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Stamps on ” Sailships – Armada of the Century ” – France 1999.
France has issued a set of stamps on ” Sailships – Armada of the Century ” on 10 Jul 1999.
1 Fr – Belle Poule 1 Fr – Belem 1 Fr – Americo Vespucci
Stamps on ” Sailships – Armada of the Century ” – France 1999.
France has issued a set of stamps on ” Sailships – Armada of the Century ” on 10 Jul 1999.
1 Fr – Simon Bolivar 1 Fr – Statsraad Lehmkuhl 1 Fr – Asgard II
Indians in First World War – Air Warriors -Miniature Sheets India 2019.
India issued a set of Stamps on 20 Aug 2019 to Honour Indians in the First World War. A Miniature sheet containing four stamps was issued featuring Air Warriors.
Rs 15 – Lt Indra Lal Roy, DFC RS 15 – Lt H S Malik Rs 5 – Lt B C Wellingkar Rs 5 – Lt E S Chander Sen.
Stamp on Martin Waldseemuller Map – Germany – 2007.
Germany has issued a stamp of 220c to mark 500th Anniversary of Martin Waldseemuller Map. The Waldseemuller Map or Universalis Cosmographia or Universal Cosmography is a printed wall map of the World by German Cartographer Martin Waldseemuller, originally published on April 1507. It is known as the first map to use the word America. It was bestowed in honour of Italian Americo Vespucci. America placed on this map is now South America.
The wall map consists of 12 sections printed from woodcuts. Each section is one of four horizontally and three vertically when assembled. The stamp shows these 12 sections. The only copy of this Map is displayed in Library of Congress Washington DC. A thousand copies were printed originally.
Martin Waldseemuller (1470-1520) was a German Cartographer who along with Matthias Ringmann is credited with first using the word America on maps based on Vespucci and Columbus travels
First Day Cover cancelled at Berlin is listed.
Portraits of Copernicus – Stamps of Poland 1973.
Poland issued a set of stamps to mark 500th Birth Anniversary of Mikolaj Kopernik Copernicus featuring his portraits. The stamps were issued on 18 Feb 1973. Copernicus (1473-1543) was a great mathematician and Astronomer.
1.5 Zl – Painted in Torun 16th Century 2.50 Zl – Painting by Zinck Nor
4 Zl – From Strasbourg Clock.
Captain George Vancouver – Stamps of Canada 2007.
Captain George Vancouver (22 Jun 1757-10 May 1798) was born in Norfolk England. He was a British officer of Royal Navy best known for his 1791-95 expedition which explored North America’s northwestern Pacific Coast regions.
Vancouver Island and City of Vancouver British Columbia are named after him. Vancouver Washington, Mount Vancouver of Yukon and Alaska are also named after him. Mt Vancouver, NewZealand’s sixth highest peak in the southern Alps is also named after him.
Lifesize gilded statue of Captain Vancouver stands majestically atop the British Columbia Parliament Building in Victoria. He was one of Britain’s greatest explorers and navigators.
HMS Discovery and HMS Chatham were the two ships which took part in the Vancouver expedition.
Canada issued a $1.55 stamp on 22 Jun 2007 to commemorate 250th Birth Anniversary of Captain George Vancouver.
Stamps on Soyuz 4 & 5 – Hungary 1969.
Hungary issued stamps on Soyuz 4 & 5 and Astronauts in 1989.
