THE STAMPS Description.

This stamp series consists of the ships; Capitán Miranda (Cat.2), 11 Países (289c), ARM Cuauhtémoc (464c), and Cisne Branco (496c).

 

Capitán Miranda, Ambassador to the seas and the world, was originally built as a survey vessel for the Uruguayan Navy and saw many decades of successful service until she was eventually given a schooner rig and a new purpose as a sail training vessel in 1977.

 

Also part of the series is the ‘11 Países’ stamp, which was designed to honor the 11 Latin American countries. As can be seen on the map published by the Brazilian Navy, 7 large ships will visit 13 ports in 11 countries. Together they have 976 crew members on board and their sail area reaches 11,270 m2.

 

Following the ‘11 Países’ stamp, we have the tall ship ARM Cuauhtémoc, which is a sail training vessel used by the Mexican Navy to develop the seamanship skills of their cadets. She also acts as an ambassador for Mexico in every ports she visits, with regular appearances at many international tall ships events across the world.

 

Last but not least, the Cisne Branco is a sail training tall ship operated by the Brazilian Navy. She was launched in 2000 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Brazil and has since taken part in many major international tall ships events such as L'Armada Rouen (in 2003, 2008 and 2013) and Velas SudAmerica in 2010, representing both the Brazilian Navy and the culture of Brazil on a truly international stage.

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