20121022 - URUGUAY

** UPDATED**

* Yacht Club Uruguay stamp added*

Release Date: October 22, 2012
Postal Authority: Correo Uruguayo
Title: Cruises 2012
Format: Serie of 4 stamps
Sheets of: 2 series (8 stamps)
Design: Arq. Daniel Pereyra
Printed by: Sanfer SRL
Quantity: 15000 series

Stamps

 

Facial: $ 37 (Uruguayan Pesos - UYU)
Service: with this stamp you cover the service of Regular Mail (Carta Simple) up to 20grs - Worldwide.
Lighthouse: Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay)

Facial: $ 37 (Uruguayan Pesos - UYU)
Service: with this stamp you cover the service of Regular Mail (Carta Simple) up to 20grs - Worldwide.
Lighthouse: Yacht Club Uruguay's building.  Mounted atop of this building is the   (ALL) G-0699.





(**) Confirmed Under-watch issue
http://www.newlhstamps.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/this-is-not-confirmed-yet.html

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue.

20121024 - SURINAME

... and the wait is over!!! 

Weeks later of the release date, the first images of this issue are emerging in internet.

 

This release was the most intriguing of the year for me. The final result is a set of 6 stamps with an interesting selection of lights from South America,  5 of them never seen before on stamps (*)

Release Date: October 24, 2012
Postal Authority: Surpost
Title: Lighthouses
Format: serie of 6 stamps
Sheets of: 2 series (12 stamps) + 3 complements without value
Stamp Dimensions (mm): 26 x 36
Perf: 14
Currency: Surinamese Dollar - SRD

1.00 (SRD)

Cabo Raper - CHILE - ALL G1562

 

3.00  (SRD)

Punta Huacho - PERU - ALL G2071

 

 

 

5.00   (SRD)

Piedra Diamante (Río de la Plata)- ARGENTINA - ALL G0789

(Maintained by Argentina, located in shared

waters with Uruguay)

6.00  (SRD)

Manta Port / Breakwater Head - ECUADOR - ALL G3073

 

 

 

7.00   (SRD)

São João - Northern BRAZIL - ALL G0072

This is the nearest to Suriname.

(About 1400 kms from Paramaribo)

8.00  (SRD)

Morro Grande / Santa Marta - COLOMBIA - ALL J6256

 

 

RELATED MATERIAL

 

Full Sheet

 

(*) The  São João lighthouse appeared in "Faros 1995" from Brazil.

http://lhstamps.blogspot.com.ar/2012/10/bra-1995-01.html

 

 

Thanks to Gazmito (Del Campe seller) for the images.

http://filatelia.delcampe.net/page/list/cat,-1,id_member,00282274,language,S.html

 

 

Thanks to Kramer for the alert on this issue

 



20121031 ALDERNEY

*** UPDATED with NEW IMAGES

and a NEW STAMP ***

 

 

 

 

 

Block with the complete serie and
Alderney Lighthouse

Release Date: October 31, 2012
Postal Authority: Guernsey Post - Philatelic Bureau
Title: The History of Alderney Harbour
Format: Serie of 6 stamps + Block with 6 stamps
Stamp Dimensions (mm):  38 x 30.56
Perforation: 13 3/4
Design: Richard Thompson
Printing Process: Offset Lithography
Paper:  110gsm unwatermarked PVA adhesive
Printed by: BDT International


Stamps:

52  (0.52 pound)
Local (Bailiwick) Standard
 Large Letter up 100g

Braye Harbour End Breakwater Light
A1538.5  ?

59 (0.59 pound)
Europe/Worldwide Standard
Letter up to 20 grs

Lights at the entry of
Little Crabby Harbour (Braye)
A 1539.1  and  A1539.2

Better view of A1539.1  in
the 10 stamps sheet

69  (0.69 pound)
UK, Jersey and Isle of Man Standard
Large Letter up to 20grs

Alderney Lighthouse

Thanks Jaap for the alert on the images.

(**) Confirmed Under-watch issue.
http://newlhstamps.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/2012-alderney.html

20121018 - AZERBAIJAN

Release Date: October 18, 2012
Postal Authority: Azermarka Company
Title: 20th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations. Azerbaijan-Egypt(*)
Format: Block with 2 stamps
Dimensions (mm): 123 x 94
Design: Khasay Mirzoyev
Paper: Chalky
Printing Process: Offset
Quantity: 10000 blocks

Stamp

 

 

Currency: Manat (AZN)

Facial: 60 qəp (0,60 AZN)

Dimensions (mm): 40 x 28

Perf: 14 x 14 1/4

Lighthouse: Maiden Tower (Azerbaijan)

 

(*) Joint issue between Azerbaijan and Egypt. On may 28 we had the egyptian stamp with the same design. Follow this link...

 

http://www.newlhstamps.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/20120528-egypt.html

 

 

Thanks to    http://home.nestor.minsk.by/fsunews/   for the info.

 



20121012 - JERSEY

Release Date: October 12, 2012
Postal Authority: Jersey Post
Title: Coastal Towers II
Format: Serie of 6 stamps
Sheets of: 10 stamps
Dimensions (mm): 42.5 x 29
Design: Nick Shewring
Printing Method: Offset Litho 4 Colours
Printed by: Österreichische Staatsdruckerei GmbH, Austria


Lighthouse: Stamp number 5 of the serie. 

70  (0,70 Pound)
NOIRMONT POINT LIGHTHOUSE

Service: With this stamp you can send a letter (40-60 grs) to Europe or a letter up to 10grs to the Rest of the World.




These other 3 stamps  are not lighthouses, but the towers are painted as daymarks.



Flicquet Tower

Ouaisné Tower

St. Catherine's Tower

Another view of NOIRMONT POINT Lighthouse at the bottom right of the complete sheet.

Jersey stamps:
http://www.jerseypost.com/Stamps/Pages/Default.aspx