I was quite surprised to see how many stamps I had to match Viridian's 'Ships and Boats' theme. I settled on four from different countries.
From the ill-fated Munich Olympics of 1972 there was this:
From the ill-fated Munich Olympics of 1972 there was this:
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| Yemen Arab Republic |
The Olympic City of Kiel was where the Munich sailing events where held. The stamp shows a racing yacht from the 55m class.
There are more yachts on an oil painting from Kalnins on this 1974 Russian stamp.
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| Russia |
It appears to commemorate an event in 1962.
I couldn't let this week go by without showing an old Swedish sailing ship - the Flag Ocean.
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| Sweden |
In South Africa I found this ship commemorating the centenary of the ocean mail service contract in 1976.
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| South Africa |
Hope you like my selection. To see what ships/boats others have chosen be sure to visit Viridian's Sunday-stamps-145.
