AD