Category Archives: Lighthouses

Brazil Lighthouse Stamp, 9 Nov 2015

On 9 Nov 2015 Brazil issued a set of 10 stamps titled “The Water Circuit – Minas Gerais”. One of the stamps in this set depicts a replica lighthouse and tourist attraction on a lake in Minas Gerais, a town northeast of São Paulo.

Lambari L/H | 9 Nov 2015 - Image source: Universal Postal Union

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Netherlands sheetlets, 1 Feb 2016

On 1 Feb 2016 Netherlands Post issued 3 sheetlets in the Beautiful Netherlands series featuring the fishing villages of Zoutkamp, Volendam and Urk. An additional 2 sheets will be issued later this year for the villages of Arnemuiden and Scheveningen.

Sheet of 5 showing the stamps from all 5 sheets in the series | 23 May 2016

Volendam Light is in the small red and white cupola atop the building at the lower right part of the sheet

 

Red buoy, channel marker and old lightouse replica | 1 Feb 2016

This sheet features Zoutkamp. There are two red buoys on the sheet and a replica of an old lighthouse on the stamp.

 

Urk Lighthouse and red channel buoy | 1 Feb 2016

Urk Lighthouse and a red channel buoy are visible on the stamp.

 

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