Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Happy Birthday! Brazil 1995


September 28... but in the year 1995, Brazil released this serie of three stamps with the lighthouses of Olinda, Sao Joao and Santo Antonio da Barra.

Catalogue: S 2550/2    Y 2243/5

Sunday, September 19, 2010

20100915 - Chile

Release Date: September 15 - 2010
Postal Authority: Correos Chile
Title: La Serena 2010 in the Year of the Bicentenary
Format: 2 Stamps
Sheet of: 50 Stamps (25 each)
Designer: Roberto Sepulveda Bustos
Paper: Semibrilliant - 90 grs/m2
Printing Process: Offset with 4 Colours
Printing by: Casa de Moneda de Chile SA
Quantity: 50000 for each stamp


Stamp of our interest:

Facial: $ 420 (Pesos - CLP)
Dimensions (mm): 48 x 30
Perf: 13 1/2
Lighthouse: Monumental La Serena

Other philatelic products with this lighthouse in this post from Pharoteliste:


Friday, September 17, 2010

20101022 - Japan

Release Date: October 22 - 2010
Postal Authority: JP Post
Title: Japan and Portugal. 150 Anniversary of friendship
Format: Block with 10 stamps
Dimensions (mm): 140,25 x 222,50
Printing Process: Offset with 6 colours
Quantity: 1200000 blocks


Stamp: 2nd row - left
 
Facial: 80 (yen - JPY)
Dimensions (mm): 30 x 38,5
Lighthouse: Torre de Belém (Portugal)

Follow this link to see the previous appearance of this lighthouse in 2010:



Wednesday, September 15, 2010

20100925 - Argentina


Release Date: September 25 - 2010
Postal Authority: Correo Argentino
Title: World Philatelic Exhibition Portugal 2010 - Lighthouses
Format: Block with 2  Stamps
Printed by: Letra Viva S.A.
Quantity: 100000 Blocks


Stamps

Facial: $ 5 (Pesos - ARS)
Lighthouse:  Querandi (Argentina)





Facial: $ 5 (Pesos - ARS)  
Lighthouse: Santa Marta (Portugal)

  


Thanks to Daniel and Viviana (http://filateliaparaelmundo.blogspot.com/) for the images.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Old but New - Azores 2007


Stamp and Block from Azores (2007) released to remember the eruption of Capelinhos Volcano (50th anniversary). The Capelinhos lighthouse (principal witness of that eruption) appears in both stamps.
Thanks to Kramer for sending me this letter.

Catalogue: S 509/510    Y 531/532 B35

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Old but New - Antigua & Barbuda 1984


What can I say?.. Antigua & Barbuda, Christmas of 1984. Stylized Lighthouse in the background. A serie of 8 stamps + a block with Disney´s characters ( I keep this, the rest go to my nephew...).

Catalogue: S 809    Y 790.





(The truth is that I kept all the stamps for me...)

Saturday, September 4, 2010

20100827 - Sri Lanka


 

Release Date: August 27 - 2010
Postal Authority: Sri Lanka Post
Title:  60th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (1950-2010)
Format: 1 Stamp
Perf: 12 x 13 1/2
Sheet of: 50 stamps
Quantity printed: 1000000
Facial: 10.00 (Sri Lanka Rupee - code:LKR)
Designed by: Mr. Kelum Gunasekera
Paper: 102 gsm Security Paper
Printing Method: Offset Lithography in 4 colours
Printed by: Department of Government Printing, Sri Lanka

Lighthouse: Colombo Clock Tower Light. It´s the square tower in front of the Central Bank´s building, beside of the facial.


Thanks to Ravindra from Sri Lanka for this information.  You can follow Ravi´s blog about lighthouses in  this address:   http://lighthousesonstamps.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Old but New - Venezuela 2002


After a long time of search, finally I could find this great block of 8 lighthouses + 2 buoys of Venezuela issued in 2002.

Catalogue:  S 1626 a / j    Yv 2215/2224