20150929 - ECUADOR

  

Code:  ECU-2015-01

Release Date:  September 29, 2015 

Postal Authority:  Correos del Ecuador

Title:  EXPO AFE 150  (Philatelic Expo- 150 years of the first Ecuadorian stamp)

Format:  Serie of 25 stamps

Sheets of: 25 stamps (1 serie)

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Mega issue from Ecuador celebrating the International Philatelic Expo "EXPO AFE 150".  25 stamps.  20 of them dedicated to the countries participating in the expo.  In each of them, an historical stamp of that country is depicted.  Luckily for us, one of the stamps chosen is related to a lighthouse.  Also, there is another stamp that deserve some attention from us...  

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Stamp 8 of 25 
Currency:  US Dollar - USD

Facial:  0.75 (USD)

Service:  Local Std Letter up to 20g

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Lighthouse:  Castillo del Morro - La Habana
All:  J-4857
Country:  CUBA

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If we think that the Cerro of Montevideo in the Coat of Arms of Uruguay is a lighthouse, then here there is another lighthouse stamp in this serie.

Stamp 24 of 25 

Currency:  US Dollar - USD

Facial:  0.75 (USD)

Service:  Local Std Letter up to 20g

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Lighthouse:  Cerro of Montevideo Fortress
All:  G-0702
Country: URUGUAY

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Centenary of Morro Lighthouse 1949 - Cuba Sc 432    Yv 318   Mi 241

Provincial Map of Uruguay 1973 - Uruguay Sc 857    Yv 859