DOUBTFUL - St. Tome & Prince

Code: STP-2016-02
Release Date: September 12, 2016
Title: Shells and Lighthouses
Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

RUSSIA - 2016

Updated with Images and Information

GENERAL INFO:
Code: RUS-2016-01
Release Date: September 29, 2016
Postal/Philatelic Authority: Russian Post / Marka
Title: 200 years of Tarkhankut and Chersonesus Lighthouses
Format: Serie of 2 stamps
Presentation:  Sheets of 15 stamps same design
Design: Shushlebina, O.
Printing Process: Offset Multicolor
Paper: Coated
Gum:
Security:
Printed by:
Quantity: 405.000 series

Stamp 1 of 2 

Currency: Ruble - RUB

Facial: 14 (RUB)

Service: 

Dimensions (mm): 42 x 30

Perf: 12 1/2 x 12

Lighthouse: Tarkhankut

ALL: N-5278

Location: Crimea

Stamp 2 of 2

Currency: Ruble - RUB

Facial: 14 (RUB)

Service:  

Dimensions (mm): 42 x 30

Perf: 12 1/2 x 12

Lighthouse: Chersonesus

ALL: N-5308

Location: Crimea

And tons of related material...

First Day Cover

First Day Cancellation - MOSCOW

First Day Cancellation - SEVASTOPOL

Cover of Presentation Pack

PostCard

PostCard

NORWAY - 2016

Updated with Images and Information

GENERAL INFO:
Code: NOR-2016-01
Release Date: October 01, 2016
Authority: Posten
Title: Lighthouses 2016
Format: Serie of 2 stamps
Presentation:  Booklet
Design: Inger Sandved Anfinsen
Photos: Oystein Sobye and Jon Arne
Printing Process: Offset
Paper:
Gum:
Security:
Printed by: Joh. Enschedé Security Print

Quantity:

Stamp 1 of 2 

Currency: Permanent Value

Facial: A Inland

Service: Priority Local Letter up to 20g

Dimensions (mm):

Perf:

Lighthouse: Sandvigodden (Old and New)

ALL: B-2804

Stamp 2 of 2

Currency: Permanent Value

Facial: A Inland

Service: Priority Local Letter up to 20g

Dimensions (mm):

Perf:

Lighthouse: Sklinna

ALL: L-1936

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue

PORTUGAL - 2016

New Issue

Portugal released today, September 23,  a booklet with a selection of 5 stamps from the previous years (2008 to 2015).  One of the stamps belong to the set of the last year about the 500 anniversary of the Torre de Belém.  The art of the stamp is the same that the original, but with a new face value,  self adhesive gum and different perforation.

GENERAL INFO:
Code: POR-2016-01
Release Date: September 23, 2016
Postal Authority: CTT
Title: Continente / Sul -  Self Adhesives
Format: Serie of 5 stamps
Presentation: Booklet of 30 stamps - 6 series
Booklet Dimensions (mm):
Design: Atelier Design & etc over a work of Folk Design (Belem stamp)
Printing Process: Offset
Paper:  225g / m2
Gum:  Self Adhesive
Printer: Cartor
Quantity: 50.000 booklets - 300.000 series

Stamp 5 of 5

Face Value: Permanent - E20g  (Europa letters up to 20g)

Dimensions: 40 x 30.6

Perforation: 11 3/4

Lighthouse: Torre de Belem
Location: Belem, west of Lisbon, Portugal

Original stamp

TURKEY - 2016 (III)

New Release

GENERAL INFO:

Code: TUR-2016-03
Release Date: September 20, 2016
Postal Authority: PTT
Title: 26th UPU Congress - Istambul 2016
Format: 1 stamp + 1 Block with 5 stamps
Presentation:
Design:
Printing Process: 
Paper:
Stamp Dimensions (mm):
Block Dimensions (mm):
Perf:
Gum: 
Security: 
Printer:
Currency:  Turkey Lira - TRY
Quantity: 
Stamps: 100.000
Blocks: 7.000 (Numbered)

Stamp and Block stamp 2 of 5

Lighthouse: Kiz Kulesi.  And in this occasion, the actual light is visible in both stamps.

ALL:  N-4903.8

Location: Istanbul, TURKEY

More material...

First Day Cancellation

Cover of Presentation Pack

SAINT PIERRE ET MIQUELON - 2016

Updated with new Images

The final look of the SPM stamp for this year was revealed. And I like it very much.

GENERAL INFO:

Release Date: October 07, 2016
Authority: La Poste SPM
Title: Pointe-Plate Lighthouse
Format: 1 stamp
Sheets of: 25 stamps
Design: Joël Lemaine
Printing Process:  Taille Douce
Gravure: Elsa Catelin
Paper:
Gum: 
Security: 
Printer: 
Quantity: 60.000

Currency: Euro - EUR
Facial: 0.80 (EUR)
Service: Std Letter up to 20g to France, DOM and COM
Dimensions (mm): 48 x 27
Perf:

Lighthouse: Pointe Plate
ALL: H-0330
Location: West of Langlade Island (South of Miquelón) - SPM

First Day Cancellation

JAPAN - 2016 (II)

New Issue

Cover of Booklet

Inside Booklet

Full serie of 47 stamps

The serie of stamps "60 Anniversary of Enforcement of the Local Autonomy Law" was a rich source of material for us.  A lot of the minisheets and thanks to the designer Satoshi Maruyama, contains lighthouses.  The serie saw the end last June 07 with the release of the 47th minisheet, dedicated to the TOKIO Prefecture.  

At the same time and as a resume of the serie, Japan Post issued this Booklet of 47 stamps. One stamp for each of the 47 Prefectures of that country.  The stamps are not repetitions of the originals, but the images were taked from the background of the minisheets.

One stamp in particular is relevant for us, and is located in the position 14.

GENERAL INFO:
Code: JAP-2016-02
Release Date: June 07 , 2016
Postal Authority: Japan Post
Title: 60th Anniv of Enforcement of the Local Autonomy Law - Booklet
Format: Serie of 47 stamps
Presentation: Booklet of 1 serie
Booklet Dimensions (mm): 320 x 250
Sheet of stamps Dimensions (mm): 280.5 x 175
Stamp Dimensions (mm): 25.5 x 30
Currency: Yen (JPY)
Facial: 82 (JPY)
Service: Local STD Letter up to 25g
Design: Satoshi Maruyama Stamp Designer
Printing Process: Heliogravure 5 colours
Paper:  
Gum:  
Printer: 
Quantity: 20.000 booklets

STAMP 14 of 47

Kanagawa Prefecture

Like I said before, this image was taked from the background of the original Minisheet of Kanagawa...

...and depicts the Mount Fuji at the back, and the Island of Enoshima at the center...

... and the tall building of the island is Enoshima Lighthouse.

Lighthouse: Enoshima
ALL: M-6332
Location: Eno-Shima Island, in front of Fujisawa.   50km south of Tokyo



More material of Enforcement Local Autonomy Law in this blog:

2010 - Kochi Prefecture
2010 - Aomori Prefecture
2012 - Kanagawa Prefecture
2013 - Hiroshima Prefecture
2013 - Kagoshima Prefecture
2014 - Ehime Prefecture
2015 - Tokushima Prefecture
2015 - Chiba Prefecture

AZERBAIJAN - 2016 (II)

New Release

GENERAL INFO:

Code: AZE-2016-02
Release Date: September 01, 2016
Authority: Azermarka LLC
Title: 42nd World Chess Olympiad - Baku 2016
Format: Serie of 5 stamps
Presentation: Minisheet of 5 stamps (1 serie)
Design:
Printing Process: 
Paper:
Gum: 
Security: 
Printer:
Quantity:

Stamp 5 of 5

Currency: Manat - AZN
Facial: 0.5  (0.5 AZN)

Dimensions (mm): 

Perf: 

Lighthouse: Maiden Tower, Giz Galazi, Bakú, Azerbaijan

MARSHALL ISLANDS - 2016

New Issue

GENERAL INFO:
Code: MSH-2016-01
Release Date: July 20, 2016
Postal Authority: Marshall Islands Postal Services Authority
Title: Honoring the Art of HOWARD KOSLOW  (*)
Format: Serie of 20 stamps
Presentation: Sheets of 20 stamps (1 serie)
Design: D. Zoe Seemel
Paintings: Howard Koslow
Printign Process: Offset
Paper:  
Gum:  
Printer: Pioneer Printing (Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA)
Quantity: 

Stamp 15 of 20

Currency: US Dollar (USD)
Facial: 49 (0.49 USD)

Service: 
Stamp Dimensions (mm):
Perf: 13 1/2

Lighthouses:
-Front: Morris Island - Old Charleston
-Back: Charleston - Sullivan´s Island New Charleston (J-2646)

Both lighthouses located at Charleston county, State of South Caroline, USA.

(*) Howard Koslow (painter and illustrator) died on January 25 of this year.

He painted the full serie of stamps "Lighthouses" from USA (1990-2013).  Six series of 5. 30 wonderful stamps. A very nice homage.

DOUBTFUL - Congo (Republic) 2016

Code: CGR-2016-01

Release Date: 2016

Title: Lighthouses

Format: Minisheet of 2 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

DOUBTFUL - Niger 2016 (II)

Code: NIG-2016-02

Release Date: August 15, 2016

Title: Shells

Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue

DOUBTFUL - Solomon Islands 2016 (II)

Code: SOL-2016-02

Release Date: August 01, 2016

Title: 100th Anniv Since Albert Einstein Publishes The Theory of Relativity

Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

Stylized Lighthouses

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue

DOUBTFUL - Togo 2016 (II)

Code: TOG-2016-02

Release Date: August 01, 2016

Title: Lighthouses

Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue

CHINA - 2016

New Issue

This is the seventh year of this blog, and it is always nice to give welcomes to a new country to the list.  This is the case of China, country that not issued stamps with lighthouses since 2006.

GENERAL INFO:
Code: CHN-2016-01
Release Date: September 10, 2016
Postal Authority: China Post
Title: MSR - Maritime Silk Route
Format: Serie of 6 stamps
Presentation: 
-Singles in sheets of 20 stamps (2 designs x 10 stamps for each sheet)
-Minisheet of 6 stamps (1 serie)
Minisheet Dimensions (mm): 202 x 94
Stamps Dimensions (mm): 30 x 40
Design: He Jie, Zhou Yue
Printing Process: Photogravure
Paper:  
Gum:  
Printer: Beijing Stamp Factory
Quantity: 

Border of Minisheet

Lighthouse: Stylized