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New Zealand Lighthouse Stamps, 6 Mar 2019

On 6 March 2019, New Zealand Post issued a very interesting series of lighthouse stamps. The stamps feature views from the “eye of the lens” of each of six lighthouses. The stamps also include line drawings of the lighthouse from which the perspective view is taken. The Baring Head L/H stamp also shows the old and new Pencarrow lighthouses. The lighthouses shown are: Pouto, Manukau Heads, Baring Head, French Pass, Nugget Point and Puysegur Point. the Mini sheet has a sketch of Cape Egmont Lighthouse in the margin.

Puoto L/H | 6 Mar 2019Manukau Heads L/H | 6 Mar 2019

French Pass L/H | 6 Mar 2019Baring Head, Pencarrow, Old Pencarrow Head L/H’s | 6 Mar 2019

Nugget Point L/H | 6 Mar 2019

Puysegur Point L/H | 6 Mar 2019

Cape Egmont L/H in margin L/H | 6 Mar 2019

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United States 2018 silver coin

The United States Mint has recently announced another coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program. This coin, dated 2018, features the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the waters of Lake Superior. Devils Island Lighthouse is depicted on the coin.

United States 5oz. silver coin, 2018