Sunday, December 29, 2013

20131211 - URUGUAY




Code: URU-2013-03
Release Date: December 11, 2013
Postal Authority: Correo Uruguayo
Title: 100 years of Rampla Juniors Football Club
Format: 1 stamp
Sheets of: 8 stamps + center complement
Design: Gabriel Casas / Gabriel Zuluaga
Printed by: Sanfer SRL
Quantity: 15.000 stamps
Currency: Uruguayan Peso - UYU
Facial: $ 15
Service: Ordinary (Simple) Local Letter up to 20 grs.
Lighthouse: Cerro de Montevideo Fortress in coat of arms



Sorry, but after 2 weeks of search, this was the best image that I could find.  Below this words there is an image of how the coat of arms of Rampla Juniors looks.  When I can access to the stamp, I will update this post with better images.




This is the second stamp from  Uruguay this year related to Football Clubs and their centenaries.  Coincidence. This one, like the first ( Club Atletico Defensor ) have a lighthouse in his coat of arms.
Rampla Juniors is located in "Villa del Cerro", an urbanization surrounding the Cerro of Montevideo, and the distance between the football field and the lighthouse is about 1.5 / 2 kilometers.






RELATED MATERIAL
Full Sheet
Center complement with the coat of arms

 

http://ramplajuniors.com/

Monday, December 23, 2013

Merry Christmas


Hello:

Congratulations and Merry Christmas to Glynne from Jedburgh (Scotland), winner of the contest between the voters of the Best Issue of 2013.  A Souvenir Sheet like this is yours.

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And of course, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all the friends, readers and followers of this blog.
We keep in touch with more news soon.

Carlos

Saturday, December 21, 2013

New Stamps with Lighthouses - AWARDS 2013

 
 
 BEST ISSUE 2013


 
NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand Coastlines
September 04
 
 
 
Set of 5 stamps issued in single stamps and Souvenir Sheet
Click here to visit the post
 


 
2nd   Place

 
POLAND
Lighthouses III
June 14
 
Set of 4 stamps issued in Minisheets
Click here to visit the post
 



3rd   Place

 
AZERBAIJAN
Lighthouses of Azerbaijan
Absheron Archipelago
April 11
 
Set of 5 stamps issued in Minisheets
Click here to visit the post
 


Countries that complete the Top 10

 4
 Yemen
 5
 Vietnam
 6
 Malaysia
 7
 Germany
 8
 Barbados
 9
 Algeria
 10
 Tunisia


This was a very good year of issues.  And your participation in this poll was great. 
Unlike last year, there is less of me and more of you in this list.  It was a surprise to me that Poland reached the 2nd place.
I received 37 opinions that helped me to build this list. As a rewards for taking time to vote, I have an extra souvenir sheet of the winner (New Zealand Coastlines) to share with you. 
I will choose (at random) a winner among voters and for Christmas day I will post the name.

We keep in touch
Carlos


Thursday, December 19, 2013

2014 Preview

Hello:
This is a table with dates of confirmed issues of lighthouse stamps for 2014.  We have the regular countries present (Germany, Estonia, Croatia, Iceland). Other country that resumed the issue of lighthouse stamps (Latvia),  and a new and interesting presence in the table (Faroe Islands).

 Faroe Islands
April 28 
 3 stamps
 Croatia
May 30 
 3 stamps
 Germany
July 03 
 2 stamps
 Iceland
September 11
 2 stamps
 Latvia
September 12
 1 stamp 
 Estonia
October 17 
 2 stamps 

This list is only the begining.  More issues will be added for sure.  Please, keep me updated about any info that you find about new issues of this great topic of philately.  Thanks in advance.

Next week and like a Christmas present... the annual award of Best Issue of 2013. Stay tuned.

Saludos!
Carlos

Sunday, December 8, 2013

20131202 - GREECE



Code: GRE-2013-01
Release Date: December 02, 2013
Postal Authority: Helenic Post
Title: National Historical Events - 100th Anniversary of the Union of Crete with Greece
Format: Serie of 2 stamps
Sheets of: 25 stamps
Currency: Euro - EUR


0.72 (EUR)
Service: Local Letter 1st Class up to 20g

LIGHTHOUSE:   Chania  (E-4781)


RELATED MATERIAL:

Maxi Card



Conmemorative Envelope with the Stamp and
Medal with the lighthouse too



CHANIA Lighthouse was also present in the very nice issue of 2009.  Check it out HERE


Friday, December 6, 2013

DOUBTFUL - Mozambique 2013



Code: MOZ-2013-01
Release Date: June 25, 2013
Title: Lighthouses and Sea Birds
Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp





 
 
 

Thursday, December 5, 2013

20131002 – St. MAARTEN

 
 

Code: STM-2013-01
Release Date: October 02, 2013
Postal Authority: St Maarten Postal Services
Title: Lighthouses 2013
Format: Serie of 6 stamps
Sheets of: 2 series
Currency: Netherlands Antillean Guilder - ANG



150c  (1.5 ANG)
Cape Hatteras - USA
ALL   J-2396

200c  ( 2 ANG)
Portland Breakwater - USA
ALL J-0193.8

250c ( 2.5 ANG)
Cape St.George - USA
 

300c ( 3 ANG)
Moloka`i - USA
ALL G-7292

400c (4 ANG)
Pensacola - USA
ALL J-3394

450c ( 4.5 ANG)
Rock of Ages  - USA
 



Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue

Monday, November 25, 2013

DOUBTFUL - Niger 2013

 
 
Code: NIG-2013-02
Date: July 01, 2013
Title: Great Sailboats and Lighthouses
Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp
 
 
Also available in blocks with different combination of stamps
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
Thanks Jaap for the alert on this issue

Saturday, November 16, 2013

20131116 - ITALY




Code: ITA-2013-01
Release Date: November 16, 2013
Postal Authority: Poste Italiane
Title: Tourism 2013
Format: 5 stamps
Sheets of: 28 stamps (Manifesto stamp: sheets of 45)
Stamp Dimensions (mm): 48 x 40    30 x 40
Perf: 11
Currency: Euro
Design:
San Leo and Tropea: T.Trinca
Scanno and Ponza: A.Ciaburro
Printing Process: Rotogravure
Printed by: I.P.Z.S. Rome
Quantity: 2.800.000 series (Manifesto stamp: 3.150.000)

 
PONZA Stamp
 
€ 0.70
Rotonda della Maddona - ALL E-1580
 



Thanks Jaap for the alert on this issue

Friday, November 15, 2013

DOUBTFUL - St. Thomas & Prince 2013


Code: STP-2013-03
Date: September 10, 2013
Title: Dolphins
Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp
Lighthouse: Unidentified Lighthouse on the Block





DOUBTFUL - Tchad 2013


Code: TCH-2013-01
Release Date: 2013
Title: Dogs
Format: 2 Minisheets of 4 stamps each



Unidentified Lighthouse on Border







Saturday, November 9, 2013

20131015 - KOREA DPR





Booklet Cover
Code: NKR-2013-01
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Postal Authority: The State Stamp Bureau of DPRK
Title: Ships

Format: Serie of 4 stamps.  Issued in regular stamps and Booklet of 4 stamps (1 serie)
Sheets of: 4 stamps (same design) + 2 complements
Currency: North Korean Won - KPW
Lighthouses: One of the complements of the 4 sheets depicts a light.

 
30 won Stamp Sheet
Sokkun Som  -   ALL  M 4488



50 won Stamp Sheet
Chamae Do / Jamae Do  -  ALL M 4118



90 won Stamp Sheet
Pido / P'i Do - ALL    M 4126
 
 
110 won Stamp Sheet
Taecho Do / Daecho Do - ALL  M 4558
 
 
Thanks Jaap for the alert on this issue

Friday, November 8, 2013

DOUBTFUL - Malawi 2013


Code: MAW-2013-01
Release Date: 2013
Title: Sailing Ships
Format: 2 Minisheets of 4 stamps each
Lighthouse: on the border of both minisheets