Category Archives: Lighthouses

Cuba Lighthouse Stamps, 1 Apr 2017

On 1 April 2017 Cuba released a set of 4 stamps featuring both birds and lighthouses as shown below.

Colón L/H | 1 Apr 2017

The first stamp shown shows the Cuban lighthouse Faro Colón. This is the tallest lighthouse in Cuba and is also known as Punta Maternillos lighthous. It is located near the port of Nuevitas on Cuba’s north coast.

 

 

California L/H | 1 Apr 2017

California (or Noordwestpunt) Lighthouse is shown at the bottom, here. It is located near the northern point of Aruba and gets the name California from a ship that wrecked near the site in the 19th century.

 

 

Elbow Cay L/H | 1 Apr 2017Next is Elbow Cay lighthouse in the Bahamas. Elbow Cay light is also known as Elbow Reef Lt., Hope Town Lt. and Great Abaco Lt. It is very distinctive with it’s red and white horizontal bands.

 

 

Punta Faragoza L/H | 1 Apr 2017

Punta Faragoza Lt, also known as Punta Zaragoza is located on the north shore of Isla Margarita in Venezuela and is another red and white banded lighthouse.

 

 

View more lighthouse stamps from Cuba here

Saint-Pierre & Miquelon Lighthouse Stamp, 22 May 2017

On 22 May 2017 La Poste issued this stamp showing two fishermen slicing cod at Saint-Pierre harbor. Rocher Petit Saint-Pierre lighthouse, at the entrance to the harbor,  can be seen in the background.

Rocher Petit Saint-Pierre L/H | 22 May 2017

See lighthouse stamps from Saint-Pierre and Miquelon here