Submarine Postage Stamps?

In 1916, the German Realm issued two series of stamps featuring stylized lighthouses for use in sending letters from Germany to the United States via submarine. See the article in the March/April 2019 issue of The Philatelic Beacon for more information about these stamps and their use.

Stylized L/H | 1916 | image courtesy of www.GermanStamps.netStylized L/H | 1916 | submarine mail | image courtesy of www.GermanStamps.net

 

 

 

 

 

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Argentina Lighthouse Stamp, 31 Jan 2019

Islotes les Eclaireurs Lighthouse was chosen as one of the as one of the subjects for the recently released Argentina-Antarctica series of stamps. This light is located on the Beagle Channel near the city of Ushuaia, Argentina and is often mistakenly referred to as the Lighthouse at the End of the World. It’s French name translates to “Islets of the Scouts”.

Les Eclaireurs L/H | 31 Jan 2019 | G1320

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