Switzerland, a set with four stamps, "Pro Patria 2011" (for the fatherland). These paddle wheelers are depicted: "Piemonte", "Gallia", "Blüemlisalp" und "La Suisse".

Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a set with four stamps with local crafts. From left we see Jukongs, a small rowboat, a glass-bootom boat and a catamaran yacht.

Spain, a single stamp, "Biodiversidad Y Oceanografia", Biodiversity and Marine Science. The research vessel "Hesperides" is depicted.

Japan, a souvenir sheet with ten stamps "150 anniversary trade relations between Portugal and Japan". Among them these stamps. The load-junk we have shown as se-tenant on our January page.

Japan, a souvenir sheet with ten stamps "Roads crossing the Seto Inland Sea". Among others these two stamps, one with a lighthouse.

India, a set and a souvenir sheet with four stamps, "100 Years of Airmail". On one stamp we see river boats.

United Arab Emirates, a set with four stamps "DP World", Dubai Port ship operators. Big Containerbridges are depicted.

Gambia, a set with four stamps "150th Anniversary of the Civil War". Left top "US vessels Pawnee and USS Freeborn". Right beside the "USS Thomas Freeborn at Mathias Point". Left bottom "Sighting a gun aboard the USS Thomas Freeborn" and right "Attack on the sesseion (?) batteries". The stamps are enlarged for showing the ships.

France, a souvenir sheet with two stamps. The helicopter carrier "Jeanne d'Arc" with three crewmembers is depicted. The stamps and one souvenir sheet were issued in December 2009. Now the above (new ?) sheet is offered in Germany.

Somalia, a set with five stamps lighthouses. The names of the towers are visible on the stamps.

Isle of Man, a set with eight stamps "Genealogy Issue 2011". On one stamp Cunards "Ascania" is depicted. In 1923 the ship was launched, she was a passenger ship and during WW an auxiliary vessel of the Navy. In 1957 she was wrecked.

Norway, left a single stamp for the 150th birthday of Fridtjof Nansen. 100 years ago, on the 14th December 1911, Roald Amundsen reached the south pole. He and his companions are depicted on the stamp in the middle. Right we see his sledge dogs and the polar vessel "Fram".

Gibraltar, a souvenir sheet with one stamp "The Royal British Legion". In the background a battle ship is depicted.

	Ascension Island, a set with four stamps and a souvenir sheet with one stamp "70th Anniversary of Royal Air Force (RAF) Search and Rescue". Left top a Sea King helicopter and HMS "Dumbarton Castle" are depicted. Right top we see a Sea King and the submarine HMS "Spartan". Left on the sheet a Sea King and RMS "Queen Elizabeth 2".

Andorra, a single stamp about "Frankofonia" (Totality of all French-speaking states) with a coloured lighthouse and a light in the French National colours.

Netherlands, two personalized stamps. Left a symbolic christmas stamp and right a painting of Van de Velde with a sailing ship.

Austria, a personalized stamp with the paddle wheeler "Kaiserin Elisabeth".

Norway, one personalized stamp with a windjammer. In July the sailing vessels of the Tall Ship Race will reach the port of Stavanger. 200 days before the first stamp was issued (see march stamps), 100 days before the left stamp is issued and at the 28th July the last stamp will follow.

Norway, one personalized stamp "50 years ferry connection between Kiel and Oslo". The first "Kronprins Harald" is depicted.

Norway, two personalized stamps for the Hamburg port birthday 2011. The Norwegian "Sjøkurs" (left stamp) and the British "Queen Mary 2" (right stamp) take part in this event.

Germany, one personalized stamp for the Kiel Week 2011. We see the 2011 poster of this sailing week.

Germany, preview, a souvenir sheet with one stamp "175th anniversary Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt". The sheet will be issued on 9th June.

Germany, preview, a stationery "100 years four-mast barque "Passat". The letter will be issued 5th May.

USA, preview 2011. Left top a stamp about the painter Edward Hopper, "a scene off Provincetown, Massachusetts with a lighthouse in the background." Right "with this 27th stamp in the Literary Arts" Mark Twain is depicted (June 2011). In July a se-tenant about US merchant vessles will be issued. We will see a clipper, a paddle wheeler, a Liberty ship and a container ship.

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