Code: USA-2014-01
Release Date: July 30, 2014
Postal Authority: USPS
Title: 150 Anniversary of Civil War - 2014 issue
Format: 2 se-tenant stamps
Souvenir Sheet of: 12 stamps (6 sets)
Design: Phil Jordan
Mobile Bay Stamp: Painting by Julian Oliver Davidson (1886)
Facial: Permanent Value "FOREVER" (First Class Mail 1 ounce)
Battle of Mobile Bay stamp
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| Mobile Point Lighthouse in Fort Morgan (1822 - 1864) |
The available image of the stamp is not clear enough, so until the stamps be released, we can take a look at the original painting.
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| Sector of the Painting by J.O.Davidson with a clear view of the lighthouse |
Next, two images of the remains of the lighthouse after this battle
from the US National Park Service website
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| Photo: US National Archives |
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| Photo: US National Archives |
I recommend to read about the lighthouses of this area. It´s a history of construction and destruction (by human and nature).
Mobile Point: http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=597
Sand Island: http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=649
