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Aland Lighthouse Stamp, 8 May 2024

Posted on May 20, 2024 | Leave a comment

On 8 May 2024, Aland issued a SEPAC stamp to celebrate tourism in the islands.  At first, we weren’t sure if there was a lighthouse shown so Michael Ellison contacted the artist, Annette Gustafson, who stated: “The landscape is a mix of fantasy and reality. Yes there is a small lighthouse / navigation mark in the lower middle. It is not very detailed, more a hint of a building.”

Stylized L/H | 8 May 2024 Stylized L/H | 8 May 2024

 

Thanks to Michael for tracking down this information.

See more lighthouse stamps from Aland here

 

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Merry Christmas 2023

Posted on December 25, 2023 | Leave a comment

Here are two stamps that were issued in honor of Christmas.

The first, submitted by Jaap Termes, was issued by Aland on 20 Oct 2023 and features a stylized version of Marhällan Lighthouse. This light, built in 1938,  is located near the approach channel to the port of Mariehamn

The second stamp was submitted by Mike DePaz. It was issued by Aitutaki, Cook Islands on 16 December 2019 and shows a stylized lighthouse.

Marhällan L/H | 20 Oct 2023 | C4490 Marhällan L/H | 20 Oct 2023 | C4490

 

Stylized L/H | 16 Dec 2019 Stylized L/H | 16 Dec 2019

 

Thanks to Mike and Jaap for these submissions.

This is the only lighthouse stamp we have from Aitutaki. See more lighthouse stamps from Aland here

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