Ship Stamps

Here is an image of an engraved stamp depicting the Canadian-built paddle-wheeler SS Royal William, designed after an oil painting by naval artist S. D. Skillett (1800-?), and issued by Canada on August 17, 1933 to commemorate the centenary of the Royal William's 25-day voyage from Nova Scotia to England in August 1833, the first transatlantic crossing made entirely under steam power, Scott No. 204, SG No. 331.

- nethryk

I like that Canada stamp. I sometimes wonder if the sailing vessel in the background is the HMS Royal William, launched in 1833, passing in the night.

Here are images of the five stamps in a set depicting Soviet warships, designed by Russian artist Vasili Vasilievich Zavialov (1906-1972), printed by photogravure, and issued by Russia (USSR) on July 26, 1970 for Navy Day, Scott Nos. 3752-56, Zagorski Nos. 3830-34.

- nethryk

Cruiser Aurora


Missile cruiser Grozny


Cruiser October Revolution


Missile cruiser Varyag


Atomic submarine Leninsky Komsomol

Costa Rica 1911

Here is an image of a stamp depicting the historic Russian cruiser Aurora, printed by photogravure, and issued by Bulgaria on October 29, 1957 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, Scott No. 983, SG No. 1070, plus a photo of the Aurora, which is now a museum ship moored in St. Petersburg.

- nethryk

Not sure if this has popped up in this thread yet, but here is a label for the S/S Normandie that you occasionally find on cover:




Compagnie Generale Transatlantique. (Too bad about the left side, but still a nice label.)

Main question was in anybody collect ships on stamp - I know lot of people, but not everybody will have "budget" to have it in mint collection - isn't?

I see that from Oceania, lot of this topic are printed, but when You look at face value, hard time will come to obtain it - probably it is reason that most collection will be without it.

Here are images of the two stamps in a set publicizing the fishing industry, designed by Icelandic artist Þröstur Magnússon, engraved by Georges Bétemps, and issued by Iceland on June 8, 1983, Scott Nos. 574 & 575, Facit Nos. 637 & 638.

- nethryk

Trawler


Fishermen

Cruiser Hamidie, engraved and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., and issued by Turkey (Ottoman Empire) on January 14, 1914, Scott No. 263.

- nethryk

Glad you brought this one back.
More to impress my piers.

Poland



Poland again



New Zealand



Norway



Belgium



Netherlands

Ship, 7th century BC, printed by lithography, and issued by Cyprus on November 21, 1966, Scott No. 281.

- nethryk

Well, this is not a ship stamp, but I don't see another topic that really matches this. It is the maiden voyage of the WR Grace Line SS "Santa Rosa". There is no return address or backstamp.

From what I found:
"With the new quartet the Grace Line established the first passenger service between New York and Seattle. Calls were made at Havana, Puerto Colombia, Cartagena, Canal Zone, Punta Arenas, La Libertad, San Jose, Mazatlan, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Victoria. The first ship the SANTA ROSA sailed November 26, 1932; the last, SANTA ELENA, April 4, 1933. New York- Seattle running time was 20 days, including one day in Los Angeles and two in San Francisco. Average speed 18-1/2 knots. Before the New York sailing, each ship called at Philadelphia for cargo only." Here is the link to the complete article on the Grace Line.

http://cruiselinehistory.com/the-grace-line/

Now I am not sure why the airmail stamp is on the cover of the maiden voyage of a ship, unless it was flown from NY to PA. If so, I would think it would have a NY backstamp. Perhaps someone was just trying to be cute. Anyway, I thought it was interesting.

Lots of ships in my stamp collection...start with this one from Canada 1934


Scott 210

John Cabot's ship "Matthew"
John Cabot (Venetian: Zuan Chabotto; c. 1450 – c. 1499) was an Italian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of parts of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England is commonly held to have been the first European encounter with the mainland of North America since the Norse Vikings visits to Vinland in the eleventh century. The official position of the Canadian and United Kingdom governments is that he landed on the island of Newfoundland.

ps..never knew he was Italian!


Scott 282

A series of Ships..German semi-postals sold to aid the Winter Relief Fund of 1937.

Scott B107-115

Lifeboat


Lightship "Elbe 1"


Fishing vessels


S.S. Wilhelhm Gustloff


"Padua"...a training ship built in 1926
acquired by the Russians in 1945 renamed "Sjedov"


S.S.Tanenburg...sunk by enemy action in the Baltic.


S.S.Schwerin..train ferry owned by German State Railways..in use till 1941.


S.S.Hamburg...sunk by the R.A.F...later salvaged by the Russians.


S.S.Europa..taken by the allies in 1946..given to France to replace the lost "Normandie" and renamed "Liberte"