On 8 Nov 2023, French Polynesia issued a set of stamps commemorating Tourist Spots in Tahiti. One of the stamps depicts Point Venus Lighthouse as does the margin of the sheet of 25 of these stamps. There was also a souvenir sheet included in the issue.
Point Venus L/H | 8 Nov 2023 | K4952
Point Venus L/H | 8 Nov 2023 | K4952
Point Venus L/H | 8 Nov 2023 | K4952
Thanks to Jaap Termes for information about this issue.
See more lighthouse stamps from French Polynesia here
Pointe Venus Lighthouse sits at, you guessed it, Pointe Venus at the northernmost point of the island of Tahiti. The point takes it’s name because Capt. James Cook set up an observatory there to view the transit of Venus across the face of the sun, a very rare occurrence, in 1769. The lighthouse was completed in 1867 and went into service on the first day of 1868. It was refurbished and made higher in 1963. There are currently four stamps featuring the lighthouse, the last one being issued in 2018.
Pt. Venus L/H | 10 Sep 1964 | K4952
Pt. Venus L/H | 21 Apr 1988 | K4952
Pt. Venus L/H | 22 Sep 2006 | K4952
Pt. Venus L/H | 23 Apr 2018 | K4952
