Category Archives: Lighthouses

Italy Lighthouse Stamp, 12 Aug 2015

Posted on January 24, 2016 | Leave a comment

On 12 Aug 2015 Posteitaliane issued a set of four stamps in the series theme “Heritage natural landscape” dedicated to parks and gardens of Italy. One of the stamps features Asinara Lighthouse.

Asinara L/H | 12 Aug 2015

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Portugal Torre de Belém Stamps, 1 Jul 2015

Posted on January 17, 2016 | Leave a comment

On 1 Jul 2015 CTT (Portugal Post) issued a set of three stamps and a souvenir sheet to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Torre de Belém. The tower, located at Lisbon, was completed in the early 16th century and was used as a lighthouse from the late 1880’s until about 1945. It has been inactive for the past 70 years. The stamps are available from WOPA stamps.

Torre de Belém L/H | 1 Jul 2015 - Image source: Universal Postal Union

Torre de Belém L/H | 1 Jul 2015 - Image source: Universal Postal Union

Torre de Belém L/H | 1 Jul 2015 - Image source: Universal Postal Union

Torre de Belém | 1 Jul 2015 - Image source: Universal Postal Union

 

 

Torre de Belém | 1 Jul 2015 - Image source: Universal Postal Union

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