tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51375458054576125112024-02-19T08:13:09.487-08:00Lighthouses and StampsAgustínhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852951076306915485noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137545805457612511.post-60990915654688944632010-11-05T20:14:00.001-07:002010-11-05T20:14:36.574-07:00Cover #6 - Germany - 05/11/2010<div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: left; ">My friend Pete from the UK sent me this cover while he was visiting Germany. It has two nice stamps with different lighthouses in Germany: the first one is Neuwerk lighthouse, and the second one is Falshöft lighthouse.</div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq38YAG9Ns45blfGXsFofPgtg_KAv5WFk0VHQmxHzfgmyczsmUOS2k65eWNyjTPbPzFomCBBYtTW_Hxgyn3JSQhjvYki-Y65Su9NKjtYQNXkL5Rs95vlLrBXNd3k8aBAqkGl7zOlqhH0c/s320/Carta9+001.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Inside the cover there was this pamphlet about a theater play.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_IxiwemJgeB8e446VTvWf1xKHmK50stHqBtgN0cBMR2Gr7ZzZzjBw0FZLv9Oeln4YIRqLMP6JWjvS34o9F2XnIklrqmn8g3eXwgfDjVMuC6CVe5g2T8Lfe4ZkjPi6gv4VPbR-0MOLZI/s320/Postal9.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div><b>Thank you Pete!</b></div></div>Agustínhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852951076306915485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137545805457612511.post-83847046479418543532010-11-05T20:09:00.000-07:002010-11-05T20:12:33.087-07:00Cover #5 - USA - 05/11/2010<div style="text-align: left; ">Today I received this beautiful cover from the United States of America. My friend Larry sent me it with 3 stamps about lighthouses:</div><div><ul><li>the first one in Maragorda Island, Texas.</li><li>the second one in Sabine Pass, Lousiana.</li><li>the third on in Biloxi, Mississippi.</li></ul><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkCHMJukOi1LFoDhwEdkW3n71ghqFSalzMBgO23MfZsrzrDf-PCZbwcjp1evzBbs4FbtogcnDlPxR3SQZwPcmhKJYzc2DPFgq16lcwASihUoawVr0Mp__3oBry1E6Gr7QDH8qJ_EnXPI/s320/Carta8+001.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div>Inside was the set of stamps about Gull Coast Lighthouses, including this three lighthouses and two more: Sand Island (Alabama) and Fort Jefferson (Florida). And two nice postcards, too, showing Willow Creek (the place where Larry lives) and Carsion Mansion.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uvhKVBaVVu0SFJjiVy4NWvPB8teIt8UAl5CcD9JO0LExWap-bXnnb5ByY1_SjOngYfoolB4tmme3LdXIUuaguXBKYh2BYV4qfGZL-xewURkw4adG1tE1O-JNr8-yo7uXzlkfVysGZrs/s320/PostalesEstampillas8.jpg" /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Thank you Larry!</b></div></div>Agustínhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852951076306915485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137545805457612511.post-20136592722828047612010-10-27T16:52:00.000-07:002010-10-27T16:54:10.051-07:00Cover #4 - Argentina - 27/10/2010<div style="text-align: left; ">My good friend Carlos from Santa Fe, Argentina, sent me this cover with two stamps. This stamps are part of the issue about the 2010 Portugal International Expo.</div><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKLkynEI_kgcn6valrBhR6ETm2JlDv6EB5l0hUMcESF5HNMOa3SqUIpuFFHAUHkV0gP6pI0nrx2ZSiBzubx9R_c5YQPVrcNFwJCXU0nJB31bldUTBrvXloPpAin3IymHSKCEhJ2YEx_U/s320/Carta7+001.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div>The first one shows Querandí's Lighthouse, located in Buenos Aires province, whereas the second one shows Santa María's Lighthouse, located in Cascais, Lisboa, Portugal.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Thank you Carlos!</b></div>Agustínhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852951076306915485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137545805457612511.post-72856706972779311942010-10-23T11:31:00.000-07:002010-10-24T18:58:14.352-07:00Cover #3 - Croatia - 23/10/2010<div style="text-align: left; ">Thank you to my friend Josip from Croatia, that sent me this beautiful cover with three stamps about lighthouses: Tajer, Veli rat and Vir.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGwaoaFeEFb05y9ZGlO0qiw689PmbwW5nca7ntHlhVkWtN_QAUhZniQaYBGwy_QG1sWBQRkIichGxghME7K-7p6x7Ol2JOvvcatc9RkXg5PB5qBl6Misc8rSZ7GLTYGlKzB3L2Ix6rQ8/s320/Carta6+001.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Inside the cover, it was this great postcard about the food and the wine from Croatia, and it shows a great landscape too. (I would like to taste the food, it must be delicious).</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZk7WxDyoLruzwRPUM7IovVY_B61R2e1l4qndw6SOGqCr11lCYqaBdTjsOSJfzVW4cbJlxjtmBjz9j6lZfaonrNXruCxXXWI93D8gF0ckKf67sFdVLAXsIfJWdC-IKP6nmUfKaWoOY6yI/s320/Postal6.1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5YNvpV0QxyTWsaJd8DJXaRpxL2a1F3hKK79F368NhyjsnvXUdfQ2yLKjYMSzydHTg1n6qRi96KFo9gzTVJbIz46Haut2FFpK-MlpdU1bqw0Kk_vqLfcfmvJDGikG9w_Uz-WmEIPGqKk/s320/Postal6.2.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; "><b>Thank you Josip!</b></div>Agustínhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852951076306915485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137545805457612511.post-75225208191431323572010-10-17T07:22:00.001-07:002010-10-17T07:22:44.859-07:00Cover #2 - Argentina - 06/09/2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTGYCcyoTTu3L4GEur7LymGcJpKwvxnC9a3ByLU1EJ2QJov-ElaR7D8sZC5doM_0UL6mGydv6ulE908cMnZKa_p0S0g88-qE4VSZSbesqLpkU29q2v5-xjDK9-HxqaG3I6b6JIey_7SE/s1600/Carta2+001.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTGYCcyoTTu3L4GEur7LymGcJpKwvxnC9a3ByLU1EJ2QJov-ElaR7D8sZC5doM_0UL6mGydv6ulE908cMnZKa_p0S0g88-qE4VSZSbesqLpkU29q2v5-xjDK9-HxqaG3I6b6JIey_7SE/s320/Carta2+001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514727875341638178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 170px; " /></a><i>Stamp</i>:<div><ul><li><b>$ 0,75 Punta Delgada Lighthouse</b></li></ul><div><i>Punta Delgada Lighthouse</i></div></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>It's a lighthouse located in Punta Delgada, at Península Valdez, Argentina.</div><div><br /></div><div>The construction started in September 1904, under the supervision of the Section of Hidrography, Lighthouses and Markers of Argentina, and the direction of the Frigate Lieutenant Pablo Garcia and the Lighthouse Mechanic Guillermo Cray.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's a conical tower, made of brick-red masonry, with a guerite and a household. This lighthouse is 14 meters high. Originally, it had a white light, a battery with two bronze tanks for compressed air and petrol, and a Barbier third order device.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Source:</i></div><div><a href="http://www.hidro.gov.ar/historia/FPuntaDelgada.asp">Servicio de Hidrografía Naval - Argentina (spanish)</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Thanks Carlos</b></div>Agustínhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852951076306915485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137545805457612511.post-27337297258008294332010-10-17T07:20:00.000-07:002010-10-17T07:21:54.698-07:00Cover #1 - France - 06/09/2010<div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1QWMPWKffCECB3nMV84WJQXOAW58j6puAKmchE6CWPdjLFz8xU7muzIHrJfnH0Kog74NG3-hHgYuquXOdrnqimGVkAOlLuUScdSeblS4qjAbulXNUtH5RN75Fd7ewx4eCLkWYFrUNcE/s1600/Carta1+001.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1QWMPWKffCECB3nMV84WJQXOAW58j6puAKmchE6CWPdjLFz8xU7muzIHrJfnH0Kog74NG3-hHgYuquXOdrnqimGVkAOlLuUScdSeblS4qjAbulXNUtH5RN75Fd7ewx4eCLkWYFrUNcE/s320/Carta1+001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513952292197849010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: left; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Stamps:</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left; "><ul><li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">0,54 €</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Ar-Men Lighthouse</span></span></b></li><b><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">0,54 € </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Grand Léjon Lighthouse</span></span></b></li></b></ul></div><b><b><div style="text-align: justify; "><i><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Ar-Men Lighthouse</span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">It's a lighthouse at one end of the Chaussée de I'Îl de Sein, at the west end of Brittany, in France. It's one of the best known lighthouses because of its isolated situation</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b></b></span></span></b></span></p><b><b><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><i><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; "><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">and the considerable difficulties its construction has presented, and the danger in evacuating its personnel. Considered as one of the most challenging workplaces by the community of lighthouse keepers, it has been named "The Hell of Hells"</span></span></span></span></span></p></i></div></b></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b></b></span></span></b></span></p><b><b><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><i><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; "><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The light was automated and electrified on 10 April 1990 with a 250 watt halogen lamp. Its signal is three white flashes every twenty seconds, with three an accompanying signal of three sounds every sixty seconds.</span></span></span></span></span></p></i></div></b></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Grand Léjon Lighthouse</span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">It's a lighthouse located in the sea, approximately 16,5 km from Saint-Quay-Portrieux in Côtes-d'Armor, in the south end of the plateau of Grand Léjon, France. It marks the entrance to the bay of Saint-Brieuc.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The construction of the lighthouse was divided in two stages. From 1859 to 1862, a first round of tapered masonry was erected to receive a fire. In 1879, the work of elevation was undertaken.On June 20, 1881, the fire was lit at the top of the turret now raised up to 23.40 m in height to bring the fire and house guards.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">In 1888, a signal was installed because of a request of the sailors. Indeed, the signal light is ineffective in foggy weather. A hammer mechanism actuates by the swell outfitted the turret</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p></i></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Sources:</span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phare_du_Grand_L%C3%A9jon"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Phare du Grand Léjon - Wikipedia</span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ar_Men"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Ar-Men - Wikipedia</span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Thanks Daniel</span></span></div></b></b>Agustínhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852951076306915485noreply@blogger.com0