Lighthouse Stamp Society

2014 Jersey

Posted on March 2, 2015 | Leave a comment

Jersey Post issued a set of stamps on 9 Oct 2014 to commemorate their oyster fishing industry. One of the stamps in the set depicts the iconic La Corbiere lighthouse.

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Kiz Kulesi 2014

Posted on February 23, 2015 | Leave a comment

On 14 Nov 2014 Turkey issued a stamp commemorating 100 years of Turkish cinema. A stylized image of Kiz Kulesi is visible near the center of the stamp between the towers of the bridge. Kis Kulesi which is also know as the Maiden’s Tower and sometimes mistakenly as Leander’s Tower is locate on a small island at the southern end of the Bosphorus just off shore from Istanbul.

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Icelandic postal cards

Posted on February 16, 2015 | Leave a comment

The three postal cards shown below were released by Iceland Post and show lighthouses of that island country.

Langanes lighthouse

Kalfshamar lighthouse

Reykjanes lighthouse

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Ukraine September 2014

Posted on February 9, 2015 | Leave a comment

On 2 Sep 2014 Ukraine Post issued a mini sheet of four stamps to commemorate “The Beauty and Grandeur of Ukraine. Odessa Region”. The large stamp at the lower right features Illichivsk South Mole Lt. Illichivsk is a city about 25 miles south of Odessa and became a port in 1957 when a deepwater channel was cut through a sandy barrier to the Black Sea. This lighthouse was built in 1965.

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2 Feb 2015 Aland

Posted on February 2, 2015 | Leave a comment

Today, Aland Post launches the first of a six-year issue of stamps commemorating 19th century sailing ships. One of these stamps appears to depict Sälskär lighthouse. The stamp pictures the barquentine Leo which was built in 1870 and carried steel and wood products between Scandinavia and Great Britain and France for nearly 30 years. Sälskär lighthouse is also featured on a stamp issued by Aland in 1992 as shown here.

Issued on 2 Feb 2015

Scott 65, 8 May 1992

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2014 Japan sheet

Posted on February 1, 2015 | Leave a comment

On 1 September 2014 Japan Post issued a sheet of 10 82 yen stamps to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers. The third stamp shows two stylized harbor entrance lights on the end of the jetties.