Showing posts with label Vietnam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vietnam. Show all posts

01 November 2018

red buoy in the mekong river

what. buoy seen (30 October 2018)

where. My Tho, Tien Giang Province, Vietnam

remarks. A red buoy, numbered 56A, seen on the Mekong River. The photograph was taken onboard boat travelling from Unicorn Island (Con Lan) towards pier in My Tho.

[Photo: Canon EOS M50, 30 October 2018]

red-and-white beacon along the saigon river

what. beacon seen (29 October 2018)

where. Cu Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

remarks. A beacon seen on a pier along the Saigon River.

[Photo: Canon EOS M50, 29 October 2018]

06 September 2018

vũng tàu light, vietnam; postcard: australia

other names. Cap St.-Jacques Lighthouse

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Hai Dang Mountain, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Vietnam

postmark. Mostly indistinct "12 MAY"; stamp of Australia

note. Vietnamese for lighthouse: hải đăng, đèn biển

23 August 2018

various lighthouses; stamps: vietnam, 2013

the lighthouses.
  • Mũi Đại Lãnh Lighthouse (Mũi Điện Lighthouse, Cap Varella Lighthouse) [top left]
  • Diêm Điền Lighthouse [top right]
  • Kê Gà Lighthouse (Mui Kê Gà Lighthouse) [bottom left]
  • Lý Sơn, Lighthouse (Cù Lao Ré Lighthouse, Canton Island Lighthouse) [bottom right]

what. stamps with lighthouse


where.
  • Mũi Đại Lãnh Lighthouse: Đại Lãnh Cape, Phu Yen, Vietnam
  • Diêm Điền Lighthouse: Diêm Điền, Thai Thuy, Quang Binh, Vietnam
  • Kê Gà Lighthouse: Kê Gà Cape, Binh Thuan, Vietnam
  • Lý Sơn, Lighthouse: Cù Lao Ré, Quang Ngai, Vietnam

issue information. 1 set of 4 stamps featuring lighthouses.

note. Vietnamese for lighthouse: hải đăng, đèn biển

19 August 2018

long châu lighthouse; stamp: vietnam, 1985

other names. Xuy Nong Chau Lighthouse, Grande Norway Island Lighthouse

what. stamp with lighthouse

where. Xu Nong Chau, Long Chau Islands, Haiphong, Vietnam

issue information. 1 value of set of 2 stamps, issued to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Liberation of Haiphong.

note. Vietnamese for lighthouse: hải đăng, đèn biển