24 November 2019

various lighthouses; envelope, stamp, affixed: usa, 2003 & postmark: 2007

the lighthouses.
  • Hillsboro Inlet Light [stamp, envelope]
  • Cape Lookout Light [envelope]
  • Morris Island Light [envelope]
  • Tybee Island Light [envelope]
  • Cape Henry Old Lighthouse [envelope]
  • Sharp's Island Light (Sharps Island Light) [postmark]

what. first day cover envelope commemorating lighthouses of southeastern USA, with affixed stamp and postmark featuring lighthouse

where.

  • Hillsboro Inlet Light: Hillsboro Inlet, Florida, USA
  • Cape Lookout Light: Cape Lookout, North Carolina, USA
  • Morris Island Light: Morris Island, South Carolina, USA
  • Tybee Island Light: Tybee Island, Georgia, USA
  • Cape Henry Old Lighthouse: Cape Henry, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
  • Sharp's Island Light: Tilghman Island, Maryland, USA

remarks. Although on the envelope is printed "Official First Day of Issue: Southeastern Lighthouses", the date stamp reflects 2007, when the stamps should have been issued in 2003. On the envelope is a stamp of "Sharp's Island Light" while one of the stamps used shows the Hillsboro Inlet Light, which was one of the stamps in the set indicated by the envelope.





20 November 2019

various lighthouses; stamp, affixed: usa, 1995 & postmark: usa, 2009

the lighthouses.
  • McGulpin Point Light [postmark]
  • Marblehead Light [stamp]

what. first day cover commemorating lighthouses of the Great Lakes, with affixed stamp and postmark featuring lighthouse

where. 
  • McGulpin Point Light: McGulpin Point, Michigan, USA
  • Marblehead Light: Marblehead, Ohio, USA

remarks. Although on the envelope is printed "United States First Day Cover: Historic Great Lakes Lighthouses", the date stamp reflects 2009, when the stamps should have been issued in 1995. On the envelope is a stamp of "McGulpin Point Light Station" while one of the stamps used shows the Marblehead Light, which was one of the stamps in the set indicated by the envelope.