Bharathiya Tatrakshak Swarnim Jayanthi

A Special Cover was released on the Bharathiya Tatrakshak Swarnim Jayanthi on 1st February 2026.

Directorate General of Shipping

A Special cover was released to celebrate 75 years of Directorate General of Shipping at Mumbai on 4th September 2025.

Commercial fleet of Russia

Russia Post released a stamp to celebrate 50th Anniversary of the commercial fleet of Russia on 11th September 2023 depicting an image of the Yamalmax-class LNG tanker in the Arctic latitudes.

Hydrofoil Vessels of Russia

Russia Post released a set of 3 stamps on Hydrofoil vessels of the new generation depicting images of hydrofoil vessel Valdai-45R against the background of the embankment in Nizhny Novgorod, Kometa-120M in Sevastopol and Meteor-120R in St. Petersburg on 6th September 2023.

JSC Alekseev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau produces vessels of a new generation that combine the best traditions of the Soviet design school and innovative engineering and technical solutions.

Yu. Lisyansky

Russia Post released a stamp to celebrate 250th Birth Anniversary of Yu. Lisyansky (1773–1837), navigator, explorer, participant of the first Russian round-the-world expedition on 12th April 2023 depicting his portrait and an image of sloops Nadezhda and Neva.

In 1793-1799, Lisyansky did his military service as a volunteer on the ships of the British Navy. During those years, he sailed extensively to North America and the Canadian coasts, South Africa, India and the West Indies.

Upon his return to Russia, in 1798, he was promoted to the rank of captain-lieutenant and commanded the Avtroil frigate. In November of 1802, he was awarded the Order of St. George, 4th class, for 18 sea campaigns.

In 1803-1806, Ivan Kruzenstern and Yuri Lisyansky on sailing sloops Nadezhda and Neva executed the first circumnavigation in the history of the Russian Fleet. During the three-year expedition, the ships sailed together only 375 days and 720 days on their own. Yuri Lisyansky was the first to describe Hawaii in his book Journey Around the World (in 2 volumes, 1812). During his cruising, he made detailed observations of winds and currents, compiled rich mineral, zoological, ethnographic and botanical collections, described tens of islands and many hundreds of miles of coastlines. For his services, he was promoted to captain second rank and in August of 1806, he was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, money reward and life pension.

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.

Nuclear-Powered Icebreaking Fleet of Russia

Russia Post released a set of 2 stamps on the Nuclear-Powered Icebreaking Fleet of Russia on 22nd September 2022 featuring nuclear-powered icebreakers Arktika and Sibir against ice scenery and symbols of an atom.

Cruise liner Mustai Karim

Russia Post released a stamp on the Cruise liner Mustai Karim under the series maritime fleet of Russia on 9th September 2022.

Cruise liner Mustai Karim is a passenger four-decker of the river-sea class. It is the first ship of the PV300 project and the first full-size cruise ship built over 60 years in the USSR and modern Russia.

It is in use in the Volga-Neva basin with coastal access to the adjacent seas. The ship was designed according to the floating hotel principle and corresponds to the level of a five-star hotel.It is named after Bashkir poet, writer and play writer Mustai Karim.

Vice Admiral Elenjikal Chandy Kuruvilla

A Special cover was released on the 100th Birth Anniversary of Vice Admiral Elenjikal Chandy Kuruvilla on 26th October 2022 at Kochi.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

M. Britnev

Russia Post released a stampto celebrate 100th Birth Anniversary of M. Britnev (1822-1889), shipbuilding engineer, inventor of the world's first icebreaker on 28th July 2022 depicting a portrait of Mikhail Britnev and an image of the Pailot icebreaking ship.

Mir sailing Frigate.

 Russia Post issued a stamp on Mir sailing Frigate on 1st July 2022.

Three-masted frigate Chersones

 Russia Post released a stamp on the three-masted frigate Chersones on 25th March 2022.

The Chersones training sailing ship was laid down in 1987 under the project of Polish naval architect Zygmunt Choreń and launched in 1989 in the Gdańsk Shipyard named after Lenin. The sailing ship was named in honor of the ancient city of Chersonese, where Prince Vladimir of Kiev was Christianized in the 10th century.

The ship is built according to the prototype of sailing ships of the early 20th century and is fully rigged with ship-type sails. The principle motion of the Chersones ship is provided by 26 sails.

In 2015, the ship was turned over to the federal ownership of the Russian Federation and assigned to FSUE Rosmorport; efforts were taken to transfer the Chersones sailing training ship to the Russian flag. The sailing ship acquired its historic white color with a blue stripe along the side and gold and ochre decorations.

In September 2016, for the first time since 2006, the Chersones ship went to sea and took part in the SCF Black Sea Tall Ships Regatta – 2016 international sailing regatta.

In 2020, the symbol of the ship - galleon figure Golden Albatross, which the Chersones ship was awarded in 1997 for circumnavigating Cape Horn under sails – was restored on its stem bar.In August 2021, the sailing training ship changed the classic white sails for red (scarlet) sails.

Every year, the frigate takes part in various festive events and participates in the Tavrida-ART festivals with their glary point of attraction being a large art-park in the Kapsel Bay near the city of Sudak. Prominent art objects located in this area are Assol, symbolizing the strength of will and faith in the daydream, and a figure of a Man Looking out to the Sea as a personification of the creator, searching for a way to inspiration and self-expression.

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.

Award of President's Colour to INS Valsura

A Special cover to celebrate the Award of President's Colour to INS Valsura was released on 25th March 2022 at Jamnagar, Gujarat.

Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex

Russia Post released a stamp on the Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex depicting images of the multi functional supply vessel "Katerina Velikaya", the shipyard and the logo of the SKK"Zvezda"

The Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex (SSK Zvezda) is a Russian shipbuilding and ship repair enterprise in the city of Bolshoy Kamen, Primorsky Krai. On September 1, 2016, the ceremonial launch of the first stage took place in the presence of the President of the Russian Federation. In 2018, work began on the construction of the second stage of the shipyard; it is expected to complete the construction in 2024.

President's Fleet Review 2022

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

Sedov

 Russia Post released a stamp to mark 100 years of the barque " Sedov"on 27th July 2021.

The Sedov is a four-masted barque built in 1921 in Germany. During the Second World War, the barque sailed in the Baltic under the German naval flag. After the war, it was transferred to the USSR as a reparation from Germany and renamed in honor of the famous Russian polar explorer G. Ya.Sedov.

Ivan F. Krusenstern

Russia Post released a stamp to celebrate 250th anniversary of I.F Krusenstern (1770–1846), navigator on 20th October 2020 depicting an image of the Nadezhda sailing sloop, the St. Andrew’s flag and a world map with the indicated route of the round-the-world expedition along with his portrait.

In 1803-1806, Krusenstern on the Nadezhda sailing sloop accompanied by his assistant Yuri Lisyansky on Neva executed the first Russian circumnavigation. During the expedition, they for the first time implemented extensive oceanographic and meteorological surveying and started systematic deep-water ocean research; besides, they compiled a description of a part of the Kuril Islands, coastlines of Sakhalin, Kamchatka, and some of the Japan islands.

May Flower

USPS released a stamp on 17th September 2020 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s arrival off the coast of New England in December 1620.

 On Dec. 16, 1620, a ship that carried 102 English passengers completed a perilous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean from Plymouth, England, and anchored offshore of today’s Plymouth, MA. The Mayflower’s passengers would become known to us as Pilgrims, and the story of their settlement in America would inspire future generations and become part of the larger story of the nation’s founding ideals.

 The Pilgrims’ story is intertwined with the story of the Wampanoag — People of the First Light — who made an alliance with the Pilgrims and forged a treaty with them that maintained relative peace for more than 50 years. The Pilgrims might not have survived their first year without the help and advice of the Wampanoag, with whom they celebrated their first harvest in the fall of 1621. 

The Mayflower Compact, Plymouth Rock, Thanksgiving — all became part of the enduring legacy of this tiny band of settlers, whom we honor on the 400th anniversary of their arrival in America.

Endeavour 250

Australia Post issued a set of 5 stamps on 29th April 2020 to celebrate the 250 years of  British explorer, James Cook embarked on his first Pacific voyage aboard His Majesty's Bark (HMB) Endeavour.

This unusual presentation of the $1.10 stamps sees the denomination halved and placed as design pairs of .55c, .presented as semi-imperforate which is the first such design by Australia Post.

These 5 stamps depict:

Navigation: 55c James Cook and 55c Southern Cross
Voyages: 55c Endeavour and 55c Map of Australia
Land: 55c Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture and 55c James Cook, resting
Science and botany: 55c Banksia and 55c Banks and Solander
The journey continues: 55c The Torres Strait and 55c Compass

The British Royal Navy’s research vessel HM Bark Endeavour, captained by James Cook, embarked on its Pacific voyage on 26 August 1768 with instructions to chart the transit of Venus across the sun at the equator. Reaching the east coast of Australia in 1770, the Endeavour’s exploration of the Pacific Ocean had a tremendous impact on navigation leading to the first large-scale hydrographic surveys and advancements in the measurement of longitude.