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DOUBTFUL - St. Tome & Prince 2015

*** 2015 Release ***

Code: STP-2015-04
Release Date: December 29, 2015
Title: 2015-International year of Light
Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps + Block with 1 stamp

Stylized Lighthouse

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue

SRI LANKA - 2016

New Release

A small snack, while we wait the release of Lighthouses of Sri Lanka in june.

GENERAL INFO:

Code: SRI-2016-01
Release Date: May 27, 2016
Authority: Department of Posts, Sri Lanka
Title: Sri Lanka Tourism - 50th Anniversary
Format: 1 stamp
Presentation: Sheets of 20 stamps
Design: Mr. Ruwan Indrajith Upasena
Printing Process: 
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Stamp Info:
Currency: Sri Lanka Rupee, LKR
Facial: 15,00 (LKR)

Dimensions (mm): 

Perf: 

The logo of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Sri Lanka Tourism cover most part of the stamp...

... and the center of the logo have this ilustration:

Lighthouse: Stylized

 

TURKEY - 2016 (II)

New Release

 

GENERAL INFO:

Code: TUR-2016-02
Release Date: May 23, 2016
Authority: PTT
Title: World Humanitarian Summit   
Format: 1 stamp + 1 Block
Presentation:
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Stamps: 100.000
Blocks: 5.000

Block

 

Block Info:

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Lighthouse: Kiz Kulesi. 

ALL:  N-4903.8

Location: Istanbul, TURKEY

 

GERMANY - 2016

Update - New images added

GENERAL INFO:
Code: GER-2016-01
Release Date: July 07, 2016
Authority: Deutsche Post
Title: Lighthouses
Format: Serie of 2 stamps
Presentation: 
Design:
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STAMP 1  INFO:

Currency: EURO - EUR

Facial: 0.45

Service: Local Postcard

Dimensions (mm): 

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Lighthouse:  Staberhuk

ALL: C-1286

Location: 3 km Southeast of Staberdorf. Fehmarn Island. GERMANY

STAMP  2  INFO:

Currency: EURO - EUR

Facial: 0.70

Service: Local STD Letter up to 20g

Dimensions (mm): 

Perf: 

Lighthouse:  Kampen

ALL: B-1740

Location: City of Kampen. Sylt Island. GERMANY

Thanks Klaus and Jaap for the alert and images of this issue.

FRANCE - 2016

 

New Release

 

 

GENERAL INFO:

Code: FRA-2016-01
Availability: June 02 to June 05, 2016
Authority: La Poste
Title: 64th General Meeting of Philapostel in Saint-Denis-D´Oléron - LISA (*)
Design: Joël Lemaine
Printing Process: Offset

Paper: Thermic LISA 2
Quantity: 30.000

 

 

Lighthouse: Chassiron 

ALL: D-1270

Location: Island d'Oléron, France

 

Lighthouse: Fort Boyard

ALL: D-1256.3

Location: Between Oléron and Aix Island, France

 

(*) LISA: Libre-service d'affranchissement (postage self-service).  The machine with this design will be available between June 02 and June 05 in Saint-Denis d'Oléron.  2 lighthouses in the design! A very nice item to collect. Better,  if it was used for postage on a letter.

 

Others philatelic souvenirs will be available in the meeting like postcards, envelopes and personalized stamps

 

NETHERLANDS - 2016 (III)

New Release

More Lighthouses coming from Netherland under the topic Fishing Places from the serie Mooi Netherland.

Arnemuiden Minisheet

Scheveningen Minisheet



GENERAL INFO:

Release Date: May 23, 2016
Authority: Post NL
Title: Beautiful Netherland: Fishing Places
Format: Serie of 2 stamps
Presentation: Minisheets of 5 stamps with same design
Design: Birza Design
Printing Process: Offset 4 colours
Paper: Normal
Gum: Synthetic
Security: Phosphor Tagging
Printer: Joh. Enschedé Security Printings (Haarlem)
Quantity: 60.000 minisheets for each design



ITEMS with LIGHTHOUSES

 

Scheveningen Stamp

STAMP INFO:

Currency: Permanent Value

Facial: 1

Service: Local STD Letter up to 20g

Dimensions (mm): 20.8 x 25.3

Perf: 14 1/2

Lighthouse: Scheveningen (Back, Left)

ALL: B-0750
Lighthouse: Scheveningen North Mole (Front, Right)
ALL: B-0751.6
Location: Scheveningen, The Hague, Netherlands



Scheveningen Minisheet

Lighthouse: Van der Valk Pier, Scheveningen

ALL: B-0755

Location: Scheveningen, The Hague, Netherlands

 

 

Also in the Arnemuiden minisheet a navigation buoy.

 

And a new Minisheet with all the 5 stamps of 2016 about the topic Fishing Places (3 issued in february, and these 2 of may), is being released also in may 23.  Quantity to be release of this ítem: 220.000

 

 

 

Thanks Jaap for the alert and info of this release.

NETHERLANDS - 2016

Update

A new Minisheet with all the 5 stamps of 2016 Fishing Places together (February and May releases) were issued in May.  See the info at the bottom of the post

Fishing Places:   URK

Fishing Places: Volendam

Fishing Places: Zoutkamp

GENERAL INFO:

Release Date: February 01, 2016
Authority: Post NL
Title: Beautiful Netherland: Fishing Places
Format: Serie of 3 stamps
Presentation: Minisheets of 5 stamps with same design
Design:
Printing Process: Offset 4 colours
Paper: Normal
Gum: Synthetic
Security: Phosphor Tagging
Printer: Joh. Enschedé Security Printings (Haarlem)
Quantity: 60.000 minisheets for each design



 

ITEMS with LIGHTHOUSES

Urk Stamp

STAMP INFO:

Currency: Permanent Value

Facial: 1

Service: Local STD Letter up to 20g

Dimensions (mm): 20.8 x 25.3

Perf: 14 1/2

Lighthouse: Urk

ALL:

Location: Town of Urk in Flevoland Province - Netherlands

 

 

Zoutkamp Stamp

 

STAMP INFO:

Currency: Permanent Value

Facial: 1

Service: Local STD Letter up to 20g

Dimensions (mm): 20.8 x 25.3

Perf: 14 1/2

Lighthouse: Replica of the ancient Zoutkamp lighthouse closed in 1945

ALL:

Location: Town of Zoutkamp in Groningen Province - Netherlands

 

 

Also in the Zoutkamp minisheet a waterway mark in the form of  this red tower.

 

 

 

Volendam Minisheet
Outside the stamp

 

Lighthouse: Volendam. White with red roof,  located over the old fish auction house. Helps with the entry to the Volendam harbour.

ALL:

Location: Town of Volendam. North Holland Province - Netherlands

 

Info Added

 

 A new Minisheet with all the 5 stamps of 2016 about the topic Fishing Places, were issued in May 23 

 

 

Thanks Jaap for the alert on this issue and great job with the Volendam find.

DOUBTFUL - Sierra Leone 2016

 

Code: SLE-2016-01
Release Date: March 25, 2016
Title: Marine Life - Lighthouses
Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block of 1 stamp


Thanks Jaap and Drazen for the alert on this issue.

AZORES - 2016

New Release

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO:

Code: AZO-2016-01
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Authority: CTT
Title: AZORES, Certified by Nature
Format: Serie of 4 stamps and 2 Blocks
Sheets of: 50 stamps (same denomination)
Design: Francisco Galamba
Printing Process: Offset 
Paper: FSC 110 g/m2
Printed by: Cartor

Where is the Lighthouse?...

 

 

Cover of the Collectors set.

 



Lighthouse: Ilhéus Formigas

ALL: D-2638

Location: Formigas Islet (between Santa María and San Miguel Islands),  Archipelago of Azores

 

One of the blocks have the same photo, but Francisco Galamba put a big fish over the lighthouse.

 

 

 

JERSEY - 2016

New Release

 

 

GENERAL INFO:

Code: JER-2016-01
Release Date: July 08, 2016
Authority: Jersey Post
Title: 50 years of the Jersey Old Motor Club
Format: Serie of 8 stamps
Sheets of: 10 stamps same denomination
Design: Interabang, Andy Le Gresley
Printing Process: Offset lithography with silver metallic
Gum:
Paper:
Printed by:
Printed by: Joh Enschedé
Quantity:

Stamp 8 of 8

 

 

Currency: Jersey Pound

Facial: 1.29  (JEP)

Service: International (outside Europe) STD Letter up to 40g

Dimensions (mm): 40 x 30



Lighthouse: Noirmont Point

ALL: A-1616

Location: Jersey

 

 

JAPAN - 2016 (III)

New Release

GENERAL INFO:

Code: JAP-2016-03
Release Date: July 08, 2016
Authority: Japan Post
Title: World Heritage Series - Nr.9   "Industrial revolution heritage, iron and steel, shipbuilding, coal mining industry during Japan´s Meiji era"
Format: Serie of 10 stamps
Presentation: Minisheet of 10 stamps (1 serie)
Dimensions (mm):
Minisheet:140 x 212.50
Stamps: 28 x 36.5
Currency: Yen (JPY)
Facial: 82 (JPY)
Service: Local STD Letter up to 25g
Design: Satoshi Maruyama
Printing Process: Offset 6 colours
Gum:
Paper:
Printed by:
Quantity: 900.000 minisheets

Main Photo - Outside the stamps



Lighthouse: Hizen Ha Shima

ALL: M 5193.42

Location: Hashima Island (18km south west of Nagasaki)