generic lighthouse; stamp: taiwan, 2021

what. stamp with lighthouse

issue information. Stamp is part of set of 4 stamps, se-tenant and 1 miniature sheet of 1 stamp. The set was issued to commemorate the presidential inauguration of Tsai Ing-wen.

note. Mandarin Chinese for lighthouse: 灯塔 (simplified script; dēngtǎ), 燈塔 (traditional script; dēngtǎ)

portland bill lighthouse, uk; postcard: russia

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Portland Bill, Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

postmark. indistinct; stamps of Russia

note. Russian for lighthouse: маяк (mayak)

meiji jiao lighthouse; stamp, affixed: china, 2016

other names. 美济礁灯塔, Mischief Reef Lighthouse

what. stamp with lighthouse

where. Meiji Jiao (Mischief Reef), Spratly Islands (China-administered)

remarks. The South China Sea Islands refer to the more than 250 islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs, and sandbars found there. Collectively, the total land area is about 15km2. There is no indigenous population. Ownership of the islands are disputed amongst a number of claimant states. The Spratly Islands are claimed, wholly or partially, by Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam; the Paracel Islands are disputed among China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; the Pratas Islands are disputed between China and Taiwan; and the rival claimants to Macclesfield Bank and Scarborough Shoal are China, the Philippines, and Taiwan. The lighthouses on the islands featured here are administered by China.

note. Mandarin Chinese for lighthouse: 灯塔 (simplified script; dēngtǎ), 燈塔 (traditional script; dēngtǎ)

porporela lighthouse, croatia; postcard: germany

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia

postmark. indistinct; stamp of Germany

note. Croatian for lighthouse: svjetionik; German for lighthouse: leuchtturm

pakri lighthouse; postcard: estonia

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Pakri Peninsula, Harju County, Estonia

postmark. "TALLINN 01092021"; stamp of Estonia

note. Estonian for lighthouse: tuletorn, majakas

generic lighthouse; postcard: china

what. postcard with lighthouse received

postmark. "武汉 2021.08.07"; stamps of China (China, People's Republic of)

note. Mandarin Chinese for lighthouse: 灯塔 (simplified script; dēngtǎ), 燈塔 (traditional script; dēngtǎ)

colonia del sacramento lighthouse; postcard: uruguay

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay

postmark. mostly indistinct: "2021"; stamps of Uruguay

remarks. This lighthouse is located in the UNESCO WHS "Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento".

note. Spanish for lighthouse: faro