MONACO

MONACO.

Definitive stamps.
Monte Carlo Port.
Stamp issued in 1943.
Face value: 15 Monegasque francs.
Design: Jean Antonin Delzers (1873-1943).
Engraving: Tournay.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 589,230 copies.
Size: 41 x 26 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 243.
- Scott No. 174B.
- StampWorld No. 243.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 268.
- Unificato No. 262.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 262.

The old port of Monte Carlo or Port de Fontvieille, also known by the historical name of Port Hercule, is located in a small natural bay to the south of the Rock of Monaco. Between the mid-20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, it was expanded with land reclaimed from the sea and equipped with a semi-floating concrete breakwater.

CROATIA

 

CROATIA / HRVATSKA.

Bridges and Viaducts.
Krk Bridge.
Second stamp in a set of 2, issued on 29.04.2015.
Face value: 7.60 Croatian kuna.
Design: Dean Roksandić.
Photo: Mario Romulić.
Printed by Agencija za komercijalnu djelatnost.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 30,000 copies.
Size: 48.28 x 24.14 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1298.
- Croatian Post No. 1001.
- Michel No. 1180.
- Scott No. 952b.
- StampWorld No. 1168.

Krk Bridge (Croatian: Krčki most) is a 1,430 m (4,692 ft) long bridge connecting the Croatian island of Krk to the mainland, in the Adriatic Sea. The bridge was designed by Ilija Stojadinović in cooperation with Vukan Njagulj and Bojan Možina, and built by Mostogradnja Belgrade and Hidroelektra Zagreb between 1976 and 1980. It was opened in July 1980 and originally named Tito's Bridge (Croatian: Titov most) in honor of Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito, who had died three months earlier. The bridge was tolled since its opening until July 19, 2020. Structurally, the bridge consists of two reinforced concrete arch spans, which rest on the islet of Sveti Marko.

Thanks to Dragan Buškulić for his contribution (https://worldofstamp2.wordpress.com/).

FAROE ISLANDS

FAROE ISLANDS / FØROYAR.

Eysturoy Island.
Leirvík.
Third stamp in a set of 3, issued on 13.02.2006.
Face value: 20 Faroese króna.
Design: J. A. Arge.
Printed by Österreichische Staatsdruckerei, Wien.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 35 x 35 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 551.
- Michel No. 559.
- Scott No. 469.
- StampWorld No. 541.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 508.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 555.

Leirvík is a town on the east coast of Eysturoy Island, on the shores of the Leirvíksfjørður strait. It was an important regional ferry harbor until April 2006, when the 6.2 km (3.85 mi) long Nordoy tunnel to Klaksvík was opened. In 2022, the town had a population of 1,048. Archaeological excavations show that Leirvík was settled by the Vikings in the 9th century. The local economy is based on a shipyard and, above all, on fishing. Also visible on the stamp is the 612 m (2,008 ft) Sigatindur mountain.

NORWAY

NORWAY / NORGE - NOREG.

Lighthouses.
Medfjordbåen Lighthouse.
Second stamp in a set issued on 15.06.2012.
No face value (A Innland).
Design: Benjamin Stenmarck.
Printed by Joh. Enschedé Stamps, Haarlem, Netherlands.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 6,751,422 copies.
Size: 21 x 35 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1786.
- Michel No. 1789.
- Norgeskatalogen No. 1822.
- Scott No. 1682.
- StampWorld No. 1792.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1822.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1735.

Medfjordbåen is a lighthouse located on an underwater reef, in the middle of the waters of the Oslo Fjord (in Norwegian, Oslofjorden), southwest of the city of Moss. Its coordinates are 59°20.1300′N 10°34.3000′E. It belongs to the municipality of Tønsberg, in the county of Vestfold og Telemark. It has a height of 21.10 m (69.20 ft).

HONG KONG

HONG KONG / 香港

Port Past and Present
Victoria from the port (ca. 1855).
First stamp in a set of 4, issued on 12.01.1982.
Face value: 20 Hong Kong cents.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 44 x 28 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 380.
- Scott No. 380.
- StampWorld No. 384.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 407.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 374.

The Port of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港港口), located by the South China Sea, is a deepwater seaport dominated by trade in containerized manufactured products, and to a lesser extent raw materials and passengers. It is one of the busiest ports in the world, in all categories of shipping movements, cargo handled and passengers carried. In 1841, after the arrival of a British Royal Navy ship, the colonization of Hong Kong began, and ten years later the port received the name of Victoria, in honor of the queen. In 1997 the United Kingdom ceded sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China.

ANTIGUA

ANTIGUA.

Landscapes.
Nelson's Dockyard and king George VI.
Third stamp in a set of 12, issued in 1943.
Face value: 1,1/2 British penny.
Design: A. W. Morley.
Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd.
Printing: Recess.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 80a.
- Scott No. 86.
- StampWorld No. 80.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 100a.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 83.

Nelson's Dockyard is a cultural heritage site and marina in English Harbour, located in Saint Paul Parish on the island of Antigua. It is part of Nelson's Dockyard National Park, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is named after Admiral Horatio Nelson, who lived in the Royal Navy Dockyard from 1784 through 1787. After England acquired colonial British Antigua and Barbuda in 1632, the English Harbour became a focal point for the establishment of a naval base. Its position on the south side of Antigua island facilitated the monitoring of the neighbouring French island of Guadeloupe. Construction of the modern Naval Dockyard began in the 1740s. The Naval Officer's and Clerk's House was built in 1855 and is now home to the Dockyard Museum. In 1889 the Royal Navy abandoned the dockyard, and it fell into decay. The Society of the Friends of English Harbour began restoration of the dockyard in 1951, and a decade later it was opened to the public.

GERMANY

GERMANY / DEUTSCHLAND.

Centenary of Möhne Reservoir.
The Möhne Dam.
Stamp issued on 04.04.2013.
Face value: 90 Euro cents.
Design: Gerda M. Neumann and Horst F. Neumann.
Printed by Giesecke+Devrient, München.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 44.2 x 26.2 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 3842.
- Michel No. 3000.
- Scott No. 2730.
- StampWorld No. 2771.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 3843.
- Unificato No. 2832.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2821.

The Möhne Reservoir is an artificial lake in North Rhine-Westphalia German State, some 45 km (28 mi) east of Dortmund. The lake is formed by the damming of two rivers, Möhne and Heve, and with its four basins stores as much as 135 million cubic meters of water. The 650 m (2,132.5 ft) dam was built between 1908 and 1913, and when it opened it was the longest in Europe. This water complex was conceived to help control flooding, regulate water levels in the Ruhr River, and generate hydroelectric power. The dam was bombed by RAF during Operation Chastise on the night of May 16/17, 1943: a 77m by 22m breach was opened and the ensuing massive flood wave killed more than 1,570 people. Lake Möhne is designated as a European bird sanctuary in the Natura 2000 system of protected areas of the European Union.

UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES.

Nevada First Settlement Centennial.
Carson Valley arount 1850.
Stamp issued on 14.07.1951.
Face value: 3 cents of United States dollar.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 112,000,000 copies.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 617.
- Scott No. 999.
- StampWorld No. 808.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 996.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 550.

Currently, Carson Valley is included in the Nevada Micropolitan Statistical Area, within Douglas County. In 1851, the town of Genoa, situated within the Carson River Valley, approximately 68 km (42 mi) south of Reno, was the first permanent settlement in Nevada by Mormon traders selling goods to settlers on their way to California. The settlement originated as a trading post called Mormon Station. In 1856, Orson Hyde changed the name of the community to Genoa, after the Italian city. Genoa served as the first capital of the Nevada Territory in 1861, until it was moved that year to Carson City. Nevada's first newspaper, the Territorial Enterprise, was founded in Genoa in 1858, but moved to Virginia City in 1860. Douglas County is located in western Nevada and extends from Carson Valley to the Sierra Nevada.

TURKEY

TURKEY / TÜRKİYE.

Definitive stamps.
Zonguldak Harbour.
Seventh stamp in a set of 11, issued on 3.1960.
Face value: 25 Turkish kuruş.
Printing: Offset lithography.

Print: 20,000,000 copies.
Size: 30 x 25 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1702A.
- Scott No. 1447.
- StampWorld No. 1737.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1858.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1435.

Zonguldak is a city and the capital of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It was established in 1849 as a port town for the nearby coal mines in Ereğli and the coal trade remains its main economic activity. According to the 2012 census, Zonguldak has a population of 109,080. The city is the terminus of a railway line with the terminating station Zonguldak Railway Station built in 1937. The coal mines in and around Zonguldak were first operated by the French. The city's port played an important role in relations with the USSR during the Turkish War of Independence.

SWEDEN

SWEDEN / SVERIGE.

Landscapes of the Stockholm archipelago.
Långviksskär Nature Reserve.
Second stamp in a set of 4, issued on 13.05.2004.
No face value (INRIKES BREV)
Design: J. Wikström.
Printed by Kungliga Postens Frimärkstryckeri.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 38 x 27 mm.

- AFA No. 2337.
- Facit No. 2426.
- Michel No. 2407.
- Scott No. 2484b.
- StampWorld No. 2409.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2332.
- Unificato No. 2389.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2389.

The Stockholm Archipelago, in the Baltic Sea, east of the Swedish capital, is made up of some 300 islands and islets that are part of the Värmdö Minicipality. It is a large nature reserve protected since 1983, with an area of 28 hectares. The reserve includes the island of Långviksskär and the surrounding archipelago, with the natural harbors of Hallskär and Söderö.

CUBA

CUBA.

Lighthouses of Cuba.
Cayo Paredón Grande lighthouse and simplified map of Cuba.
Second stamp in a set of 3, issued on 25.10.1982.
Face value: 20 centavos of Cuban peso.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 288,000 copies.
Size: 33.5 x 45 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 2703.
- Scott No. 2554.
- StampWorld No. 2707.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2860.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2404.

Cayo Paredón Grande is an island of the Jardines del Rey archipelago, north of Camagüey Province. Its extension is 8.7 km² (3.36 sq mi). It is located off the north coast of Cayo Romano, to which it is linked by a viaduct. The island's economy is mainly based on tourism, thanks to its white sand beaches. The lighthouse, also known as Faro Diego Velázquez, built in 1859, has a height of 48 m (157.5 ft) and a range of 27 nautical miles (50 km, or 31 mi).

AUSTRIA

AUSTRIA / ÖSTERREICH.

Scenic Beauties in Austria.
Weißsee (Salzburg).
Stamp issued on 09.05.2000.
Face value: 7 Austrian schilling.
Design: Peter Sinawehl (b. 1948).
Engraving: Gerhart Schmirl (b. 1942).
Printing: Photogravure and recess.
Print: 2,800,000 copies.
Size: 43 x 36 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 2203.
- ANK No. 2345.
- Michel No. 2310.
- Scott No. 1813.
- StampWorld No. 2359.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2557.
- Unificato No. 2143.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2136.

The Weißsee (also spelled Weisssee) is a reservoir in the state of Salzburg. It is located in the Stubache catchment area, on the border of the Granatspitz and Glockner groups, in the Alps, in the municipality of Uttendorf, at 2,250 m (7,382 ft) above sea level. Its function is to store water and its storage volume is 15.7 million m³ (554 ft³). In 1929 the Enzingerboden and Tauernmoossee power stations were established on the site, and in 1941 the Schneiderau power station. Between 1950 and 1952, the Weißsee was enlarged by the construction of a 39 m (128 ft) high gravity dam with a 235 m (771 ft) long straight crown. In 1951 the area was opened to tourism thanks to the installation of a cable car and ski slopes began to be built. The Rudolfshütte mountain hotel on the northeast side of the lake, opened in 1958 on the site of the Austrian Alpine Club until 1952, is also visible on the stamp.

BULGARIA

BULGARIA / БЪЛГАРИЯ.

Landscapes.
Vrattsata (Вратцата) or Vratsa Pass.
First stamp in a set of 6, issued on 26.10.1964.
Face value: 1 Bulgarian stotinka.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 10,000,000 copies.
Size: 22 x 33 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1470.
- Scott No. 1372.
- StampWorld No. 1482.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1481.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1285.

The Vrattsata Pass is a narrow passage amidst the tall cliffs formed by the Leva River, in the Vrachanski Balkan, which is part of the Balkan Mountains. It is located between the towns of Vratsa (393 m, or 1,289 ft, above sea level) and Zgorigrad (465 m, or 1,525 ft), in northwestern Bulgaria. In the Middle Ages, it was called Vratitsa and remains of the fortress of the same name (10th - 12th centuries) are preserved in it. The sheer cliffs of Vrattsata are the highest on the Balkan Peninsula (over 400 m, or 1,312 ft) and are the most popular climbing spot in Bulgaria. The third category road III-1002 runs through the pass. It was declared a natural monument in 1964, with an area of 2 hectares, and is part of the Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park.

ISRAEL

ISRAEL / יִשְׂרָאֵל‎ - إِسْرَائِيل

Israel Landscapes.
Coral Island (Pharaoh's Island).
Stamp issued on 23.04.1975.
Face value: 2.00 Israeli lira.
Printing: Photogravure.
Size: 31 x 26 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 
- Michel No. 526yI.
- Scott No. 473ii.
- StampWorld No. 535.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 509p.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 470a.

Coral Island (sometimes called Pharaoh's Island) is a rocky islet that now belongs to Egypt, about 250 m ( 820 ft) to the east to the coast of the Sinai Peninsula in the Gulf of Eilat (or Aqaba), at the northern end of the Red Sea, and 13 km (8.1 mi) southwest of modern Eilat (Israel). It is made of solid granite. Some scholars identify this island port with the biblical Ezion-Geber. A wall of casemates with towers surrounding the island at the height of the coast, including the port, has not yet been able to be dated, and the ruins of a castle probably correspond to an Ayyubid fortification of the 12th and 13th centuries.

BELGIAN CONGO

BELGIAN CONGO / CONGO BELGE - BELGISCH-CONGO.

Country Symbols (definitive stamps).
Port of Matadi.
First stamp in a set of 8, issued on 01.10.1915.
Face value: 5 Belgian centimes.
Engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, London.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 225,000 copies.
Size: 39 x 25 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 25.
- Scott No. 60.
- StampWorld No. 55.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 70.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 64.

The Port of Matadi is situated on the left bank of the Congo River, 148 km (92 mi) from the mouth, very close to the border with Angola. It was founded by Henry Morton Stanley in 1879. The construction of the Matadi–Kinshasa Railway (built between 1890 and 1898) made it possible to transport goods from deeper within Congo's interior to the port of Matadi, stimulating the city to become an important trading center. The word Matadi means ‘stone’ in the local Kikongo language. The town is built on steep hills.

Thanks to Dragan Buškulić for his contribution (https://worldofstamp2.wordpress.com/).

MOZAMBIQUE

MOZAMBIQUE / MOÇAMBIQUE.

Local Motives.
View of Lourenço Marques.
Sixth stamp in a set of 20, issued in 1948.
Face value: 50 cents of Mozambican escudo.
Design: Alberto Souza.
Engraving: Arnaldo Fragoso.
Printing: Typography.
Print: 4,000,000 copies.
Size: 30 x 22.5 cm.

Catalogs
- Afinsa-Mundifil No. 329.
- Michel No. 358.
- Scott No. 310.
- StampWorld No. 371.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 413.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 365.

Lourenço Marques (name of the Portuguese explorer who explored the bay in 1544) is the name that the capital of Mozambique had during the Portuguese colonization; On March 13, 1976, after the country's independence, the name was changed to Maputo. The city was founded at the end of the 18th century. In 1907 it became the capital of Portuguese East Africa, which would later become Mozambique. According to the 2017 census, the urban population was 1,080,277 inhabitants, and that of the metropolitan area, 1,766,823. The city is located on the coast of the Indian Ocean. In the image of the stamp you can see the Praça 7 de Março (March 7 Square), current Praça do 25 de Junho (June 25 Square).

ESTONIA

ESTONIA / EESTI.

Estonian Lighthouses.
Laidunina Lighthouse.
Stamp issued on 20.02.2002.
Face value: 4.40 Estonian kroon.
Design: Roman Matkiewicz (b. Tallinn, 27.02.1966).
Printed by AS Vaba Maa, Tallinn.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 311,080 copies.
Size: 33 x 27.5 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 458.
- Michel No. 429.
- Scott No. 434.
- StampWorld No. 465.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 418.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 414.

Laidunina Lighthouse (Estonian: Laidunina tuletorn) is located in Kahtlalaid Peninsula, Laimjala Parish, on the island of Saaremaa. It was built in 1907 of red brick with a gallery and a one-story hexagonal stone base. The height of the tower is 24 m (78.7 ft) from the foot and 27 m (88.6 ft) from sea level. The lantern was removed, with the lighthouse being deactivated in 1924. The lighting equipment was transferred to Kübassaare Lighthouse. Later the tower was used as a day signal. Since 2004 it is no longer used as a navigation signal. The lighthouse was recognized as an architectonic monument of Estonia in 2005.

GERMANY

GERMANY / DEUTSCHLAND.

Hörnum Lighthouse.
Second stamp in a set of 2, issued on 12.07.2007.
Face value: 55 Euro cents.
Design: Johannes Graf (b. 1960).
Printed by Bagel Security-Print GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 8,320,000 copies.
Size: 35 x 35 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 3514.
- Michel No. 2613.
- Scott No. 2448.
- StampWorld No. 2453.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 3487.
- Unificato No. 2445.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2438.

Hörnum (Söl’ring Frisian: Hörnem; Danish: Hørnum) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein State. It is located on the southern headland of the island of Sylt. According to the census of December 31, 2020, its population was 917 people. The 33.5 meter high lighthouse, built in 1907, was also used as a school between 1918 and 1930. In both the first and second world wars Hörnum was considered a strategic location: in 1914 the first military barracks were built , and in the mid-1930s the Luftwaffe established a naval air station in the town, causing the population to increase markedly. In the 1970s, the development of tourism began and the military use of the island was terminated.

CAMBODIA

CAMBODIA / ស្រុកខ្មែរ

Dragon Bridge.
First stamp in a set of 3, issued on 13.04.1999.
Face value: 500 Cambodian riel.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 46 x 31 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1927.
- Scott No. 1853.
- StampWorld No. 1949.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1867.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1638.

The road from Phnom Penh to Angkor crosses the Chi Kraeng River by the Dragon Bridge, officially Spean Pappos (Khmer: ស្ពានប្រាប់ទិស), also known as Kampong Kdei Bridge (ស្ពានកំពង់ក្ដី), in the town of the same name. It is the longest cantilever stone arch bridge in the world, at 87 m (285 ft), with more than twenty arches. It was built in the 12th century during the reign of King Jayavarman VII and is one of the few bridges from the era of the Khmer empire that have survived to this day. It was restored between 1964 and 1966.

TURKEY

TURKEY / TÜRKİYE.

Definitive stamps.
Euphrates Bridge, Birecik.
Fifth stamp in a set of 11, issued on 1959.
Face value: 20 Turkish kuruş.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 20,000,000 copies.
Size: 30 x 25 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1701C.
- Scott No. 1446.
- StampWorld No. 1736.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1857.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1434.

Birecik is a city and a district in Şanlıurfa Province, on the Euphrates River. The population of the city, according to the 2012 census, was 48,706 people. Construction of the bridge seen on the stamp began in August 1951 and was completed in March 1956. It is a five-arch bridge, 695 m (2,280 ft) long and 11 m (36 ft) wide. The C.400 state highway crosses the Euphrates through it.