Archive for the ‘ships’ Category

#1396 Chile – Easter Island 23/01/26


This beautiful cover from the Easter Island was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted on January 26 and arrived on March 7, 2023. There has also been applied an ship cachet and cancel of the MS Amadea.

See also: #826 Chile – Easter Island 14/08/04

#1388 French Southern and Antarctic Lands – Île de la Possession 22/11/22

This beautiful cover from the French Southern and Antarctic Lands was sent by Roman, thank you very much! It was posted at the Alfred Faure research station on the Île de la Possession on November 22, 2022 and arrived on January 19, 2023.

The top stamp depicts the sailing ship La Meurthe. The bottom stamps commemorates the serpentine minerals.

#1386 Romania 22/10/03

Nicolae has sent this beautiful cover from Romania, thank you! It was posted in Onești on October 3 and arrived on October 10, 2022.

The left stamps depict some Romanian national costumes.

The right stamps commemorate Christopher Columbus (1451–1506). The stamps also commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Europa stamps.

#1370 Iceland 22/07/25

This interesting paquebot cover from Iceland was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted onboard of the MS Fridtjof Nansen and delivered via Reykjavík.

#1366 Bulgaria 22/05/16

Neicho has sent this very nice cover from Bulgaria, thank you very much! It was posted in Oryahovo (Оряхово) on May 16 and arrived on May 23, 2022.

The stamps commemorate the ships Bulgarija, Aleko Konstantinov, and Kastor.

#1327 Canada 21/07/0?

Tristan has sent another very nice cover from Canada, thank you! It was posted in Vancouver in July 2021.

The top stamps commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sailing ship Bluenose. The bottom stamp commemorates the 17th prime minister of Canada, John Turner (1929–2020).

#1326 Irland 21/04/28

This very nice cover from Irland was sent by Jutta, thank you very much! It was posted in Lisdoonvarna (Lios Dúin Bhearna) on April 28, 2021. The stamps depict some sailing ships.

#1315 Japan 21/03/12

This very nice first day cover from Japan was sent by Akira, thank you! It was posted in Totsuka (戸塚), Yokohama on March 12 and arrived on March 22, 2021.

The cover and stamps commemorate the 150th anniversary of nautical charts in Japan.

#1309 Germany 21/03/08

Frank has sent this beautiful cover from Germany, thank you very much! It was posted in Leinefelde-Worbis on March 8 and arrived on March 10, 2021.

The cover commemorates the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Norddeutsche Seewarte (North German Naval Observatory, now the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany). The postal stationery and the additional stamps depict the research vessel Atair and the lighthouses in Wangerooge and Brunsbüttel.

#1268 British Virgin Islands 19/12/??

Here is another very nice cover from the Caribbean, which was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted in Tortola in December and arrived on January 23, 2020. The stamps depict the sugar-apple fruit (Annona squamosa).

There is a ship cachet of the MS Berlin on the cover too.

#1263 Jersey 19/12/16

Jean Pierre has sent this very nice cover from Jersey, thank you very much! It was posted on December 16 and arrrived on December 30, 2019.

The left stamp commemorates the European Football Championships, the next stamp commemorates the HMS Royal Sovereign, the right stamp commemorates the Chinese Year of the Rooster.

#1258 Cayman Islands 20/01/10

Here is another very nice cover from the Cayman Islands, which was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted at Watering Place Post Office on Cayman Brac on January 10 and arrived on January 20, 2020.

#1238 Germany 19/06/22

This amazing cover from Germany was sent by Ulf, thank you very much! It was posted in Kiel on June 22 and arrived on August 1, 2019.

The top left definitive stamp depicts the flower Cardamine pratensis. The top middle and right stamps depict the lighthouses of Kiel-Holtenau and Darßer Ort Natureum.

The postmarks commemorate the schooner Mare Frisium, the museum ship Bussard, the Berlin-class replenishment ship Bonn, and the European championship of the OK-dinghies. All of the postmarks were issued during the course of the Kiel Week.

#1183 Chad 18/05/08

Here is another very nice cover from Chad, thank you Zhang for sending this one! It was posted in N’Djamena on May 8 and arrived on May 29, 2018.

The stamps depict some lions (Panthera leo), a white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), a springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis), and the sailing ship Prince Royal.

Zhang included a postcard too, which depicts the Place de la Nation in N’Djamena.

See also: #1164 Chad 18/05/08

#1129 Poland 17/08/28

This stunning FDC from Poland was sent by Roman, thank you! It was posted in Gdańsk on August 28 and arrived on September 1, 2017.

The FDC and mini-sheet were issued on August 5. They commemorate the Tall Ships’ Race 2017, which ended in Szczecin.