# 546 - Lighthouses of Georgia

 

When I was at the Boston World Stamp Show, I purchased these stamps from Georgia Post who was at Boston. I made my own envelope with the stamps I purchased and requested the Post Office Representative manning the stall to post the cover to me when he got back home. i am indeed grateful to him for this help. He posted this cover from the capital of Georgia Tblisi.

The stamps were issued on 1st March 2022. The lighthouses featured on this cover are L- R: Poti Lighthouse, Sukhumi Lighthouse & Batumi Lighthouse.

# 545 - Port Clinton Lighthouse 125th Anniversary Special Cancelation

 

I usually do not show any special cancelations or post marks of lighthouses in my blog. However this post is a must.

I was visiting the World Stamp Show in Boston from 23rd - 30th May, 2026. In the exhibition area was a table manned by Dave Gill, the Post Master General of Rattlesnake Island Local Post (RILP). This is the only private postal service authorized by the US Postal Service.  RILP carries mail from  Rattlesnake Island situated in Lake Erie to the US mainland to be delivered to US and International destinations by USPS. Once the mail arrives in Ohio, the USPS takes over the delivery. To cover the transportation cost between the island and the mainland by air, a local Rattlesnake Island stamp of 75c must be affixed along with a US postage forever or global stamp.

On this occasion I requested Dave to post some covers from the island and handed over the covers to him with the stamps duly affixed. When I received my covers here in Sri Lanka, I was pleasantly surprised to see PORT CLINTON LIGHTHOUSE 125TH ANNIVERSARY cancelation over the US Global stamp. Additionally you can also see the RILP diamond cancelation over the Rattlesnake Island stamp.

More about the RILP can be found at https://www.rilp.org/

Thank you very much Dave Gill for this help. 

# 544 - Lighthouses of Germany

 

This cover comes to me courtesy of Volkmar Mehlitz from Germany. He chose to affix 3 stamps featuring (L - R) Tinsdal Lighthouse (date of issue: 01.07.21), Alte Weser Lighthouse (date of issue: 04.07.2024) & Hornum Lighthouse (date of issue:12.07.2007)

# 543 - Lighthouses of Portugal

 

Many thanks to Pedro from Portugal for sending me this cover which features a MS and a stamp of Santa Marta Lighthouse is Cascais in Portugal. Pedro posted this cover on the first day of issue with a first day cancelation. The stamp and the MS were issued to commemorate the 25th UPAEP Congress held in Cascais, Portugal. 

The MS and the stamp issue took place on 13.04.2026