#Lighthouse stamps
Chunghwa Post issued four stamps on lighthouses!
Lighthouses are important maritime transportation infrastructure, and they make an important contribution to maritime safety. Chunghwa Post has already released Lighthouses postage stamps in 2014 and 2018, and this year’s issue consisting of four items that feature lighthouses of Keelung, Tungting Tao, Taichung Port, and Tamsui Port. The first stamp features Keelung Lighthouse - a round bri
Winter as the best time to visit Jersey. Eight seasonal stamps released by Jersey Post
Often associated with sunshine and beach holidays, Islanders and visitors continue to enjoy Jersey’s great outdoors during the winter months which are the mildest in the British Isles. To underline the beauty of this time of the year Jersey Post has released eight special stamps that FindYourStampsValue.com recommends to our readers. Let's appreciate their exquisite design together! Day time temp
New stamp from the series “Lighthouses of Latvia” released
According to info received by FindYourStampsValue.com, Latvijas Pasts has released a new stamp dedicated to Salacgrīva Lighthouse in the series Lighthouses of Latvia. This is the tenth stamp in the series Lighthouses of Latvia, while the previous one, Ainaži Lighthouse, was issued in 2014. This particular item was unveiled and put into circulation on the 21st of August. Salacgrīva Lighthouse is lo
Sõru Leading Light Lighthouses – Estonian giants
According to info got by FindYourStampsValue.com Estonian Post is ready to release set of stamps dedicated to Sõru Leading Light Lighthouses. The issue consists of two items depicting these giants. The stamps are to be put into circulation on the 17th of October. The Sõru (Sõrro) leading lights are situated on the southeast coast of Hiiumaa at 487 meters from each other. The history of the Sõru li
South African Lighthouses – national monuments and popular tourists’ attractions
FindYourStampsValue.com got to know that South Africa Post has prepared a new stamp issue illustrating its great lighthouses. The release of this set of stamps took place on the 20th of August. A set of five self-adhesive stamps and one commemorative envelope feature artwork by JWS Longland, a student from North-West University. For about 400 years, from the 15th to the 19th century, sailing aroun
Lighthouse series from Germany
Germany has issued a set of special postage stamps depicting Arngast and Dahmeshoved lighthouses. This issue is a part of the "Bacon" series which aims to raise awareness of the diversity of German lighthouses. The Arngast lighthouse is located in about 4.5 km away from South Beach. Since its commissioning in 1910, this maritime signpost is in continuous operation. The 36-meter-high lighthouse is
Aland Lighthouses on Stamps
Aland Post has issued a booklet with eight stamps depicting four different lighthouses, two of which are engraved. Aland has not issued an engraved stamp since 1995. The stamps featuring the Marhallan and the Gustaf Dalen lighthouses were photographed by Kjell Soderlund. The other two lighthouses are combination prints, based on old sketches of the Lighthouses of Bogskar and Kokarsoren. With these
Lighthouses of the 20th Century
There are some 400 operational lighthouses in Australia and were built in the 20th century. Each stamp in this issue of five depicts one of these remarkable structures. Point Londsdale, VIC (1902) Cape Don, NT (1916) Wollongong Head, NSW (1937) Casuarina Point, WA (1971) Point Cartwright, QLD (1979) Issue Date - 2 May 2006
Germany: Lighthouses
The lighthouse "Greifswalder Oie" has its location on the island of the same name at the transition "Greifswalder Bodden" for the free sea area of the Baltic Sea. The tower standing today under monument protection was taken on 1 October 1855 officially in enterprise. By its increased location it sends its light from a height of 48.5 meters over the sea level. "Roter Sand" is a lighthouse in the No
