Tintin postage stamps Tintin postage stamps This is a list of postage stamps, released in Belgium and in other countries around the world, honoring "The Adventures of Tintin", the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. In 1979, a one-off stamp was released on October 1, 1979. The stamp featured Tintin and Snowy with a magnifying glass examining a stamp depicting Captain Haddock. The stamp would be featured on the front cover of Harry Thompson's book, "Tintin, Hergé and his Creation". In 1999, a stamp which depicts a model of the moon rocket (Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon) was released on 15
SS Belgian Captain convoys during the Second World War. Convoy ON 177 departed Cardiff on 4 April 1943 bound for New York. "Belgian Captain" was carrying a cargo of coal bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia. Convoy HX 241 departed New York on 25 May 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 10 June. "Belgian Captain" was carrying a cargo of steel and lumber bound for London. She sailed from Halifax on 27 May and joined the convoy at sea on 29 May. Convoy ON 192 departed Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire on 8 July 1943 bound for New York. "Belgian Captain" was bound for Halifax, Nova