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Macau Post issued a set of four stamps on 1 Oct 2019 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of founding of the Peoples Republic of China. This stamp shows Macau’s lighthouse, Guia. The stamps are available in the set of 4 and a sheet of 16 as well as a booklet. The lighthouse is located on the grounds of the Portuguese-built Fortaleza da Guia and was built in 1865.

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On 8 July 2015 Macau Post issued a set of two stamps and a souvenir sheet to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Guia lighthouse. Guia was the first western style lighthouse built on the coast of China. It was constructed in 1865 on the highest point in Macau but was damaged by a typhoon and was inactive from 1874 to 1910.

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