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Greece - Lighthouse of Alexandria</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-3429096347087884872' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gMcz2nj1xbg/WQsEDYOzsTI/AAAAAAAAR20/TkmRyTnvBpgv__oj1GJc1UQ0LCw56OdwgCLcB/s1600/Alexandria%2BLH%2BGreece.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gMcz2nj1xbg/WQsEDYOzsTI/AAAAAAAAR20/TkmRyTnvBpgv__oj1GJc1UQ0LCw56OdwgCLcB/s320/Alexandria%2BLH%2BGreece.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: justify;"> <b style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"><i>Greece commemorated the Lighthouse of Alexandria with the release of a 0.50 drachma stamp </i></b><b style="line-height: 20px;"><i>on 23-Jul-1977 to commemorate the 2300th Death Anniversary of Alexander the Great. </i></b></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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text-align: justify;"> </div> <br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px;" /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> '<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px;">Pharos of Alexandria', a tower built in the 3rd century on the island of Pharos in Alexandria, Egypt to serve as the port's landmark and later, its Lighthouse.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px;">It was one of the tallest man-made structures in the World for may centuries and was regarded as one of the <i>Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. </i></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px;">The first Ptolemy (Ptolemy I Stoter) initiated the construction of the lighthouse shortly after the death of Alexander the Great.  The lighthouse was finished during the reign of Second Ptolemy (Ptolemy II Philadelphus).</span></div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>K Sridhar</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2017/05/0123-greece-lighthouse-of-alexandria.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2017/05/0123-greece-lighthouse-of-alexandria.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2017-05-04T03:48:00-07:00'>3:48 AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2017/05/0123-greece-lighthouse-of-alexandria.html#comment-form' onclick=''> 3 comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Monday, April 20, 2015</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0b6sd9vGMgQ/VTXpX-46i5I/AAAAAAAAEek/d-3ZxxmWfOc/s1600/Gibraltar%2BLH%2BEuropa%2BPoint%2BMar-1940%2B(0222).JPG' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='8872270359959156776' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='384628873468914638' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='384628873468914638'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2015/04/0122-gibraltar-europa-point-lighthouse.html'>0122. Gibraltar - Europa Point Lighthouse</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-384628873468914638' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0b6sd9vGMgQ/VTXpX-46i5I/AAAAAAAAEek/d-3ZxxmWfOc/s1600/Gibraltar%2BLH%2BEuropa%2BPoint%2BMar-1940%2B(0222).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0b6sd9vGMgQ/VTXpX-46i5I/AAAAAAAAEek/d-3ZxxmWfOc/s1600/Gibraltar%2BLH%2BEuropa%2BPoint%2BMar-1940%2B(0222).JPG" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: justify;"> <b style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"><i>Gibraltar Post commemorated Europa Point Lighthouse with the release of a 3d stamp </i></b><b style="line-height: 20px;"><i>on Mar-1940. </i></b></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;" /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> '<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: justify;">Europa Point' is featured on the 3d light blue stamp which was produced in perforations 13, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">13½, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: justify;">and 14.  The perforation 13 is also listed in a greenish blue colour.  The view of Europa Point was used again for the 5d red-orange stamp released in 1947.</span></div> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span> <i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">The detail(s) about the </i><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Lighthouse is available in my earlier post(s) #0185 and #0188...</i></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>K Sridhar</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2015/04/0122-gibraltar-europa-point-lighthouse.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2015/04/0122-gibraltar-europa-point-lighthouse.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2015-04-20T23:12:00-07:00'>11:12 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2015/04/0122-gibraltar-europa-point-lighthouse.html#comment-form' onclick=''> 1 comment: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Wednesday, September 03, 2014</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q6rt4g8BzdE/VAf5hcT9Z_I/AAAAAAAAEUY/veHrI3M5uRM/s1600/South%2BAfrica%2BLH%2BMiniature%2BSheet%2B9-Jun-1988%2B(0221).jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='8872270359959156776' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='6621643610290833374' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='6621643610290833374'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/09/0221-south-africa-lighthouse-miniature.html'>0221. South Africa - Lighthouse Miniature Sheet 9-Jun-1988</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-6621643610290833374' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q6rt4g8BzdE/VAf5hcT9Z_I/AAAAAAAAEUY/veHrI3M5uRM/s1600/South%2BAfrica%2BLH%2BMiniature%2BSheet%2B9-Jun-1988%2B(0221).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="337" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q6rt4g8BzdE/VAf5hcT9Z_I/AAAAAAAAEUY/veHrI3M5uRM/s1600/South%2BAfrica%2BLH%2BMiniature%2BSheet%2B9-Jun-1988%2B(0221).jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: justify;"> <b style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"><i>South African Post commemorated...</i></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><i>1. Pelican Point Lighthouse (16 cents)</i></b></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: justify;"> <b style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"><i>2. Green Point Lighthouse (30 cents)</i></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: justify;"> <b style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"><i>3. Cape Agulhas Lighthouse (40 cents)</i></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: justify;"> <b style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"><i>4. </i></b><b style="line-height: 20px;"><i>Umhlanga Rocks Lighthouse (50 cents)</i></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><i>with the release of a Miniature Sheet </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><i>on 9-Jun-1988. </i></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">The detail(s) about the </i><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Lighthouse(s) are available in my earlier post(s) #0027, #0087, #0088 and #0089 respectively...</i></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>K Sridhar</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/09/0221-south-africa-lighthouse-miniature.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/09/0221-south-africa-lighthouse-miniature.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2014-09-03T22:39:00-07:00'>10:39 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/09/0221-south-africa-lighthouse-miniature.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Thursday, August 28, 2014</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y_n08ADggCQ/U_7L-NBfLRI/AAAAAAAAEUI/wr8wDNfrWfw/s1600/Barbados%2BLH%2BEast%2BPoint%2B13-jun-2013%2B(0207).jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='8872270359959156776' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='1395174049571268473' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='1395174049571268473'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/08/0220-barbados-east-point-ragged-point.html'>0220. Barbados - East Point (Ragged Point) Lighthouse</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-1395174049571268473' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y_n08ADggCQ/U_7L-NBfLRI/AAAAAAAAEUI/wr8wDNfrWfw/s1600/Barbados%2BLH%2BEast%2BPoint%2B13-jun-2013%2B(0207).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y_n08ADggCQ/U_7L-NBfLRI/AAAAAAAAEUI/wr8wDNfrWfw/s1600/Barbados%2BLH%2BEast%2BPoint%2B13-jun-2013%2B(0207).jpg" width="272" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: justify;"> East Point Lighthouse also known as Ragged Point Lighthouse is located on a bluff above the sea level on the Atlantic Ocean about 2 kms North-West of East Point, the Easternmost point of the Barbados Island. One of the most picturesque lighthouse of Barbados Island is closed and non-operational.  The keeper's house and light station buildings are abandoned.    </div> <br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /> <b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><i>The East Point Lighthouse was commemorated by Barbados Postal Service with the release of a $2.20 stamp on 13-Jun-2013.</i></b><br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: justify;"> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 20px;"> Built in the year 1875, the EAST POINT Lighthouse:</div> <ul style="line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Tower is CONICAL stone</span></div> </li> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Tower painted WHITE</span></li> <li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Lantern and watch room is painted BLACK</span></li> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Height is 29.5 metres</span></li> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Colour scheme of the LIGHT is RED</span></li> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">LIGHT character is CONTINUOUS</span></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>K Sridhar</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/08/0220-barbados-east-point-ragged-point.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/08/0220-barbados-east-point-ragged-point.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2014-08-28T23:29:00-07:00'>11:29 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/08/0220-barbados-east-point-ragged-point.html#comment-form' onclick=''> 1 comment: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Wednesday, August 27, 2014</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m6dFSunCtvY/U_xTSxuYQeI/AAAAAAAAET4/RU3eROA8QJU/s1600/Iceland%2BLH%2BSkar%C3%B0sfjara%2B(0219).jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='8872270359959156776' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='871477604295650925' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='871477604295650925'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/08/0219-iceland-skarsfjara-lighthouse.html'>0219. Iceland - Skar冒sfjara Lighthouse</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-871477604295650925' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m6dFSunCtvY/U_xTSxuYQeI/AAAAAAAAET4/RU3eROA8QJU/s1600/Iceland%2BLH%2BSkar%C3%B0sfjara%2B(0219).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m6dFSunCtvY/U_xTSxuYQeI/AAAAAAAAET4/RU3eROA8QJU/s1600/Iceland%2BLH%2BSkar%C3%B0sfjara%2B(0219).jpg" width="305" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The Skarosfjara Lighthouse is located in the coastline East of Myrar.  The Lighthouse is in a remote area and there may not be any land access.  This Lighthouse was equipped with a 3 meters high octagonal Swedish lantern, a 500 mm dioptical lens and gas-lighting equipment previously used in the Galtarviti Lighthouse.</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">In 1968, a concrete machine cabin was built close to the lighthouse and fitted with a lighting machine and equipment for the radio beacon.  In the same year, the lighthouse was powered by electricity.  In 1973, the lighthouse was fitted with radar response equipment with GPS correction and automatic meteorological station came in 1993.</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">In 1994, the Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration took over the operation of the beacon.</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <strong style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><strong><em>Iceland Post in its Lighthouse Series - III commemorated the Skarosfjara Lighthouse by releasing a stamp on 12-Sep-2013 and it is valued at Icelandic Krona 300 to Europe 100g.</em></strong></span></em></strong></span></em></strong></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Built in the year 1959, the SKAROSFJARA Lighthouse:</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></em></strong></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div> <ul style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"> <li style="border-style: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px;">Tower is SQUARE PYRAMIDAL STEEL skeletal</span></span></div> </li> <li style="border-style: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px;">Painted RED</span></span></li> <li style="border-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Height is 22 metres</span></li> <li style="border-style: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px;">Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE</span></span></li> <li style="border-style: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px;">LIGHT character is 4 (four) FLASHES in a Long-Short-Long-Short pattern every 30 seconds</span></span></li> </ul> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>K Sridhar</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/08/0219-iceland-skarsfjara-lighthouse.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/08/0219-iceland-skarsfjara-lighthouse.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2014-08-27T02:42:00-07:00'>2:42 AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/08/0219-iceland-skarsfjara-lighthouse.html#comment-form' onclick=''> 1 comment: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Tuesday, August 26, 2014</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-85if5mDbFQA/U_w3XWp6enI/AAAAAAAAETo/93S3gSnfpfs/s1600/0218.%2BIceland%2B-%2BVattarnes%2BLighthouse.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='8872270359959156776' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='7079448769102827809' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='7079448769102827809'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/08/0218-iceland-vattarnes-lighthouse.html'>0218. Iceland - Vattarnes Lighthouse</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-7079448769102827809' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-85if5mDbFQA/U_w3XWp6enI/AAAAAAAAETo/93S3gSnfpfs/s1600/0218.%2BIceland%2B-%2BVattarnes%2BLighthouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-85if5mDbFQA/U_w3XWp6enI/AAAAAAAAETo/93S3gSnfpfs/s1600/0218.%2BIceland%2B-%2BVattarnes%2BLighthouse.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The Vattarnes Lighthouse is located in prominent cape on the south side of the entrance to the Reyoarfjorour, South-East coast of Iceland.  The lantern and the gas equipment of this lighthouse came from Sweden and the lighthouse was fitted with a 500 mm lens.</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">In 1957, a new lighthouse was built on Vattarnestangi.  The Lighthouse is operational and can be accessed by road.</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <strong style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><strong><em>Iceland Post in its Lighthouse Series - III commemorated the Vattarnes Lighthouse by releasing a stamp on 12-Sep-2013 and it is valued at Icelandic Krona 120 for Domestic 50g.</em></strong></span></em></strong></span></em></strong></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Built in the year 1912, the VATTARNES Lighthouse:</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></em></strong></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div> <ul style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"> <li style="border-style: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px;">Tower is CYLINDRICAL concrete</span></span></div> </li> <li style="border-style: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px;">Painted YELLOW</span></span></li> <li style="border-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Lantern painted RED</span></span></li> <li style="border-style: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px;">Height is 12 metres</span></span></li> <li style="border-style: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px;">Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE or RED or GREEN depending on direction</span></span></li> <li style="border-style: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px;">LIGHT character is 2 (two) FLASHES every 15 seconds</span></span></li> <li style="border-style: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Run on electricity from the power grid while gas was used as an alternative energy source</li> </ul> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>K Sridhar</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/08/0218-iceland-vattarnes-lighthouse.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/08/0218-iceland-vattarnes-lighthouse.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2014-08-26T02:17:00-07:00'>2:17 AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/08/0218-iceland-vattarnes-lighthouse.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Tuesday, May 06, 2014</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D8giv_MCD-c/U2izghWdW7I/AAAAAAAAEME/zjIKnhfyKjk/s1600/Germany+DDR+LH+Brunsbuttel+Mole+7-Jul-2005+(0217).jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='8872270359959156776' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='4676078192957559341' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='4676078192957559341'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/05/0217-germany-brunsbuttel-mole-1.html'>0217. Germany - Brunsbuttel Mole-1 Lighthouse</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-4676078192957559341' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D8giv_MCD-c/U2izghWdW7I/AAAAAAAAEME/zjIKnhfyKjk/s1600/Germany+DDR+LH+Brunsbuttel+Mole+7-Jul-2005+(0217).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D8giv_MCD-c/U2izghWdW7I/AAAAAAAAEME/zjIKnhfyKjk/s1600/Germany+DDR+LH+Brunsbuttel+Mole+7-Jul-2005+(0217).jpg" width="393" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The Brunsbutter Mole-1 Lighthouse is located in the city of Brunsbutteler city.  It helps as one of the navigation point for vessel traffic on the river Elbe and the entrance to the North Sea-Baltic Canal.  </span></div> <br /> <b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><i>Brunsbuttel Mole Lighthouse was commemorated by Deutsche Post with the release of 45 Euro Cent stamp on 7-Jul-2005.</i></b><br /> <b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></b> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> Established in the year 1895, the Brunsbutter Mole-1 Lighthouse:</div> <ul style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em; text-align: justify;"> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Tower is OCTAGONAL cast-iron</span></div> </li> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Tower with lantern and Upper and Lower galleries</span></li> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Tower mounted on an Octagonal stone base</span></li> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Upper 2/3 (above the lower gallery) painted WHITE ; Lower 1/3 painted BLACK</span></li> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Height is 11 metres</span></li> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE or GREEN depending on direction</span></li> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">LIGHT character is CONTINUOUS</span></li> </ul> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">My sincere thanks to Hannes, Germany for sending me the stamp.</i></div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>K Sridhar</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/05/0217-germany-brunsbuttel-mole-1.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/05/0217-germany-brunsbuttel-mole-1.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2014-05-06T06:58:00-07:00'>6:58 AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/05/0217-germany-brunsbuttel-mole-1.html#comment-form' onclick=''> 1 comment: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Thursday, April 24, 2014</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WVhnXjRYVXQ/U1jd1iUxdxI/AAAAAAAAEII/cfYQHp1lXDc/s1600/Vietnam+LH+Dai+Lanh+15-may-2013+(0216).JPG' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='8872270359959156776' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='8537621822663106989' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='8537621822663106989'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/04/0216-vietnam-dai-lanh-lighthouse.html'>0216. Vietnam - Dai Lanh Lighthouse</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-8537621822663106989' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WVhnXjRYVXQ/U1jd1iUxdxI/AAAAAAAAEII/cfYQHp1lXDc/s1600/Vietnam+LH+Dai+Lanh+15-may-2013+(0216).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WVhnXjRYVXQ/U1jd1iUxdxI/AAAAAAAAEII/cfYQHp1lXDc/s1600/Vietnam+LH+Dai+Lanh+15-may-2013+(0216).JPG" width="444" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: justify;"> Dai Lanh Lighthouse is located in Dai Lanh Cape in the Phu Yen Province in Central Vietnam considered to be a land of great potential for tourism industry.   In 1890, the French built a Lighthouse in the Cape.  It operated until 1945 and resumed operation in 1961.  The Lighthouse was renovated in 1997.  The Lighthouse has 110 wood-made stairs.  This is one of the 45 National Lighthouse(s) in Vietnam.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: left;" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: justify;"> <b style="line-height: 20px;"><i>The Vietnam Post in its "Lighthouse in Vietnam" stampset, commemorated the Dai Lanh Lighthouse with a 6000 dong stamp on 15-May-2013.</i></b><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 20px;"> Established in the year 1904 (some sources give 1890), the Dai Lanh Lighthouse:</div> <ul style="line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Tower is ROUND stone</span></div> </li> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Tower painted WHITE</span></li> <li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Lantern dome painted BLACK</span></li> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Height is 26.5 metres</span></li> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE</span></li> <li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">LIGHT character is THREE FLASHES every 15 seconds</span></li> </ul> </div> <br /></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>K Sridhar</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/04/0216-vietnam-dai-lanh-lighthouse.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/04/0216-vietnam-dai-lanh-lighthouse.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2014-04-24T21:02:00-07:00'>9:02 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/04/0216-vietnam-dai-lanh-lighthouse.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Wednesday, April 23, 2014</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LOywoCzrQbA/U1iNMzNlqFI/AAAAAAAAEH4/5IGVKFlmT60/s1600/India+LH+Alleppey+Pvt+Maxim+Card+23-dec-2012+(0215).jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='8872270359959156776' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='9096886380777566840' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='9096886380777566840'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/04/0215-india-alleppey-lighthouse-maxim.html'>0215. India - Alleppey Lighthouse Maxim Card (Private)</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-9096886380777566840' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LOywoCzrQbA/U1iNMzNlqFI/AAAAAAAAEH4/5IGVKFlmT60/s1600/India+LH+Alleppey+Pvt+Maxim+Card+23-dec-2012+(0215).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LOywoCzrQbA/U1iNMzNlqFI/AAAAAAAAEH4/5IGVKFlmT60/s1600/India+LH+Alleppey+Pvt+Maxim+Card+23-dec-2012+(0215).jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><i>Alleppey</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><i> Lighthouse was commemorated with the release of Maxim Card</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><i>(Private) with the Alleppey (Alappuzha) First day Postmark of 23-Dec-2012. </i></b></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><i>The image in the Maxim Card depicts the unpainted Alleppey Lighthouse.</i></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> <i>The detail(s) about the </i><i><i><i>Alleppey </i></i>Lighthouse is available in my earlier post #0191...</i></div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16030768260393628671' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>K Sridhar</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/04/0215-india-alleppey-lighthouse-maxim.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/04/0215-india-alleppey-lighthouse-maxim.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2014-04-23T21:08:00-07:00'>9:08 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/04/0215-india-alleppey-lighthouse-maxim.html#comment-form' onclick=''> 1 comment: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Tuesday, April 22, 2014</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yFfFk9TzcJk/U1dg217CaAI/AAAAAAAAEHo/T7ndktKbYuM/s1600/India+LH+Aguada+Pvt+Maxim+Card+19-dec-2011+(0214).jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='8872270359959156776' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='2175849011116372736' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='2175849011116372736'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/04/0214-india-fort-aguada-lighthouse-maxim.html'>0214. India - Fort Aguada Lighthouse Maxim Card (Private)</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-2175849011116372736' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yFfFk9TzcJk/U1dg217CaAI/AAAAAAAAEHo/T7ndktKbYuM/s1600/India+LH+Aguada+Pvt+Maxim+Card+19-dec-2011+(0214).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yFfFk9TzcJk/U1dg217CaAI/AAAAAAAAEHo/T7ndktKbYuM/s1600/India+LH+Aguada+Pvt+Maxim+Card+19-dec-2011+(0214).jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><i>Fort Aguada Lighthouse was commemorated in the release of Maxim Card </i></b></span><b><i><span style="line-height: 20px;">(Private) with the </span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><i>postage stamp released by India Post on 19-Dec-2011 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee celebration of Goa (where the lighthouse is located) Liberation Day</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><i>.</i></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; 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SILVER BRONZE in INPEX-2008<div>4. <span ="" style="font-size:100%;">SILVER in KARNAPEX-2015</span><span ="" style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div><div><span ="" style="font-size:100%;">5. VERMEIL in INPEX-2017</span></div><div><span ="" style="font-size:100%;">6. LARGE VERMEIL in RMSS-2018, </span></div><div><span ="" style="font-size:100%;"> Denver, Colorado, USA</span></div> </div> <div class='clear'></div> </div><div class='widget Text' data-version='1' id='Text5'> <h2 class='title'>Member of</h2> <div class='widget-content'> 1. Dakshina Kannada Philatelic & Numismatic Association (DKPANA), Mangalore (Patron Member)<br /><br />2. South India Philatelic Association (SIPA), Chennai (Life Member)<br /><br />3. Tiruchirappalli Philatelic Club (TPC), Tiruchirappalli (Life Member)<div><br /></div><div>4. Karnataka Philatelic Society (KPS), Bengaluru (Life Member)</div><div><br /></div><div><div>5. Gujarat Philatelists' Association (GPA), Ahmedabad (Life Member)</div><div><br /></div><div>6. World Lighthouse Society, UK<br /><br />7. Lighthouse Stamp Society, USA<br /></div></div> </div> <div class='clear'></div> </div><div class='widget Text' data-version='1' id='Text2'> <h2 class='title'>Light Saves Life!</h2> <div class='widget-content'> A Lighthouse over the years helped many countries for trade and transportation. <br/> <br/>Putting up Lighthouses was often difficult. They were built on exposed areas with no nearby roads, so Wood and other materials had to be delivered by boat, sometimes on dangerous seas. <br/> <br/>The Lighthouses were important Landmarks that have kept sailors and ships safe. <br/> <br/> </div> <div class='clear'></div> </div><div class='widget PageList' data-version='1' id='PageList2'> <h2>My Lighthouse PostCard(s)...</h2> <div class='widget-content'> <ul> <li> <a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/106169403849012575379/MyLighthousePostCardS?authkey=Gv1sRgCKGf8oSEje2UpAE&noredirect=1'>Here's the link for my Lighthouse PostCard(s)...</a> </li> </ul> <div class='clear'></div> </div> </div><div class='widget BlogArchive' data-version='1' id='BlogArchive1'> <h2>Blog Archive</h2> <div class='widget-content'> <div id='ArchiveList'> <div id='BlogArchive1_ArchiveList'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate expanded'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy toggle-open'> ▼  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2017/'> 2017 </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate expanded'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy toggle-open'> ▼  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2017/05/'> May </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span> <ul class='posts'> <li><a href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2017/05/0123-greece-lighthouse-of-alexandria.html'>0123. Greece - Lighthouse of Alexandria</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2015/'> 2015 </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2015/04/'> April </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2014/'> 2014 </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(11)</span> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' 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<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(6)</span> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2013/'> 2013 </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(20)</span> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2013/09/'> September </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(7)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2013/04/'> April </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' 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<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(14)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2012/08/'> August </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(13)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2012/07/'> July </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(20)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2012/06/'> June </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(14)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' 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<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(7)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2011/10/'> October </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(7)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2011/09/'> September </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(17)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2011/08/'> August </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(8)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' 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class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(8)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2011/02/'> February </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(33)</span> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/'> 2010 </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(7)</span> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/11/'> November </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(3)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/10/'> October </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(4)</span> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class='clear'></div> </div> </div><div class='widget BlogList' data-version='1' id='BlogList1'> <h2 class='title'>My Favourite Blogs / Websites ....</h2> <div class='widget-content'> <div class='blog-list-container' id='BlogList1_container'> <ul id='BlogList1_blogs'> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vWKoyIkIpOPBGdgODYW1Da9opJRFoDXGfBy5RNu0qLM_QYOYrM1tt-k9p03PYav3FCsmO-Zta8b2OONWIyG9gMwhKojWkXivbBpRs_68q6R3Q=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='https://kumar-omnibus.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> Blogs by Kumar Biswas</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <span class='item-title'> <a href='https://kumar-omnibus.blogspot.com/2024/10/petroleum-philatelic-society.html' target='_blank'> Petroleum Philatelic Society International (PPSI) - Golden Jubilee </a> </span> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vqvTJr1zv8bqIZXoj29VLWcJ_dq6ga-yWqsnUa5KOemyJkrgsDRQ-qNcvaYtS6_5le38q5TwqtLLyXamUeZHfyhXMfQj2uSaBLmgXyprpOEBNJku0JcQ=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://lighthousesonstamps.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> LIGHTHOUSES ON STAMPS</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <span class='item-title'> <a href='http://lighthousesonstamps.blogspot.com/2024/10/506-lighthouses-of-jersey.html' target='_blank'> # 506 - Lighthouses of Jersey </a> </span> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vOB1zP4_er4Mruuzi1m_-CsWocUG1C46sY3ec_wM2brQHvXg6dCWa7etWfZX6Naa6VZfETQ0p5KvZqqJ7-2nQAo2gtB5qmuq_ZgDie=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='https://mbstamps.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> MB's Stamps of India</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <span class='item-title'> <a href='https://mbstamps.blogspot.com/2024/11/nalanda-university.html' target='_blank'> Nalanda University </a> </span> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sfokippGvGaSJ9fciRL1HSL9AOYT5VPgsGu3y2uH7FLxn_hhjnfdGUp0Pt1BuC6i8VlvrcNH5-0NkWjyEu-zV_0lylRHDZDkFz5c7l5La5Lm5czA=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://shipthemegallery.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> My Watercraft Philately</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <span class='item-title'> <a href='http://shipthemegallery.blogspot.com/2024/10/2nd-award-for-my-blog-silver-medal-at.html' target='_blank'> 2nd Award for my Blog - Silver Medal at Kalanchiam@79°E, Thanjavur </a> </span> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uz_SnRoyYI_OSHlxgIY-3ZalDo-dZW_E3atMdLITgUJmhvnm9I7FPA3XSBO0nNMi1YMB7T5FW9ffY8IjAQ1TEKISdrbY2AsA=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='https://philamirror.info' target='_blank'> Phila-Mirror</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <span class='item-title'> <a href='https://philamirror.info/2021/03/14/liechtenstein-new-stamps-on-songbirdseuropaun-anniversary-and-operette-balzers-2/' target='_blank'> Liechtenstein: New Stamps on Songbirds,Europa,UN Anniversary and Operette Balzers </a> </span> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: none;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_szj0Zgypq9Gfu35APXYgxI7C6lDZI8KlihSjguL34rme3yq64-ed2q4FNsTMUtrkQE_hPDRZv8iYXXGTQMsiD-tTLIQ0fYs2QaRwRVgGVxR7bFIw=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://rainbowstampclub.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> Rainbow Stamp Club</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <span class='item-title'> <a href='http://rainbowstampclub.blogspot.com/2024/11/sharjah-2024-stamp-exhibition-indian.html' target='_blank'> Sharjah 2024 Stamp Exhibition : Indian Winners </a> </span> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: none;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vDav9ldhpfxA0zEcCGQbUfUXcuqKB3qiYEm5RRC4C0lGMqXXHlkUK3woUdnF-b3hAE3fy5xqPUDDMSDvJ9VYoYoKLNwpubMO0KE-2w3CHRJkmThE9UHMY=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://sarahswindowtotheworld.tumblr.com/rss' target='_blank'> Sarah's Window to the World</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <span class='item-title'>  </span> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: none;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vM1WMF1UFd1r_H7hJ0IoH3MBGuD4XE8H18fZUoZd4FAXVGlXgJUwaQrQeXap6j5dRWaPOJAd2M2fHKF4q-Mzd_vtbGc1IJ2rzO0Gw=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://www.stampsofindia.com/' target='_blank'> Stamps of India</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <span class='item-title'>  </span> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: none;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_suIgTFtj7vjXD7Gxmqb6zHYsgFweSfd_7Cf3-XbLldhwxb59wo6GBatBIuF8Zskt1rTgithRNGdCDjc0exCPGs27oPCGAw8v0BOeb3DZiS_4k2svEz=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://mypicturepostcards.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> Vijay Kapre's Blog on Picture Postcards</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <span class='item-title'> <a href='http://mypicturepostcards.blogspot.com/2016/12/seasons-greetings_18.html' target='_blank'> Seasons Greetings </a> </span> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> </ul> <div class='show-option'> <span id='BlogList1_show-n' style='display: none;'> <a href='javascript:void(0)' onclick='return false;'> Show 5 </a> </span> <span id='BlogList1_show-all' style='margin-left: 5px;'> <a href='javascript:void(0)' 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href='http://dkpana.blogspot.com/2024/07/mementos-and-awards-moments-at-karnapex.html' target='_blank'> Mementos and Awards moments at Karnapex - 2024. </a> </span> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://www.sipa.org.in/' target='_blank'> South India Philatelists' Association</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <span class='item-title'>  </span> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> </ul> <div class='clear'></div> </div> </div> </div><div class='widget Label' data-version='1' id='Label1'> <h2>My Lighthouse Countries...</h2> <div class='widget-content list-label-widget-content'> <ul> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/search/label/Alderney'>Alderney</a> <span dir='ltr'>(6)</span> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://ksbeacon.blogspot.com/search/label/Antigua%20%26%20Barbuda'>Antigua & Barbuda</a> <span 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