Lighthouse Stamp Society

Lighthouse souvenir sheet from Liechtenstein

0n 2 March 2020 Liechtenstein issued a set of two stamps and a souvenir sheet. The title of the issue is EUROPA 2020 – Ancient Postal Routes. On the margin of the souvenir sheet to the right of the four stamps is a depiction of Lindau Lighthouse. This scenic light is located at the German port of Lindau on Lake Constance at the intersection of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

This is the first lighthouse issue by Liechtenstein so “Welcome Aboard!”

Thanks to Jaap for bringing this issue to our attention and providing the image.

Taiwan Lighthouse Stamps, 20 Nov 2019

On 20 Nov 2019 Chunghwa Post followed up on it’s 2018 lighthouse stamp issue with 4 new lighthouse stamps in the same format. The first stamp features the 1900 built Keelung Lighthouse which is located at the west side of the entrance to Keelung Harbor. Next is Tungting Tao Lighthouse which is located on a small island in the Taiwan Strait near mainland China. The third stamp shows an image of Taichung Kang Lighthouse which appears to be located atop a group of grain elevators in Taichung port. The last of the set depicts Tamsui Harbor Lighthouse at the entrance to the Tamsui River on Taiwan’s northwest coast.