Ships year

Australia - "   SHIPS ~ YEAR OF THE SURF LIFESAVER. " MNH ~ 3D / Lenticular  Miniature Sheet ! 2007 celebrates the Year of the Surf Lifesaver. It is also the centenary of Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA). One hundred years ago the Surf Bathing Association of NSW was established, and it brought standardisation to surf lifesaving instruction, regulation and practice at the fledgling clubs around Sydney. It is from this organization that SLSA evolved. The Surf Bathing Association was, however, preceded by a branch of Britain ’s Royal Life Saving Society, which was set up in Sydney in 1894. Since 1924 it has been responsible for still water safety (in harbours, inland water systems and pools) while the Surf Bathing Association, now known as SLSA, was made responsible for water safety at beaches around Australia ’s coastline. Until 1902, it was illegal in Australia to “surf bathe” during daylight hours, and even then male and female bathers were segregated. Since those early years, beach culture has become a key facet of the Australian lifestyle and identity, and the surf lifesaving movement has grown in response to this. With the majority of the Australian population living within 50 kilometres of the coast, the beach and the activities it facilitates have become cornerstones in the lives of many Australians and the surf lifesaver has become an iconic figure.   The $2.45 stamp, a double definitive size, is the first Australian  lenticular stamp to be produced. It shows an inflatable rescue  boat (IRB), an important part of lifesaving equipment, pushing powerfully through a wave. Year: 2007.  (SSNJ13). <div style="text-align:center"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://mostpopular.sellathon.com/?id=AC974128"><img src="http://www.sellathon.com/Resources/Images/countercredit.gif" border="0"></a></div>

Australia -  "   SHIPS ~ YEAR OF THE SURF LIFESAVER. "  Philatelic - Numismatic Cover with Lenticular (Motion Print) $2.45 Stamp  ! Reverse of Cover - Pix 6 & 7. FDI: 6 March 2007, Bondi Beach NSW. (CJM13). <div style="text-align:center"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://mostpopular.sellathon.com/?id=AC974128"><img src="http://www.sellathon.com/Resources/Images/countercredit.gif" border="0"></a></div>

The incredible true story of the discovery of America before Columbus was even born.Gavin Menzies's extraordinary findings rewrite history. On March 8, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen sailed from its base in China. The ships, huge junks nearly five hundred feet long and built from the finest teak, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was "to proceed all the way to the end of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas" and unite the whole world in Confucian harmony. Their journey would last more than two years and circle the globe. When they returned in October 1423, the emperor had fallen, leaving China in political and economic chaos. The great ships, now considered frivolous, were left to rot at their moorings and the records of their journeys were destroyed. Lost in China's long, self-imposed isolation that followed was the knowledge that Chinese ships had reached America seventy years before Columbus and circumnavigated the globe a century before Magellan. Also concealed were how the Chinese colonized America before the Europeans and transplanted to America, Australia, New Zealand and South America the principal economic crops that have fed and clothed the world. Now, in a landmark historical journey, Gavin Menzies, who spent fifteen years tracing the astonishing voyages of the Chinese fleet, shares the remarkable account of his discoveries and the incontrovertible evidence to support them. His compelling narrative pulls together ancient maps, precise navigational knowledge, astronomy and the surviving accounts of Chinese explorers and the later European navigators to prove that the Chinese had also discovered Antarctica, reached Australia three hundred and fifty years before Cook and solved the problem of longitude three hundred years ahead of the Europeans. 1421 describes the artifacts and inscribed stones left behind by the emperor's fleet, the evidence of wrecked junks along its route -- discovered in locations ranging from the middle of the Mississippi River to tributaries of the Amazon -- and the ornate votive offerings left by the Chinese sailors wherever they landed, in honor of Shao Lin, goddess of the sea. 1421: The Year China Discovered America is the story of a remarkable journey of discovery that rewrites our understanding of history. Our knowledge of world exploration as it has been commonly accepted for centuries must now be reconceived due to this classic work of historical detection.

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New Zealand - "  SHIPS ~ YACHTS ~ AMERICA'S CUP. " MNH ~ Miniature Sheet ! PLEASE NOTE: The MS has a slight corner crease on the top left-hand side. Year: 2002. (MRZA12).

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Hong Kong - "  SHIPS ~ GOVERNMENT VESSELS. " MNH ~ Odd - Shaped  Miniature Sheet ! Hong Kong is a thriving port, renowned as one of the busiest in the world. To maintain the efficient operation of the port and provision of other marine services, various government departments maintain their own specialised vessels which are designed to perform a diverse range of duties, including patrolling, inspection and quarantine, water quality control, firefighting and hydrographic works, among others. Hong Kong Post introduces for the first time, a vessel - shaped stamp sheetlet to highlight the theme of this set of stamps. With a light blue backdrop, the stamp sheetlet features six government vessels assembled in a line and ready to perform their duties. Year: 2015. (NZS15). &lt;div style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://mostpopular.sellathon.com/?id=AC974128"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.sellathon.com/Resources/Images/countercredit.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

On March 8, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. Its mission was "to proceed all the way to the ends of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas" and unite the whole world in Confucian harmony. When it returned in October 1423, the emperor had fallen, leaving China in political and economic chaos. The great ships were left to rot at their moorings and the records of their journeys were destroyed. Lost in China's long, self-imposed isolation that followed was the knowledge that Chinese ships had reached America seventy years before Columbus and had circumnavigated the globe a century before Magellan. Also concealed was how the Chinese colonized America before the Europeans and transplanted in America and other countries the principal economic crops that have fed and clothed the world. Unveiling incontrovertible evidence of these astonishing voyages, 1421 rewrites our understanding of history. Our knowledge of world exploration as it has been commonly accepted for centuries must now be reconceived due to this landmark work of historical investigation.

On March 8, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China to "proceed all the way to the ends of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas." When the fleet returned home in October 1423, the emperor had fallen, leaving China in political and economic chaos. The great ships were left to rot at their moorings and the records of their journeys were destroyed. Lost in the long, self-imposed isolation that followed was the knowledge that Chinese ships had reached America seventy years before Columbus and had circumnavigated the globe a century before Magellan. And they colonized America before the Europeans, transplanting the principal economic crops that have since fed and clothed the world.

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