19 April (Saint Helena ) within release Mail Ships goes into circulation Stamp R.M.S. Good Hope Castle face value 2'3 Saint Helena shilling
Stamp R.M.S. Good Hope Castle in catalogues | |
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Stanley Gibbons: | Sg:SH 244 |
Michel: | Mi:SH 214 |
Stamp is horizontal format.
Also in the issue Mail Ships:
Stamp R.M.S. Good Hope Castle it reflects the thematic directions:
A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying passengers or goods, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research and fishing. Historically, a "ship" was a sailing vessel with at least three square-rigged masts and a full bowsprit. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape and load capacity.
Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of the use of postage stamps and covers and associated postal artifacts illustrating historical episodes in the development of postal systems. The term is attributed to Robson Lowe, a professional philatelist, stamp dealer and stamp auctioneer, who made the first organised study of the subject in the 1930s and described philatelists as "students of science", but postal historians as "students of humanity". More precisely, philatelists describe postal history as the study of rates, routes, markings, and means (of transport).