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2021 Latvia Lighthouse Stamp

On 17 Sep 2021 Latvia Post issued the latest in it’s long-running series of lighthouse stamps. Irbe Lighthouse is the only offshore lighthouse in Latvian waters and was completed by the Soviet Union in 1985. The lighthouse is located on a shoal in the Irbe Strait between the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga.

Irbe L/H | 17 Sep 2021 Irbe L/H | 17 Sep 2021

Thanks to Klaus Hülse for information about this stamp.

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2019 Latvia Lighthouse Stamp

Not to be outdone by it’s neighbor, Estonia, Latvia issued the latest in it’s lighthouse stamp series on 15 March 2019. The previous one in the series was just issued in October 2018. Slītere Lighthouse is featured on this 0.90€ stamp. This inactive lighthouse is located on the south side of the entrance to the Gulf of Riga and has been disused since 1999 and now houses a museum  in the Slītere National Park.

Slītere L/H | 15 Mar 2019 Slītere L/H | 15 Mar 2019

 

Latvia | Slītere L/H | FDC | 15 Mar 2019 Latvia | Slītere L/H | FDC | 15 Mar 2019

 

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