Aland Lighthouse Stamp, 2 Feb 2015

Today, Aland Post launches the first of a six-year issue of stamps commemorating 19th century sailing ships. One of these stamps appears to depict Sälskär lighthouse. The stamp pictures the barquentine Leo which was built in 1870 and carried steel and wood products between Scandinavia and Great Britain and France for nearly 30 years. Sälskär lighthouse is also featured on a stamp issued by Aland in 1992 as shown here.

Sälskär L/H | 2 Feb 2015

Sälskär L/H, 8 May 1992 | C4466

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Japan sheet, 1 Sep 2014

On 1 September 2014 Japan Post issued a sheet of 10 82 yen stamps to commemorate the 100th anniversary of  the Japan Society of Civil Engineers. The third stamp shows three stylized harbor entrance lights on the end of the jetties and the eighth one shows two more stylized jettie lights.

3 stylized L/H | 1 Sep 2014

2 stylized L/H | 1 Sep 2014

5 stylized L/H | 1 Sep 2014

See more lighthouse stamps from Japan here