Old but New - USA 1970

In the last post we saw the stamp that United States will issue in August. That stamp shows the paint of Edward Hooper "The Long Leg" and the lighthouse "Long Point". Here it is another stamp from USA with the work of Hooper.



This is from 1970 and the stamp was released for the 150 anniversary of Maine statehood. The name of the paint is "The Lighthouse at Two Lights" and the lighthouse on it is the Cape Elizabeth East.
 
Catalogue: Sc 1391    Yv 894
 

"Lighthouse at Two Lights" (1929)   In the stamp from 1970

"The Long Leg" (1935) - In the August 2011 stamp

 

Old but New - New Zealand 1981

Thanks to Daniel from Spain for send this serie from New Zealand (1981).

The "NZ Life Insurance" stamps have a rich history. All began in 1891 with a serie of 6 stamps that had the honor of be the first "postal stamps" with a lighthouse on it.

90 years after, New Zealand ended this family of stamps with the serie that shown at the begining.

For a time-line and more info about NZ Life Insurance, please follow this link:

http://100megsfree3.com/glaw/lighthouse/

And if you like to enjoy a little part of the stamp collection from Daniel (father), please follow this link:

http://sociedadmino.wordpress.com/2008/08/02/faros-del-mundo/

Old but New - Sweden 1969

November 17 of 1969.

This serie of 2 stamps were released to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Swedish lighthouses. And this might be the bigger concentration of lighthouses in one stamp.

From left to right, starting with the lever light (primitive form of lighthouse); following with the Falsterbo rev light vessel;  then Landsort lighthouse and finishing with the Svenska Björn lighthouse.

Catalogue: S 835/6    Y 641/2

Follow this link to pharotélist to find out more about this stamps:

http://pharoteliste.blogspot.com/2008/12/sude-landsort-et-svenska-bjrn.html

Old but New - Canada 1994

 The first "Canada Day" sheet in my collection. This issue from 1994 dedicated to Maple Trees, shows in the label (Top Right) and in the last stamp (bottom right) a stylized lighthouse, maybe inspired in Pachena Point.

Pachena Point Lighthouse

I mentions that this is my first, because there are others Canada Day sheets with lighthouses. The issues from 1983, 1985, 1992, 1993 include a lighthouse in the block. I´m still searching for these sheets.

Catalogue: S 1524 l    Y 1378

Old but New - USA 1972

In April 05 - 1972, USA released four stamps  commemorating the National Parks System Centennial. The stamps were emitted in block. In one of those stamps appear the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (*).  Looking for material in a philatelic store, I found this piece of four blocks used. It is not very rare,  but at least I find it interesting. 

Catalogue: S 1449   Y 948

(*) Cape Hatteras is a recurrent lighthouse in the emissions. This year it appear in the USA flags serie.

http://newlhstamps.blogspot.com/search/label/United%20States 

Old but New - Ireland 1957

From Éire, year 1957. Born in Ireland, William Brown (or Guillermo Brown) was the creator and the first admiral of the Argentine´s Navy. This two stamps was released to honor the centenary of his dead.  Over his left shoulder appear the figure of the Fastnet Rock lighthouse from Ireland.

Catalogue: S 161/162    Y 132/133

Old but New - Spain 1939

From Spain, year 1939. A Stylized lighthouse appear in the background. You can find this stamp only in Mint condition because it wasn´t issued.

Catalogue: Yv A194

Old but New - Turkey 2008

Joint issue of stamps between Turkey and Indonesia. October of 2008. The gigantic Block (225mm x 210mm) shows a night view of the Maiden´s Tower (Kiz Kulesi). 

If we make a ranking of famous lighthouses of the world, where we put to Kiz Kulesi? Top 20... Top 10?

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

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...)

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

Old but New - Uruguay 1895/1899

 

These stamps belong to the 1895/1899 Uruguay Definitives. (22 in total).

We can see the "Cathedral of Montevideo" on them. The south tower (left of the stamp) was a lighthouse until 1910 aprox.

Catalogue: S 128/129    Y 113/130