NETHERLANDS - 2016

Update

A new Minisheet with all the 5 stamps of 2016 Fishing Places together (February and May releases) were issued in May.  See the info at the bottom of the post

Fishing Places:   URK

Fishing Places: Volendam

Fishing Places: Zoutkamp

GENERAL INFO:

Release Date: February 01, 2016
Authority: Post NL
Title: Beautiful Netherland: Fishing Places
Format: Serie of 3 stamps
Presentation: Minisheets of 5 stamps with same design
Design:
Printing Process: Offset 4 colours
Paper: Normal
Gum: Synthetic
Security: Phosphor Tagging
Printer: Joh. Enschedé Security Printings (Haarlem)
Quantity: 60.000 minisheets for each design



 

ITEMS with LIGHTHOUSES

Urk Stamp

STAMP INFO:

Currency: Permanent Value

Facial: 1

Service: Local STD Letter up to 20g

Dimensions (mm): 20.8 x 25.3

Perf: 14 1/2

Lighthouse: Urk

ALL:

Location: Town of Urk in Flevoland Province - Netherlands

 

 

Zoutkamp Stamp

 

STAMP INFO:

Currency: Permanent Value

Facial: 1

Service: Local STD Letter up to 20g

Dimensions (mm): 20.8 x 25.3

Perf: 14 1/2

Lighthouse: Replica of the ancient Zoutkamp lighthouse closed in 1945

ALL:

Location: Town of Zoutkamp in Groningen Province - Netherlands

 

 

Also in the Zoutkamp minisheet a waterway mark in the form of  this red tower.

 

 

 

Volendam Minisheet
Outside the stamp

 

Lighthouse: Volendam. White with red roof,  located over the old fish auction house. Helps with the entry to the Volendam harbour.

ALL:

Location: Town of Volendam. North Holland Province - Netherlands

 

Info Added

 

 A new Minisheet with all the 5 stamps of 2016 about the topic Fishing Places, were issued in May 23 

 

 

Thanks Jaap for the alert on this issue and great job with the Volendam find.

DOUBTFUL - Sierra Leone 2016

 

Code: SLE-2016-01
Release Date: March 25, 2016
Title: Marine Life - Lighthouses
Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block of 1 stamp


Thanks Jaap and Drazen for the alert on this issue.

AZORES - 2016

New Release

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO:

Code: AZO-2016-01
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Authority: CTT
Title: AZORES, Certified by Nature
Format: Serie of 4 stamps and 2 Blocks
Sheets of: 50 stamps (same denomination)
Design: Francisco Galamba
Printing Process: Offset 
Paper: FSC 110 g/m2
Printed by: Cartor

Where is the Lighthouse?...

 

 

Cover of the Collectors set.

 



Lighthouse: Ilhéus Formigas

ALL: D-2638

Location: Formigas Islet (between Santa María and San Miguel Islands),  Archipelago of Azores

 

One of the blocks have the same photo, but Francisco Galamba put a big fish over the lighthouse.

 

 

 

JERSEY - 2016

New Release

 

 

GENERAL INFO:

Code: JER-2016-01
Release Date: July 08, 2016
Authority: Jersey Post
Title: 50 years of the Jersey Old Motor Club
Format: Serie of 8 stamps
Sheets of: 10 stamps same denomination
Design: Interabang, Andy Le Gresley
Printing Process: Offset lithography with silver metallic
Gum:
Paper:
Printed by:
Printed by: Joh Enschedé
Quantity:

Stamp 8 of 8

 

 

Currency: Jersey Pound

Facial: 1.29  (JEP)

Service: International (outside Europe) STD Letter up to 40g

Dimensions (mm): 40 x 30



Lighthouse: Noirmont Point

ALL: A-1616

Location: Jersey

 

 

JAPAN - 2016 (III)

New Release

GENERAL INFO:

Code: JAP-2016-03
Release Date: July 08, 2016
Authority: Japan Post
Title: World Heritage Series - Nr.9   "Industrial revolution heritage, iron and steel, shipbuilding, coal mining industry during Japan´s Meiji era"
Format: Serie of 10 stamps
Presentation: Minisheet of 10 stamps (1 serie)
Dimensions (mm):
Minisheet:140 x 212.50
Stamps: 28 x 36.5
Currency: Yen (JPY)
Facial: 82 (JPY)
Service: Local STD Letter up to 25g
Design: Satoshi Maruyama
Printing Process: Offset 6 colours
Gum:
Paper:
Printed by:
Quantity: 900.000 minisheets

Main Photo - Outside the stamps



Lighthouse: Hizen Ha Shima

ALL: M 5193.42

Location: Hashima Island (18km south west of Nagasaki)

USA - 2016

Update with new Images

This is the Pane with the full set of 16 stamps + a center label about the Anniv of the National Park Service.

 

   

GENERAL INFO:

Code: USA-2016-01
Release Date: June 02, 2016
Authority: USPS
Title: 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service         
Format: Set of 16 stamps
Presentation: Sheet of 16 stamps (1 serie) + center label
Design: 
Printing Process: 
Paper: 
Gum: 
Security: 
Printer:
Quantity: 

 

Stamp 4 of 16

Stamp Info:

Currency: Permanent Value

Facial: Forever

Service: First Class Mail up to 1 ounce

Photo by:  David Muench

Dimensions (mm): 

Perf: 

Lighthouse: Bass Harbor Head Light

ALL:  J-0054

Location: Acadia National Park.  State of Maine.  USA

 

TAIWAN - 2016

New Release

GENERAL INFO:

Code: TWN-2016-01
Release Date: May 05, 2016
Authority: Chunghwa Post Co. Ltd
Title: South China Sea Peace Initiative of the Republic of China
Format: 4 stamps
Presentation: Sheets of 20 stamps (5 series)
Design: Delta Design Corporation
Printing Process: Colourful Offset
Paper: Phosphorescent
Gum:
Printed by: China Color Printing Co.Ltd
Quantity:

 



Facial: 9 (TWD)

Service:

Dimensions (mm): 40 x 30

Perf: 12 1/2

Lighthouse: Taiping Island

ALL: 

 

 

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue

GUERNSEY - 2016

Update - Images now availables

GENERAL INFO:

Code: GUE-2016-01
Release Date: May 25, 2016
Authority: Guernsey Post
Title: SEPAC - Seasons      
Format: 4 stamps
Presentation:
Design: Bridget Yabsley
Photos: Chris George
Printing Process: Offset Lithography
Paper: 110gsm unwatermarked
Gum: PVA Adhesive
Printed by: Lowe Martin
Quantity:

Winter Stamp



Facial: 70 (0.70 GBP)

Service: Standar Letter up to 20g to Rest of the World (beyond Europe)

Dimensions (mm): 30.5 x 40

Perf: 13.3

Lighthouse: Castle Breakwater / Saint Peter Port Harbour Lighthouse

ALL: A-1560

Location: St.Peter Port - GUERNSEY

Thanks Reto for the alert on this issue

DOUBTFUL - Benin 2015

***  2015 Release ***

Code: BEN-2015-02
Release Date: 2015
Title: Lighthouses
Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp



The new version of the 2015 PDF File including this release and others that could appear will be available in June of 2016.

URUGUAY - 2016

New Release

 

 

GENERAL INFO:

Code: URU-2016-01
Release Date: April 20, 2016
Authority: Correo Uruguayo
Title: 8th Latin American Congress of Blind
Format: Block with 1 stamp
Design: Alejandro Muntz
Printing Process:
Paper:
Gum:
Printed by: Sanfer SRL
Quantity: 10.000 Blocks

 

 



Currency: UYU (Uruguayan Peso)

Facial: $ 20 (UYU)

Service:

Dimensions (mm):

Perf:

Lighthouse: Stylized lighthouse in the logo of the local blind union, the UNCU (Uruguayan National Union of Blind).

 

 

 

 

 

And a better view of the logo in the First Day Cancellation

 

 

 

 

General Info: Cancel from Switzerland

It is very rare to find ítems with lighthouses coming from Switzerland.  This year we can add one to our collection.  This First Day Cancel depicts a stylized lighthouse and belong to the issue "75 years of the Swiss Merchant Fleet" with date March 03, 2016.


Thanks Klaus for the alert on this ítem.

TURKEY - 2016

New Release

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO:

Code: TUR-2016-01
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Authority: PTT
Title: 13th Islamic Summit      
Format: 1 stamp + 1 Block
Presentation:
Design:
Printing Process: 
Paper:
Stamp Dimensions (mm): 36 x 52
Perf:
Gum: 
Security: 
Printer:
Quantity: 
Stamps: 100.000
Blocks: 6.000

Block

 

 

Block Info:

Dimensions (mm): 

Perf: 

Lighthouse: Kiz Kulesi.  This is the best picture that I found. It is imposible to zoom in.  But look closer and you will find it between the iconic buildings of Istanbul.  (A hint... under the bridge, right)

ALL:  N-4903.8

Location: Istanbul, TURKEY

 

 

A better view of Maiden´s Tower in the First Day Cover.

 

 

 

 

GENARAL INFO: Daymark from Netherlands

 

Minisheet from the Netherlands about Birds of Griend Island. 10 stamps with borders.  One of them with a distant view of Kaap Griend Daymark. To be released April 25.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks Jaap for the info.

MADEIRA - 2016

New Release

 

 

 

 

 
GENERAL INFO:

Code: MAD-2016-01
Release Date: April 07, 2016
Authority: CTT
Title: Madeira - Christmas and New Year Festivities        
Format: Set of 4 stamps and 2 Blocks with 2 stamps each
Presentation: Singles stamps in sheets of 50
Design: Atelier Design& etc
Printing Process: Offset
Paper: FSC 110/gm2
Stamp Dimensions: 40 x 30.6
Perf: 13 + Cross of Christ
Gum: 
Security: 
Printer: Cartor
Quantity: 
    Stamps: 0,47: 125.000   0,75: 155.000
                 0,80: 110.000   1,00: 155.000
   
    Blocks: 40.000 each

Block of New Year Festivities

 

Block Info:

Dimensions (mm):  125 x 95

Perf:  13 + Cross of Christ

 

 

Lighthouse: Funchal Breakwater under the fireworks

ALL:  D-2738

Location: Funchal - Madeira Island

 

Fresh Photo of the Funchal Breakwater.  Do you remember that this site was closed for vacations a few days ago?  Well,  this is where I was on vacation.

 

Closed for Vacations

Hello friends and readers of this blog:

Yes!  Vacations!  No new entries for the next days.

See you in April,
Carlos.

 

NETHERLANDS - 2016 (II)

New Release

 

 

   

GENERAL INFO:

Code: NET-2016-02
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Authority: Post NL
Title: Postcrossing           
Format: Set of 10 stamps
Presentation:  Sheets with 1 serie
Design: Reinier Hamel
Printing Process: Offset 4 colours
Paper: Regular
Gum: Synthetic
Security: With Phosphor Print
Printer: Cartor Security Printings (France)
Quantity: 156.000 Sheets

 

 

Stamp Info:

Currency: Permanent Value

Facial: 1  - International

Service: International STD Letter up to 20g

Dimensions (mm): 36 x 25

Perf: 14 1/2

 

Lighthouse: Marken

ALL: 

Location: Eastern point of Marken Island, in the Markermeer lake.

 

Thanks Jaap for the alert and info about this issue. 

DOUBTFUL - Maldives 2016

 

Code: MDV-2016-01

Release Date: January 18, 2016 (*)

Title: 2015 - International Year of Light

Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

 

(*) The "stamps" were printed with the year 2015,  and the topic of the issue is "2015 - Int Year of Light"  but the Philatelic Agency  (Stamperija) that represents the Maldives declares that the release is in January 18 of 2016.

 

Thanks Jaap for the alert on this issue.

DOUBTFUL - Mozambique 2015

*** 2015 Release ***

Code: MOZ-2015-03
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Title: Shells
Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp


Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue

The new version of the 2015 PDF File including this release and others that could appear will be available in June of 2016.