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Bulgaria Lighthouse Stamp, December 2023

On 1 December 2023, Bulgaria issued a souvenir sheet containing one stamp to honor the 140th anniversary of the establishment of its Hydrographic Office. The stamp depicts Sveta Anastasia Lighthouse which is located on an island offshore from the port of Burgas. There is also an image of a Fresnel lens on the sheet.

Sveta Anastasia L/H | 1 Dec 2023 | N4980 Sveta Anastasia L/H | 1 Dec 2023 | N4980

 

Thanks to Jaap Termes and Michael Ellison for information about this issue.

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2018 Bulgaria Souvenir Sheet with Lighthouse

Thanks to Ivan Shishkov for the following information about the recent release (20 Jul 2018) by Bulgarian Posts of a souvenir sheet showing Burgas Lighthouse located at the north side of the entrance of the port of the same name in Bulgaria. The lighthouse is shown on the lower right portion of the sheet but not on the stamp. The sheet was issued on two types of papers, one ordinary and the other on paper with UV fibers. The UV version has serial numbers from 00001 to 001800 while the ordinary paper ones are numbered from 001801 to 003600.

Burgas L/H | 20 Jul 2018 | N4984 Burgas L/H | 20 Jul 2018 | N4984

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