Category Archives: Lighthouses

Gibraltar Lighthouse Stamp, December 2023

On 24 Dec 2023, Gibraltar issued a set of five stamps with the theme “Visit Gibraltar”. The 5£ stamp has a nice picture of Europa Point Lighthouse, located at the base of the Rock of Gibraltar.

Europa Point L/H | 24 Dec 2023 | D2438 Europa Point L/H | 24 Dec 2023 | D2438

 

Thanks to Mike DePaz for information about this stamp.

See more lighthouse stamps from Gibraltar here

Merry Christmas 2023

Here are two stamps that were issued in honor of Christmas.

The first, submitted by Jaap Termes, was issued by Aland on 20 Oct 2023 and features a stylized version of Marhällan Lighthouse. This light, built in 1938,  is located near the approach channel to the port of Mariehamn

The second stamp was submitted by Mike DePaz. It was issued by Aitutaki, Cook Islands on 16 December 2019 and shows a stylized lighthouse.

Marhällan L/H | 20 Oct 2023 | C4490 Marhällan L/H | 20 Oct 2023 | C4490

 

Stylized L/H | 16 Dec 2019 Stylized L/H | 16 Dec 2019

 

Thanks to Mike and Jaap for these submissions.

This is the only lighthouse stamp we have from Aitutaki. See more lighthouse stamps from Aland here