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by Miguel Gil
Wed Jul 15, 2026 3:20 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: SAN TELMO 1788
Replies: 1
Views: 26455

SAN TELMO.BOSTON 2026

On September 2, 1819, the *San Telmo*—one of the Spanish Navy's largest vessels—disappeared during a storm off Cape Horn. Just months later, British naval captain William Smith became the first man to set foot on Antarctica, yet wreckage was discovered there that could only have belonged to the Span...
by Miguel Gil
Tue Jun 02, 2026 1:41 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: GALEÓN SAN BARTOLOME
Replies: 0
Views: 120088

GALEÓN SAN BARTOLOME

The San Bartolomé was a 900-ton galleon built in Deusto,on the Bilbao estuary, by Agustín de Ojeda in 1589. It belonged to a series of twelve newly designed vessels built to compensate for the losses incurred in the failed expedition of the Spanish Armada of 1588,known historically as the "Twel...
by Miguel Gil
Tue May 19, 2026 3:59 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: Great Western (Paddle Steamer)
Replies: 1
Views: 97564

300 YEARS OF POST OFFICE IN SPAIN (1716-2016).

300 AÑOS DE CORREOS EN ESPAÑA (1716-2016).

Spain 2016 3€

https://www.correos.es/es/es/particular ... -telegrafo
by Miguel Gil
Tue May 12, 2026 1:13 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: Odón de Buen (Oceanographic vesssel)
Replies: 0
Views: 61146

Odón de Buen (Oceanographic vesssel)

The Odón de Buen is the largest and most advanced oceanographic research vessel in the Spanish scientific fleet. Designed for multidisciplinary marine research on a global scale, it belongs to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Built at the Armón Shipyards in Vigo, The ship was launched i...
by Miguel Gil
Thu Apr 09, 2026 1:47 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: The first ship on a Spanish stamp
Replies: 1
Views: 185540

Centenary 1926-2026

TUSELLO Airplane "Plus Ultra" - The Spanish Red Cross. 1926-2026.
Spain 2026. Letter rates A Standard domestic mail (standard format).Maximum weight: Up to 20 grams

https://www.correos.es/es/es/particular ... /plusultra
by Miguel Gil
Wed Apr 08, 2026 2:05 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: WILLIAM FAWCETT paddle steamer
Replies: 1
Views: 27568

Re: WILLIAM FAWCETT paddle steamer

It's not exactly the stamp, but the book cover.This illustred book tells the story of P&O
1987. Mar 3. Great Britain .£5 Scott BK151
by Miguel Gil
Sat Jan 31, 2026 1:57 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: REPLICA OF SANTA MARIA built in 1929
Replies: 4
Views: 101221

Santa Maria and Santa Lucia

The replica of the caravel sailed for years and appeared in Saint Lucia in 1960. The Scott catalog refers to this series as 16th Century Ship and Pitons. The Pitons are two mountainous volcanics plugs, volcanic spires, located in Saint Lucia.Petit Piton is 743 m (2,438 ft) high and Golros Piton is 7...
by Miguel Gil
Fri Jan 30, 2026 5:04 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: The first ship on a Spanish stamp
Replies: 1
Views: 185540

The first ship on a Spanish stamp

The first time a ship appeared on a Spanish stamp was on September 15, 1926, in a series issued to commemorate the flight of the Plus Ultra aircraft,a Dornier Do J Wal,which completed the first transatlantic flight between Spain and South America (Argentina),in January 1926 with a crew of Spanish av...
by Miguel Gil
Tue Jan 27, 2026 4:02 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: REPLICA OF SANTA MARIA built in 1929
Replies: 4
Views: 101221

Re: REPLICA OF SANTA MARIA built in 1929

Another curious stamp features Columbus (a rather unflattering depiction) in his cabin aboard the Santa María. The elements (chair, table, chest, etc.) from this representation also appear in the 1929 replica. Photo attached.
Spain 1930, 4 and 10 pesetas. Airmail
by Miguel Gil
Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:35 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: REPLICA OF SANTA MARIA built in 1929
Replies: 4
Views: 101221

REPLICA OF SANTA MARIA built in 1929

Within the 1930 Columbus stamp series, issued to commemorate the previous year's Seville Exposition, 12 stamps were released depicting a replica of the Santa María caravel, built by the Echevarrieta and Larrinaga shipyards for the exhibition. I've included some photos from the launch day, showing th...
by Miguel Gil
Sat Nov 29, 2025 5:35 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: 2024 UNICREDIT YOUTH AMERICA'S CUP
Replies: 0
Views: 185234

2024 UNICREDIT YOUTH AMERICA'S CUP

The 2024 Unicredit Youth America's Cup is the 3rd Youth Americas Cup and will be held in Barcelona, Spain, from 17 to 26 September. Both the Youth and Women's America's Cup will use the America's Cup 40 (AC40) class, a one-design 12 m (40 ft) foiling monohull class. The yachts have 4 crew onboard (t...
by Miguel Gil
Sat Nov 29, 2025 5:29 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: 2024 PUIG WOMEN'S AMERICA'S CUP
Replies: 0
Views: 143920

2024 PUIG WOMEN'S AMERICA'S CUP

The 2024 Puig Women's America's Cup is the inaugural Women's Americas Cup and will be held in Barcelona, Spain. Both the Youth and Women's America's Cup will use the America's Cup 40 (AC40) class, a one-design 12 m (40 ft) foiling monohull class. The yachts have 4 crew onboard (two helms and two tri...
by Miguel Gil
Sat Nov 15, 2025 5:48 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: Juan Sebastian de Elcano
Replies: 4
Views: 85211

SPAIN (2025) EXFILNA JUVENIA Cádiz

SPAIN (2025) EXFILNA JUVENIA Cádiz Variable value stamps (ATMs) Three different models: 6-9 noviembre Cádiz.Graphic.Emblem of the Spanish navy. 6-9 noviembre Cádiz.Without graphic 7-noviembre San Fernando.Graphic.B/E Juan Sebastián de Elcano https://www.correos.es/es/es/particulares/filatelia/produc...
by Miguel Gil
Sun Nov 09, 2025 4:53 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: San Juan (wreck)
Replies: 1
Views: 41569

Re: San Juan (wreck)

Last Friday, November 7, 2025, a replica of the San Juan nao was launched in Pasaia San Pedro.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albaola_F ... %C3%ADtima
https://albaola.org/el-san-juan-renace/
https://youtu.be/rZKtRsYpw3o
by Miguel Gil
Fri Oct 17, 2025 4:39 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: The fishing technique called Bou
Replies: 0
Views: 133155

The fishing technique called Bou

The bou fishing technique (also known as pair trawling) is a traditional method used in the Mediterranean, especially along the Valencian and Catalan coasts. It involves two boats sailing side by side, dragging between them a large net shaped like a bag —the bou— that is towed along the seabed to ca...