Boat #281, Argentina

Boat #282, São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe is a Portuguese speaking island nation off the coast of equatorial West Africa. I'm not sure if Leif had a chance to visit, but if he did he may have found the beard to be a bit much for the climate.

Philip

Boat #283, Grenada

Boat #284, George Washington crossing the Delaware in Equatorial Guinea

You know what George? A real man would probably help paddle.

Boat #285, Iraq

Boat #286, New Zealand

Boat #287, Comoro Islands

There are certain stamps that I don't pay much attention to until I happen to scan them and see them enlarged on the computer screen. This is one of those stamps. I love the patchwork sails especially.

Philip

Boat #288, Madagascar

It's astonishing how many foreign countries, at some point in the postal history, have done a series on the American Revolution. How many stamps has the U.S. issued to commemorate Madagascar's independence from France in 1960? I think zero is a safe bet, though I haven't taken the time to check.

Philip

Boat #289, Laos

Boat #290, Colombia

Now there's a handsome fella! I'm gonna make sideburns like these my new summer project.

Boat #291, Falkland Islands

Boat #292, Brazil

Boat #293, Shipbuilding in Japan

Boat #294, Poland

Boat #295, Back in Brunei

The little tugboat in this stamp, roughly the size of a pin head, is probably the smallest boat in my stamp collection.

Philip

Boat #296, Monaco

Boat #297, Solomon Islands

I wish the Argo livery in Ann Arbor rented out canoes like this.

Boat #298, Central African Republic

Boat #299, Montserrat

Our first visit to Montserrat, a British territory in the Caribbean.

Boat #300, Greece

Greece really surprised me with their strong showing against Nigeria in their World Cup match yesterday. So in honor of their performance Greece has earned a bonus day on 365 Boats.

Philip