Showing posts with label * Lighthouse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label * Lighthouse. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

France: Cordouan Lighthouse

Cordouan lighthouse is an active lighthouse located 7 kilometres at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary in France. At a height of 67.5 metres, it is the tenth-tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world.



Thanks to Mr Maud. The stamp on left is an definitive featuring Frances famous representation of Liberty, Marianne. On the left is a stamp taken from set of 12, issued in 2021, showing Lapin Crotins. Raving Rabbids is a video game franchise spin off from the Rayman series.

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

India: Postcrossing Meetup, Manipal

This is a Tulunadpex 2017( Regional level Stamp Exhibition) meetup card. Even I was a part of it. The postmark on the front is that of Kaup lighthouse and was introduced on 20.08.2017 during this event. This permanent postmark is available at Kaup postoffice. This lighthouse is located on rocks of Kaup beach about 20 kms from Udupi. It was built in 1901 and is 27.12 meters tall. It is a Masonary structure and was built by British. The postmark on the reverse side is that of Philatelic Bureau, Mangalore, depicting an old lighthouse of Mangalore. 


A big thanks to Mr Mansoor