July 2022 New Caledonia Lighthouse Stamp

On 22 July 2022, New Caledonia issued a stamp depicting Cap N’Dua Lighthouse. This lighthouse is located at the extreme south end of Grande Terre, the main island of New Caledonia. The sheet of 10 stamps shows Cap N’Dua L/H at the upper right and below that a depiction of men hoisting a lighted lantern.

Cap N'Doua L/H | 25 Jul 2022

Cap N'Doua L/H | 25 Jul 2022

Cap N'Dua L/H | first day cancellation | 22 Jul 2022

Thanks to Mike DePaz and Jaap Termes for alerting us to this issue.

See more lighthouse stamps from New Caledonia here

2022 New Zealand Lighthouse

On 1 June 2022 New Zealand issued a set of stamps and a mini sheet marking the 100th anniversary of Te Kura, formerly known as The Correspondence School. This is a distance learning program and in the pre-internet days was closely affiliated with the New Zealand postal service.

One of the stamps shows a section of  New Zealand’s oldest lighhtouse, Tiritiri Matangi L/H which is located on a small island northeast of the city of Auckland. 

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Thanks to Mike DePaz for bring this issue to our attention.

See more lighthouse stamps from New Zealand here