Release Date: June 12, 2010
Postal Authority: 4-72
Title: 500 years since the discovery of the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina
Format: Block with 9 valued stamps and 3 complements.
Paper: Sopal
Gum: Tropicalizada
Colour: Polychrome
Designer: Milena María Monguí Estupiñan
Photos: ARC - DIMAR
Printing Method: Offset
Printed by: Thomas Greg & Sons de Colombia S.A.
Quantity: 10000 blocks
Seven of the nine stamps have images of cays. This seven cays have lighthouses, but in 6 of them are visibles.
And they are...
Facial: $ 5900 (Colombian Peso - COP)
Dimensions (mm): 30 x 40
Lighthouses (2): Quitasueño North and Quitasueño South.
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| Stamp and close up of the lighthouse |
Facial: $ 5900 (Colombian Peso - COP)
Dimensions (mm): 30 x 40
Lighthouse: Cayos del Este-Sureste
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| Stamp and close up of the lighthouse |
Facial: $ 5900 (Colombian Peso - COP)
Dimensions (mm): 30 x 40
Lighthouse: Banco Roncador
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Facial: $ 5900 (Colombian Peso - COP)
Dimensions (mm): 30 x 40
Lighthouse: Bajo Nuevo
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| Stamp and close up of the lighthouse |
Facial: $ 5900 (Colombian Peso - COP)
Dimensions (mm): 30 x 40
Lighthouse: Cayos de Albuquerque
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| Stamp and close up of the lighthouse |
Facial: $ 5900 (Colombian Peso - COP)
Dimensions (mm): 30 x 40
Lighthouse: Banco Serranilla
In the close up we can see the colours of the Colombia´s flag. Red, blue and Yellow. The concrete base of this lighthouse is painted with this colours
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| http://www.dimar.mil.co/vbeContent/newsdetailmore.asp?id=5614&idcompany=43&comments=comm&constraste=N DIMAR / Lighthouse section |
Bonus!
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| Label with this lighthouse |
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THE LOST ONE
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| Somewhere in this cay there is the Banco Serrana Lighthouse, but it is not visible from this height |
Until now, this was the most entertaining issue of the year 2010. It was very fun try to locate the lighthouses and info about them. Thanks to 4-72 and thanks to Klaus for the alert.
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