20130430 - MALAYSIA

*** UPDATED with New Overprinted Block ***


Here it is a candidate to best issue of 2013

 

 

Code: MAL-2013-01
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Postal Authority: Pos Malaysia
Title: Lighthouses in Malaysia - Serie 2
Format: Serie of 3 stamps AND Block with 1 stamp
Sheets of:  20 stamps
Block Dimensions (mm): 110 x 80
Stamps Dimensions (mm): 48 x 30
Perforation: 14
Design: Jabatan Laut Malaysia
Printing Process: Lithography
Paper: with Phosphor Coating and Fibre
Printed by: Chanwanich Security Printing
Currency: Malaysian Ringgit - MYR

Stamp 1

50sen (0.50 MYR)
Service: Local  Printed Matter/Periodical up to 20gr
Lighthouse: Pulau Rimau 

 

 

 

Stamp 2

60sen (0.60 MYR)
Service: Local Letter up to 20gr
Lighthouse: Fort Cornwallis

 

 

 

Stamp 3

60sen (0.60 MYR)
Service: Local Letter up to 20gr
Lighthouse: Pulau Angsa

 

 

 

Block

(glows in the dark)

 

RM 5 (5 MYR)
Lighthouse: One Fathom Bank

Block Overprinted with the map of Australia in Red and the
inscription "Centennary of Kangaroo Stamps"
The object of this overprint was the 2013 World
Stamp Expo 2013 - Melbourne
May 10 - May 15
 

RELATED MATERIAL

Complete Sheets with Lighthouses in the borders

First Day Cover

Maxi Cards



Folder

 

This is the Serie 2 of Lighthouses in Malaysia.  I asume that the issue of 2004 is the serie 1.

http://lhstamps.blogspot.com.ar/2012/10/mal-2004-01.html

 

 

Thank you very much to Mohd Nizamuddin Safie,  writer of the web site http://www.nsotw.info/   for the alert on this issue.

Thanks also to Klaus and Eckhard for the alert on the Overprinted issue.

 

 





DOUBTFUL - Palau 2013

Title: Paul Signac - Neo Impressionist Painter
Format: Minisheet of 3 stamps and Block with 1 stamp
Lighthouse: Block stamp with the painting "Young Women of Provence at the Well",   showing a stylized version of the Saint-Tropez Jetty Head Light.

 

 

 

 

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue

 

 



20130520 - MALTA

 

Code: MAT-2013-01
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Postal Authority: Malta Post
Title: European Maritime Day - 2013
Format: Serie of 3 stamps
Sheets of: 10 stamps
Design: MaltaPost p.l.c.
Printing Process: Offset
Paper: with watermark Maltese Crosses
Printed by: Printex Ltd.
Quantity: 25.000 series

Currency: Euro
Dimensions (mm): 44 x 31
Perforation: 13.9 x 14

Stamp 1

View of the entry to Valetta Harbour from the Siege Bell monument. The position of the cruise (Riviera) hides one of the light of the entry, but the other is visible at the left of the ship

 

€ 0.26
Service: Local Letter up to 50g

Lighthouse: West Breakwater
St. Elmo  (E 2062)

 

 

 

 

Stamp 3

In this case the vision is clear. The view is from Fort St. Angelo and both breakwater lights of the entry to the harbour can be seen.

 

€ 0.97
Service: Air Mail Letter up to 60g to Zone A Countries
(Europe and North Africa)

Lighthouses
West Breakwater St.Elmo (E 2062 - Left)
East Breakwater Ricasoli (E 2064 - Right and maybe with the red light on)


 

 

Click and go to another Malta Maritime / Cruises issue from the year 2008:

http://lhstamps.blogspot.com.ar/2012/12/mat-2008-01.html

 

 



20130412 - TURKEY

*** Updated with better images ***

Code: TUR-2013-01
Release Date: April 12, 2013
Postal Authority: Ptt
Title: Definitives 2013 - Tourism - Antalya
Format: 6 stamps

Stamp 6

 



Currency: Turkish Lira - TRY
Facial: 2,20 TL (TRY)
Lighthouses: Antalya Old Harbour.  Breakwaters Heads North (red) and South (green)

E5856 Front Left  -  E 5857 Back
http://trabas.de



This harbour appeared last year in the definitives 2012 too.   In that time, the North head was barely visible.  This year we have a better look at both breakwaters.  I will display a better image as soon I can get it.

 

 

http://www.newlhstamps.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/20120430-turkey.html

 

 

 

 

 

20130515 - VIETNAM

*** Updated with Images ***

Code: VIE-2013-01
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Postal Authority: VNPT - Ministry of Communications (MIC)
Title: Lighthouses in Vietnam
Format: Serie of 4 stamps
Stamp Dimensions (mm): 31 x 46
Design: Nguyen Du
Currency: đồng - VND

2000d
Diêm Điền
 

3000d
Lý Sơn

6000d
Đại Lãnh

14500d
Kê Gà

Thanks to NGHIEM GIANG ANH  for the images and information:
http://www.delcampe.net/stores/anhngcollectibles


Thanks Klaus, Jaap, Drazen and Kramer for the alert on this issue.

20130411 - AZERBAIJAN

... and here it is another candidate to best issue of 2013.

 

 

 

Code: AZE-2013-02

Release Date: April 11, 2013

Philatelic Authority: Azermarka Company

Title: Lighthouses of Azerbaijan - Absheron Archipelago

Format: Block with 5 stamps + complement with archipelago´s map and lighthouses locations

Dimensions (mm): 95 x 133

Design: Kh. Mirzoyev.

Printing Process: Offset

Quantity: 20.000 blocks

 

Stamps Dimensions (mm): 28 x 40

Perforation: 12  -  Azermarka always releases a few number of these blocks imperforated too.

Currency: Manat (AZN)

Facial: 50 qəp (0,50 AZN)

 

Şüvəlan (Shuvalan)
Lighthouse

 

Amburan
Lighthouse

 

Böyük Zirə
(Boyuk Zira)
Lighthouse

 

Abşeron (Absheron)
Lighthouse 

 

Çilov (Chilov)
Lighthouse

EXTRA MATERIAL

 

First Day Cover

 

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue.

20130509 - PORTUGAL

Code: POR-2013-01
Release Date: May 09, 2013
Postal Authority: Ctt
Title: EUROPA 2013 - The Postman Van
Format: 1 stamp and Block
Sheets of: 10 stamps and Block of 2 stamps
Dimensions (mm):
Stamp: 40 x 30.6
Block: 125 x 95
Perforation: 13 + Cross of Christ
Currency: Euro - EUR
Facial:
Stamp: € 0.70
Block: € 1.40  (2 x 0.70)
Design: Atelier Design & etc
Printing Process: Offset
Paper: FSC 110 g/m2
Printed by: Cartor
Quantity:
Stamp: 175.000
Block: 60.000

Lighthouse: Block with the Torre de Belem


The stamps and blocks depicted next from Madeira and Azores complete de Europa issue from Portugal for this year.

Thanks Kramer for the alert on this issue.

20130713 - United States of America

*** UPDATED with confirmed release date ***

 

 

Code: USA-2013-01
Release Date: July 13,   2013
Postal Authority: US Postal Service
Title: New England Coastal Lighthouses
Format: Serie of 5 stamps
Art Directors: Howard E. Paine and Greg Breeding
Paintings: Howard Koslow
Facial: Forever (for First Class Mail - 1 ounce rate)
Lighthouses:
Portland Head (Maine)
Portsmouth Harbor (N.Hampshire)
Boston Harbor (Massachusetts)
Point Judith (Rodhe Island)
New London Harbor (Connecticut)

Thanks to Dalene Thomas from the site   "Lighthouse Stamps Society"   for the alert on this issue.

20130625 - JAPAN

*** Another issue from Japan in June ***

 

 

 

 

Code: JAP-2013-02

Release Date: June 25, 2013

Postal Authority: Japan Post

Title: Travel Scenes Series Number 18  - Chiba Prefecture

Format: Block with 10 differents stamps

Dimensions (mm): 140 x 213

Designer: Satoshi Maruyama

Printing Process: Offset 5 colours

Quantity: 1.200.000 Blocks

Currency: Yen - JPY

 

 

Stamp Number 10

 



 

Facial: 80  (JPY)

Service: Local Standard Letter up to 25 gr

Photo: Satoshi Maruyama

Dimensions (mm): 28 x 36,50

Lighthouse: Inubō Saki

 

 



20130606 - GERMANY

 

 

** Updated with Images **

Code: GER-2013-01
Release Date: June 06, 2013
Postal Authority: Deutsche Post
Title: Lighthouses 2013
Format: Serie of 2 stamps
Currency: Euro - EUR

 

Facial: 45 (0.45 EUR)

Service: Domestic Postcard

Lighthouse: Flügge



 

Facial: 58 (0.58 EUR)

Service: Standard Domestic Letter up to 20 gr

Lighthouse: Büsum

Thanks to Klaus for the alert and the images of this issue.

NSWL 2012 - New Version

Hello Friends and Readers of this blog.
It is now available a new version of the 2012 list.  It was updated with 3 new issues (North Korea and  2 from Mozambique). You can download from here:

http://www.mediafire.com/view/?2a63d9pfi7ou1at

It´s a free hosting service. If you have any problem to download the file from there, you can send me a mail and I will send you a copy. Just put in the subjet "2012 File". No need to write something else.

 

We keep in touch

Carlos.

20130614 - JAPAN

Code: JAP-2013-01
Release Date: June 14, 2013
Postal Authority: Japan Post
Title: 60th Anniversary of Enforcement of the Local Autonomy Law -  HIROSHIMA
Format: Block with 5 stamps
Dimensions (mm): 93.5 x 175
Designer: Satoshi Maruyama
Printing Process: Rotogravure 6 colours
Quantity: 1.400.000 Blocks (7.000.000 stamps)
Currency: Yen - JPY

Stamp 5

 

Facial: 80  (JPY)

Service: Local Standard Letter up to 25 gr

Dimensions (mm): 28 x 33.5

Lighthouse: Tomonoura 

 

 

 

20130425 - IRELAND

 

Code: IRE-2013-01
Release Date: April 25, 2013
Postal Authority: An Post
Title: Contemporary Arts - Visual Arts I
Format: Serie of 4 stamps in Booklet of 1 serie
Design: Ger Garland
Printing Process: Lithography Multicolor with Phosphor Tagging
Printed by: Irish Security Stamp Printing Ltd.
Quantity: 100.000 series

Stamp

 

 

Currency: Euro - EUR
Facial: 60c (0,60 EUR)
Service: Local and North Ireland Standard Postcard or Letter up to 100g
Dimensions (mm): 43.74 x 38.10
Perf: 14
Work: "Ghost Ship" by Dorothy Cross
Lighthouse: Decommissioned Lightship named ALBATROSS.  He was active between 1925 and 1970.


Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue.
Thanks Eckhard for the information.

BACK On Line

Hello Friends and Readers of this blog. 

Back on line after a short break. There are some new stamps to post from IRELAND and TURKEY.  But that is for tomorrow.  Now we have to finish what I started last week. 

 

The answer to the question of the contest of last week is "PERU".  The lighthouse in the photo is "La Marina" (ALL G 2045) and it was one of the two stamps of the 2009 serie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the other one that complete the serie.
Clock Tower Muelle de Guerra (G 2058)

 

 

 

Winners

- Drazen from Croatia

- Jaap from the Netherlands



 

Closed for Vacations

Hello friends and readers of this blog.  It´s that time of the year for me... Vacations.  No new entries until mid April. See you then.

***Updated April 05***

 

 

CONTEST

Where is located this Lighthouse?

 

Helping data:

1- This lighthouse was on a stamp in 2009.  It is not listed here. 

2- The palm trees also appear in that stamp.

 

Today I was in the local post office and I have 2 sets of that serie for 2 winners that answer correctly the country where is located.  If there are more than 2 winners,  I will flip the coin to choose them. 

Send me an e-mail with your answer (do not use the comments section).

 

Just a few more days and back to work.

 

Regards

Carlos.