Lighthouse Stamps
Favourites from my collection of lighthouse stamps, where philately meets pharology.
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Déjà Vu, Algérie
These two came out of a packet of mixed stamps. A random set of lighthouse stamps purchased on ebay. I found the blue one first. A little later, the green one. Same palm tree, same road, same bay. I had to put them side by side to be sure. They’re from Algeria’s Views of Algeria… Read more
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The Jersey Score
This one I bought from Jersey postal. It had been on my list since the day I first saw it. Jersey, 2024. Ninety-eight pence. Blue sea, cream foam, a lighthouse on a red rock. It belongs to a set called Debussy in Jersey, illustrated by the local artist Will Bertram. In the summer of 1904… Read more
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Cape Expectations
One of my favourites, found at the Spellman Museum near Boston. Edward Hopper’s The Long Leg on a 2011 Forever stamp, with a lighthouse on Cape Cod keeping quiet watch. Read more
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Aden and Aden
Aden, 1939. Two stamps, one harbour, in orange and in blue. A tall white tower I was sure was a lighthouse, and a town that isn’t Aden at all. Read more
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Alger Rhythm
Algeria, 1930. A stamp with the lighthouse in plain sight, and two quiet figures on the shore watching the ships come in. Read more
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The Lighthouse Nobody Was Looking At
Brazil, 1922. A stamp made to celebrate a nation, and a tiny lighthouse in the corner that nobody was meant to notice. Read more
