20120613 - AZERBAIJAN

Release Date: June 13, 2012
Philately Authority: Azermarka Company
Title: The 20th Ann. of the Azerbaijan-China diplomatic relations
Format: 1 stamp
Sheets of: 10 stamps
Design: Kh. Mirzoyev.
Printing Process: Offset
Dimensions (mm): 40 x 28
Perforation: 14
Currency: Manat (AZN)
Facial: 50 qəp  (0,50 AZN)
Quantity: 50000

Lighthouse: Qiz Qalasi (Maiden Tower)

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20120609 - TURKEY

Release Date: June 09, 2012
Postal Authority: Ptt
Title: Istambul Shopping Fest
Format: 2 stamps
Sheets of: 25 stamps
Perf: 14
Printed by: Ptt Printing House
Currency: Turkish Lira (TRY)
Facials: 1 TL  and  2 TL
Lighthouse: Kiz Kulesi





1 TL

2 TL

20120326 - FRANCE

Release Date: March 26, 2012
Postal Authority: La Poste
Title: European Capitals - Copenhague
Format: Block with 4 stamps
Facial: € 3.60 (4 x 0,60)
Design: Olivier AUDY
Printing Process: Heliogravure

Where is the lighthouse?:  Not in the stamps,  not in the block...
The cover of the Collector Pack (Document Philatélique) shows the lightship Gedser Rev.

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DOUBTFUL - Solomon Islands 2012

Title: Lighthouses of Oceania
Format: Block with 5 stamps

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20120611 - FRANCE

Release Date: June 11, 2012
Postal Authority: La Poste
Title: Castles and Historic Houses (I)
Format: Booklet of 12 stamps
Designer: HUMBERT-BASSET Stéphane
Printing Process: Heliogravure


Stamp "Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur"
Facial: Permanent Value - Letter up 20g to France, Monaco and Andorra.

Lighthouse
Chateau D´If

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20120615 - GIBRALTAR

Release Date: June 15, 2012
Postal Authority: Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau
Title: Europa - Visit Gibraltar
Format: Serie of 6 stamps
Sheets of: 8 stamps
Design: Stephen Perera
Printing Process: Litho in 4 colours
Printed by: Cartor Security Printers

Stamps:
Currency: Gibraltar Pound (GIP)
Dimensions (mm): 31.8 x 31.8
Lighthouse: Europa Point

Facial: 54p (0.54 GIP)

Facial: 44p (0.44 GIP)

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20120615 - NORWAY

Release Date: June 15, 2012

Postal Authority: Posten

Title: Norwegian Lighthouses III

Format: Serie of 2 stamps in Booklets of 5 series (10 stamps)
Gum: Self Adhesive
Design: Benjamin Stenmarck, Neue Design Studio
Photos: © Søren Rodriguez
Printing Process: Offset
Printed by: Joh. Enschedé Security Print

Stamps:
Facial Value:  A  (Permanent for local letters)
Dimensions (mm): 21 x 35
Perforation: 14

Lighthouse: Kavringen

 

Lighthouse: Medfjordbåen

 

This is the third release of the serie Norwegian Lighthouses and we had to wait 5 year for the continuation. Next are the images of the first two issues and links to posts of pharoteliste about them.

 

Lighthouses I - 2005
Jomfruland and Tranoy

http://pharoteliste.blogspot.com/2008/11/norvge-jomfruland-trany.html

Lighthouses II - 2007
Ona and Tungeneset

http://pharoteliste.blogspot.com/2009/10/norvege-ona-tungeneset.html

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20120508 - Cyprus (Northern Turkish Republic)

Release Date: May 08, 2012
Postal Authority: KKTC Posta Dairesi
Title: Europa issue - Visit North Cyprus
Format: 2 stamps
Sheets of: 16 stamps (8 series)
Design: Hüseyin Billur
Paper: watermarked (KKTC with map)
Printing Process: Offset
Printed by: Devlet Basimevi (State Printing Office - Nicosia)
Quantity: 40000 series


Stamp:

Facial: 80 kurus (0.80 Turkish Lira - TRY)
Dimensions (mm): 41 x 26
Lighthouse:  We have 2 ancient lighthouses in this stamp.  The Kyrania (inactive since 1886) and the Kyrenia East Mole.

Kyrenia (NW Tower of the Fortress)

Kyrenia East Mole



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