JAPAN - LIGHTHOUSES

Ashizuri Lighthouse

 

Cape Ashizuri is the southernmost point of the island of Shikoku, Japan. The cape is a part of the Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park and the cliffs here featuring a sparkling white lighthouse are a popular sightseeing point. The small town of Ashizuri lies just north of the cape, at the intersection of two highways. The cape is only a few kilometers away and easily reached on foot along a seaside walking path.  The Ashizuri lighthouse was built in 1914.

 

 

Nice stamps.

Received from: CraftyTokyoMama

PORTUGAL - LIGHTHOUSES

Cabo da Roca

 

 

 

 

 

The Cabo da Roca Lighthouse is a beacon/lighthouse located 165 metres above the Atlantic Ocean, on Portugal's and continental Europe's most westerly extent Cabo da Roca. The lighthouse stands 22 metres at its base (its light commands a 165 metre beam from sea level). In addition to the main tower, the complex is composed of nine buildings, since prior to electrification, it was necessary to marshall a team to maintain the lamp, store valuable equipment and produce the Acetylene necessary to run the torch. Currently, the lighthouse supports a team of three lighthouse keepers, in order to monitor the lamp and signal/communicate between Cabo da Roca and Ericeira.

 

 

A nice stamp.

Received from: Ninocas

 

Lighthouse on the Capelinhos Volcano

 

It is situated on Faial Island, Azores. The lighthouse marks the old position of the Ponta dos Capelinhos. This is the area where the last volcanic eruption in all of the Azores occured. The eruption happened over a thirteen month period from 1957-58 and an entire town was buried in ash from the eruption. The only nearby building that was not buried by the eruption was the lighthouse but its first floor was covered by the ash.

 

 

Nice stamps.

Received from: ooBieneoo

RUSSIA - LIGHTHOUSES

Lighthouse Baljuzek

Lighthouse Baljuzek lies in Russia at the Japanese Sea.

 

Beautiful stamps.

Received from: Chertania

 

 

Kaliningrad Lighthouse

 

 

Received from: 4ajka

CHINA - LIGHTHOUSES

Chinese Shaped Card

 

 

A beautiful postcard in shape of a lighthouse.

 

 

 

A nice stamp.

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GERMANY - LIGHTHOUSES

Lighthouse Westerhever

One of the most beautiful lighthouses on the german coast is undoubtedly the Westerhever one. Situated prominently on the tip of the peninsula of Eiderstedt on the german northwest coast, it often stars in various advertisements and is one of the most photographed buildings in this area.

 

A nice stamp.

Received from: Steffelchen

 

 

 

 

Lighthouse near Neuendorf

 

It is situated on the Isle of Heddensee in the Baltic Sea in the north of Germany.

 

Nice stamps.

Received from: Tigerente01

Molenfeuer

This lighthouse, called "Molenfeuer", meaning "Breakwater Lighthouse" is now far away from its breakwater. It was originally built in 1963 as part of the construction of East Germany's main sea port Rostock-Warnemünde. Until 1983, it was located at Warnemünde's main breakwater. In 1983, it was replaced by a new lighthouse (on the postcard) and moved to the town's Maritime Museum. In 2003, the town hosted the International Gardening Exhibition. After the exhibition ended, the area was turned into a permanent, public park and the old lighthouse – as a loan from the Maritime Museum - marks the center of the park. The lighthouse is 41 feet high and was moved 3.25 miles inland from its original location.

 

 

Nice stamps.

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Pilsum Lighthouse

The Pilsum Lighthouse was built in 1891 on Germany's North Sea coast. It is located on a dyke near the village of Pilsum in the municipality of Krummhörn. It has guided ships through the narrow channel since 1915. In the First World War its light was extinguished in order that enemy ships could not navigate the route. After that it was no longer needed, because the channel was changed. The height of the structure is 11 metres; the height of the light about sea level is 15 metres. Today the tower is one of the best-known symbols of East Frisia.

 

Nice stamps.

REceived from: Willi

NEW ZEALAND - LIGHTHOUSES

 

Cape Egmont Lighthouse

 

 

It was originally erected on Mana Island and it was moved to Cape Egmont in 1877. Mount Egmont (Mount Taranaki) is an active but quiescent volcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island.

 

A beautiful stamp.

Received from: Lyndle

RUSSIA - MAP CARDS

Stamps of Russia - Lighthouses of the White Sea

The northwestern corner of Russia lies on the Barents Sea, an arm of the Arctic Ocean. The broad, eastward-pointing Kola Peninsula (Kolskiy Poluostrov) separates the Barents Sea from the nearly-enclosed White Sea, which extends southward more than 500 km. There are many lighthouses along these Arctic waterways, including more than a few nineteenth century towers built under the tsars. These lighthouses are surely among the most poorly known in the world. Russian lighthouses are owned and operated by the Russian Navy, although some of them have civilian keepers.

Beautiful stamps.

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USA - LIGHTHOUSES

Nobska Light

Nobska ("Nobsque") Light is located at the southwestern tip of Cape Cod, between Buzzard's Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts. The first lighthouse on the site was built in 1828.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great stamps (I would like a stamp of ... tag).

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Sankaty Head Light

It is situated on Nantucket Island and it was completed in 1850. This solidly constructed 70 foot tall tower has weathered almost 150 years of fierce Nantucket storms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A nice stamp.

Received from: Lucy867

Mystic Seaport Lighthouse

Located on the southwest point of the Museum grounds, this replica of the Brant Point Lighthouse on Nantucket was built in 1966. When the first Brant Point Light was built in 1746, it was the second operative lighthouse in New England (the first being Boston Light dating from 1716). The wooden tower, built in 1900 and on which Mystic Seaport's replica was modeled after, is the lowest lighthouse in New England with its light only 26 feet above sea level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A nice stamp.

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Montauk Point Lighthouse

It is located at the most easterly tip of Long Island Island on the South Fork. The tower stands 108 feet and overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. The Montauk Point Lighthouse was authorized to be constructed in 1795 by President George Washington. The lighthouse was completed in 1797. The Montauk Historical Society currently maintains the lighthouse. The Society also offers tours of the lighthouse and operates a museum and gift shop at the base of the lighthouse.

 

 

 

Beautiful stamps.

Received from: Alessandralee

 

North Carolina Lighthouses

For centuries, lighthouses have been erected to protect ships and guide them safely away from low shoals. Each lighthouse has indifidual markings making it readily identifiable fro, a distance. Advancements in technology have made the lighthouses obsolete but most are open to the tourists and visitors providing a historic view of times gone by.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful stamps. 

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South Bass Island Lighthouse

South Bass Island Lighthouse was built on the south side of the island in the 1890's. Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island is part of the Lake Erie Islands north of Port Clinton, Ohio.

 

Nice stamps. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Received from: Lucy867

 

 

 

St. Simons Island

Timber on St. Simons was used in the first ships of the U.S. Navy, including the USS Constitution. The 200-year-old working lighthouse is located on the southern tip of the island. St. Simons provides activities such as golf, tennis, fishing and boating. Bicycle trails parallel many of the roads on the island.

 

The same stamps as above.

Received from: Lucy867

 

Tybee lighthouse

A lighthouse on Tybee Island was one of the first public structures in Georgia. The original completed in 1736, was constructed with cedar piles and brickwork. Tybee Lighthouse is one of the earliest in American history. The present lighthouse is 154 ft tall (the bottom 60 ft date from 1773, the upper 94 ft from 1867) and continues to serve as a welcoming beacon to ships from around the world that arrive daily at the busy port of Savannah.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice stamps. 

Received from: TheBlueMorpho

 

 

Tillamook Rock Lighthouse

Tillamook Rock Light is a deactivated lighthouse on the Oregon Coast of the United States. It is located approximately 1.2 miles (1.9 km) offshore from Tillamook Head, and 20 miles (32 km) south of the Columbia River, situated on less than acre of basalt rock in the Pacific Ocean. The construction of the lighthouse began in 1880. The construction took more than 500 days to finish, with its completion in January 1881. In early January 1881, when the lighthouse was near completion, the barque Lupatia was wrecked near the rock during inclement weather and sank, killing all 16 crew members. The Light was officially lit on January 21, 1881. Due to the erratic weather conditions, and the dangerous commute for both keepers and suppliers, the lighthouse was nicknamed "Terrible Tilly". Over the years, storms have damaged the lighthouse, shattered the lens, and has eroded the rock. It was decommissioned in 1957, and has since been sold to private owners.

 

 

Beautiful stamps.

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Erie's Land Lighthouse

Erie's Land Lighthouse was the first lighthouse on all the Great Lakes. The current lighthouse is the third constructed on the site and was completed in 1867. Located at the foot of Lighthouse Street.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful stamps.

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