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.




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