Amethyst

[shipstamps]

Yacht, no info
Poland 1966 SG1573. SSS Ency

[Arturo]

According to Stanley Gibbons’ Collect Ships on Stamps Thematic Catalogue (1993) this stamp is “Amethyst Class Yatch”. But Amethyst Class Yatch doesn’t exist on internet.

Most probably name of yatch is “Amethyst” and class of yatch is “Finn Class”.

Still no info about yatch.

[aukepalmhof]

I found a yacht class the KING AMETHYST also given as AMETYST designed by Z.J.Milewski and M.F.Plucinski from Poland.

She was a wooden hulled yacht built from 1965 by Gadanska of Stockznia.
Dim. 9.93 x 2.59m, length on the waterline 7.62m
She did have a centre cockpit.

There were many built and by a search on the internet there are still many around, I am not sure if she have been built in other designs.

http://www.woodenships.co.uk/sailing-ya ... st-cutter/

[Arturo]

Thanks Capitano

I wonder if this could also be a King Amethyst Class Yatch or not?

What’s your opinion?

Poland 1966

[aukepalmhof]

I do not believe so, the yacht depict is an open boat without a cockpit, and the Amethyst class has.

Enzyklopadie der Maritime Philatelie (Navicula) give it is a “Omega” class yacht but not any details, the “Omega” class is a small learning yacht so it could be one, but I am not a expert on yachts, maybe others could help?

Regards Auke Palmhof.