Ship Stamps

The 20p value of the Isle of Man's 1993-5 "Ships and Watercraft" definitive series features the paddlewheel steamer Tynwald I, which was launched in 1846. This same design, slightly cropped, was used in 1996 for a smaller booklet stamp of the same value. The period photograph shows Tynwald I berthed at Douglas, Isle of Man.

From Wikipedia, "SS Tynwald (I) was an iron paddle-steamer which served with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, and was the first vessel in the Company to bear the name."

On May 6, 1981 Finland issued this stamp (Facit #882) for the NORDIA 81 Stamp Show in Helsinki. From Facit, "Sold only at the Exhibition in connection with one entrance ticket." The entrance ticket is also shown here.

The stamp depicts Finland's first mail boat, the paddle steamer Furst Menschikoff. From Wikipedia, "She sailed on a route between St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Helsinki, Turku and Stockholm." She was built in Turku, and powered by a 90 horsepower steam engine.

Indonesia
National Philatelic Exhibition Makassar
October 17, 2019
The minisheet deepicts an Indonesian sailing ship.

Greece
Ancient Greek Ships
April 18, 2011
0.20€: Polyreme Hellenistic period (4th-2nd cent. BC)
0.60€: Triakontoros (15th-4th cent. BC)
0.75€: Hellenic trireme (7th-4th cent. BC)
2.47€: Macedonian hexarene (4th-3rd cent. BC)

Azerbaijan
150th Anniversary of the Caspian Shipping Company
July 21, 2008
The stamp set depicts tankers and cargo ships.

On February 21, 1991 Norway issued this 5.00 kr. stamp (Facit #1105) honoring the country's engineering industry. A turbine and two views of an LNG carrier ship are depicted.

From Wikipedia, "An LNG carrier is a tanker ship designed for transporting liquified natural gas (LNG)...The first LNG carrier Methane Pioneer left the Calcasieu River on the Lpuisiana Gulf coast on 25 January 1959. Carrying the world's first ocean cargo of LNG, it sailed to the UK where the cargo was delivered."

Photo dep[icts a modern LNG carrier.

This June 17, 1993 set of two stamps (Facit #s1173-4) of Norway commemorates the centenary of the Hurtigruten Express Coaster Line founded by Richard Bernhard With (1846-1930). With was a ship captain and businessman.

From Wikipedia, "In 1891, With took up the idea of establishing a year-round passenger route along the coast of Norway. In 1893 the Parliament of Norway agreed to the government's proposal of funding the route with 70,000 kr. The route Trondheim to Hammerfest would be sailed weekly, and Vesteraalen was the first ship to sail on 2 July 1893."

Vesteraalen is depicted on the 3.50 kr. stamp, and a modern express coaster is shown on the 4.50 value.

On March 18, 1994, Finland issued its two stamp EUROPA set based on the theme of "Discoveries." The low value 2.30 mk. stamp (Facit #1249) features the M/S Fennica.

From Wikipedia, "MSV Fennica is a Finnish multipurpose icebreaker and supply vessel. Built in 1993 by Finnyards in Rauma, Finland and operated by Arctica Offshore, she was the first Finnish icebreaker designed to be used as an escort icebreaker in the Baltic Sea during the winter months."

This late 1920's cinderella Of the Hamburg-America Line shows four of the company's ocean liners. Hamburg-America says it will get you "across the (Atlantic) Ocean in 7 days...fast, inexpensive, and comfortable."

The ss Albert Ballin was launched in 1922, and ss Deutschland in 1923. Both the ss Hamburg and ss New York were launched in 1926.

This February 14, 2018 computer-vended stamp of Great Britain is from the "Mailed at Sea" series, set of six. It depicts the SS Brittania.

From Wikipedia, "SS Brittania was a British passenger liner that was scrapped after 22 years of duty (1887-1909) at Genoa, Italy...Brittania had a successful career. On 5 November 1887 she established a new British/Indian mail record of 23 days 10 hours, at an average speed of 16 knots. Despite this, in July 1889, while traveling at 15-16 knots, she was overtaken during the night by a sailing ship which turned out to be the Cutty Sark."

On September 5, 1972 India issued this 20 paise stamp (Sc #559) to commemorate the birth centenary of V. O. Chidambaram Pillai (1872-1936) Indian resistance fighter and steamship company founder.

From Wikipedia, "(He founded) Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in 1906 to compete against the monopoly of the British India Steam Navigation Company (B.I.S.N.C.)...In the beginning, the company owned no ships, instead leasing them from the Shawline Steamers Company. The B.I.S.N.C. pressured Shawline Steamers to cancel the lease; in response, Chidambaram leased a single large freighter from Sri Lanka...The B.I.S.N.C. attempted to buy out Chidambaram, but he refused the deal."

This 2 zloty stamp (Sc #1447) of Poland is the high value from a set of nine tourism-themed stamps issued on September 15, 1966. It depicts the M/S Batory, which was retired from service in 1971.

From wikipedia, "M.S. Batory was an ocean liner of the Polish merchant fleet, named after Stefan Batory, the sixteenth-century king of Poland. Following wartime (1939-45) service for her country, mainly under the British Admiralty, she became the pride of the Polish Ocean Lines and the Polish merchant fleet."

Black and white photo is pre-WWII.

Bermuda #44 Caravel

Norwegian ships serving coastal routes.

NORWAY
Scott 698 - 701

Lake Transportation

NORWAY
Scott 786 - 789