Monthly Archives: September 2014

2014 German Postal Cancels

Germany continues to be prolific in producing postal cancels featuring lighthouses and buoys. Here are a few of the more recent ones.

Germany, 3 Jul 2014 Germany, 3 Jul 2014

Germany, 3 Jul 2014 Germany, 12 Oct 2014

Germany, 3 Jul 2014 Germany, 3 Jul 2014

Germany, 3 Jul 2014 Germany, 3 Jul 2014

Germany, 23 Jul 2014 Germany, 23 Jul 2014

Germany, 1 Sep 2014 Germany, 1 Sep 2014

Germany, 12 Oct 2014 Germany, 12 Oct 2014

Germany, 12 Oct 2014 Germany, 12 Oct 2014

2014 Jersey 350th Anniversary of New Jersey

On 15 September 2014 Jersey Post issued a set of stamps to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the state of New Jersey in the United States. Two of the stamps in the set feature lighthouses. Barnegat Lighthouse is on Long Beach Island, New Jersey and marks the southern approach lanes to New York harbor. Corbière Lighthouse, located on the extreme south-western point of Jersey was the first lighthouse in the British Isles to be constructed from concrete.

Barnegat L/H | 15 Sep 2014 Barnegat L/H | 15 Sep 2014

Barnegat L/H | 15 Sep 2014 Barnegat L/H | 15 Sep 2014

La Corbière L/H | 15 Sep 2014 La Corbière L/H | 15 Sep 2014

La Corbière L/H | 15 Sep 2014 La Corbière L/H | 15 Sep 2014

Barnegat & La Corbière L/H | 15 Sep 2014 Barnegat & La Corbière L/H | 15 Sep 2014