Thursday, January 9, 2025

# 512 - Lighthouses of France

 











The stamp on the center of this cover feature the Pillar Lighthouse in  Saint Nazaire, France. This is one of  twelve stamps issued on 19th August 2019 by La Poste featuring Famous Lighthouses of the French Coast.

Thanks to Jean Pierre Garnier for this cover

# 511 - France - China Joint Issue

 












Many thanks to my friend Rolad from France for this cover.

Details about this stamp issue can be found in my post # 509.

Thursday, January 2, 2025

# 510 - Lighthouses of Faroe (Foroyar) Islands

 












My first post for 2025 come courtesy of Posta in the Faroe Islands. I was in Shanghai a couple of weeks back attending the Asian International Stamp Exhibition. Posta, Faroe Islands was represented at this exhibition and they had a sales booth. When inquired the kind Lady manning the sales booth informed me that she had a couple of stamps of Lighthouses available which she had brought along with her. So I purchased some stamps fixed three stamps on a cover and handed the cover back to her with a request to post it from the Faroes when she gets back. I am very happy that she obliged me. I could not have asked for a nicer cancelation than what you see on the cover. My thanks go out to her for taking the trouble to post this cover from the Faroe Islands. Thank you very much.

The three stamps were issued on 28th April 2014 and feature from L - R: Toftir Lighthouse, Akraberg Lighthouse and Dimun Lighthouse.  

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

# 509 - France China Joint Issue

 










Thanks to my friend Daniel from France for sending me this cover. The two stamps are from the France - China joint issue and the French stamps are featured on this cover. The Chinese stamps are also of a similar design. The stamps were issued on 18th October 2024

The stamp on the right feature Mount Saint Michael Abbey in France. A lighthouse used to exist there at the bottom of the mountain.

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Saturday, December 28, 2024

# 508 - Lighthouses of Germany

 












Thank to Peter from Germany for this cover with a very nice cancelation.

The stamp on the right is from the German issue of 2006. It features Neuland Lighthouse. 

Thursday, December 26, 2024

# 507 - Lighthouses of Latvia

 











This cover feature Irbe Lighthouse in Latvia. The stamp was issued on 17.09.2021

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

# 506 - Lighthouses of Jersey

 











Thank you very much Reto for this beautiful sending. It is a Aerogramme with the image on the left featuring La Corbiere Lighthouse in Jersey. The stamp affixed on the aerogramme was issued on 24th April 2024 to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of this historic and most photographed lighthouse in Jersey.


Wednesday, October 2, 2024

# 505 - Lighthouses of Poland

 












Thanks to Roman from Poland for this cover which feature two of the four stamps issued on 15th June 2007. The two stamps on the cover are Gdansk Lighthouse (left) and Kolobrzeg Lighthouse (right). The special cancelation on the cover marks the International Day of Lighthouses which is usually celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of August each year.

Thursday, September 26, 2024

# 504 - Lighthouses of Portugal

 









The miniature sheet on this cover was issued on 8th September 2017. The stamp on the m/s feature Santa Marta Lighthouse.

Thanks to Eric from Portugal

# 503 - Lighthouses of Latvia

 















On this cover the stamp feature Irbe Lighthouse in Latvia. This stamp was issued on 17th September 2021. 

Thanks to Imre Pirk from Latvia for this cover.