Tuesday, August 16, 2016

ECUADOR - 2016

New Issue



GENERAL INFO:
Code: ECU-2016-01
Release Date: August 16, 2016
Postal Authority: Correos del Ecuador
Title: América UPAEP - Homage to the Ecuadorian Olimpic Team
Format: Serie of 4 stamps
Presentation: Minisheet of 4 stamps (1 serie)
Block Dimensions (mm): 
Design: 
Printing Process: 
Paper:  
Gum:  
Printer: Instituto Geográfico Militar (IGM)
Quantity: 12.500 Minisheets



Stamp 1 of 4

Currency: US Dollar (USD)
Facial: 1.25 (USD
Service: 
Stamp Dimensions (mm):
Perf:

Among the iconic figures from Ecuador depicted in the design of this stamp we found this:




Lighthouse: Santa Ana Hill Faux Lighthouse
Location: Guayaquil, Ecuador

Monday, August 15, 2016

JAPAN - 2016 (IV)

New Issue




GENERAL INFO:
Code: JAP-2016-04
Release Date: October 14 , 2016
Postal Authority: Japan Post
Title: Night Views of Japan - Vol 2
Format: Serie of 10 stamps
Presentation: Minisheet of 10 stamps (1 serie)
Block Dimensions (mm): 140 x 222.50
Stamp Dimensions (mm): 28 x 38.5
Currency: Yen (JPY)
Facial: 82 (JPY)
Service: Local STD Letter up to 25g
Design: Satoshi Maruyama Stamp Designer
Photo Background: Maruta Atsushi
Adviser: Chubby Motootoko
Printing Process: Offset 6 colours
Paper:  
Gum:  
Printer: 
Quantity: 1.000.000 minisheets




Background

Lighthouse: Enoshima
ALL: M-6332
Location: Eno-Shima Island, in front of Fujisawa.   50km south of Tokyo

Thursday, August 11, 2016

DOUBTFUL - Guinea Bissau 2016



Code: GBI-2016-01
Release Date: June 27, 2016
Title: Lighthouses / Faróis
Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp


DOUBTFUL - Mozambique 2016



Code: MOZ-2016-01
Release Date: January 15, 2016
Title: Lighthouses / Faróis
Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp


Thanks Klaus for the alert on these issues.

Saturday, August 6, 2016

SLOVENIA - 2016

New Issue



GENERAL INFO:
Code: SLO-2016-01
Release Date: May 27, 2016
Postal Authority: Pošta Slovenije
Title: Slovene Ships - Cargo Vessel PIRAN
Format: 1 stamp
Presentation: Minisheet of 1 stamp
Block Dimensions (mm): 70 x 60
Design and Illustration: Matjaž Učakar
Printing Process: Offset 4 colours
Paper: Tullis Russell Chancellor Litho, 102 g/m2
Gum: PVA RMS
Printer: Agencija za komercijalnu djelatnost d.o.o., Zagreb, Croatia
Quantity:




Stamp 1 of 1

Currency: Euro - EUR
Facial: 1,33 (EUR)
Service:
Stamps Dimensions (mm): 42.60 x 29.82
Perf:  14




Lighthouse: Painted in red and marking the entry to the harbour,  the Piran West Mole
ALL: E-2628
Location: City of Piran, SLOVENIA

Friday, August 5, 2016

DOUBTFUL - St. Tome & Prince (2016)




Code: STP-2016-01
Release Date: March 30, 2016
Title: Lighthouses - Faróis
Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

DOUBTFUL - Solomon Islands (2016)




Code: SOL-2016-01
Release Date: May 13, 2016
Title: Lighthouses
Format: Minisheet of 4 stamps and Block with 1 stamp

Thanks Klaus for the alert on these issues

Thursday, August 4, 2016

IRELAND - 2016

Updated with new images



GENERAL INFO:
Code: IRE-2016-01
Release Date: July 28, 2016
Postal Authority: AnPost
Title: Wild Atlantic Way
Format: Serie of 4 stamps  (2 x 2 se-tenant)
Presentation: 
-Sheets of 16 stamps (8 sets of 2 se-tenant with same denomination)
-Booklet
Stamps Dimensions (mm): 51 x 30
Perf: 13.3
Currency: EUR - Euro
Design: Red&Grey Design
Printing Process: Lithography Multicolor
Paper: TR Yellow Green Phosphor
Gum: PVA
Printer: Joh. Enschede Stamps B.V.
Quantity:
Se-tenant pairs of 72c: 78.000 (156.000 stamps)
Se-tenant pairs of 1.10: 64.000 (128.000 stamps)



Where is the Lighthouse?

Cover of the Prestige Booklet



Lighthouse: Cromwell Point 
ALL: A-6416
Location: Valentia Island, Kerry County, South West of Ireland





Klaus adds information regarding this release.  More lighthouse inside the booklet. 


Old Head of Kinsale (A-5710) in one of the interior pages of the booklet.