Sailing Stamp
Written communication has gone from the letter, to email and now even to text messaging. Even bills can now be paid online.
Still, I have an occasional need for stamps. When I do I search the Postal Service’s Online store for something a little different. My most recent purchase was stamps featuring a US Navy sailing warship.
To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the launch of the sloop-of-war USS Constellation, the US Postal Service issued a $.37 postage stamp.
The art on the stamp is based on a photo graph from 1893. The Constellation amazingly dates from the era of US Civil War having been built in 1854.
Prior to this Constellation there was a sailing frigate of the same name. Recently the aircraft carrier Constellation has been decommissioned.
Another famous Constellation was the Sparkman & Stephens designed 12 Metre US-20 which was the America’s Cup winner in 1964.
So, for awhile my bills and occasional letters will carry a sailing stamp.
Typically stamps depict historical things, famous figures of the past etc. So it’s unlikely that any boat you currently see on the water will end up on a stamp in 2004.
But….if there was a chance to have a current day boat on a stamp I’d chose Cheyenne nee Playstation the current round the world record holder. Which boat would you postally commemorate?
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