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2020 France Lighthouse Stamp Booklet – Part 3

This post will detail the four lighthouse stamps that are included on the second pane of the August 2020 booklet from France.

La Vieille Lighthouse, built in 1887, is located on a rock about one mile west of another famous French lighthouse, Pointe du Raz Lighthouse. The light is close to the westernmost point of France. La Vieille is also featured on the cover of the booklet

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Pointe de Penmarc’h Lighthouse, also know as Grand Phare d’Eckmühl was built in 1897 and is located at the northwestern limit of the Bay of Biscay. It is not far southeast of La Vieille Lighthouse, mentioned above.

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Four du Croisic Lighthouse, built in 1822 is distinctive in that it is painted with black and white spiral bands. This lighthouse is located at the approach to the Loire River and is said to be one of the first lighthouse built at sea.

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Cap Ferret Lighthouse is a relatively new one having been built in 1949. It is designed to replicate the original one located here and destroyed in 1944 during WWII. 

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2020 France Lighthouse Stamp Booklet – Part 2

Continuing with the posts about the 2020 lighthouse stamp booklet from France we will look at the stamps of the first pane of the booklet.

L’Espiguette Lighthouse is located in the Rhône delta in southern France. It was built in 1869 and has been getting farther from the coast as the delta continues to extend into the Mediterranean Sea.

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Îles Sanguinaires Lighthouse built in 1844 is located southwest of the port city of  Ajaccio on the west coast of Corsica.

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Pointe de Bel-Air Lighthouse (also called Sainte-Suzanne Lighthouse) is located in Sainte-Suzanne on the north coast of the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. The light was built in 1846 and renovated in 1996.

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The last stamp on the first pane of the booklet shows La Caravelle Lighthouse located on the island of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles. This light was built in 1862 and is located on the Caravelle Peninsula.

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Stay tuned for more stamp details from this booklet.

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