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by aukepalmhof
Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:17 am
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: VASCO DA GAMA explorer
Replies: 3
Views: 2902

Re: VASCO DA GAMA explorer

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by aukepalmhof
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:58 am
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: FANNY cutter 1825
Replies: 0
Views: 35

FANNY cutter 1825

At that time Jersey did not have a lifeboat. The stamps hows us the cutter FANNY stranded on the rocks, with in the foreground most probably a local fishing boat trying to rescue the passengers and crew of the FANNY. At that time Jersey did not have a lifeboat. Captain Destouches and the wreck of th...
by aukepalmhof
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: GEORGE SULLIVAN lifeboat
Replies: 0
Views: 60

GEORGE SULLIVAN lifeboat

GEORGE SULLIVAN one of the Tamar class of which 27 have been built between 2000-2013 The lifeboat was delivered and built in 2009 by Piran Marine and fitted out by Babcock International Marine Division. Displacement 31.5 long tons, dim. 16.3 x 5.3 x1,4m (draught). Powered by 2 Caterpillar C18 diesel...
by aukepalmhof
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:39 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: ERIC W WILSON lifeboat
Replies: 0
Views: 74

ERIC W WILSON lifeboat

The St Catherine's lifeboat is an RNLI 'B class' Atlantic 85. She arrived on station in June 2010 and is named the ERIC W WILSON, following a formal naming ceremony on 22 May 2011. ERIC W WILSON one of the Atlantic 85 class lifeboats was built by the Inshore Lifeboat Centre, Cowes for the Royal Nati...
by aukepalmhof
Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:22 am
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: Marco Polo (Venetian Traveller) 1254-1324
Replies: 3
Views: 2557

Re: Marco Polo (Venetian Traveller) 1254-1324

700th Anniversary of Marco Polo's Death The family of explorer and travel writer Marco Polo (Venice or Korčula, 1254 - Venice, 8 January 1324), according to a document from the XV. century, originally from Dalmatia. His father and uncle were merchants who made their way to China, from which they ret...
by aukepalmhof
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:19 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: John Lockett (Lifeboat)
Replies: 1
Views: 2120

Re: John Lockett (Lifeboat)

Guernsey 2024 2.08P sg?, Scott?
by aukepalmhof
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:03 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: ROY BARKER I (14 04)
Replies: 1
Views: 2975

Re: ROY BARKER I (14 04)

Lifeboat of the 'Trent' class, built by Green Marine Ltd. and fitted out by FBM Marine/Souter Marine Named ROY BARKER (1) 14-04. Displacement 27½ tonnes, dim.14,26m.x 4,90m.x1,30m. Powered by 2 MAN D2840LE 401 diesel engines:860 hp. 25 kn. range:250 nm. Crew:6. Based at GM51, Alderney since 1995. 20...
by aukepalmhof
Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:15 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: BONITA reefer vessel 1970
Replies: 0
Views: 121

BONITA reefer vessel 1970

The Guernsey Post issued in 2024 a set of stamps for Calebrating 200 years of the RNLI. The 88p stamp shows us the lifeboat SIR WILLIAM ARNOLD with in the background on the right the cargo vessel BONITA. Built under yard no 68 as a cargo/reefer vessel by Drammen Slip & Verksted, Drammen, Norway ...
by aukepalmhof
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:20 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: SIR WILLIAM ARNOLD lifeboat 1973
Replies: 0
Views: 138

SIR WILLIAM ARNOLD lifeboat 1973

Built by VT Halmatic for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and fitted out by the yard of William Osborne. She was one of the Arun class lifeboats the second largest lifeboat for the RNLI. Tonnage 28.65 ton, dim. 15.8 x 5.2 x 1.5m. (draught). Powered by two Caterpillar 3408 TA diesel engines, 4...
by aukepalmhof
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:42 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: RIVER NAVIGATION IN FRANCE
Replies: 0
Views: 152

RIVER NAVIGATION IN FRANCE

River Navigation The 2024 Stamp Festival concludes the theme 'Travel' in which the stamp shows people doing River Navigation. The stamp shows a sailing yacht, the MS sheet shows a inland passenger boat, paddle boarding and a kayak. In the four corners of France, the French are taking over rivers, to...
by aukepalmhof
Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:23 am
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: JUPITERS schooner 1929
Replies: 0
Views: 147

JUPITERS schooner 1929

In the sixties of the 19th century, Latvians already had experience in the construction of single-masted ships, with which agricultural goods and tar were transported to Riga,  Petersburg  and  Rēveli   Krišjānis Valdemārs agreed with the Russian government that trees for shipbuilding could be purch...
by aukepalmhof
Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:14 am
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: WW II HOSPITAL SHIP TOY
Replies: 0
Views: 163

WW II HOSPITAL SHIP TOY

The mid-twentieth century was a golden era for New Zealand-made toys. A post-WWII baby boom, coupled with a blossoming economy and thriving local manufacturing industry, meant that the range of locally made toys was prolific. These stamps represent some of the best-known examples of the era. By the ...
by aukepalmhof
Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:27 am
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: DISCOVERERS OF NEW ZEALAND
Replies: 0
Views: 165

DISCOVERERS OF NEW ZEALAND

The Millennium Series will depict different aspects of New Zealand's development and history over the centuries. Discoverers - The Millennium Series Part One commemorated individuals who are linked with New Zealand's mythical origins and early recorded history. Polynesians and Europeans searched for...
by aukepalmhof
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:28 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: NEW ZEALAND ROWERS IN OLYMPIC
Replies: 0
Views: 182

NEW ZEALAND ROWERS IN OLYMPIC

Olympic Rowers - 8c The success of New Zealand rowers at the 1972 Olympics was the highlight of years of dedicated training and devotion to the sport.  Rowing, as a competitive sport, is believed to have begun in NZ on Lyttelton Harbour on New Year's Day in 1862. A number of clubs had formed through...
by aukepalmhof
Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:38 am
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: SAILING FLOWER SHIP
Replies: 0
Views: 281

SAILING FLOWER SHIP

Booklet of 12 self-adhesive postage stamps at the Green Letter rate entitled "You have 12 messages". It is illustrated with 12 old postcards, called 'fantasy' and celebrates 150 years of the postcard in France. France 2022 Lettre Verte sg7283, Scott? https://www.wopa-plus.com/en/stamps/pro...