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Please excuse the delay in getting this posted. There is a lot going on in my life right now. I’ll try to be more  prompt in the future.

The next four stamps in the 2019 booklet are shown below.

Ar-Men Lighthouse is located on a reef of the coast of France, southwest of the port of Brest. It was very difficult to build due to it’s location in the open sea. It has been the subject of many dramatic photographs during very rough weather when the waves break over the tower. It has withstood the test of time, however, since it was first illuminated in 1881.

Farther south along the coast we find the Île du Pilier Lighthouses located on another offshore island. The inactive original light was built in 1827 and was replaced by the new square tower in 1877

. Chassiron L/H | 5 Aug 2019 | D1270

Chassiron Lighthouse built in 1836 is located on Île d’Oléron near the town of St. Denis d’Oléron on the southern Atlantic coast of France.

The last stamp on this pane depicts the famous Cordouan Lighthouse which dates from 1611 and is the oldest lighthouse in France. See the final issue of the Philatelic Beacon for more information about this grand lighthouse.

See more lighthouse stamps from France here

On 5 August 2019, La Poste France delighted lighthouse stamp collectors by issuing a booklet of twelve different self-adhesive lighthouse stamps. The booklet cover even showed a stylized lighthouse. Since there are so many different stamps in this issue, they will be described in three separate posts, one for each pane in the booklet.

The first of these stamps features Dunkerque Lighthouse. This is the tallest brick lighthouse in France and is located on France’s northern coast near the Belgian border.

Next is Goury La Hague Lighthouse located on the English Channel near the Channel Islands (Jersey & Guernsey). This light dates from 1837 and provides mariners assistance in navigation the treacherous currents in this area.

The third stamp on this pane shows both the old and new Île Vierge lighthouses the new lighthouse replaced the shorter one in 1902 and is the tallest llighthouse in Europe.

The last lighthouse on this pane is Kéréon Lighthouse. This light is located on a reef southeast of the island of Ouessant.

See more lighthouse stamps from France here