SRI LANKA ~ Lighthouses ~

... Nice "oversized" postcard showing lighthouse stamps issued by Sri Lankan Post in 1996...  most of the lighthouses in Sri Lanka were built during the British rule of the island... they are unique and represent a high architectural and historical value... at present, only about half of the thirty standing lighthouses are currently reported as operating... though some standing lighthouses are unmanned and inactive, they are a reassuring sign for passing mariners... with also a great lighthouse stamp! Thanks a lot Ravindra!(✿ ♥‿♥)

Shown on postcard:

1. Little Basses Lighthouse
2. Great Basses Lighthouse
3. Devinuwara (Dondra) Lighthouse
4. Galle Lighthouse

A lighthouse over the years helped many countries for trade and transportation.

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.

The lighthouses were important landmarks that have kept sailors and ships safe.

Stamp:

Lighthouse - Galboka Point
(Issued 26-11-2018)

Sri Lanka ~ Barberyn Lighthouse - Barberyn Island - Beruwala ~

... Great scenic lighthouse view situated on a small island among many palm trees... a slice of paradise nestling in the Indian Ocean... the tower stands at the edge of a cliff battered by waves and wind... built to serve as an aid for navigation, and to warn marines of hazardous coastlines... a ten minute boat ride will take you to this lighthouse, away from the bustle of the mainland... Barberyn lighthouse is still active and open to the public... Thanks a lot Ravindra!!¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Barberyn Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Barberyn Island. Barberyn Island an 3.25 ha island situated offshore from the town of Beruwala on the south-west coast of Sri Lanka,

The lighthouse is a 34 m (112 ft) high round white conical granite tower with lantern and gallery. The tower was established in 1890 and operated by the Imperial Lighthouse Service.

Stamps:

Famous people
(Issued 19-12-2013)

National Heritage
(Issued 05-01-2019)

The 200th Anniversary of the Uve-Wellassa Struggle
(Issued 30-11-2018)

SRI LANKA ~Beruwela Lighthouse ~

...Don't know where Ravindra keeps finding them... postcard nr 73 of Sri Lanka in my collection...could almost make a complete  "tourist guide" with all of  them^^... Thanks Ravindra!!

With nice Jetawana Stupa stamp
(Issued 24-05-2010)

@Windsor Creations The Beruwala Lighthouse was built by the British in 1928. It still functions as a lighthouse. Standing 50 feet above sea level on a cliff, hard rock’s surround it and protect it from the battling waves.

Beruwala is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Sri Lanka.

There are only four international lighthouses in Sri Lanka today, one being the Beruwala Lighthouse. All ships and boats going to the Maldives have to pass the Beruwala lighthouse which is one of their most important functions.

ISLE OF MAN ~ Lighthouse - Point of Ayre ~

My post for this weekend's theme: lighthouses...read more Connections to the World!

 Here a great lighthouse view...my third card sent by James from The Isle of Man a place of beauty and history which lies in the Irish Sea between the United Kingdom and Ireland...Thanks a lot James!!【ツ】

Photo Mike Guy Located at the most Northerly tip of the Isle of Man, built in 1818 by Robert Stevenson.The Point of Ayre lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse on the Isle of Man.

The cast iron tower was placed at the edge of the sea about 225 m from the main light. In 1950, a concrete tower was built another 230 m seaward, and the historic tower was relocated atop the new tower.

Stamps:

Manx National Heritage "The Story of Mann"
(Issued 03-08-2004)

CANADA ~Prince Edward Island-St. Peters Lighthouse~

...fantastic view of one of the more than 50 lighthouses on the island against dark and stormy clouds...a place I never heard of until I discovered that it is the home of  "Anne of Green Gable" a TV show I loved... Thanks a lot Rosie!!

With nice northern lights stamp and
60th anniversary of Queen’s Coronation stamp
 (Issued 08-05-2013)

© Photo John Morris  Prince Edward Island, smallest of the ten Canadian provinces, is located in the southern part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, separated from the mainland by the Northumberland Strait. The province is also called 'PEI' or simply 'the Island'. The capital city is Charlottetown. Prince Edward Island is Canada's greenest province and  famous for its red sand beaches, red soil and potatoes.

In Prince Edward Island it's hard to take a step without bumping into one larger than life, fictional character, Anne of Green Gables. Charlottetown  is devoted to all things about Anne. In  Cavendish in north-central P.E.I. you can  visit the Green Gables house. Lucy Maud Montgomery was one of Canada's most prolific writers, and Anne's whole imaginative world has been re-created here.


The St. Peters Island lighthouse was built in 1880 and was completed in time to be put in operation at the opening of navigation in 1881 and is 10.4 in height. This tower is typical of the broad-based, steeply-sloping short towers.

SRI LANKA ~ Galle lighthouse-UNESCO ~

...Wondeful lighthouse overlooking the blue Indian Ocean... Thanks a lot Ravindra!!

As being located in the Galle Fort, and surrounded by historic buildings, the Galle lighthouse is part of the World Heritage Site.
In 1988, the Galle Fort was declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

As usual with great stamps.

USA ~Ocracoke Lighthouse-North Carolina~

  It looks to be a fantastic place for a visit...Thanks Janie!!
"Ocracoke Island, 14 miles long is rich in maritime history and maintains the aura of quaint, quiet fishing villages of yesterdays"...



Global Forever stamp that shows the beauty of our entire planet. (Issued: 28-01-2013)

Ocracoke Light was built in Hyde County, on Ocracoke Island in 1823. The lighthouse stands 75 feet (23 m) tall. Its diameter narrows from 25 feet (8 m) at the base to 12 feet (3.7 m) at its peak and it is the oldest operating lightstation in North Carolina.

It is believed that an Indian village once existed at the site of the lighthouse.

The island of Ocracoke is a part of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It is one of the most remote islands in the Outer Banks, as it can only be reached by one of three public ferries, private boat, or private plane. The entire island is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

GREECE ~Lefkada Lighthouse~

...Wonderful lighthouse view standing on the edge of a high cliff above the clear Mediterranean blue sea...Thanks a lot Violetta!!


With nice stamp:
Geography and Meteorology Sport (Outdoor activities)
Issued 25-06-2012

Lighthouse and cliffs on Cape Lefkadas, the most Southern point of the Island.

This lighthouse was manufactured in 1861. The lighthouse is built on one corner of the 14th century Byzantine fortress of Santa Maura, which is otherwise in ruins.

Lefkada is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge.

USA ~Fort Jefferson Lighthouse~

...Nice card showing one of the 115 lighthouses of Michigan that has also 5000km of freshwater shoreline, the world only floating post office (would love to see how that looks :D) and the world's busiest locks...(US-1905725)Thanks a lot Jeff for all this great information you wrote on the card!!

Great matching stamp:Gulf Coast Lighthouses Stamped Cards (Issued on July 23-07- 2009) from the popular series of Lighthouses stamps presenting five Gulf Coast Lighthouses.
The Earthscapes forever stamps "Cranberry Harvest"
Aloha Shirts stamp (19-01-2012)

Built in 1876, Fort Jefferson Lighthouse (also known as Garden Key Ligjt) helped warn sea traffic away from the dangerous shoals and reefs that surrounded the Florida Keys until it was deactivated in 1912 but currently acts as a harbor light, guiding vessels safely into the anchorage outside Fort Jefferson. Today the hexagonal lighthouse is part of Dry Tortygas National Park.

USA ~Cape May- New Jersey~

Wonderful beach with lighthouse...I think there is always something magical about them... The marking the lines between land and sea, sea and sky... Thanks a lot Rose!!

Great stamp (I think created on stamp.com)...unique and with a turtle, one of my favorite animals...

One of the largest lighthouses on the Atlantic coast. The present Cape May Lighthouse was built in 1859. It is a successor to two previous lighthouses lost to the sea by sand and erosion. In the foreground, the ocean surf rolls onto the beach.
The Cape May Lighthouse is one of the regions's most familiar, most photographed and most painted landmarks.

Saint Lucia ~Vigie Lighthouse~

Got my first beautiful card from St Lucia today.... FANTASTIC!! Being in the West Indies, Carribean, it must be one of all times dream holiday destinations... But I can't understand why the beach looks so empty???:D

Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean.

The Vigie light house was built in 1914 and continues to serve crafts that utilize the Castries harbor.

Stamp:

Fruiting Trees )- The Custard Apple
(Issued 05-12-2005)

USA ~Florida's historic Lighthouses~

Views of Florida's Historic Lighthouses.

IRELAND ~Fanad lighthouse~

Two cards arrived today! A great multiview from France and a beautiful coast view from Ireland....


Fanad is a picturesque, rural countryside area in North Donegal.Fanad Lighthouse is located at Fanad Head, the second most northerly point in Fanad.

NEW ZEALAND ~Nugget Point~

WOW!! What a breathtaking view...
You can see penguins and sea lions on the beach and sometimes dolphins swimming.


The lighthouse and rocks at Nugget Point, not far from Kaka Bay and Owaka. It is one of the big attractions of the Catlins area.

NEW ZEALAND ~Cape Reinga~

What a great end of the week... The colors and view are amazing...
And the story behind this place is so mysterious: According to the Māori mythology the spirits of the dead travel to Cape Reinga on their journey to the afterlife in their spiritual homeland (Reinga means the leaping-off place).
....Again another place on my wishlist for a visit!:-)

Situated at the northern tip of New Zealand, Cape Reinga has a spiritual significance as the place where the spirits of the dead depart to their ancestral home of Hawaiiki.Here the Tasman Sea meets the Pacific Ocean.

USA ~Northern Carolina Lighthouses~

USA ~Northern Carolina Lighthouses~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

Sent by Sheila. For centuries, lighthouses have been erected to protect ships and guide them safely away from low shoals. Each lighthouse has individual markings making it readily identifiable from a distance. Most of them are open for tourists and visitors providing a historic view of times gone by.