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...

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...

Guernsey 2024 2.08P sg?, Scott?

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...