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Here is an image of a stamp depicting racing yachts and destination maps, designed by French artist Patrick Derible (1956- ), engraved by Pierre Béquet, and issued by Saint Pierre and Miquelon on May 16, 1987 to publicize the Transat Lorient-Saint-Pierre-Lorient sailing transoceanic race, Scott No. 492. - nethryk  |
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Here are images of the two stamps in a set depicting traditional Somali sailboats, designed after original artwork by "C. Robin," engraved by Gilbert Aufschneider, and issued for use in Somali Coast on June 9, 1964, Scott Nos. 302 & 303. - nethryk Houri  Sambouk  |
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Sailboats, printed by photogravure, and issued by Brazil on July 21, 1962 to publicize the 13th Brazilian Snipe Class Sailboats Championship, Rio de Janeiro, Scott No. 941. - nethryk  |
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Racing yacht La Poste and globe, designed and engraved by Pierre Forget, and issued by France on February 6, 1993 to publicize the 1993-1994 Whitbread Round the World Race (now called the Volvo Ocean Race), Scott No. 2319, Y&T No. 2789. - nethryk  |
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Sailboat, designed by Hungarian artist Ferenc Bokros (1891-1974), printed by photogravure, and issued by Hungary on July 13, 1963 to commemorate the centenary of Siófok Resort, a holiday destination on the southern bank of Lake Balaton, Scott No. 1531. - nethryk  |
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The vinta (locally known as lepa-lepa or sakayan) is a traditional boat made by Bajau and Moros living in the Sulu Archipelago, Zamboanga peninsula, and southern Mindanao. Here is an image of a stamp depicting a Moro vinta, engraved and printed in Japan, and issued for use in Philippines during the Japanese Occupation on July 14, 1943, Scott No. N19. - nethryk  |
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Sailboats and the harbor at La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany, designed and engraved by Claude Haley, and issued by France in 1969, Scott No. 1235, Y&T No. 1585. - nethryk  |
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Windsurfing, designed by Hungarian artist Mihály Forgács, printed by lithography, and issued by Hungary on May 29, 1985 as one of a set of seven stamps publicizing International Youth Day, Scott No. 2920. - nethryk  |
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Windsurfing in Mellieha Bay, designed by Maltese mural artist and painter Frank Portelli (1922-2004), printed by lithography, and issued by Malta on December 9, 1991, Scott No. 788. - nethryk  |
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Here is an image of a stamp depicting dhows, engraved and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., Ltd., and issued for use in Zanzibar Protectorate on August 26, 1957, Scott No. 251. Note: The distinguished looking gentleman in the inset portrait is Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub Al-Said, GCB, GCMG, GBE (1879-1960), Sultan of Zanzibar. - nethryk  |
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Adenese dhow, engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued for use in Aden on January 19, 1939, Scott No. 19. - nethryk  |
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Sailboat, designed by German artist and engraver Oswin Volkamer (1930- ), printed by lithography, and issued by East Germany (DDR) on January 27, 1960 as one of a set of four stamps publicizing the Summer Olympic Games, Scott No. 491, Michel No. 749. - nethryk  |
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Outrigger canoe with sail, plus coat of arms of Fiji, engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued for use in Fiji on April 5, 1938, Scott No. 122. - nethryk  |
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