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Portugal-Azores 2013

Posted on November 16, 2013 | Leave a comment

On 9 Oct 2013 the Azores issued a set of four stamps and two souvenir sheets commemorating the bee keeping industry. The stamp shown here shows Gonçalo Velho L/H located on Santa Maria Island.

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2013 Republic of South Africa

Posted on November 12, 2013 | Leave a comment

On 26 July 2013 the South African Post Office issued a souvenir sheet with 10 stamps commemorating the Centenary of Port Elizabeth 1913-2013. On the margin of the sheet and on the stamp at the upper right the lighthouse at the Donkin Reserve is depicted. This light is no longer active and is a popular tourist destination as the lighthouse is open and provides a spectacular view of the city.

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Croatia Lighthouses 2013

Posted on October 17, 2013 | Leave a comment

On 26 Sep 2013 Croatia Post released the latest in a series of lighthouse stamps. Lighthouses shown on the below stamps include: Pločica Light, Stončica Light., and Sućuraj Light.

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Horses (and Lighthouses) of France 2013

Posted on October 9, 2013 | Leave a comment

On 8 April 2013 France La Poste issued a set of 12 stamps commemorating the horses of the regions of France. Two of these stamps show French lighthouses. Les Héaux de Bréhat Light is seen at the upper left of the first stamp shown below. Gatteville Light is faintly visible in the background of the second stamp at the top center.

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Bulgaria 2013

Posted on September 21, 2013 | Leave a comment

On 16 August 2013 Bulgaria Post issued this miniature sheet commemorating the International Philatelic Salon at Sophia. It reprints the two lighthouse stamps from 2001 showing Shabla Lighthouse and Kaliakra Lighthouse.

The 2001 stamps are shown below.

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2013 France Sheets with Lighthouses

Posted on September 17, 2013 | Leave a comment

On 1 July 2013 France La Poste issues 8 sheets of 6 stamps each. Four of the sheets depict lighthouses of the Islands of France series. Shown below are the four sheets showing lighthouses. When higher resolution images of the individual stamps are available this post will be updated.

Vieux Fort Lighthouse on the island of Guadeloupe is shown on the stamp at the bottom left.

La Carvelle Lighthouse on the island of Martinique is shown on the stamp at the bottom right.

La Croix Lighthouse is shown at the upper right and is located near Brehat Island. Ile Vierge Lighthouse is shown at the bottom right. It is located near Plouguerneau in Brittany.

Chassiron Lighthouse is shown at the top right and is located onl’île d’Oléron.

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2013 Iceland Lighthouse III series – Updated

Posted on September 13, 2013 | Leave a comment

Iceland Post issued the two stamps shown below on 12 September 2013. This was announced in a post here on 4 Jan 2013. This is the third pair of stamps in the Iceland Lighthouse series and features Skarðsfjara Lighthouse and Vattarnes Lighthouse.

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Lithuania 2013

Posted on September 8, 2013 | Leave a comment

On 27 July 2013 Lithuania Post issued a series of two stamps depicting Klaipėda Lighthouse and Ventė Cape Lighthouse. Thanks to Klaus for bringing this issue to our attention.

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2013 New Zealand

Posted on September 4, 2013 | Leave a comment

Today, 4 Sept 2013, New Zealand Post issued a very nice set of five stamps and a miniature sheet highlighting that countries coastlines. Each of the stamps and the mini sheet shows a lighthouse as follows:

70c and mini sheet – Castlepoint Lighthouse

$1.40 – Nugget Point Lighthouse

$1.90 – East Cape Lighthouse

$2.40 – Pencarrow Head Lighthouse

$2.90 – Cape Campbell Lighthouse

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Latvia Old And New

Posted on August 27, 2013 | Leave a comment

These two stamps feature Liepāja Lighthouse. The first was issued on 23 Jul 1925 and the new one on 23 Aug 2013. Liepāja, located on Latvia’s southwest coast is that countries 3rd largest city. The lighthouse is of cast iron construction and was established in 1868. A special thanks to Capt. Aleksejs Dovbna for providing the 1925 stamp.