Built in Servola near Trieste, Austria, now Italy for Armelia Obilovich and Captain Seculovich at Trieste, Austria. Around 20 years ago I was in Trieste for provision and we moored on a quay which still was owned by the Austrian Government.
Launched in 1857 as the PIERINO.
Tonnage 392 tonnes, draught 15 ft. Single deck and beams, copper and iron fastenings, two cannons.
Crew 10.
She was launched in 1857, and the year after, she was listed as being copper-sheated.
Her tonnage in 1863 was listed as 389 tonnes.
In 1865, her owners were Nicolo Armelin of Ibraila (who owned eight parts) and Antonio Sarao of Trieste, who owned 16 parts. Her captain at that time was Diodato Dabinovich. In 1868, Armelin was listed as her sole owner and her Captain was Alessandro Dabinovich. Her captain in 1870 was Spridone Doglianizza.
In 1870 was it again Armelin and Sarao, and she was listed as last surveyed in November 1867, at Marseille. Her Captain then was Giovanni Danilovich. In 1880, her tonnage is listed as 224 with a later correction to 324 ton, and the following year tonnage at 296 and her Captain given as Vladimiro Ivellich.
In Annuario Maritime from 1882, under section Ships sold, disarmed, wrecked etc. in 1881, part (p.CXXX), she is listed as wrecked 4 August 1881 at Colorado cliff, Island of Havana.
The stamp is designed after a painting “Brig PIERINO 4 VIII 1881 in storm near Cuba, and a note on the back of the painting, says the owner Nikol Armelin from Budva Captain Vlado Ivelic from Risna, Austria-Hungarian flag on main gaff. Blue-white checkered flag + ‘1’ (or “”) code flag (?) on main mast: Many sails set but all torn. Spanker gaff lowered to let wind out.
Yugoslavia 1998 2.00D sg?, scott2422.
Lloyds Register. Annuario Marittimo 1865-86. 12 Centuries of Boka Marina.