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France Lighthouse Stamp, July 2023

On 7 July, 2023 La Poste issued a booklet of stamps titled “France the Land of Tourism – Hiking”. One of the stamps depicts Pointe du Petit Minou Lighthouse which is located on the Finisher Peninsula west of the port of Brest. This lighthouse is also featured on the booklet cover.

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Thanks to Ton for information about this issue.

See more lighthouse stamps from France here.

 

2020 France Lighthouse Stamp Booklet – Part 4

This is the final post about the August 2020 lighthouse stamp booklet from France and details the stamps on the third pane of the booklet.

Cayeux-sur-Mer Lighthouse, like Cap Ferret Lightouse was destroyed during WWII. It was later rebuilt in 1951 and is located near the town of the same name on the north coast of France.

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Le Grand Léjon Lighthouse built in 1881 is located on a rock off the coast of Brittany in northwestern France.

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Créac’h Lighthouse, housing one of the most powerful navigation lights in France was built in 1863 and is located on Île d’Ouessant near the westernmost point of France.

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The final stamp in this booklet features Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse built in 1835. It is located at the western approach to the major French port of Brest. It serves as both a landfall lighthouse as well as a rear range light.

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We certainly hope that La Poste will continue with lighthouse theme stamps and produce another booklet in 2021.

See more lighthouse stamps from France here