On 22 Jun 2023, Italy issued a stamp to commemorate the Grand Finale of the 2022-2023 around the world sailing race which finished in Genoa. Prominent in the city skyline is the silhouette of La Lanterna di Genova. The current lighthouse at this site dates from 1543.
La Lanterna de Genova L/H | 22 Jun 2023 | E1206
La Lanterna di Genova | 22 Jun 2023 | E1206
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See more lighthouse stamps from Italy here.
On 30 June 2023, Russia issued the latest in the series of lighthouse stamps that was first seen in 2019. The two lighthouses shown here have been in existance for 125 years. Gorodets Lighthouse is located on the Kola Peninsula near the entrance to the White Sea. Sarych Lighthouse is located in the southern Crimea on the Black Sea.
Gorodets L/H | 30 Jun 2023 | L6553
Sarych L/H | 30 Jun 2023 | N5314
Sarych L/H | 30 Jun 2003 | N5314 | Sevastopol cancellation
There were four first day postmarks for these stamps, one each for Sevastopol, Murmansk, St Petersburg and Moscow. See all postmarks from Russia here.
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