CUBA - 2018

NEW ISSUE - Year 2018

Code: CUB-2018-01
Release Date: April 30, 2018
Title: Transportation to the service of Tourism
Format: Serie of 6 stamps
Presentation: Sheets of 24 stamps (same design)
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Stamp 4 of 6

Currency: Cuban Peso - CUP

Facial: 65 (CUP)

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Lighthouse: Castillo del Morro

ALL: J-4857

Location: La Habana, Cuba

Thank Drazen for the image and alert

ARUBA - 2018

NEW ISSUE

Code: ARU-2018-01
Release Date: April 24, 2018
Postal Authority: Post Aruba
Title: Pesonalized Stamps 2018
Format: Serie of 4 stamps
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Stamp 3 of 4

Currency: Aruban Florin (AWG)

Facial: 130c  (1.30 AWG)

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Lighthouse: Willem III Tower

Location: Oranjestad - Aruba

ISLE of MAN - 2018

NEW ISSUE

Code: IOM-2018-01
Release Date: April 10, 2018
Postal Authority: Oik Postagh Ellan Vannin 
Title: The Year of Our Island
Format: Serie of 10 stamps
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-2 Sheets of 25 stamps .  5 design x 5 for each sheet
-Booklet
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Photos: Simon Park
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Stamp 8 of 10

Currency: Permanent Value
Facial: EU
Service: Europa STD Letters up to 20g
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Lighthouse: Peel Breakwater
ALL: A-4734
Location: Peel city, west of Isle of Man

Thanks Jaap and White Knight and his Commonwealth Stamp Blog for the alert

LITHUANIA - 2018

NEW ISSUE

Do you remember the Europa release from Lithuania of last year?  That was a great stamp with information about the origin of Klaipeda Lighthouse.

Well, this year and again in occasion of the 2018 Europa issue, we meet again with Klaipeda in his contemporary look.

Code: LIT-2018-01

Release Date: April 20, 2018

Postal Authority: Lietuvos Pastas

Title: Europa 2018 - Bridges

Format: Serie of 2 stamps
Presentation: Sheets of 10 stamps
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Currency: Euro - EUR
Facial: 0.75 (EUR)
Service: Europa Small Letter up to 20g
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Lighthouse: Klaipeda Range Rear
ALL: C-3346
Location: North of Klaipeda city, Lithuania


French Polynesia and now this. What a beautiful pair of stamps for the beginning of the year!

Thanks to the website Europa Stamps for the alert on this release.

FRENCH POLYNESIA - 2018

NEW ISSUE

*** Welcome French Polynesia to this Blog ***

Code: FPO-2018-01
Release Date: April 23, 2018
Postal Authority: La Poste Polynésienne
Title: 150 Anniv of Pointe Venus Lighthouse
Format: 1 stamp
Presentation: Sheets of 10 stamps
Design: Jean Jacques Mahuteau
Printing Process: Offset
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Printed by: Phil @ poste
Quantity: 60.000

Currency: French Pacific Franc - XPF
Facial: 80F (XPF)
Dimensions (mm): 36 x 48
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Lighthouse: Pointe Venus
ALL: K-4952
Location: North of Tahiti Island, French Polynesia

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GUERNSEY - 2018

UPDATED with NEW IMAGES and INFO

Thanks Jaap and White Knight from the site Commonwealth Stamps for the image

Code: GUE-2018-01

Release Date: April 03, 2018

Postal Authority: Guernsey Post

Title: RAF 100 years - 201 Squadron (Guernsey´s Own)

Format: Serie of 6 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

Presentation: Single stamps in sheets of 10
Design: Bridget Yabsley
Illustrations: Brian Byron
Printing Process: Offset Litho
Paper: 110 gsm unwatermarked
Gum: PVA Adhesive
Printed by: Cartor Security Printing
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Stamp 3 of 6

Currency: Pound

Facial: 63 (0.63 pound)

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Dimensions (mm): 38 x 38

Perf: 13.75 x 14.75

Lighthouse: Castle Breakwater

ALL: A-1560

Location: St.Peter Port

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Also and aerial view of Castle Breakwater