CIVETTA. Steamship. Builder unknown. Launched 1829 for Joseph Ressel. L17'5". B3'9". Dr1'6". 48Gt. Single screw, steam. 2 masts. First screw propelled ship to be built. Only underwater portion on stern and screw shown on stamp, together with a portrait of Ressel the inventor of the screw propeller
Austria 1936. 12g+12g SG798 (EWA Vol 6. p4)
Image thanks to Stewart Wilson.
Civetta 1829
Re: Civetta 1829
Slovenia in 2002 issued a stamp SG 567 showing Ressell's propellor with a ship in the top corner which may well be a representation of the Civetta of 1829.
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john sefton
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Re: Civetta 1829
Thanks for the information. Unfortunately I don't have an image of the stamp.