LIGHTHOUSES ON STAMPS

Thursday, July 20, 2023

# 461 - Lighthouses of Germany

Thanks to Martin from Germany for sending this cover.

The stamps feature (L- R) Buk Lighthouse (stamp issued on 03.07.2014), Dornbusch Lighthouse (stamp issued on 02.07.2009) & Busum Lighthouse (stamp issued on 06.06.2013)

Monday, June 26, 2023

# 460 - Lighthouses of Australia

This cover feature the following stamps

Block of 4 - (Top) Cape Byron Lighthouse in NSW & Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse in WA, (Bottom) North Reef Lighthouse in QLD and Tasman Island Lighthouse in TAS. These 4 stamps were issued on 7th July 2015.

The stamp on the right bottom (30c) feature Bathurst Lighthouse on Rottnest Island, WA. This stamp was issued on 5th March 2007.

Sunday, June 18, 2023

# 459 - Lighthouses of New Zealand

These CAL's (Personalised stamps) were issued by NZ Post on 6th March 2023 to commemorate the NZ2023 FIAP International Stamp Exhibition in Auckland from 4th - 7th May 2023. I posted this cover on the opening day of the exhibition with the special post mark.

I had the pleasure of meeting Paul van Herpt, the designer of the stamp during my visit to the exhibition. See below.

# 458 - Lighthouses of New Zealand

I was attending the NZ 2023 stamp exhibition in New Zealand in May 2023. I purchased the stamps at the exhibition from a dealer, prepared the cover my self and handed over at the New Zealand Post counter for mailing. I am grateful to the NZ post people who were present at the exhibition who took the cover back to Whanagui where the NZ Post Philatelic Office is located and posted the cover from there.

These stamps were issued on 7th January 2009. From L - R: Cape Reinga Lighthouse, Cape Egmont Lighthouse, Cape Brett Lighthouse, Dog Island Lighthouse and Pencarrow Lighthouse.

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

# 457 - Lighthouses of New Zealand

The miniature sheet on this cover was issued in March 2020 depicting 3 stamps from the issue Lighthouses of New Zealand 2019. The lighthouses feature on the miniature sheet are L - R Pouto Lighthouse, Manukau Heads Lighthouse and Baring Head Lighthouse. The Lighthouse on the miniature sheet above the stamps is Manukau Heads Lighthouse.

Many thanks to Wendy for preparing this cover for me and for the special effort taken.

Saturday, October 29, 2022

# 456 - Lighthouses of New Zealand

Many thanks to Wendy for this cover from New Zealand.

On the background behind the group of children and beside the house to the left is Tiritiri Matangi Lighthouse.

This stamp is one of six stamps issued on 1st June 2022 to celebrate the centenary of Te Kura (The Correspondence School)

"In 1922, Miss Janet MacKenzie arrived at the Department of Education in Wellington to start work as the first teacher of a new education endeavour – a ‘correspondence scheme’. She was allocated a small office on the second floor of Government Buildings. The role rapidly jumped from the estimated 25 primary-aged students to 347 by the end of the first year. Everything was handwritten and sent by post.

Today more than 24,000 students are enrolled each year. Students of all ages, from early childhood to adult learners, study a vast array of topics, and lessons are now delivered instantly via the internet.Over the past 100 years, the school has undergone a remarkable transformation. Even its name has changed. But the profound mission of Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu has not deviated since 1922 – to provide education to tamariki and rangatahi who otherwise would miss out on the chance not just for an education, but the opportunity to transform their lives.

Janet MacKenzie would surely have been delighted to know that the school for which she built such strong foundations would endure, and remain just as relevant as ever, 100 years later." - New Zealand Post