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2020 France Lighthouse Stamp Booklet

Posted on August 28, 2020 | Leave a comment

La Poste has hit another home run! On 28 August 2020 La Poste issued a second booklet of 12 stamps similar to the one issued about a year prior. This booklet features all different lighthouses and the series title is “Landmarks of our Coast”. The first pane shows lighthouses from Corsica, Reunion, Martinique and France while the other two panes show only lighthouse from France. Since there is so much material here it will be posted over the next several days. This post shows the booklet cover and the individual panes.

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Thanks go to our chief researcher, Jaap for finding this issue.

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2019 France Lighthouse Stamps #3

Posted on October 30, 2019 | 1 comment

The final four stamps in the 2019 France lighthouse stamp booklet are shown below:

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Biarritz Lighthouse is located at the seaside resort of the same name on the Bay of Biscay just north of the Spanish border. The lighthouse was designed by Augustin-Jean Fresnel, the inventor of the Fresnel lens.

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Cap Béar Lighthouse, built in 1905 is located on the Mediterranean coast just north of the Spanish border near Port-Vendres.

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Moving east along the Mediterranean coast between Toulon and Nice we find Cap Camarat Lighthouse. This lighthouse, built in 1837, is the second highest light in France.

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Leaving the French mainland and moving on to Corsica, Îles Lavessi (Lavezzi) Lighthouse is located on the Strait of Bonifacio between Corsica and Sardinia. It has been assisting mariners in these waters since 1874.

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