various lighthouses; postcard: germany (v8)

the lighthouses.

• Memmert Lighthouse [top, leftmost] 
• Borkum Grosser Light (Borkum Neuer Light) [top, 2nd from left]
• Bremerhaven Oberfeuer Lighthouse (Simon Loschen Tower, Loschen Lighthouse) [top, 2nd from right]
• Wangerooge New Lighthouse (Wangerooge Neuer Lighthouse) [top, rightmost]
• Norderney Lighthouse (Big Norderneyer Lighthouse) [middle, leftmost]
• Wangerooge Old Lighthouse (Wangerooge Alter Lighthouse) [middle, 2nd from left]
• Pilsum Lighthouse [middle, 2nd from right]
• Borkum Alter Lighthouse (Borkum Older Lighthouse) [middle, rightmost]
• Pingelturm Lighthouse (Emperor Lock Lighthouse, Kaiserschleuse Lighthouse) [bottom, leftmost]
• Campen Lighthouse [bottom, 2nd from left]
• Arngast Lighthouse [bottom, 2nd from right]
• Roter Sand Lighthouse [bottom, rightmost] 

what. postcard with lighthouses received

where.

• Memmert Lighthouse: Juist, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Borkum Grosser Light: Borkum, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Bremerhaven Oberfeuer Lighthouse: Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany
• Wangerooge New Lighthouse: Wangerooge, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Norderney Lighthouse: Norderney, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Wangerooge Old Lighthouse: Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Pilsum Lighthouse: Pilsum, Krummhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Borkum Alter Lighthouse: Borkum, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Pingelturm Lighthouse: Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany
• Campen Lighthouse: Campen, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Arngast Lighthouse: Jade Bay, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Roter Sand Lighthouse: Weser Estuary, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany 

postmark. "BRIEFZENTRUM 50 (= Frechen) 28.11.13"; stamps of Germany

note. German for lighthouse: leuchtturm

various lighthouses; postcard: germany (v7)

the lighthouses.

• Glückstadt Oberfeuer Lighthouse [top row, 2nd from left]
• Glückstadt Nordmole Lighthouse [top row, 2nd from right]
• Glückstadt Unterfeuer Lighthouse [top row, rightmost] 

what. postcard with lighthouses received

where.

• Glückstadt Oberfeuer Lighthouse: Glückstadt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
• Glückstadt Nordmole Lighthouse: Glückstadt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
• Glückstadt Unterfeuer Lighthouse: Glückstadt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

postmark. indistinct; stamps of Germany

note. German for lighthouse: leuchtturm

various lighthouses; postcard: germany (v6)

the lighthouses.

• Arngast Lighthouse [upper extreme left]
• Roter Sand Lighthouse [top, 2nd from left]
• Borkum Grosser Light (Borkum Neuer Light) [top middle]
• Pellworm Lighthouse [top, 2nd from right]
• Büsum Lighthouse [top, extreme right]
• Pilsum Lighthouse [middle extreme left]
• Cuxhaven Lighthouse [lower extreme left]
• Amrum Lighthouse (Seefeuer Amrum) [bottom, 2nd from left]
• Nordeney Lighthouse [bottom, 3rd from left]
• Kampen Lighthouse (Rotes Kliff Lighthouse) [bottom, 3rd from right]
• Pingelturm Lighthouse (Emperor Lock Lighthouse, Kaiserschleuse Lighthouse) [bottom, 2nd from right]
• Westerheversand Lighthouse [bottom, extreme right]

what. postcard with lighthouses received

where.

• Arngast Lighthouse: Jade Bay, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Roter Sand Lighthouse: Weser Estuary, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany
• Borkum Grosser Light: Borkum, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Pellworm Lighthouse: Pellworm Island, North Frisian Islands, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
• Büsum Lighthouse: Busum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
• Pilsum Lighthouse: Pilsum, Krummhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Cuxhaven Lighthouse: Cuxhaven, Schleswg-Holstein, Germany
• Amrum Lighthouse: Amrum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
• Nordeney Lighthouse: Nordeney, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Kampen Lighthouse: Sylt, North Frisian Islands, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
• Pingelturm Lighthouse: Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany
• Westerheversand Lighthouse: Westerhever, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

postmark. partially indistinct: "BRIEFZENTRUM 26 (= h) ??.-3/14"; stamp of Germany

note. German for lighthouse: leuchtturm

podersdorf-am-see lighthouse, austria; postcard: poland

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Podersdorf-am-See, Lake Neusiedl, Burgenland, Austria

postmark. none evident; stamp: see remarks

remarks. The postcard was sent from Poland. However, it bears a printed label which identifies it as Deutsche Post. The original stamp, evident under the label, is likely to be from Poland.

note. German for lighthouse: leuchtturm; Polish for lighthouse: latarnia morska

hook lighthouse, ireland; postcard: germany

other names. Hook Head Lighthouse

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Hook Head, County Wexford, Ireland

postmark. mostly indistinct: “BRIEFZENTRUM 99 (= Erfurt)″; stamp of Germany

note. German for lighthouse: leuchtturm; Irish Gaelic for lighthouse: teach solais

roter sand lighthouse; postcard: germany (v3)

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Weser Estuary, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany

postmark. "BRIEFZENTRUM 26 (= Oldenburg) -1.-7.16; stamps of Germany

note. German for lighthouse: leuchtturm

souter lighthouse, united kingdom; postcard: germany

other names. Marsden Head Lighthouse

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Marsden, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom

postmark. mostly indistinct: "BRIEFZENTUM 64 (= Darmstadt)"; stamp of Germany

note. German for lighthouse: leuchtturm

wangerooge old lighthouse; postcard: germany

other names. Wangerooge Alter Leuchtturm

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany

postmark. "WANGEROOGE -3.-2.14"; stamp of Germany

note. German for lighthouse: leuchtturm

lindau lighthouse; postcard: germany (v3)

other names. Neuer Lindau Leuchtturm

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Lindau, Lake Constance, Bavaria, Germany

postmark. "BRIEFZENTRUM 70 (= Waiblingen) 10.-3.14"; stamps of Germany

note. German for lighthouse: leuchtturm

white shoal light; postcard: usa

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Lake Michigan, Emmet County, Michigan, USA

postmark. partially indistinct: "METRO ???? MI 1 DEC 2016"; stamp of USA

remarks. This postcard features the map of the US state of Michigan and the many lighthouses along its coast. For the purpose of this blog, it would be too impractical to list all of them.

westermarkelsdorf lighthouse; postcard: germany (v2)

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Fehmarn Island, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

postmark. "BRIEFZENTRUM 73 (= Salach) 30.12.13"; stamps of Germany

note. German for lighthouse: leuchtturm

various lighthouses; postcard: germany (v5)

the lighthouses. 

• Póvoa de Varzim North Pier Breakwater Light [top left]
• St. Mary's Lighthouse [top centre]
• Pigeon Point Lighthouse (Pigeon Point Light Station) [top right]
• Nieuwe Sluis Lighthouse [middle left]
• La Vieille Lighthouse [middle centre]
• Beachy Head Lighthouse [middle right]
• Beachy Head Lighthouse [bottom left]
• Faro Castillo del Morro Lighthouse [bottom centre]
• Bass Harbor Head Light [bottom right]

what. postcard with lighthouses received

where.

• Póvoa de Varzim North Pier Breakwater Light: Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District, Portugal
• St. Mary's Lighthouse: St. Mary's Island, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
• Pigeon Point Lighthouse: Pigeon Point, California, USA
• Nieuwe Sluis Lighthouse: Breskens, Zeeland, Netherlands
• La Vieille Lighthouse: Finistere, Brittany, France
• Beachy Head Lighthouse: Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK
• Beachy Head Lighthouse: Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK
• Faro Castillo del Morro Lighthouse: Havanna, Cuba
• Bass Harbor Head Light: Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA

postmark. indistinct; stamp of Germany

note. Dutch for lighthouse: vuurtoren; French for lighthouse: phare; German for lighthouse: leuchtturm; Portuguese for lighthouse: farol; Spanish for lighthouse: faro

hohe weg lighthouse; stamp, affixed: germany, 2006

what. stamp with lighthouse, affixed on postcard

where. Weser Estuary, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany

note. German for lighthouse: leuchtturm

greifswalder oie lighthouse; stamp, affixed: germany, 2004

what. stamp with lighthouse, affixed on postcard

where. Greifswalder Oie, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

note. German for lighthouse: leuchtturm

brunsbüttel mole 1 lighthouse; postcard: germany

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Brunsbuttel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

postmark. partially indistinct: "BRIEFZENTRUM 25 (= Elmshorn) ?6.-8.16"; stamps of Germany

note. German for lighthouse: leuchtturm

lindau lighthouse; postcard: germany (v2)

other names. Neuer Lindau Leuchtturm

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Lindau, Lake Constance, Bavaria, Germany

postmark. "BRIEFZENTRUM 39 (= Sülzetal) 25.-8.16"; stamps of Germany

note. German for lighthouse: leuchtturm

cape hatteras lighthouse, usa; postcard: germany (v2)

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Hatteras Island, Buxton, North Carolina, USA

postmark. "BRIEFZENTRUM 41 (= Mönchengladbach) 26.-9.16); stamps of Germany

note. German for lighthouse: leuchtturm

wremen lighthouse; postcard: germany

other names. Kleine-Preusse Lighthouse

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Wremen, Lower Saxony, Germany

postmark. indistinct; stamp of Germany

remarks. Lighthouse, built in 2005, is a replica of an older lighthouse, which was erected in 1906 and demolished in 1930.

note. German for lighthouse: leuchtturm

various lighthouses; stamps: united kingdom, 1998

the lighthouses. 

• St. John's Point Lighthouse [first from left]
• Smalls Lighthouse [second from left]
• Needles Rock Lighthouse (Needles Lighthouse) [middle]
• Bell Rock Lighthouse [second from right]
• Eddystone Lighthouse [first from right]

what. stamps with lighthouse, in presentation pack

where. 

• St. John's Point Lighthouse: Killough, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
• Smalls Lighthouse: The Smalls, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
• Needles Rock Lighthouse: Aum Bay, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
• Bell Rock Lighthouse: Inchcape, Arbroath, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Eddystone Lighthouse: Eddystone Rock, Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

issue information. 1 set of 5 stamps featuring lighthouses.

generic lighthouse; postcard, back: russia

what. postcard with lighthouse received, drawn on back of postcard

postmark. indistinct; stamp of Russia

note. Russian for lighthouse: маяк (mayak)

one fathom bank lighthouse; postcard, unused: malaysia

what. unused postcard with lighthouse

where. One Fathom Bank, Selangor, Malaysia

note. Malay for lighthouse: rumah api

pulau angsa lighthouse; postcard, unused: malaysia

what. unused postcard with lighthouse

where. Pulau Angsa, Selangor, Malaysia

note. Malay for lighthouse: rumah api

pulau rimau lighthouse; postcard, unused: malaysia

what. unused postcard with lighthouse

where. Pulau Rimau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

note. Malay for lighthouse: rumah api

fort cornwallis lighthouses 1 & 2; postcard, unused: malaysia

other names. Fort Point Lighthouse, Penang Harbour Lighthouse

what. unused postcard with lighthouse

where. Fort Cornwallis, Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

remarks. Actually, 2 lighthouses; the original is the one that resembles a ship and is now inactive while the other is still active.

note. Malay for lighthouse: rumah api

suurupi upper lighthouse; postcard: estonia

other names. Suurupi Front Lighthouse

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Suurupi, Harju County, Estonia

postmark. partially indistinct: "TALLINN 25.4.19"; stamps of Estonia

note. Estonian for lighthouse: tuletorn, majakas