Ship Stamps

I don't believe these have been posted yet. A Dreadnaught and some pre-dreadnaughts.

I found these in an old album.

Here is an image of a definitive stamp depicting an ocean liner underway, engraved and printed by Hamilton Bank Note Company, and issued by El Salvador in 1896, Scott No. 157F.

- nethryk

I worked for Geest (UK) for about 8 years, and the Geestland was one the Geest Lines larger ships.



http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery...hp?lid=73728

I had a 'icebreaker' collecting fad at one point. (Including maxi-cards). And a Russian ship collection. Here are just a few



Russia 1977 - set of 7

1936 NZ from a set of 5 - Chamber of Commerce Empire Conference Wellington




Complete set

Here are images of the two stamps in a set depicting French Navy corvettes (aviso-escorteurs) active in the Southern Ocean, designed and engraved by Jean Delpech, and issued for use in French Southern and Antarctic Territories in 1979: Doudart de Lagrée and Commandant Bourdais, Scott Nos. 84 & 85.

- nethryk

Those last two are beauties, nethryk.

KirkS - Thanks!

Here is an image of a stamp depicting MV Kirksons, a small coastal freighter, engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued for use in Turks & Caicos Islands on February 1, 1955, Scott No. 119.

- nethryk

1988 USA Tugboat 1900s from the Transportation coil series. Scott USA 2260.

Here are images of the four stamps in a Norwegian coastal communication set, designed by Norwegian artist Fredrik Matheson (1908-1999), engraved by Knut Løkke-Sørensen (1 kr value) and Sverre Morken (others), and issued by Norway on June 22, 1977, Scott Nos. 698-701, Facit Nos. 780-83.

- nethryk

Constitutionen, Norway's first steamship, in Arendal harbor.


Vesteraalen outside Bodø, 1893.


Kong Haakon,1904 and Dronningen, 1893, in Stavanger harbor.


Nordstjernen and Harald Jarl (foreground) at a pier, 1970.

Iceland 1998 Sc#854-55


Singapore 1980 Sc#336-48


Estonia 1919 Viking Longship Sc#34 (there are three more stamps in this set .. which I am pursuing)

Packet Tirrenia and postal ensign, designed and engraved by Tullio Mele (1929-2008), and issued by Italy on December 7, 1971 for the 13th Stamp Day, Scott No. 1054.

- nethryk

hi........can anyone identify...or know ...if the British Empire 1949 UPU omnibus issue 'paddle steamer' was based on an actual ship......??...if so which one...??

WOW. those are all really nice stamps !