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Many nations have depicted 'ships on stamps', since ships have long been a means of transporting the mail over long distances. Ships are also symbols of economic or military prowess, and in some cases specific ships are associated with events of historical significance to the issuing nation.
The protocol for listing ships is similar to that for people on stamps. If a specific ship is listed, it is by name, and others are by type and/or era. While this list could conceivably include any sort of watercraft, the emphasis is on large seagoing vessels.
'Abu Dhabi' ''1964-1972''

★ patrol boat (1971)
'Aden' ''1937-1965''

★ dhow (1937)
'French Territory of the Afars and Issas' ''1967-1977''

★ freighters (1973)
'Afghanistan' ''none 1871-1970''
'La Aguera' ''none 1920-1922''
'Aitutaki' ''1903-1976''

★ sailing ships in harbor (1920)

★ HMS ''Bounty'' (1974)

★ HMS ''Resolution'' (1974)
'Ajman' ''none 1964-1971''
'Alaouites' ''none 1925-1930''
'Albania' ''1913-1969''

★ ''Aurora'' (1957)

★ ship with soldier et al (1963)

★ freighter ''Teuta'' (1963)

★ freighter ''Vlora'' (1963)

★ galleys (1963)

★ 18th century sailing ship (1963)

★ 19th century sailing ship (1963)
'Alexandretta' ''none 1938''
'Algeria' ''1924-1969''

★ freighter unloading cargo (1939)

★ battleship Richelieu (1949 airmail)

★ aircraft carrier Arromanches (1949 airmail)
'Allenstein' ''none 1920''
'Andorra' ''none 1928-1990''
'Angola' ''1870-1990''

★ sailing ship (1949)

★ cruiser Dom Carlos I (1967)

★ corvette Mindelo (1967)

★ mail ships (1970)

★ galleon (1972)
'Angra' ''none 1892-1905''
'Anguilla' ''1967-1975''

★ ''Magninime'' (1971)

★ ''Aimable'' (1971)

★ HMS ''Duke'' (1971)

★ HMS ''Agamemnon'' (1971)

★ ''Glorieux'' (1971)

★ HMS ''Formidable'' (1971)

★ HMS ''Namur'' (1971)

★ ''Ville de Paris'' (1971)

★ HMS ''Canada'' (1971)

★ HMS ''St Albans'' (1971)

★ ''Santa Maria'' (1973)
'Anjouan' ''none 1892-1912''
'Annam and Tonkin' ''none 1888''
'Antigua' ''1862-1969''

★ HMS ''Victory'' (1932)

★ Sir Thomas Warner ship (1932)

★ steam packet in harbor (1962)

★ 17th century sailing ship (1967)

★ freighter, plane, trucks (1969)
'Argentina' ''1858-1970''

★ ''Santa Maria'' (1892)

★ ''Nina'' (1892)

★ ''Pinta'' (1892)

★ ships at La Plata (1933)

★ training ship ''Presidente Sarmiento'' (1939, 1947)

★ rescue ship ''Uruguay'' (1953)

★ frigate ''Hercules'' (1957, 1969)

★ caravel (1960)

★ sailing ships at Battle of San Nicolas (1961)

★ icebreaker ''General San Martin'' (1965)

★ clipper ''Mimosa'' (1965)

★ schooner ''Invencible'' (1967)

★ training ship ''General Brown'' (1967)

★ frigate ''Libertad'' (1968)

★ schooner ''Juliet'' (1970)
'Armenia' ''none 1919-1995''
'Aruba' ''none 1986-1991''
'Ascension' ''1922-1971''

★ sailing ship (1924)
'Australia' ''1913-1969''

★ sailing ship, Sullivan Cove, Hobart (1953)

★ sailing ship and Abel Tasman (1963)

★ ''Roebuck'' and William Dampier (1963)

★ ''Investigator'' and Matthew Flinders (1963)

★ 17th century sailing ship (1966)
'Austria' ''1850-1959''

★ S.S. ''Maria Anna'' (1937)

★ S.S. ''Uranus'' (1937)

★ S.S. ''Oesterreich'' (1937)
'Azerbaijan' ''none 1919-1993''
'Azores' ''none 1868-1924''
'Bahamas' ''1859-1986''

★ fishing boat (1948)

★ yacht (1948)

★ RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' (1965)

★ yacht (1965)

★ ''Santa María'' (1965)

★ yacht (1968)

★ fishing boat (1969)

★ Sunfish (1969)

★ sailboat & ship (1970)

★ Bahamian sponge boat (1971)

★ sailboat (1972)

★ sailboat (1976)

★ sailing ship (1978)

★ early mailboat (1979)

★ ''Santa María'' (1980)

★ blockade runner, 1860s (1980)

★ ship (1980)

★ container ship Oropesa (1984)

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References

★ Scott catalogue