INS Dronacharya

A Special cover was released on the Award of President's colour to INS Dronacharya on16th March 2023 at Kochi.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam

A Special cover was released on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam on 29th March 2022.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

NS Rajali

A Special cover on the Naval Ship, INS Rajali was released on 11th March 2022 for it's three decades of excellence in Maritime Reconnaissance.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

President's Fleet Review 2022

 India Post released a stamp on President's Fleet Review 2022 at Visakhapatnam on 21st February 2022.

Russian Navy

Russia Post released a set of 2 stamps depicting  the Arctic oil loading terminal "Gates of the Arctic" and the tanker "Navigator Albanov" on 29th July 2021.

The Arctic Gate terminal is located in the water area of the Ob Bay near the village of Cape Kamenny, is designed for year-round shipment of oil from the Novoportovskoye oil and gas condensate field to tankers. The Navigator Albanov is the first of six Arc7 class tankers built to provide year-round oil export from the Novoportovskoye field.

Helicopter Training School

A Special cover was released to celebrate 50 years of Helicopter Training School at INS Rajali on 15th September 2021.

Award of President's colour Naval Aviation.

A Special Cover Award of President's Colour Naval Aviation was released at Dabolim of 5th September 2021.

Courtesy: Kasinath.R, Tanjavur.

Indian Naval Air Squadron 310

A Special cover was released to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Indian Naval Air Squadron 310 at Dabolim on 21st March 2021.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

Fyodor F. Ushakov

Russia Post released a stamp to celebrate 75th Birth Anniversary of Fyodor F. Ushakov, naval commander and Admiral on 26th May 2020 depicting his portrait, images of the St. Andrew’s colors, St. Paul capital ship, a map of the island of Corfu and surrounding areas.

Fyodor F. Ushakov (1745−1817) was a Russian naval commander, admiral, the Black Sea Fleet commander in 1790-1798. F. Ushakov was the first in history to change radically the tactics of a naval battle. His ships got swiftly to close quarters with the enemy fleet and, without wasting time for deployment, attacked the major enemy ship. Fyodor Ushakov participated in 43 naval battles and gained victory in each; he lost not a single ship in the fights, and none of his subordinates was taken prisoner.

Kochi Naval Base

A Special cover was released at Kochi Naval Base to celebrate its diamond Jubilee on 5th February 2020.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan.

Naval Science and Technological Laboratory

A special cover was released to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Naval Science and Technological Laboratory at Visakhapatnam on 28th August 2019.

Naval Science and Technological Laboratory

A special cover was released on 28th August 2019 at Vishakapatanam to celebrate 50 years of Naval Science and Technological Laboratory.

Indian Naval Air Squadron 550

A special cover was released In commemoration of 60th Anniversary of Indian Naval Air Squadron 550 on 17th June 2019 at Ernakulam.

Indian Navy Air Squadron 550, "Flying Flsh" was commissioned on 17th June 1959 as the first Naval Air Squadron of the Indian Navy. The "Fly Fish" has operated 14 different aircraft, Including amphibians, helicopters and fighters over the last 60 years. At present the Squadron operates Pipistrel Virus Microlight and Dornier 228 aircraft. The latter forms the back bone of the maritime reconnaissance to maintain a constant vigil on our southern maritime borders and undertake training of Navy's fledging MR pilots and observers.

Cover Code: KL-5/2019
Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru and Sebastian Chacko.

Eastern Naval Command

A special cover on the Eastern Naval Command , Vishakhapatanam was released on 4th December 2018 at Vishakhapatanam to celebrate its 50 glorious years from 1968 to 2018.

Cover Code: AP/06/2018

Western Naval Command

A special cover was released on 12th December 2018 to mark the golden jubilee of Western Naval Command of Indian Navy in Mumbai.

Maritime Warfare Centre

A special cover was released on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Maritime Warfare Centre at Kochi Naval Base on 7th July 2018.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

INS Valsura

A special cover was released on the Platinum jubilee celebration of INS Valsura on 15th December 2017.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thruvananthapuram.

Indian Naval Signal School

A special cover was released on 14th March 2018 to celebrate diamond jubilee of Indian Naval Signal School at Kochi.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

INS Kalvari

India Post released a stamp on INS Kalvari on 7th December 2017, the first ever indigenous submarine built in India.  

HMS Gibraltar

On 25th May 2017 Gibraltar Post releases seven different ships from the British Royal Navy have been named after Gibraltar “HMS Gibraltar”. The set of seven stamps depict:

22p - HMS Gibraltar was an Edgar-class cruiser launched in 1892, made into a depot ship in 1912, and sold 1923.

54p - HMS Gibraltar was a 101-gun screw first-rate launched in 1860, on loan as a training ship in 1872, renamed Grampian in 1889, and sold 1899.

64p - HMS Gibraltar was the 80-gun Fénix captured at the battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1780, used as a powder hulk in 1813 and broken up in 1836.

70p - HMS Gibraltar was an American 14-gun brig captured in 1779, then in turn captured by the Spanish in 1781and renamed Salvador, then recaptured by HMS Anson in 1800.

80p - HMS Gibraltar was to have been a 45,000 ton aircraft carrier, ordered from Vickers Armstrong on 15September 1943, but cancelled in October 1945.

£1 - HMS Gibraltar was a 20-gun sixth-rate built in 1711, rebuilt 1727, and sold 1748. It was the first command of John Byng, who was after wards to be court-martialled and executed in the opening stages of the Seven Years’ War.

£3 - HMS Gibraltar was a 20-gun sixth-rate in service fr om 1754 to 1773.