Category Archives: Lighthouses

Tunisia 2021 Lighthouse Stamp

On 10 Sept 2021 Tunisia issued a set of four stamps commemorating Forts of Tunisia. One of these stamps depicts Tabarka Lighthouse. This lighthouse is built on a 16th century fort in northwestern Tunisia near the Algerian border.

Tabarka L/H | 10 Sep 2021 | E6460 Tabarka L/H | 10 Sep 2021 | E6460

 

Our thanks go out to Jaap for information about this stamp.

See more lighthouse stamps from Tunisia here.

Latvia Lighthouse Stamp, 17 Sept 2021

On 17 Sep 2021 Latvia Post issued the latest in it’s long-running series of lighthouse stamps. Irbe Lighthouse is the only offshore lighthouse in Latvian waters and was completed by the Soviet Union in 1985. The lighthouse is located on a shoal in the Irbe Strait between the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga.

Irbe L/H | 17 Sep 2021 | C3474 Irbe L/H | 17 Sep 2021 | C3474

Thanks to Klaus Hülse for information about this stamp.

See more lighthouse stamps from Latvia here