Thanks to Sam Assad for this cover. Sam at my request used these stamps on this cover when I ordered some items from his ebay store. I do recommend Sam's store.
The stamps feature (top row) - Sisters Islets Lighthouse & Pelee Passage Lighthouse. (bottom row) - Haut fond Prince Lighthouse and Rose Blanche Lighthouse.
The 4 stamps were issued on 3rd October1985
Many thanks to Michael Ho for this cover.
The stamp on the right feature Taiping Island Lighthouse in the South China Sea. This stamp is one of five stamps on the Series Lighthouses of Taiwan (2020) issued on 23rd November 2020.
This stamp was issued by Sri Lanka Post on 27.10.2023 is one of two stamps issued to commemorate 75th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relation between Sri Lanka & France. The other stamp features the famous Sigriya Rock in Sri Lanka.
Thanks to my friend Jaap from Netherlands, I was informed that this stamp features Mount Saint Michel which is a famous fortified abbey in France, and that a lighthouse existed there between 1881 - 1904.
I prepared the cover my self and self posted.
This cover feature two stamps namely Jastarnia Lighthouse (left) and Swinoujscie Lighthouse (Right). Both stamps were issued on 19th June 2015 along with four other stamps as part of Polish Lighthouses Series of 2015.
The special cancel you see on the cover is to commemorate the International Lighthouses Day established in 2003. It Is usually celebrated on the third Sunday of August every year. This year it was celebrated on 20th August.
Many thanks to Roman Sudzik from the London Cover Circuit for sending me this beautiful cover.
Many thanks to my friend Gottfried from Germany for sending me this cover with the Helgoland Lighthouse stamp which was issued on 6th July 2023.
Many thanks to Pedro Soares from Portugal for this cover.
The stamps was issued on 09.05.2023 on the theme "Peace" and this is a EUROPA issue. Santa Marta Lighthouse is featured on this stamp.
Thank you Jaap for this cover with the Dutch Private Issue to commemorate the Dutch Light Vessel Society. I was informed that the cancelation can some time be very poor. In this instance it is a clear cancel.
The 5 stamps on this cover feature the following lighthouses
Top Row (L - R): East Cape Lighthouse, Nugget Point Lighthouse, Castle Point Lighthouse.
Bottom Row (L - R): Cape Campbell Lighthouse, Pencarrow Head Lighthouse.
These stamps were issued on 4th September 2013.
Many thanks to Wendy from New Zealand for sending me this cover.
This post card feature one of the stamps (bottom) of The Old Light of Lundy issued on 17.03.2023. It is a view of the Lantern Room of the Old Light.
Many thanks to Reto.
Thank you Wendy for your help with this cover.
The stamp on the right feature Cape Reinga Lighthouse. The stamp was issued on 5th July 2006.
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)
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.
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.
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.
