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Penguins S/S

Posted in Antarctica/Sea Mail, Birds, Wild Life/Animals/Birds, World Stamps on Feb 22nd, 2009

Penguins S/S Country :- Gambia Date Of issue:-01.05.2007.

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Penguins on Stamps

Posted in Antarctica/Sea Mail, World Stamps on Feb 21st, 2009

Penguins on Stamps ‘Chinstrap’ penguins, Pygoscelis antarcticus, are named after the distinctive thin black band of feathers which runs from one side of the head to the other, just under their bill and resembles the chinstrap of a helmet. Their coat of feathers is dense for insulation and water proofing, and they have a thick [...]

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Breeding Penguins

Posted in Antarctica/Sea Mail, World Stamps on Feb 21st, 2009

 The set comprises of six Airmail Postcard rate stamps (currently 55p) showing the head profile of each type of the five breeding penguins and an unusual picture of an albino Rockhopper penguin. Penguins are generally regarded as being synonymous with the Falkland Islands and attract a great number of tourists each year to our shores. [...]

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First Day Cover – British Antarctic Expedition

Posted in Antarctica/Sea Mail, First Day Covers, World Stamps on Jan 6th, 2009

First Day Cover – British Antarctic Expedition A set of Five stamps and First Day Cover was released by Ross Dependency on 05 Nov 2008 to commemorate the Sir Ennest Shackelton led 1907-1909 British Antarctic Expedition which opened the Antarctica to the World.

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FDC – Aus Antarctic Territory

Posted in Antarctica/Sea Mail, First Day Covers, mountains, World Stamps on Nov 20th, 2008

FDC – Aus Antarctic Territory A set of five stamps released on 18 Jul 1984 by Australia Antarctic Territory depicting beautiful scenes of Antarctic. The stamps with deniminations of 5c , 25c ,30c , 75c , and 85c show different scenes like dog sledge, iceberg, peak of Mt Coates , Antarctic coastline behind icecles and [...]

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Maritime History – Paquebot covers

Posted in Antarctica/Sea Mail, Paquebot covers on Nov 16th, 2008

Maritime History – Paquebot covers The First cover posted on board SS CHUSAN  on leaving a Greek port and was handed in at Sydney where Paquebot/ Postmark applied  03 Feb 1967. The First cover posted on board SS CHUSAN  on leaving a South African port  and was handed in at Sydney where Paquebot/ Postmark applied  [...]

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Maritime History – Paquebot covers

Posted in Antarctica/Sea Mail, Paquebot covers on Nov 16th, 2008

Maritime History – Paquebot covers The first cover posted at sea abroad MV ANNA MERYL was handed by ship’s master Capt Chriss Reynolds on arrival at Dutch Port. Postmarked Amsterdam 13/3/1999. The second cover was posted abroad MV HOO Kestrel by Capt Reynolds on leaving aGerman port, was handed at Southampton where paquebot/ postmark was [...]

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Maritime Postal History – Paquebot Covers

Posted in Antarctica/Sea Mail, Paquebot covers on Nov 12th, 2008

Maritime Postal History – Paquebot Covers Some of the ships attending the International maritime festival at Bristol in 1996 , next visited the big event staged at Brest , France. This had become an annual get together. The First Cover was posted abroad the sail training ship ETOILE BELLE POULE and has Brest Naval Base [...]

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Maritime Postal History – Paquebot Covers

Posted in Antarctica/Sea Mail on Nov 12th, 2008

Maritime Postal History – Paquebot Covers Israel cruise ship Postmarks. A cover on opening of the post office abroad SS Jerusalem 0n 27 June 1954. The second cover posted abroad SS JERUSALEM using a machine canceller on 29 April 1953.

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Maritime Ship Mail – Paquebot Covers

Posted in Antarctica/Sea Mail on Nov 10th, 2008

Maritime Ship Mail – Paquebot Covers Cutty Sark tall Ship Races 1999. Official Postcard issued in 1986 showing Danish training ship Georg Stage. One of A class ships in 1999 race was Russian KRUZENSHTERN. The cover was posted at sea and delivered to Greenock where paquebot mark was applied before centalized postmarking at Glasgow on [...]

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Antarctica Covers – USA- Operation Deep Freeze

Posted in Antarctica/Sea Mail, Special Cancellation, Special Covers on Nov 6th, 2008

Antarctica Covers – USA- Operation Deep Freeze Operation Deep Freeze is code name for US Missions to Antarctica. A set of three covers on US Antarctica  missions in !965, 1967 , 1969. 1965 – Cancellation of USS Staten Island 1967 – Cancellation of USCGC Saten Island  W278 1969 - Cancellation Pole Station ,Antarctica

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Paquebot Cancellation

Posted in Antarctica/Sea Mail, Paquebot covers on Oct 27th, 2008

Paquebot Cancellation A unique Paquebot cancellation on a Pre Independence Indian Stamp which is scarcely seen.

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