NIUAFO'OU (TIN CAN ISLAND) (1994) Sailing ships: HMS Bounty*, HMS Pandora*, whaling ship*, trading schooner*. Imperforate plate proof strip of 5. Scott No 172. Yvert No 209.
AVAILABLE AT $100
GERMANY (1957) Cargo ship*. Photo essay (See Note) of unaccepted design for Merchant Marine Day. Scott No 767, Yvert No 136.
AVAILABLE AT $60
GERMANY (1965) Flag*. Hand*. Wave*. Photo essay (See Note) of unaccepted design for 100th anniversary of German Sea Rescue Service. Scott No 929, Yvert No 339.
AVAILABLE AT $60
GERMANY (1965) Man being carried over waves by rescue line*. Photo essay (See Note) of unaccepted design for 100th anniversary of German Sea Rescue Service. Scott No 929, Yvert No 339.
AVAILABLE AT $60
AUSTRIA (2013) Paddle steamer "Hohentweil". Black print. Featured in the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace."
AVAILABLE AT $15
AUSTRIA (2020) Antonio Canal, Venice*. Black print.
AVAILABLE AT $15
BELGIUM (1982) Yachting*. Black ministerial proof with embossed seal of postal authorities. Scott No B1012, Yvert No 2042.
AVAILABLE AT $50
FRENCH COLONIES: WEST AFRICA (1906) Natives*. Ships*. Very interesting large Die Proof in black for the common design used in French Colonies of West Africa. Dahomey (Scott Type D1), Ivory Coast (Scott Type D1), Mauritania (Scott Type D1), Senegal (Scott Type D2). Very rare! Small tear at top.
AVAILABLE AT $300
AUSTRIA (1979) Steamships*. Set of 3 black proofs, 150th anniversary of first Danube Steamship Company. Scott Nos 1114-6, Yvert Nos 1430-2. Hard to find as a complete set!
AVAILABLE AT $30
TONGA (1990a) Native catamaran*. Proof strip of 2 and gutter illustration from printer's archives. Polynesian explorers - "Bidding farewell." Scott No 748, Yvert No 776. Scarce!
AVAILABLE AT $40
AUSTRIA (2014) Steamboat on Lake Atterlee. Black print. 175th anniversary of first steamship on lake.
AVAILABLE AT $15
INDIA (1968) Frigate "Nilgiri"*. Photographic proof from the archives of India Security Printers. These proofs were made before printing the stamps and often show levels of detail missing in the issued stamps. Scott No 479, YvertNo 262. First Indian warship.
AVAILABLE AT $80
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AVAILABLE AT $40
MADAGASCAR (1991) Caravel Amsterdam ship* (1539). Scott No 1019. Yvert 1022. Margin copy Proof with different paper than the issued stamp. The top of the Proof is glued onto an individual presentation card, 113mm x 93mm, with paper overlay. Only 10 copies prepared! The card has the circular handstamp in red of the Madagascar embassy Seen and approved"" June 28, 1991. Very rare!
AVAILABLE AT $100
AUSTRIA (2008) Paddle-wheel steamer*. Black print. Stamp Day.
AVAILABLE AT $12
AUSTRIA (2009) Propellor steamer "Thalia"*. Black print.
AVAILABLE AT $12
AUSTRIA (2012) Steamer "Schonbrunn"*. Black print. First Danube Steamship Company flagship.
AVAILABLE AT $15
AUSTRIA (2018) Catamaran. Black print.
AVAILABLE AT $12
ARGENTINA (1939) Guillermo Brown. Imperforate proof printed on shiny paper. Scott No 426. Father of the Argentine Navy.
AVAILABLE AT $30
NEW CALEDONIA (1960) Port-de-France*. Sepia printer's proof. Scott No 317, Yvert No 301. Only 3-4 were printed!
AVAILABLE AT $200
NEW CALEDONIA (1962) Melanesian sailing canoes*. Sepia printer's proof. Scott No 318, Yvert No 302. Value was changed from 9Fr to 2Fr. Very rare!
AVAILABLE AT $325
NEW CALEDONIA (1962) Sail Rock. Sailboats. Sepia printer's proof. Scott No 320, Yvert No 304. Very rare!
AVAILABLE AT $200
AUSTRIA (2019) Sailing ship*. Rising sun*. Black print of S/S. 150 years of freindship with Japan.
AVAILABLE AT $20
AUSTRIA (2019) Rowers*. Black print. World Rowing Championship in Linz-Ottensheim.
AVAILABLE AT $15