US 1971 Whaling Ship Charles W. Morgan ; Historic Preservation 8c. Scott. 1441


US 1971 Whaling Ship Charles W. Morgan ; Historic Preservation 8c. Scott. 1441


Series: Historic Preservation Issue

Stamp details: Whaling Ship Charles W. Morgan, Mystic, CN

Issued date: 29-10-1971 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 8c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1441
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1444
Michel (Germany): 1055
Yvert et Tellier (France): 938

Dimensions (height x width):
31mm x 49mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Print Method: Giori Press
Perforation: Perf 11 x 11

Stamp Colors: Black brown and ocher
Paper: Buff

Themes: Sailing Ship, Flag, Port

Total print: 42.552,000 (estimate)

Description:- Charles Waln Morgan is an American whaling ship built in 1841 that was active during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Ships of this type were used to harvest the blubber of whales for whale oil which was commonly used in lamps. Charles W. Morgan has served as a museum ship since the 1940s and is now an exhibit at the Mystic Seaport museum in Mystic, Connecticut. She is the world's oldest surviving (non-wrecked) merchant vessel, the only surviving wooden whaling ship from the 19th century American merchant fleet (of an estimated 2,700 built), and second to the USS Constitution, the oldest seaworthy vessel in the world. The Morgan was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_W._Morgan_(ship)