20120430 - TURKEY

Release Date: April 30, 2012
Postal Authority: Ptt
Title: Definitives 2012 - Tourism
Format: 8 stamps
Dimensions (mm): 26 x 36
Perf: 14
Facial: 2 TL (Turkish Lira - TRY)

Stamps with Lighthouses

Kiz Kulesi

The stamp shows the old harbour of Antalya. Over the right of the stamp, inside the red circle, is barely visible the skeletal tower of one of the lights that mark the entrance to the harbour. It is the North Breakwater Head.  I will update this post when I can locate a better image.

RELATED MATERIAL

FIRST DAY COVER

 

PTT
http://www.ptt.gov.tr/?wapp=postalServices_tr&id=53847B86-7CD4-48DC-B429-63511CBF5873&open=5&im=3

20120508 - JERSEY

Release Date: May 08, 2012
Postal Authority: Jersey Post
Title: Simply Jersey
Format: 4 stamps (Self Adhesive)
Dimensions (mm): 21 x 26
Booklet of: 10 - Archirondel Tower and Clasped Hands Sculpture
Sheets of: 100 - Gorey Castle and Corbiere Lighthouse
Designed by: Andrew Fothergill
Printing Process: Offset Lithography in 4 colours
Printed by: Cartor Security Printing France

Stamp with Lighthouse

La Corbiere

Non-Value Indicators
For use in Letters
 to United Kingdom

Remarks

Archirondel Tower.  Not a Lighthouse but painted in Red and White for day aid to the navigation.

Gorey Castle.  Not visible in this stamp, but in one of the walls of the castle is located the Rear light of the Gorey Pier Front Light.








Related Material

First Day Cover

Presentation Pack

JERSEY POST:
http://www.jerseypost.com/Stamps/Pages/Default.aspx

20120521 - FRANCE

Release Date: May 21, 2012
Postal Authority: La Poste
Title: Visit France - Europa Issue
Format: 1 stamp
Sheets of: 30 stamps
Dimensions (mm): 80 x 26
Facial: € 0,77
Design: Thierry Mordant / Stéphanie Ghinéa
Gravure: Jacky Larrivière
Printing Method: Taille-douce
Printed by: Phil @ poste
Quantity: 2500000

Lighthouse:  Gabriel Tower (La Tour Gabriel).  This stone tower is located at the base of the Mont-Saint-Michel and it functioned as a lighthouse at late of 19 - beginings of 20 century.

Historic View of the tower in this Postcard of Klaus:
http://www.leuchtturm-welt.net/HTML/FRPK/ORIGINAL/S_MICHEL.JPG

20120321 - NORWAY

Release Date: March 21, 2012
Postal Authority: Posten
Title: Life on the Sea (Nordic Issue)
Format: Block with 1 stamp
Designer: Gina Rose
Printing Process: Offset
Printed by: Joh. Enschedé Security Print


Lighthouses: A great view of Kjeungskjaer. Not in the stamp, neither the block. This is the Collector´s sheet.

More Related Material of this issue.  The First Day Cover with the Langoytangen Lighthouse.

Thanks Jaap for the alert on this issue.

DOUBTFUL - Ivory Coast 2012

Format: 2 Blocks
Title: Lighthouses and Great Travelers

Thanks Jaap for the alert on this issue.

2011 PDF File Available

Hello Friends and Followers of the blog.  It is available now the 2011 PDF File with the issues of that year.  The file is free and you can download it from here:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2ppgd9i38e34cde

Also, I can send to you the file by mail. Contact me to the adress published at the right of the screen.

I hope that this will be useful. We keep in touch.
Carlos.

20120215 - Turkey

Release Date: February 15, 2012
Postal Authority: Ptt
Title: Istambul 2012 - European Capital of Sport
Format: Serie of 4 stamps
Sheets of: 35 stamps
Quantity printed: 250000 series

Stamp

Facial: 2 TL (Turkish Lira - TRY)
Dimensions (mm): 35.5 x 25.5
Perf: 13

Lighthouse: Kiz Kulesi

RELATED MATERIAL

First Day Cover



DOUBTFUL - Guinea Bissau - 2011

Format: 2 Blocks
Title: Farois 

Thanks Jaap for the alert on this issue.

20120321 - Sweden

Release Date: March 21, 2012
Postal Authority: Posten
Title: Life at the Coast (The North by the Sea serie of Top of the World Stamps)
Format: Block with 2 stamps
Dimensions (mm): 105 x 70
Design: Norbert Tamas
Printing Method: Recess and Offset
Engraving: Martin Mörk

Stamp

Facial: 12 KR (SEK - Krona) -
Service: First Class Mail "Prioritaire" Outside Europe up to 20 grs.
Dimensions (mm): 44 x 23,57
Lighthouse:  Häradskär

RELATED MATERIAL

First Day Cover

Collector Sheet

This is the second issue from Sweden of the "North by the Sea" series. In the first issue (2010),  the Collector Sheet also shows a great picture with lighthouses.

2010 issue Collector Sheet

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue and thanks to Jaap for the image.

Closed for Vacations

Hello friends and readers of this blog.  I am taking vacations, so there will no be new entries until late March.
See you then... and coming in April, the "2011 New Stamps with Lighthouses" in PDF.

Carlos.

20120402 - Isle of Man

Release Date: April 02, 2012

Postal Authority: Isle of Man Post Office
Title: Harbour Lights - Minor Lighthouses of the Isle of Man
Format: 6 stamps
Paintings by: Tracey Dean
Printed by: BDT

Stamps:
Currency: Manx Pound - IMP

1p (pence)
Castletown Harbour
Irish Quay (left)
New Harbour Head (right)

68p (pence)
Douglas Harbour

Battery Pier

75p (pence)
Peel Harbour

Breakwater Head

1.00 (pound)
Laxey Harbour
Breakwater Head (left)
Pier Head (right)

1.30 (pound)
Ramsey Harbour
South Pier Head

1.60 (pound)
Port St.Mary Harbour
Inner Pier Head

RELATED PRODUCTS

Sheets of 20 stamps with images from each
 selected town in the top magins

Special sheet of 10 stamps of the Europa value (68p)

Presentation Pack

First Day Covers

And this is my first candidate for best issue of the year 2012. 
Fantastic paintings of Tracey Dean. Great issue!

Thanks Jaap for the alert on this issue.

Thanks Klaus for the alert on the images. 

http://www.iompostoffice.com/stamps/ 

20111202 - MALTA

Release Date: December 02, 2011
Postal Authority: Malta Post plc - Philatelic Bureau
Title: 90th Anniversary Malta Senate & Legislative Assembly
Format: Block with 1 stamp
Dimensions (mm): 130 x 85
Design: Malta Post plc
Paper: with watermark Maltese Crosses
Printing Process: Offset
Printed by: Printex Ltd

Stamp:

Facial: € 4.16 (Euro - EUR)
Dimensions (mm): 44 x 31
Perf: 13,9 x 14
Lighthouse: Grand Harbour West Breakwater - St.Elmo  (back-left)

* The inner stamp on this stamp is the top value from the definitives (1922-1926) of Malta.  It´s "THE LIGHTHOUSE STAMP" of Malta. If you have it in your collection, congratulations.



* Photo from Internet.

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue.

20111200 - CUBA

Release Date: December, 2011
Postal Authority: ECC Empresa de Correos de Cuba
Title: Tourism La Habana
Format: Serie of 6 stamps + Block


Block:

Facial: 1.00 - Cuban Peso (CUP)
Dimensions (mm): 107 x 76
Perf: Imperforated
Lighthouse: Castillo del Morro

Thanks to Klaus for the alert on this issue.