Category Archives: Lighthouses

St Pierre and Miquelon Lighthouse Stamps, 18 May 2024

On 18 May 2024, St. Pierre and Miquelon issued a pair of stamps to commemorate the restoration of Île aux Marins Lighthouse. The stamps were issued in sheets containing 12 se-tenant pairs.

Île aux Marins L/H | 18 May 2024 Île aux Marins L/H | 18 May 2024

 

Thanks to Mike DePaz for alerting us to this issue.

See more lighthouse stamps from St Pierre and Miquelon here

Aland Lighthouse Stamps, 1 March 2024

Aland has been rather busy producing lighthouse stamps in early 2024. On the same day, 1 March 2024 it issued a mini sheet of two stamps in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the its first postage stamps. This sheet shows Lågskär Lighthouse in the margin. It also issued a stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Maritime Education in Aland. This stamp does not depict a lighthouse, however, there is a gutter pair included in the sheet which does show a stylized lighthouse.

Lågskär L/H | 1 Mar 2024 | C4480 Lågskär L/H | 1 Mar 2024 | C4480

 

Stylized L/H | 1 Mar 2024 Stylized L/H | 1 Mar 2024

 

Stylized L/H | 1 Mar 2024 Stylized L/H | 1 Mar 2024

 

Thanks to Jaap Termes, Mike DePaz and Will Diersmann for information about these issues

See more lighthouse stamps from Aland here