Category Archives: Lighthouses

Lebanon Lighthouse Stamp, 3 Dec 2016

This stamp was issued by LibanPost on 3 Dec 2016 and depicts the Old Beirut Lighthouse, known as Ra’s Bayrut L/H. This light was deactivated in 2003 when the construction of a new building obscured it. The owners of the new building replaced it with a new lighthouse in the same year that the previous one was deactivated.

Old Beirut (R'as Bayrut) L/H | 3 Dec 2016 - Image source: Universal Postal Union

A complete listing of Lebanon’s lighthouse stamps can be found here

Spain Lighthouse sheet, 17 Mar 2017

On 17 Mar 2017 Correos (Spain) issued this sheet of 15 stamps in honor of the Málaga Festival which has been held annually since 1998. The sheet is printed on transparent acetate to resemble a film frame. At the right side of the sheet is a very stylized representation of La Farola de Málaga with a movie projector at it’s summit projecting a beam of light.

Malaga (stylized) L/H | 17 Mar 2017

See more lighthouse stamps from Spain here