hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Jun 23, 2021 19:53:04 GMT
Issue from Wallis & Futuna, showcasing the military supply ship Jacques Cartier:
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Jun 24, 2021 5:08:15 GMT
A pair of Wallis & Futuna issues showing the Moana II and III transport ships supplying the islands:  |
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salentin
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collecting Germany,where I live and about 20 more countries,half of them in Asia east of the Indus
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Post by salentin on Jun 24, 2021 13:08:35 GMT
The "Hamburg" was put into service in 1926.It was built for about 1000 passengers on the sheduled service in the North-Atlantic.
However the ship was much slower than her competitors.
So in 1930 she got new machines,doubling her power.
But still this was not sufficient,so the ship was used at times as a cruise ship,mainly fur US customers.
In the war she served as a barrack-ship.
Near the end of the war,she went to rescue refugees from the advancing Russians. On March 5th she docked in Sassnitz with more than 10.000 refugees. On the 6th the RAF attacked the harbour and ships,but the "Hamburg" received no hit.
The captain decided to leave the harbour,as he expected more RAF raids. The ship left on the 7th and soon hit a mine and sank.
There were no casulties.
In 1950 the wrack was raised and repaired,to be "given" to Russia.
But later it was decided to convert the now renamed "Juri Dolgurki" into a whaling-mothership.
From 1960 she was on service as such in the South-Polar-Sea.
In 1976 she was taken out of service and scrapped. Stamp issued Nov.4th,1937.
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Jun 25, 2021 5:30:37 GMT
A beautiful set from French Polynesia, showing four paintings from Jacques Boullaire, part of a series entitled Les Goélettes ("The Schooners"), issued in 1993 on the centenary of his birth:
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salentin
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collecting Germany,where I live and about 20 more countries,half of them in Asia east of the Indus
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Post by salentin on Jun 26, 2021 13:12:19 GMT
The "Europa" got the "Blue Ribbon" for the fastest crossing of the North-Atlantic in the East-West direction on her maiden-voyage in 1930.(and kept it till 1933)
The ship had a catapult to launch airplanes,so that they could deliver mail faster on the last 1000 km of each passage. The catapult was removed in 1935,due to cost-reasons.
It had a passenger-capacity of about 2000.
The beginning of the war ended the liner service to the US.
The ship was rebuild as a troop-carrier for the operation "Seelöwe" (sea-lion),the invasion of England,what never happened.
In early 1945 the ship helped to transport refugees from the East to the West of Germany. The ship was intact,when the war ended.It was confiscated by the US and was used by them as a troop-carrier.
In 1946 it was given to France as a war-reparation.
It was rebuilt again and put into service on the North-America-Line under the name "Liberté".
Stamp issued Nov.4th,1937; (from a set of 9)
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renden
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Post by renden on Jun 26, 2021 15:48:48 GMT
75th Anniv. Transatlantic Speed-Breaking Voyage of Steamship "Bremen" Sc 2288, issued in 2004  |
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salentin
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collecting Germany,where I live and about 20 more countries,half of them in Asia east of the Indus
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Post by salentin on Jun 27, 2021 8:33:27 GMT
There are two versions of this stamp: I) with water-activated gum,perforated,issued July 8th,2004,Scott 2288,Michel 2412 (upper stamp)
II) self-adhesive,punched (mock-) perforation,issued Aug.12th,2004,Scott 2288A,Michel 2417 (lower stamp)
As to be seen above,they differ in colour (intensity),printing-type and in minor details. Same applies to all other stamps,what were issued in the two versions.
Except of the first few self-adhesives,the newer ones are easy to find in used condition, while the water-activated-gum versions are much scarcer.
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Jul 10, 2021 8:09:57 GMT
Souvenir Sheet from Tristan da Cunha remembering the evacuation of the island because of a volcanic eruption:  |
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renden
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Post by renden on Jul 11, 2021 14:57:18 GMT
Afloat on the seven seas......
Fishing schooner from tiny St. Pierre et Miquelon; Native double canoe from French Oceania; Cayman Islands catboat; Ocean Liners of the Netherlands and Belgium; Norwegian mail boat; deadly Nazi U-Boat....etc
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Jul 22, 2021 17:56:37 GMT
A pair of new naval-themed SPM issues:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Aug 11, 2021 19:00:54 GMT
From the pack of stamps I received on my birthday, this issue from Portugal for the 1972 Munich Olympics:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Aug 12, 2021 20:11:04 GMT
Two more ships on stamps from the birthday packet, this time from a Singapore series:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Aug 15, 2021 7:42:56 GMT
A pair of beautifully engraved French Polynesia stamps, issued for the VI th Festival of Pacific Arts in 1992, showing traditional maritime transportation means:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Aug 16, 2021 22:48:41 GMT
Souvenir sheet from Aland, issued in 1997, with a holographic picture of a ship:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Aug 23, 2021 20:24:10 GMT
Costa Rica issue from 1983 for the development of fisheries:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 15, 2021 5:39:53 GMT
Monaco issue from 1990 for the offshore speedboat championship:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 23, 2021 18:43:24 GMT
A straggler from last week I had forgotten to post, the French Polynesia air mail issue for the Italia'85 stamp show:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 25, 2021 21:28:27 GMT
Souvenir Sheet from Guinea-Bissau showing a Typhoon Class submarine:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 26, 2021 8:01:30 GMT
Souvenir sheet from Liberia featuring an amphibious military transport vehicle:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 27, 2021 19:47:20 GMT
Recent souvenir sheet from Sao Tomé e Principe, featuring the Titanic:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 28, 2021 20:02:14 GMT
Souvenir Sheet from Mozambique showcasing the US Coast Guard ice-breaker Healy on the stamp and the Canadian Coast Guard's Louis St-Laurent on the side:  |
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Post by stanley64 on Sept 30, 2021 7:47:38 GMT
Alas Hugh( hdm1950 ), no Bluenose (used or otherwise), but I did spot those Adelie (Pygoscelis adeliae) penguins hanging off the starboard of the Atomic Icebreaker Lenin featured on the album page of Cuba stamps. According to the Penguin on Stamp Study Unit ( POSSU) checklist, this and only one other Cuban stamp feature penguins; thanks for showing...
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Sept 30, 2021 11:42:47 GMT
Alas Hugh( hdm1950 ), no Bluenose (used or otherwise), but I did spot those Adelie (Pygoscelis adeliae) penguins hanging off the starboard of the Atomic Icebreaker Lenin featured on the album page of Cuba stamps. According to the Penguin on Stamp Study Unit ( POSSU) checklist, this and only one other Cuban stamp feature penguins; thanks for showing...
Happy collecting! When the second load arrived Vince the Canada used collection binder did have a .50 Bluenose. I guess he never came across a second to add to his ship thematic collection. |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 9, 2021 19:45:19 GMT
Three stamps from St-Pierre-et-Miquelon showing military vessels to mark the 30-year anniversary of the archipelago joining Free France:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 10, 2021 12:55:51 GMT
Issue from Wallis & Futuna honouring French explorer La Pérouse on the bicentenary of his death:  |
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Oct 12, 2021 7:32:19 GMT
Three more stamps from the series shown above by Xavier (hrdoktorx)
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Oct 12, 2021 7:33:07 GMT
Alvares Cabral Fleet on a 1968 Angola stamp
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 25, 2021 20:51:49 GMT
Souvenir sheet from Angola for the Titanic:  |
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