Showing posts with label 2014-05. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2014-05. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

20140531 - CUBA



Code: CUB-2014-01
Release Date: May 31, 2014
Postal Authority: ECC - Empresa de Correos de Cuba
Title: III International CUBA Cup of Philately and 50 Anniv of the FFC (Cuban Philatelic Federation)
Format: Block with 1 stamp -  Imperforated
Design: Ernesto Gamboa
Lighthouse: Castillo del Morro - La Habana



Thanks Jaap for the alert on this issue.






*** More news from CUBA ***
 
There are no official plan of issues.  All the news are unofficial.  But apparently we will have a new Lighthouses issue in 2014.  
4 stamps with a release date of October 5.

You can check the tentative plan of issue  HERE  (in Spanish)

Thanks to the blog Filatelia desde Cuba for the additional images and info.

Monday, May 26, 2014

20140522 - TURKEY



Code: TUR-2014-01
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Postal Authority: PTT
Title: Definitives Tourism 2014
Format: 8 stamps
Currency: Turkish Lira - TRY
 
2.50 (TRY)
Lighthouse: Kiz Kulesi
(Center of the Stamp)
 
 
2.50 (TRY)
Fuzzy view of
the Breakwater Heads Lights
of Antalya Old Harbour
 
 
Another view of Kiz Kulesi in the First Day Cover
 
 


Wednesday, May 21, 2014

20140530 - CROATIA

 
 
Code: CRO-2014-01
Release Date: May 30, 2014
Postal Authority: Hrvatska pošta
Title: Lighthouses 2014
Format: Serie of 3 stamps
Sheets of: 10 stamps
Dimensions (mm): 48,28 x 29,82
Perforation: 14
Currency: Kuna - HRK
Design: Orsat Franković design, Zagreb
Photos: Andrija Carli
Paper: White 102g, gummed
Printing Process: Offset Multicolor
Printed by: "Zrinski" - Čakovec
Quantity: 100.000 series

 
2.80 (HRK)
Lighthouse: Palagruža  (ALL E-3586)
 

 
5.80 (HRK)
Lighthouse: Struga  (ALL E-3544)
 
 
 
5.80 (HRK)
Lighthouse: Sušac  (ALL E-3538)
 



Friday, May 9, 2014

20140529 - CANADA



Code: CAN-2014-01
Release Date: May 29, 2014
Postal Authority: Canada Post / Postes Canada
Title: Empress of Ireland
Format: 1 stamp
Sheets of: 16 stamps
Booklets of: 10 stamps
Design: Isabelle Toussaint; Susan Scott
Ilustration: Aristides Balanos
Printing Process: Litho in 7 colours
Printed by: Lowe-Martin
Quantity:
200.000 booklets
75.000 stamp sheets

Where is the Lighthouse?:  Not in the stamp, but visible in the pane sheet.


Left of the pane sheet. Light marking the shipwreck of the Empress of Ireland.
Also visible in Postcard.



Thanks Jaap for the alert on this issue.