LATVIA - 2019

Code: LAT-2019-01

Release Date: March 15, 2019

Title: Lighthouses 2019 - Slitere

Format: 1 stamp
Presentation: Sheets of 10 stamps
Design: Arta Ozola-Jaunaraja
Printing Process: 
Paper:
Gum:
Printed by:
Quantity: 80.000 stamps

Currency: Euros - EUR
Facial: 0.90 (EUR)
Service: Europa Std Letters type A
Dimensions (mm):
Perf:

Lighthouse: Slitere
ALL: Ex C3477
Location: Sliteres National Park - Cape Kolka - North West of Latvia

ESTONIA - 2019

Code: EST-2019-01

Release Date: March 14, 2019

Title: Lighthouses 2019 - Osmussaare

Format: 1 stamp
Presentation: Sheets of 10 stamps (2x5)
Design: Roman Matkiewicz
Printing Process: Offset
Paper:
Gum:
Printed by: As Vaba Maa
Quantity: 50.000 stamps

Currency: Euros - EUR
Facial: 0.65 (EUR)
Service: Local Std Letter up to 20g
Dimensions (mm): 33 x 27.5
Perf: 14 x 13 3/4

Lighthouse: Osmussaare
ALL: C-3760
Location: Osmussaar Island. North West of Estonia

NEW ZEALAND - 2019

NEW ISSUE

Minisheet

Code: NZL-2019-01

Release Date: March 06, 2019

Postal Authority: New Zealand Post

Title: Lighthouse Perspectives

Format: Serie of 6 stamps

Presentation: 

-Single Stamps in sheet of 25 stamps (Same design)

-Minisheet of 6 stamps (1 serie)

Design: Hannah Fortune, New Zealand Post, Wellington, NZ

Printing Process: Offset Litho in 4 colours

Paper: Tullis Russell 104gsm, red phosphor, gummed stamp paper

Printed by: Southern Colour Print, Dunedin

Quantity: 

Currency: NZ Dollar - NZD

Minisheet dimensions (mm): 170 x 95

Stamp dimensions (mm): 50 x 30

Perf: 14.80 x 14.67

Stamp 1 of 6

Facial: 1.20 (NZD)

Service: Std Local Letter up to 500g

Lighthouse: Kaipara North Head / Pouto

Location: Northland, North Island

Stamp 2 of 6

Facial: 1.20 (NZD)

Service: Std Local Letter up to 500g

Lighthouse: Manukau Heads

Location: Auckland, North Island

Stamp 3 of 6

Facial: 1.20 (NZD)

Service: Std Local Letter up to 500g

Lighthouse: Baring Head

ALL: K-4004

Location: Wellington Region, North Island

Also in this stamp

Thanks Jaap for the alert

Lighthouses: Pencarrow Old (Upper) and Pencarrow (Beach) ALL K-4006

Stamp 4 of 6

Facial: 2.40 (NZD)

Service: 

-International Postcard

-Local Large Letter up to 500g

Lighthouse: French Pass

ALL: K-4238

Location: Marlborough, South Island

Stamp 5 of 6

Facial: 3.00 (NZD)

Service: 

-Large Letter to Australia and South Pacific

-Medium Letter to Rest of the World

Lighthouse: Nugget Point

ALL: K-4380

Location: Catlins, Otago Region, South Island

Stamp 6 of 6

Facial: 3.60 (NZD)

Service: 

-Local Oversize Letter up to 1kg

-Extra Large Letter to Australia adn South Pacific

-Large Letter to Rest of the World

Lighthouse: Puysegur Point

ALL: K-4442

Location: Southwestern tip of the South Island

Minisheet

Border of Minisheet

Lighthouse: Cape Egmont

ALL: K-4088

Location: South Western of North Island

First Day Cover of Single Stamp Set

Gracias George for the alert.

ARGENTINA - 2019

NEW ISSUE

Code: ARG-2019-01
Release Date: January 28, 2019
Postal Authority: Correo Argentino
Title: Definitives 2019 - New Values
Format: 4 stamps - 2 ordinary and 2 UP (semi private post office)
Presentation: Sheets of 20 stamps (same design)
Design:
Printing Process:
Paper:
Gum:
Printed by:

Stamp 1 of 4

Currency: Pesos - ARS
Facial: 170 (ARS)
Service: Standard Letter to Europe up to 20g
Dimensions (mm): 44 x 34
Perf:

Lighthouse: Les Eclaireurs
ALL: G-1320
Location: Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina

FRANCE - 2019

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Code:

Release Date: May 06, 2019 

Title: Agustin Fresnel (1788-1827)

Format:

Merci Daniel for the alert

MONTENEGRO - 2019

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Code: 

Release Date: November 25, 2019
Postal Authority: Posta Cnre Gore
Title: Navigation 2019 
Format: 1 stamp


Lighthouse: Sveti Nikola
ALL: E-3686

DENMARK - 2019

NEW ISSUE

We have now images of this issue of may...

What a fantastic way to kick start the year 2019

Code: 
Release Date: May 16, 2019
Postal Authority: PostNord
Title: Lighthouses
Format: Serie of 5 stamps
Presentation:
Design: PostNord Stamps / Ella Clausen
Printing Process: Offset 4 colours
Paper: Self Adhesive
Printed by: Cartor
Quantity:


Currency: Danish Krone - DKK
Facial: 10  (DKK)
Service: Local Std Letter up to 50g
Dimensions (mm): 26.5 x 36.6
Perf:

Stamp 1 of 5

HAMMEREN

Stamp 2 of 5

LYNGVIG  -  B 1868

Stamp 3 of 5

HIRTSHALS - B 2106

Stamp 4 of 5

TAKSENSAND - C 1034

Stamp 5 of 5

LANGELANDS - C 1640

ARGENTINA - 2018

SURCHARGED

Surcharged?  Yes.  

Because different reasons (financial mainly), there are seriuos problems of lack of stamps in postal offices of minor towns and in some offices of big cities of Argentina.

What Correo Argentino did?  Print more current definitive stamps?  NO. They started to looking for material in the stock of Philately.  Unselled stamps of past years (2002 in this case) are being surcharged.

And in november, was the turn of "Argentinian Landscapes" and San Jorge Lighthouse stamp.

At this moment the surcharged stamps are not for sell in the E-Store of Correo Argentino.  They are being distributed in the postal offices only.

There are no first day of issue known. Also, we don´t know how many of these were surcharged.  We are in a treasure hunt here. Waiting for some news about when and where will they arrive.

Code: ARG-2018-01
Release Date: November 2018
Postal Authority: Correo Argentino
Title: Argentinian Landscapes I - Surcharged
Format: Serie of 8 stamps
Presentation: Sheets of 16 stamps (2 series)

Currency: Peso - ARS

Facial: 100 over 0.75  (ARS)

Dimensions (mm): 68 x 29

Perf: 14 x 13 1/2

Lighthouse: San Jorge

ALL: G-1104

Location: Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut province, Argentina

Original Stamp from 2002
Scott  2190f

Thanks to Filatelia Argentina forum for the images:

http://foro.filateliaargentina.org/index.php  

SRI LANKA - 2018

NEW ISSUE

And finally it´s here...
The wait was worth it...

A magnificent closure of 2018

Code: SRI-2018-01
Release Date: November 26, 2018
Postal Authority: Sri Lanka Post
Title: Lighthouses of Sri Lanka
Format: Serie of 4 stamps
Presentation:
- Single Stamps in sheets of 20 stamps (same design)
- Minisheets of 1 stamp
- Minisheets of 1 stamp "THAILAND 2018"
- Prestige Booklet

Design: Mr. Ruwan Upasena
Printing Process: Offset Lithography 4 colours
Paper: 102 gsm Security Stamp Printing Paper
Gum: PVA
Printer: Department of Government Printing, Sri Lanka
Quantity:
-Single Stamps: 500.000 series
-Minisheets: 25.000 series
-Thailand Minisheets: 4.000 series
-Booklets: 1000

Currency: Sri Lanka Rupee - LKR
Facial: Rs 45 (LKR)
Stamp Dimensions (mm): 30x60
Perf: 12 x 13 1/4

Design 1

  

Lighthouse: Barberyn
ALL: F-0826
Location: Barberyn Island, Beruwala, Sout west of Sri Lanka

Design 2

Lighthouse: Galbokka Point
ALL: F-0804
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Design 3

Lighthouse: Oluvil
ALL: F-0845
Location: Oluvil, East of Sri Lanka

Design 4

Lighthouse: Point Pedro
ALL: F-0870
Location: Northern point of Sri Lanka

RELATED MATERIAL
(more images soon)

First Day Cover with the addition of

COLOMBO CLOCK TOWER in the design

First Day Cancel

THANK YOU very much Ravi for the Images and Info.
And congrats to the design team for this magnificent material.

SAINT PIERRE ET MIQUELON - 2019

Preview of the stamp

Code: 
Release Date: October 16, 2019
Postal Authority: La Poste SPM
Title: Lighthouses 2019 - Galantry
Format: 1 stamp

Fantastic stamp!!!  The applauses go to...
Artist: Klervia Desbois
Gravure: Sophie Beaujard

Lighthouse: Galantry


Merci Eric Contesse for the image and alert

timbredujura.blogspot.com

GERMANY - 2019

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Code: 

Release Date: June 06, 2019

Title: Lighthouses 2019

Format:  1 stamp!   

Lighthouse: Campen

One stamp... A change of the usual set of 2 stamps.  Is Germany starting to say goodbye to this serie?

Thanks Klaus for the alert

KYRGYZSTAN - 2018

UPDATED with INFO and IMAGES

Welcome Kyrgyzstan to this blog !

Code: KYR-2018-01

Release Date: November 16, 2018
Postal Authority: Kyrgys Express Post

Title: Issyk-Kul Lighthouses
Format: Serie of 2 stamps
Presentation:
-Single stamps in Minisheets of 6 stamps
-Miniature Sheet of 2 stamps (1 serie)
Artist: Oleg Cojocari
Design: Aliona Cojocari
Printing Method: Full-color Offset Lithography
Paper: Coated, gummed 105 g/m2
Printing by: Nova Imprim
Quantity:
6000 Series of single stamps
2000 Miniature Sheets

Stamps 1 and 2

Currency: Som - KGS
Facial: 100  and 150 (KGS)
Stamp Dimensions (mm): 46 x 27.5
Sheet Dimensions (mm): 113 x 108
Minisheet Dimensions (mm): 113 x 78
Perf: 14 x 14 1/2

The lights depicted on the stamps are representations of what you can find along the shoreline of the Issyk-Kul Lake.  A lighthouse in the first stamp and leading lights and buoy in the second.

More representations of equipment for aid to navigation also in borders of sheets.

First Day Cover

Thanks Klaus for the alert

AUSTRALIA - 2018

UPDATED   November 2018

See the botom of the post

Code: AUS-2018-01

Release Date: October 23, 2018

Postal Authority: Auspost

Title: Lighthouses of Sydney

Format: Set of 3 stamps
Presentation:

Single Stamps in sheets of 50 stamps

Minisheet

Booklet of 10 stamps and Prestige Booklet

Roll of 100 stamps

Design: Jo Muré, Australia Post Design Studio

Printing Process: 

Paper:

Gum:

Printed by:

Quantity: 

Minisheet Dimensions (mm): 170 x 80

Stamp Dimensions (mm): 37.5 x 26

Perf: 13.86 x 14.6

Currency: Australian Dollar - AUD

Facial: $ 1 (AUD) 

Service: Postcard or Small Letter up to 250g

Stamp 1 of 3

Lighthouse: Hornby
ALL: K-2636

Stamp 2 of 3

Lighthouse: Robertson Point
ALL: K-2664

Stamp 3 of 3

Lighthouse: Macquarie
ALL: K-2632

****  Updated November 2018 ****

Closing the year of the bicentenary of the building of Macquarie Lighthouse, Australia Post is launching  an exclusive collector pack of only 200 copies. This pack contains historic and actual lighthouse releases.

CONTAINS

The Lighthouses of Sydney Minisheet of 2018 depicted above

And 5 exclusive minisheets of previous lighthouse issues numbered 1 to 200

1968 Macquarie stamp.
In my personal opinion this is by far, the best item of this collector pack

Minisheet with the 4 stamps of 2002 release

Minisheet with 4 of the 5 stamps of 2006 release
Point Lonsdale is the missing one.

Minisheet with the 4 stamps of 2015 release

Again the 2018 Lighthouses of Sydney in a new minisheet

There are only 200 copies availables.  The cost is around 65 u$s.  There is something that I do not understand. You build a very exclusive and expensive compilation, but incomplete. Where is the  "Point Lonsdale" stamp?
And this is something very interesting to follow.  Will this item sold out soon?  Wich will be the value at internet auction sites? The launch was in november 5.  I write this on november 10 and still there are copies availables.
Are we,  the lighthouse stamp collectors,  more than 200?
Just jocking...

Thank you very much Klaus for the alert

https://shop.auspost.com.au/product/australian-lighthouses-collection-0316553