SHIPS ON STAMPS UNIT
Handbook 117


Watercraft on Stamps

The material below has been extracted from Handbook 117 to give you an idea of the contents of the handbook. The first part is from the introduction while the stamp listing by country and by ship name is from the main part of the book.
 
A supplement to this handbook is now being edited (22 Aug 2003). No date for its final publication has been announced.

Numbers in this list are those shown in the 1990 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, arranged by country in alphabetical order. Numbers joined by a dash indicate that the stamps of these numbers and those in between are of the same basic design. Below is a sample listing with an explanation of its component parts:

78 (1965, 7d) Royal yacht BRITANNIA (1954) British Navy- a[145]

1 - Scott catalogue number.
2 - Date of issue.
3 - Value(s). Only the lowest and highest values are given in sets extending to four or more values.
4 - Type or description of vessel.
5 - Name of vessel at period depicted. Prior names are not given.
6 - Year or period of building. Where known, the date of first voyage or commmissioning is given.
7 - Owner at period depicted. Prior owners are not given.
8 - Classification code, as follows: 
  • a - ship is the main design of stamp or is large;
    b - ship is secondary in design and is of medium size but still easily discernible;
    c - ship is of slight size and is in the background of the design.

9 - Overprint(s) in brackets, listed by Scott catalogue number(s).
This includes surcharges.
  • Abbreviations: Ovpt. - Overprint
    S/S - Souvenir Sheet or Miniature Sheet.
I would like to gratefully acknowlege the cooperation of the following who made available their information on ships on stamps:
William A. Coffey, President of the Ships on Stamps Unit of the American Topical Association, who also provided considerable assistance in proofing the final manuscript.
The Ship Stamp Society of Great Britain, from whose monthly journal The Log Book much information was obtained.
Various members of both the Ships on Stamps Unit and the Ship Stamp Society who provided answers to specific queries
    The following is a listing from the first page of the Handbook

ABU DHABI
77 (1971,60f) Petrol launch BANlYAS (1969) Abu
Dhabi Navy - a
ADEN
1-12 (1937,'ha-10r) Dhow, 'sambuk' - a
18,25 (1939-45,1a,2r) Steamer - b [36,44]
19,24 (1939-45,l'ha,lr) Dhow, 'sambuk' AL-NASA
(of 1939) M.O. Bazara - a [43]
21,23 (1939-45,2'ha,8a) Fishing boats - b [38,40- 1]
22,23A,27 (1939-45,3a,14a,10r) 6thRate VOLAGE
(1825), brig-sloop CRUIZER (1828) British Navy
- a [39,42,46]
28-9 (1946,1'ha,2'ha) Towboat; barges - b
32-3 (1949 2'ha 3a) Designs as Antigua 100-1
52 (lff3-8 35ci Dhow, 'sambuk' - a
SS,SSA (lff3-8,1s) Dhow building, 'sambuk' - a
[62]
56 (lff3-8,1s25c) Dhow, 'sambuk' - a [64]
61,61A (1ff3-8,20s) sailing vessels (16th c.)- b
70,73-4 (1964-5,35c,1s,1s25c) Designs as 52,55-6
ADEN - KATHIRI STATE OF SEIYUN
16-7 (1949,2'ha,3a) Designs as Antigua 100-1
ADEN QU'AITI STATE OF SHIHR AND MUKALLA
16-7 (1949,2'ha,3a) Designs as Antigua 100-1
ADEN - QU'AITI STATE IN HADHRAMAUT
36 (lffS,ls) Fishing canoe, 'huri' - b
38 (lffS,2s) Dhow building, 'sambuk' - a
48,50 (1963,1s,2s) Designs as 36,38
AFARS L ISSAS 330 (1968-70,60fr) Sailboat - c
332 (1968-70,85fr) Portion of ship - c
344 (1970 48fr) Power boats - a
346 (1970 55fr) Sailing yacht - a
348 (1970,48fr) Auto ferry GOUBET (1969) Afars & I ssas Gov't . - a
C61 (1971,100fr) Harbor, various - c cn (1sn,30fr) Freighters - b
C89 (1973-S,SSfr) Ships - c
 
AFGHANISTAN
1224 30 (1986,4af-11af) Ancient galley - a
1231A (1986,50af) Ancient galley (in S/S) -a
1266 (1987 42af) Passenger ship - b
1317 (1988 20af) Trawler - c
A I TUTAK I
2 (1903,ld) New Zealand 108 ovptd.
3 (1903,2'hd) New Zealand 111 ovptd.
9 (1912,2'hd) New Zealand 111 ovptd.
10 (1913-6,ld) New Zealand 131 ovptd.
20 (1917-20 ld) New Zealand 131 ovptd.
28 (1920,'hd; Ship-sloop RESOLUTION (1769)Brit
ish Navy, ship's boat - c
29 (1920,1d) Sailing vessels; outriggercanoe- b
33 (1920,ls) Rowing boats - b
34 (1926-7,Yld) Design as 28 (RESOLUTION)
35 (1926-7,ld) Design as 29
96 ('974,1c) Replica of armed vessel BOUNTY
(1960) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - b
97 (1974,1c) Replica of BCUNTY (as above) - a
98 (1974,Sc) Replica of BOUNTY (as above) - b
99 (1974,Sc) Harbor, various - c
100 (1974,8c) RESOLUTION (as above) - a
102 (1974,25c) #2 on stamp
103 (1974,50c) #28 on stamp (RESOLUTION)
103a (1974,S/S) Contains 102-3

AITUTAKI (cont.)
128 (1976,35c) StyLized sailboats - a 11321
130a (1976,5/5) Contains 128 1134a]
148 (1977,25c) Armed vessel BOUNTY (17K) British Navy - a
lSla (1977,5/s) Contains 148
161 (1978,50c) Figurehead of RESOLUTION(as above) - a
162a (1978,S/S) Contains 161
172 (1979,75c) ship-sloops RESOLUTION (1769) and ADvENTURE (1769) British Navy - b

172a (1979,S/S) Contains 172
175 (1979,65c) Outrigger canoe - a
177 (1979,50c) #102 on stamp
180 (1979,65c) #103 on stamp (RESOLUTION)
182b,182e (1979,30c) Designs as 177,180 (in S/S)
278 (1983,48c) Portion of dugoutcanoe -b tO31]
279 (1983,48c) Armed vessel BOUNTY(1784) Br i t i sh Navy - b [032]
351 (19K,60c) BOUNTY (as above)- b
352 (1984,96c) BOUNTY (as above)- b
354a-b (1984,60+5c,96+5c) Designs as351-2 (BOUNTY) ( in S/S) 1399a-b]
C1-3 (1974,10c,25c) Designs as 96-8 (BOUNTY)
C4 (1974 25c) Design as 99
CS (1974 30c) Design as 100 (RESOLUTION)
AJMAN
22 (1964,1r) Portion of sailboat - b
32,35 (1965,lr,3r) Sailing yacht - a
39 (1965,lSnp) Br. Guiana 13 on stamp (SANDBACH)
43a (1965,5/s) Contains 39 1 2 4 6-8 (1984-9,10p-1.30m)Traditional boat -a
11 (19K-9,1.50m) Ships - c
23 (1984,2m) Barque POMMERN(1903) City of
Mariehamn; unidentified passenger/car ferries -b
29 (1988,1 80m)Postal sailboat - a
31 (1988,1.80m) Galeas ALBANUS (1904)Finnish
owners - a
32 (1988,2.40m)Schooner INGRID(1906) Gustaf
E r i kson - a
33 (1988,11m) Barque PAMIR (1905) Gustaf Erikson - a
ALAOU I TES
27 (1925,50c) Syria 175 ovptd. [C17]
30 (1925,1.25p) Syria 178 ovptd.
41-2 (1926,12p,20p) Syria 178 ovptd.
47 (1928,2p) Syria 178 ovptd. [C20]
ALBANIA
458-60 (1950,5L,8L,12L) River ferry - c
516-8 (lff7,2 50L,SL,8L) Cruiser AURORA(1903)
Russian Navy - a
677 (1963,2.50L) Stylized warship - c
690 (1963,8L) 4-oared racing shell - a
760 (1964,7L) Sai Iboat - b
762 (1964,9L) Canoe; racing shell - b
801 (1965,1 50L) Indistinct vessel - c
878 (1965,10q) Freighter TEUTA (1959) Albimport T i rana - a
879 (1965,20q) Punt - a
880 (1965 30q) Sailing vessel (19th c ) - a
881 (1965 40q) Sailing vessel (18th c.) - a
882 (1965,50q) Freighter VLORA (1960) Makina
Import - a
883 (1965,1L) 11Iyrian galleys - a
1039 (1967,50q) Indistinct vessel - c
1040 ( 1967, 65q ) F i sh i ng boat - a
1167 (1968,25q) Stylized warships - b
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The following page is from a list of named ships appearing on stamps. There are 38 pages of these named ships in Handbook 117.

AMERIGO VESPUCCI (1931) - Anguilla 659; Gibral
tar 193; Italy 266,1317,1474
AMERIKANIS (1ff2) - Grenada 1198
AMETHYST (1K4) - Christmas Is. 53
AMETHYST (1903) - Uruguay 225
AMGUYEMA (1962) - Russia 4585
AMIRAL CHARNER (1962) - glallis & Futuna 376
AMISTAD (of 1839) - Sierra Leone 646
AMPERE (1ff1) - France B339
AMPHION (1778) - Sweden 354 942,BS8
AMPH I ON ( 1936) - Ascens i on i36
AMUR (1907) - Russia 4033
ANANTANAKARAT (c. 1850) - Thailand 766
ANCON (1902) - Panama 322,C156
ANCON (1939) - Canal Zone 149
ANCUD (of 1K3) - Chi le 722
ANDORINHA (1797) - Mozembique 450
ANDREA DORIA (1916) - Italy 992
ANDREA F LUCKENBACH (1919) - CanalZone123.
United Stat" 856
ANDREId DORIA (of 1m) - Neth Antill" 273,386
ANDREY SACHAROV-class (of 1967) - Russia 3305
ANDROMANCHE (1983) - Seychell" 655
ANDROMEDA (1967) - Greece 1274
ANEKCHAT PHUChONG (of 1975) - Thailand 765
ANGAMOS (1876) - Chile 791 B1
ANGLIA (1870) - Yemen (PDR; 236
ANGLIA (1898) - Ascension 243;Cocos Is.130
Nauru 152,154
ANGO (1966) - Gabon 222
ANNA (1K8) - Isle of Man 268
ANNABELLA (of 1988) - Guernsey 390
ANRO TEMASEK (1978) - Singapore 31D
ANShUN (1ff1) - Tuvalu 219
ANTMA (1964) - Iraq 512
ANTARCTIC (1871) - Br. Ant. Terr. 53. Falkland
Is. Dep. 1L32
ANTARES (1916) - Fr. Soul & Ant. Terr. C69
ANTARES (1959) - Macao 412
ANTELOPE (1780) - Montserrat 617
ANTELOPE (of 1783) - Palau 33
ANTELOPE (of 1786) - Hontserrat 332
ANTELOPE (1929) - Gibraltar 503
ANTILLES (1907) - Costa Rica 86
ANTILLES (1ff3) - St. Vincent 234
ANTIOPE (1866) - Penrhyn Is. 144,280
ANTOINETTE (1897) - France 1301
ANTONI GARNUSZEIISKI (1974) - Poland 2405,2782
ANTONIA MANUELA (of 1823) - Venezuela 1039
ANTONIN (1902) - Dahomey CS4
AONIU (1948) - Tonga 102
AON I U ( 1958 ) - Tonga 117, COSS
APAPA (1927) - Nigeria 38
AQUMOLIS (1975) - Upper Volta C224
AWMIUS (of 1977) - New Zealand 712
AGUILA (1854) - Jersey 102
AQUITANIA (1914) - Belgium B97
ARAB (1857) - Gibraltar 187
ARAD (1961) - Romania 1419
ARAhANGA (1972) - Ne~ Zealand 712
ARANDORA STAR ( 1927) - Grenada 770
ARANGO (1905) - Sp. Morocco 274
ARAUCANO (of 1818) - Chile 399,526,C309
ARAUCANO (of 1820) - Argentina C130
ARAI/A ( 18K ) - Hawa i i 78
ARCA VERDE (of 1980) - Cape Verde 422
ARCHIBALD RUSSELL (1905) - FalklandIs 488
ARCNIMEDE (1961) - France 1052
ARCTIC (1901) - Canada 738
ARCTIC (1970) - Norway B68c
ARCTURUS (1856) - Faroe Is. 90
ARES (?) - Greece 1446-7
ARETHUSA (1757) - Jersey 428
ARETHUSA (1781) - St. Vincent 342

 

This comprehensive handbook, Watercraft on Stamps, listing all stamps featuring watercraft through the 1990 Scott catalogue is available from the American Topical Association. It is HandBook 117 and is priced at $15 for ATA members and $17.00 for non-members. Postage and handling is $2.00. membersd of the Ships on Stamps Unit should contact the president of the Unit for special pricing.

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