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 ...

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...

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...

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...

PRINCESS OF WALES (1796 sloop) Built as a wooden Margate hoy https://shipstamps.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10025 She was built in Barnstapel U.K. for Fox & Co as the PRINCESS OF WALES. Tonnage 75 ton burthen or 79 ton burthen or 80 ton burthen. Crew 15. (Is also given built in Broadstai...

Post NL gives by this miniature sheet: The Beautiful Netherlands 2016 stamp sheet: “Scheveningen” is based on the layout and perforation used for the Beautiful Netherlands series since 2005. The five identical stamps with a value denomination of 1 for mail within the Netherlands feature typical pro...

Hello, good morning there is a "new" stamp page on our internet, site. https://www.shipsonstamps.org/Topics/marken/marken2401.html It took a little longer this time because my dealer retired. This makes it more difficult and time-consuming to search for new stamps / stamp sheets. Greetings...

Built as a cruise vessel under yard No 649 by Jos. L. Meyer at Papenburg, Germany for Star Cruises 09 March 1998 ordered. 29 June 1998 first section placed. 2001 Transferred to Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) 05 February 2002 floated out. Tonnage 92,250 grt, 61,406 net, 7,500 dwt., dim. 292 x 32.2 x 11...

Built as a passenger-cruise vessel under yard no 6052 by Fincantieri Breda, Marghera, Venice, Italy for HAL Antillen N.V., Seattle, Wa. 29 June 1998 laid down. 04 January 2000 floated out as AMSTERDAM, three sisters VOLENDAM, ZAANDAM, and ROTTERDAM. Tonnage 60,874 grt, 7,381 nrt, dim. 237.86 x 32.2...

GALANTRY trawler
St Pierre et Miquelon 2024 1.96E sg?. Scott?

Switzerland issued one stamp that 200 years ago the first steamboat service on Lake Constance commenced, The stamp shows not the first ship but the ST GALLEN. In 1824, a steamboat travelled on Lake Constance for the first time. The WILHELM connected the Swiss municipality of Romanshorn with the Germ...

The stamp of 30p issued by the Falkland Islands shows us an unidentified Japanese Jigger Vessels: There are two main types of jigger vessels, large specialized Squid jigger vessels that work primarily in the southern hemisphere, and smaller vessels operating in northern waters. (The jigger depict is...

From the time of the earliest settlements in the Faroe Islands, coastal fishing has been integral to the survival of its population. The island’s agriculture couldn’t solely sustain its inhabitants, which prompted them to diversify their sustenance through seabird and whale hunting, and notably, dom...

This stamp depict Yves de Kerguelen-Trémarec and the three French ships he used during his second voyage to the Antarctic. She were the L’OISEAU, Le ROLAND and the La DAUPHINE, most probably the vessel on the right is the flagship Le ROLAND, while the two vessels on the left are the L’OISEAU and La ...

DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2023– 359 Van Oord’s Svanen Gearing Up For Next-Gen Wind Projects With Major Upgrade The heavy-lift installation ship Svanen, owned by Van Oord,is about to undergo a significant renovation. With a 25-meter extension to its gantry crane, the ship will be e...