DOUBTFUL - Congo (Republic) 2016

Code: CGR-2016-01

Release Date: 2016

Title: Lighthouses

Format: Minisheet of 2 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

DOUBTFUL - Niger 2016 (II)

Code: NIG-2016-02

Release Date: August 15, 2016

Title: Shells

Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue

DOUBTFUL - Solomon Islands 2016 (II)

Code: SOL-2016-02

Release Date: August 01, 2016

Title: 100th Anniv Since Albert Einstein Publishes The Theory of Relativity

Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

Stylized Lighthouses

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue

DOUBTFUL - Togo 2016 (II)

Code: TOG-2016-02

Release Date: August 01, 2016

Title: Lighthouses

Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue

CHINA - 2016

New Issue

This is the seventh year of this blog, and it is always nice to give welcomes to a new country to the list.  This is the case of China, country that not issued stamps with lighthouses since 2006.

GENERAL INFO:
Code: CHN-2016-01
Release Date: September 10, 2016
Postal Authority: China Post
Title: MSR - Maritime Silk Route
Format: Serie of 6 stamps
Presentation: 
-Singles in sheets of 20 stamps (2 designs x 10 stamps for each sheet)
-Minisheet of 6 stamps (1 serie)
Minisheet Dimensions (mm): 202 x 94
Stamps Dimensions (mm): 30 x 40
Design: He Jie, Zhou Yue
Printing Process: Photogravure
Paper:  
Gum:  
Printer: Beijing Stamp Factory
Quantity: 

Border of Minisheet

Lighthouse: Stylized

DOUBTFUL - Mozambique 2016 (II)

Code: MOZ-2016-02

Release Date: May 10, 2016

Title: Lighthouses / Faróis

Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

Thanks Jaap for the alert on this issue.

Tomorrow, news from China

Back On Line

Hello Friends:

Back on line after a short winter escapade.  My winter or your summer depending where you are. I visited the lands of this little fellow:

No, not Africa. 

More clues:  A rock, an airport...

...and a Lighthouse...

Yes. Gibraltar and Europa Point.   You can follow my visits to lighthouses, in my blog about tourism (in spanish):

http://www.turismoyfaros.blogspot.com

Tomorrow I will return to the philately with new issues.  See you then.

Carlos.

ECUADOR - 2016

New Issue

GENERAL INFO:
Code: ECU-2016-01
Release Date: August 16, 2016
Postal Authority: Correos del Ecuador
Title: América UPAEP - Homage to the Ecuadorian Olimpic Team
Format: Serie of 4 stamps
Presentation: Minisheet of 4 stamps (1 serie)
Block Dimensions (mm): 
Design: 
Printing Process: 
Paper:  
Gum:  
Printer: Instituto Geográfico Militar (IGM)
Quantity: 12.500 Minisheets

Stamp 1 of 4

Currency: US Dollar (USD)
Facial: 1.25 (USD

Service: 
Stamp Dimensions (mm):
Perf:

Among the iconic figures from Ecuador depicted in the design of this stamp we found this:

Lighthouse: Santa Ana Hill Faux Lighthouse
Location: Guayaquil, Ecuador

JAPAN - 2016 (IV)

New Issue

GENERAL INFO:
Code: JAP-2016-04
Release Date: October 14 , 2016
Postal Authority: Japan Post
Title: Night Views of Japan - Vol 2
Format: Serie of 10 stamps
Presentation: Minisheet of 10 stamps (1 serie)
Block Dimensions (mm): 140 x 222.50
Stamp Dimensions (mm): 28 x 38.5
Currency: Yen (JPY)
Facial: 82 (JPY)
Service: Local STD Letter up to 25g
Design: Satoshi Maruyama Stamp Designer
Photo Background: Maruta Atsushi
Adviser: Chubby Motootoko
Printing Process: Offset 6 colours
Paper:  
Gum:  
Printer: 
Quantity: 1.000.000 minisheets

Background

Lighthouse: Enoshima
ALL: M-6332
Location: Eno-Shima Island, in front of Fujisawa.   50km south of Tokyo

DOUBTFUL - Guinea Bissau 2016

Code: GBI-2016-01

Release Date: June 27, 2016

Title: Lighthouses / Faróis

Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

DOUBTFUL - Mozambique 2016

Code: MOZ-2016-01
Release Date: January 15, 2016
Title: Lighthouses / Faróis
Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp


Thanks Klaus for the alert on these issues.

SLOVENIA - 2016

New Issue

GENERAL INFO:
Code: SLO-2016-01
Release Date: May 27, 2016
Postal Authority: Pošta Slovenije
Title: Slovene Ships - Cargo Vessel PIRAN
Format: 1 stamp
Presentation: Minisheet of 1 stamp
Block Dimensions (mm): 70 x 60
Design and Illustration: Matjaž Učakar
Printing Process: Offset 4 colours
Paper: Tullis Russell Chancellor Litho, 102 g/m2
Gum: PVA RMS
Printer: Agencija za komercijalnu djelatnost d.o.o., Zagreb, Croatia
Quantity:

Stamp 1 of 1

Currency: Euro - EUR

Facial: 1,33 (EUR)

Service:

Stamps Dimensions (mm): 42.60 x 29.82
Perf:  14

Lighthouse: Painted in red and marking the entry to the harbour,  the Piran West Mole
ALL: E-2628
Location: City of Piran, SLOVENIA

DOUBTFUL - St. Tome & Prince (2016)

Code: STP-2016-01

Release Date: March 30, 2016

Title: Lighthouses - Faróis

Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

DOUBTFUL - Solomon Islands (2016)

Code: SOL-2016-01
Release Date: May 13, 2016
Title: Lighthouses
Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

Thanks Klaus for the alert on these issues

IRELAND - 2016

Updated with new images

GENERAL INFO:
Code: IRE-2016-01
Release Date: July 28, 2016
Postal Authority: AnPost
Title: Wild Atlantic Way
Format: Serie of 4 stamps  (2 x 2 se-tenant)
Presentation: 
-Sheets of 16 stamps (8 sets of 2 se-tenant with same denomination)
-Booklet
Stamps Dimensions (mm): 51 x 30
Perf: 13.3
Currency: EUR - Euro
Design: Red&Grey Design
Printing Process: Lithography Multicolor
Paper: TR Yellow Green Phosphor
Gum: PVA
Printer: Joh. Enschede Stamps B.V.
Quantity:
Se-tenant pairs of 72c: 78.000 (156.000 stamps)
Se-tenant pairs of 1.10: 64.000 (128.000 stamps)

Where is the Lighthouse?

Cover of the Prestige Booklet

Lighthouse: Cromwell Point 

ALL: A-6416

Location: Valentia Island, Kerry County, South West of Ireland





Klaus adds information regarding this release.  More lighthouse inside the booklet. 

Old Head of Kinsale (A-5710) in one of the interior pages of the booklet.

MALAYSIA - 2016

New Issue

GENERAL INFO:
Code: MAL-2016-01
Release Date: July 27, 2016
Authority: Pos Malaysia
Title: Tourist Destinations - Kedah & Kelantan
Format: Serie of 4 stamps  (2 x 2 se-tenant) and Block with 2 stamps
Presentation: 2 Sheets of 20 stamps (10 sets of 2 se-tenant for each tourist destination
Stamps Dimensions (mm): 30 x 30
Block Dimensions (mm): 80 x 80
Currency: MYR - Malaysian Ringgit
Design: Reing Associates Sdn Bhd
Printing Process: Lithography
Paper: 102 gsm OVA Free
Gum: PVA
Security: 
Printer: Joh. Enschede Stamps B.V.

Quantity:

Where is the Lighthouse?

Bottom Right Border of the Kedah Sheet

Lighthouse: Kuala Kedah

ALL: F-1478

Location: Kuala Kedah, Kedah State, NorWest of Malaysian Peninsula.

GUERNSEY - 2016 (II)

New Issue

GENERAL INFO:
Code: GUE-2016-02
Release Date: July 27, 2016
Authority: Guernsey Post
Title: Ramsar: Herm
Format: Serie of 6 stamps
Presentation:
-Singles in Sheets of 10 same design
-Minisheet of 6 stamps (1 serie)
Design:
Printing Process: 
Paper:
Gum: 
Security: 
Printer:

Quantity:

 

Lighthouse:  Herm Harbour Pier North End

ALL: A-1546.65

Location: West side of Herm Island


Thanks to http://commonwealthstampsopinion.blogspot.com for the images

SOUTH KOREA - 2016

Updated with Images

Fantastic set of 4 stamps coming from South Korea that portend a better second semester than the first.

GENERAL INFO:
Code: SKR-2016-01
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Authority: Korea Post
Title: Beautiful Lighthouses
Format: Serie of 4 stamps
Presentation: Sheets of 16 stamps (4 series)
Design:
Printing Process: 
Paper:
Gum: 
Security: 
Printer:

Quantity:

STAMP 1  INFO:

Currency: South Korean Won - KRW

Facial: 300 (KRW)

Service:

Dimensions (mm): 

Perf:

Lighthouse:  Somaemuldo

ALL: M-4332

Location: Somaemuldo Island, South of Geoje

STAMP  2  INFO:

Currency: South Korean Won - KRW

Facial: 300 (KRW)

Service: 

Dimensions (mm): 

Perf:

Lighthouse:  Eocheongdo

ALL: M-4188

Location: Eocheongdo Island,  West of Gunsan

STAMP  3  INFO:

Currency: South Korean Won - KRW

Facial: 300 (KRW)

Service:

Dimensions (mm): 

Perf:

Lighthouse:  Oryukdo

ALL: M-4374

Location: Busán - South Eastern of the Korean Peninsula

STAMP  4  INFO:

Currency: South Korean Won - KRW

Facial: 300 (KRW)

Service:

Dimensions (mm): 

Perf:

Lighthouse:  Ulgi / Daewangam

ALL: M-4394

Location: Ulsan, Dong Peninsula

FULL SHEET

Another view of  Oryukdo  in border

Thanks Klaus for the images.

DOUBTFUL - Djibouti 2016 (II)

Code: DJB-2016-02

Release Date: May 05, 2016

Title: Lighthouses

Format:  Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

Thanks Jaap for the alert on this issue