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john sefton
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Sacred boat of Isis

Post by john sefton » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:25 pm

Following the "ARK" the next ship on stamps, in chronological order, is one of Queen Hatshepsut's ships, from the carvings on the wall of the Temple of Bahari, dating back to 1500 B.C. This 85ft long
Egyptian Galley is featured on stamps of Egypt, Somali, San Marino
and Poland at various times. The Sacred Boat of Isis, from the
Temple of Philae, is seen on the stamp issued by Dahomey in 1964.
The galley which the Queen of Sheba used on her voyage to King Solomon is featured on a stamp issued by the Yemen Post Office in 1969. The
stamp designer however, has fitted the galley with jib sails and rat
lines, which must have been a surprise to King Solomon! They were
introduced a few centuries later.

E W Argyle Log Book Feb 1972

Dahomey SG204 (I do not have the stamp)

aukepalmhof
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Re: Sacred boat of Isis

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu Sep 08, 2016 9:22 pm

DAHOMEY 1964 25f. sg204, scott?
Yemen 1969 sg?, scott> Visit of the Queen of Sheba on King Solomon.
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1964 Sacred boat of Isis.jpg
1969 Yemen-Queen-of-Shebas-visit-to-King.jpg

aukepalmhof
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Re: Sacred boat of Isis

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu Oct 10, 2019 8:43 pm

EGYPT 1929 sg 138/143 scott 118/?
Poland 1962 5g sg 1370, scott?
SAN MARINO 1963 1Li sg690, scott?
Egypt 2019 Le3 sg?, scott?
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1926  mural from Deir-el-Baharo temple (2).jpg
1962 ancient Egyptian ship..jpg
1963 ancient egyptian ship.jpg
2019 EGYPTIAN temple of Deir-el-Bahari.jpg

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