20110701 - GERMANY

2008 and 2009 stamps issued in Self-Adhesive format.

Release Date: July 01, 2011

Postal Authority: Deutsche Post

Title: Lighthouses

Format: Booklet with 10 self-adhesive stamps

Dimensions (mm): 180 x 130  (Folded: 90x130)
Stamps Dim (mm): 35 x 35

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Facial: 45 (€ 0.45)

Design: Prof. Johannes Graf, Dortmund //  Fa. DATISET, Rheinbreitbach
Printing Method: Offset Multicolor

Printed by: Bagel Security-Print GmbH & Co. KG, Mönchengladbac

2008 stamp with Warnemünde Lighthouse

2009 stamp with Norderney Lighthouse

Thanks Daniel for the info about this issue.



20120810 - MALTA

Malta is about to release 88 different stamps at once.  I am not joking.

Release Date: August 10, 2012
Postal Authority: Malta Post
Title: 70th Anniversary Operation Pedestal
Format: Serie of 88 different stamps divided in 11 sheets
Sheets of: 8 different stamps + 2 complements without value
Stamp Dimensions (mm): 44 x 31
Perforation: 13,9 x 14
Paper: with Maltese Cross watermark
Currency: Euro - EUR
Face Value: € 0,26  
Service: with one of these stamps you can send a local letter in the range of 50gr/100gr. (€ 0,26)
Design: Cedric Galea Pirotta
Printing Process: Offset
Printed by: Printex Ltd
Quantity: 80000 sets

Stamps with Lighthouses: 7 of 88

Lighthouses: The stamps shows ships in the vecinity of Valletta Harbour and  the 2 Lights from the breakwaters of that Harbour. 
I used an historic postcard from Klaus Hulse´s site,  and an old stamp to identify the Lighthouses, because today they look different than in 1942 (Date of "Operation Pedestal").

WEST BREAKWATER - St.ELMO

2 stamps

Image of Reference
Malta Stamp from 1922
Catalogued by Milan Asadurov
as a LH Stamp showing St.Elmo
Breakwater.

Stamp 32 of 88 -  H.M.S. Jaunty

Stamp 55 of 88 - H.M.S. Salvonia

EAST BREAKWATER - RICASOLI

5 stamps

Image of Reference
Historic Postcard from Klaus Hulse site.
East Breakwater - Ricasoli

Stamp 43 of 88 - M.V. Melbourne Star

Stamp 50 of 88 - M.V. Port Chalmers

Stamp 52 of 88 - M.V. Rochester Castle

Stamp 82 of 88 - ML134

Stamp 84 of 88 - ML168

Observations:

-My interpretation was based in some cases on the shape and others in the position of the lighthouse. I am open to observations and suggestions. And of course, in these type of stamps, the free interpretation of the artist is always present.

Links:
-Milan Asadurov list of lights on stamps:
http://stalker.dir.bg/stamps/stamps.html

-Klaus Hulse web site:
http://www.leuchtturm-welt.net/index_gb.html

New Blog

Hello Friends:

I started a new proyect.  A new blog with a list of stamps with lighthouses issued until these days.  It will grow slowly,  step by step, but in continuos way.
Take a look at it.

http://lhstamps.blogspot.com.ar/

I hope that it evolve well.

We keep in touch
Carlos.

New Section

Hello Friends:

I put a new section on the right bar.  It is called "Under watch".  Over there are listed possible lighthouse issues.  

If you have information about some of them, it is welcome.

Carlos.

20120528 - EGYPT

Release Date: May 28, 2012
Postal Authority: Egypt Post
Title: The 20th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations - Azerbaijan/Egypt
Format: 2 stamps
Dimensions (mm): 50 x 30
Perf: 13
Facial: LE 2.5 (2.5 Egyptian Pound - EGP)
Lighthouse: Stamp N.1 with the Maiden Tower in Azerbaijan


RELATED MATERIAL:

First Day Cover and Cancellation with images of
Maiden Tower too.

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue.

20120704 - NEW ZEALAND

******   UPDATED ******

We have to take a better look at this issue.  Nizam (author of www.nsotw.info) send me today, better images of 2 other stamps of Tiki Tour 2 that contains more lighthouses. Well..., some people (included me) could say that only 1 of those stamps are LH stamp, but lets see...

Stamp 13 in the block

Castle Point Lighthouse
Top-Right corner of the stamp

 Here it is a better image of the lighthouse for reference.

http://www.newlhstamps.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/20120100-new-zealand.html

Stamp 20 in the block

Well..., what to do with this stamp?   There are 2 featured things in Taiaroa Head.   Royal Albatros and a Lighthouse.  We have the albatros on the front, so the construction in the background have to be the lighthouse.

But the problem is that it doesn´t look like Taiaroa Head Lighthouse.

What is that?  A free interpretation from the artist/designer of the stamp?  

In conclusion:  At this moment I take the stamp N.13 (Castle Point) as a Lighthouse Stamp.  Regarding the N.20, I will continue to look for more information about buildings in that zone,  and of course all the info that you can provide is welcome.

Thanks again Nizam for the images.

******  ORIGINAL POST *****

Release Date: July 04, 2012
Postal Authority: New Zealand Post
Title: A Tiki Tour of New Zealand 2  (*)
Format: Block with 20 stamps
Design: Geoff Francis.  Illustrator: Evan Purdie. Assignment Group, Wellington, New Zealand.
Paper: Tullis Russell 104gsm red phosphor gummed stamp paper
Printing Process: Offset Lithography in 4 colours
Printed by: Southern Colour Print Ltd


Stamp (Number 1 in the serie)

Currency: New Zealand Dollar - NZD
Facial: 70c (0.70 NZD)
Dimensions (mm): 35 x 40,6
Perforation: 14,286 x 14,286
Lighthouse: Cape Reinga

Take a look at the Tiki Tour 1 from 2009...

...and the stamp of our interest

Thanks Ravi for the alert on this issue

(*) from http://www.urbandictionary.com

Tiki Tour: (New Zealand slang)
1- a sight-seeing journey with no particular destination in mind.
2- taking the scenic route to a destination.
...

20120706 - MONTENEGRO

Release Date: July 06, 2012
Postal Authority:  Pošta Crne Gore - Montenegro Post
Title: Navigation 2012 - Lighthouses - Volujica and Verige
Format: 2 stamps
Sheets of: 9 stamps (8 value + 1 complement)
Design: Slađana Bajić-Bogdanović
Paper: Tullis Russell (Chancellor Litho PVA GUM 102 GM/2)
Printed by: Blicdruk - Sarajevo
Quantity: 40000 series

Currency: Euro (EUR)
Facial: 0,30 €
Dimensions (mm): 28 x 42
Perforation: 13 1/4
Lighthouse: Volujica. Located near the port of Bar.

Currency: Euro (EUR)
Facial: 0,30 €
Dimensions (mm): 28 x 42
Perforation: 13 1/4
Lighthouse: Verige.  Also known as Tursky. Located at the west side of the northern entrance of the Verige strait.  Both locations are shown in the FDC below.


RELATED MATERIAL:

First Day Cover

Full sheets with the complement located
at the center

Thanks JAAP for the alert and the info about this issue

Thanks to Monteblack (seller of Delcampe) for the images of this post.
http://delcampe.net/seller_sales.php?language=S&id_member=00342175

20120714 - LITHUANIA

Release Date: July 14, 2012
Postal Authority: Lietuvos Paštas
Title: 760^th Anniversary of Klaipėda
Format: 1 stamp
Currency: Lithuanian Litas (LTL)
Facial: 2 Lt
Design: Valdonė Bručienė
Quantity: 100000
Lighthouse: Klaipeda

Thanks Nizam for the alert on this issue.
Check his site about new issues in this adress:
www.nsotw.info/

20120725 - ALDERNEY

Release Date: July 25, 2012
Postal Authority: Guernsey Post - Philatelic Bureau
Title: Alderney Invertebrates: Tiger Moths & Ermines
Format: 6 stamps + Block with 6 stamps
Sheets of: 10 stamps
Block Dimensions (mm): 140 x 100
Design: Petula Stone
Paper: 110gsm unwatermarked PVA Adhesive
Printing Process: Offset Lithography
Printed by: BDT International

Facial: 69 (0,69 pound)

Dimensions (mm): 38 x 30,56

Perforation: 13 3/4

Lighthouse: Alderney

RELATED MATERIAL

Complete Sheets with a view of the Lighthouse

 

20120509 - PORTUGAL - AZORES

Release Date: May 09, 2012
Postal Authority: CTT Correios de Portugal SA
Title: Visit Portugal Azores - EUROPA Issue
Format: 1 stamp + 1 Block with 2 stamps
Stamp Dimensionss (mm): 40 x 30,60
Block Dimensions (mm): 125 x 95
Individual stamp in sheets of: 10 stamps
Design: Atelier Acácio Santos / Helder Soares
Paper: FSC 110 g/m2
Printing Process: Offset
Printed by: Cartor
Quantity:
Stamp: 185000
Block: 60000

Stamp of our interest (Number 1 in the block)

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Facial: € 0,68

Dimensions (mm): 40 x 30,60

Perforation: 13 with Cross of Christ

Photo: M.Abreu / Fotobanco

Lighthouse: Horta Breakwater (Faial Island - Azores). And a very nice view of Mount Pico (Pico Island) in the background.

Horta Breakwater  -  ALL D2694

20120323 - JAMAICA

Reprint of 2011 issue

Hello friends:

In march, Jamaica released a reprint set of the 2011 Lighthouses issue.

Today (finally!),  I had personal contact with these stamps. Same colours, same facial values...,  but there is a diference between last year and this year.  A little number 2012 was printed at the bottom of the stamps.

The numbers are very difficult to see at naked eye (especially in the $60 stamp).

But, due to the presence of these numbers,  this set is a different and a new set according with my humble interpretation.

Next, the scans of the 4 new stamps with her older sisters.

Negril Point   -  $ 20

Morant Point - $ 50

Lover´s Leap - $ 60



Galina Point  -  $ 200

Information about the 2011 issue:

http://newlhstamps.blogspot.com.ar/search/label/Jamaica 



20120613 - AZERBAIJAN

Release Date: June 13, 2012
Philately Authority: Azermarka Company
Title: The 20th Ann. of the Azerbaijan-China diplomatic relations
Format: 1 stamp
Sheets of: 10 stamps
Design: Kh. Mirzoyev.
Printing Process: Offset
Dimensions (mm): 40 x 28
Perforation: 14
Currency: Manat (AZN)
Facial: 50 qəp  (0,50 AZN)
Quantity: 50000

Lighthouse: Qiz Qalasi (Maiden Tower)

Thanks Jaap for the alert on this issue.

20120609 - TURKEY

Release Date: June 09, 2012
Postal Authority: Ptt
Title: Istambul Shopping Fest
Format: 2 stamps
Sheets of: 25 stamps
Perf: 14
Printed by: Ptt Printing House
Currency: Turkish Lira (TRY)
Facials: 1 TL  and  2 TL
Lighthouse: Kiz Kulesi





1 TL

2 TL

20120326 - FRANCE

Release Date: March 26, 2012
Postal Authority: La Poste
Title: European Capitals - Copenhague
Format: Block with 4 stamps
Facial: € 3.60 (4 x 0,60)
Design: Olivier AUDY
Printing Process: Heliogravure

Where is the lighthouse?:  Not in the stamps,  not in the block...
The cover of the Collector Pack (Document Philatélique) shows the lightship Gedser Rev.

Thanks Jaap for the alert on this item.

DOUBTFUL - Solomon Islands 2012

Title: Lighthouses of Oceania
Format: Block with 5 stamps

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue.