0038. New Zealand (South Island) - Dog Island Lighthouse

The Dog Island Lighthouse is located at the Eastern approches to Faveaux Straint off the entrance to Bluff Harbour, at the Southern tip of New Zealand's South Island.  Dog Island Lighthouse is on a low flat island which only rises a couple of metres above sea level.

The Lighthouse is the Tallest Lighthouse in New Zealand.  Due to the poor soil condition of the island, the tower has had slight lean soon after it was built.

The Dog Island Lighthouse had the first revolving light in New Zealand, consisting of 16 individual oil lamps rotating inside a single lantern.  The Lighthouse was automated in 1989. 

This is one of the three Lighthouses of New Zealand which have stripes in the Tower.  The other two Lighthouses being Cape Campbell (South Island) and Cape Palliser (North Island).

New Zealand Post commemorated the Dog Island Lighthouse in its 2009 Scenic Lighthouses of New Zealand Stamp Set released on 7-Jan-2009.

Built in the year 1865, the DOG ISLAND Lighthouse:

• Tower is ROUND concrete-clad stone
• Tower painted WHITE with TWO BLACK HORIZONTAL bands
• Height is 36 metres
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE
• LIGHT character is a FLASH every 10 seconds 

0037. New Zealand (North Island) - Pencarrow Lighthouse

New Zealand's first Lighthouse, the Pencarrow, marks the Eastern entrance to Wellington Harbour.  The make-shift beacon made of Wood was blown away in 1841.  In June 1858, the iron tower from England arrived in the Pencarrow beach and then assembled on the cliffs.

The Light was first lit in 1-Jan-1859.  As the light was often shrouded by low fog, a new tower was constructed on the beach in 1906.   But, the Baring Head Lighthouse built in 1935 replaced both the Old and New Pencarrow Lighthouse(s).

New Zealand Post commemorated the Pencarrow Lighthouse in its 2009 Scenic Lighthouses of New Zealand Stamp Set released on 7-Jan-2009.

Built in the year 1859, New Zealand's Oldest Lighthouse, the PENCARROW Lighthouse:

• Tower is tapered OCTAGONAL cast iron
• Tower painted WHITE
• Latern roof is BLACK
• Height is 12 metres
• LIGHT is IN-ACTIVE

0036. Antigua & Barbuda - Slangkop Point Lighthouse (South Africa)

The Slangkop Point Lighthouse was built to assist ships proceding from Table Bay around the Cape Point.

The Lighthouse marks a dangerous promontory on the West side of the Cape Peninsula, facing the open Atlantic Ocean.  The Lighthouse is located near the village of Kommetjie, South of Cape Town on the way to the Cape of Good Hope.

The Slongkop Point Lighthouse was commemorated by the Antigua & Barbuda in its Lighthouses of the World Series released in 20-Apr-1998.

Built in the year 1991, the SLANGKOP POINT Lighthouse:

• Tower is ROUND cast-iron
• Tower painted WHITE
• Height is 33 metres
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE
• LIGHT character is 4 (Four) FLASHES seperated by 4 sec. every 30 seconds 

0035. USA - Detroit River Lighthouse Cachet Cover

Detroit River Lighthouse marks the Southern End of the Detroit River where Lake Erie enters the river.  Great Lakes traffic moves North along the river, through Lake St.Clair and then into Lake Huron.  The Lighthouse played an important role in the development of Shipping and Transportation between Lake Huron and Lake Erie.

The Lighthouse was automated in 1979 and is maintained by the Coast Guard.

Built in the year 1885, The DETROIT RIVER Lighthouse:

• Tower is CONICAL cast-iron
• Tower painted WHITE on the lower half
• Tower painted BLACK on the upper half
• Height is 49 foot

0034. Singapore - Horsburgh Lighthouse

The Horsburgh Lighthouse is a lighthouse which marks the Eastern entrance to the Straits of Singapore.  The Lighthouse was named after Captain James Horsburgh, a Scottish Hydrographer from East India Company, who mapped many seaways around Singapore in the 18th & 19th century.  This is Singapore's Oldest Lighthouse in the South China Sea.

The Lighthouse was built over an outcrop of rocks that for centuries was identified as Pedra Branca (white rock in Portuguese).  The Lighthouse is also known as Pedra Branca Lighthouse.

Singapore commemorated this Lighthouse with the release of stamp in the year 1982.

Built in 1851, the HORSBURGH Lighthouse:

• Tower is ROUND granite
• Tower is painted WHITE and BLACK HORIZONTAL bands 
• Height is 31 meters
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE
• LIGHT character is a FLASH every 10 seconds

0033. New Zealand (North Island) - Cape Reinga Lighthouse

Cape Reinga is the North-Westernmost tip of the North Island of New Zealand.  Cape Reinga is considered the seperation market between the Tasman Sea to the West and the Pacific Ocean to the East.  From the Lighthouse it is possible to watch the tidal race as the two seas clash to create unsettled waters just off the coast.

The Lighthouse at Cape Reinga was built in 1941, replacing Cape Maria van Diemen Lighthouse located on nearby Motuopao Island, which has been built 1879.   The Lighthouse was fully automated.

New Zealand commemorated this Lighthouse with the release of:

a) 20c stamp in 1996 and

b) $2.50 stamp under the 2009 Scenic Lighthouses of New Zealand Stamp

          Set released on 7-Jan-2009

The CAPE REINGA Lighthouse:

• Tower is OCTAGONAL concrete with eight ribs
• Tower is painted WHITE
• Lantern roof is BLACK
• Height is 10 meters
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE
• LIGHT character is a FLASH every 12 seconds

0032. Australia - Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse Picture Cancellation

Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse, also known as Wollongong Harbour Lighthouse, is a historic Lighthouse located at the end of the breakwater on the South-East side of Wollongong Harbour. 

Wollongong is the only place in the East of Australia to have two Lighthouses located in close proximity of each other, the other being Wollongong Head Lighthouse.

The Lighthouse is seriously deteriorated in 1978 and later on was restored in 2000-02.  This Lighthouse is no longer used and is listed an Official Heritage Building.

The Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse affectionately known as Old Wollongong Lighthouse by the locals was built in 1871.  The WOLLONGONG BREAKWATER Lighthouse:

• Tower is TAPERED ROUND wrought-iron
• Tower is painted WHITE
• Height is 12 meters
• Lighthouse is INACTIVE since 1974

0031. France (New Caledonia) - Amedee Lighthouse

The Amedee Lighthouse is an Iron Lighthouse located on Amedee Island, 24 km away from Noumea, New Caledonia.

This magnificent Lighthouse, the pride of New Caledonia, is claimed locally to be the World's Tallest Cast Iron Tower.  The Lighthouse was pre-fabricated in France in 1862, shipped halfway around the world and laboriously assembled.

This stamp was released on 25-Nov-1965 to commemorate the 100 years of the Lighthouse.

Built in 1865, the AMEDEE Lighthouse:

• Tower is 16-sided CIRCULAR cast-iron
• Tower is painted WHITE
• Height is 55 meters
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE
• LIGHT character is 2 (Two) FLASHES every 15 seconds

0030. Cuba - Faro Punta Maisi Guantanamo Lighthouse

The Punta Maisi Lighthouse is located at the extreme Eastern tip of the Island commanding a view of the Windward Passage, a strait in the Caribbean Sea, between the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola.  The strait lies between the Easternmost region of Cuba and the North-West of Haiti.

This Lighthouse was commemorated by Cuba with the release of the stamp in the year 1980 (1st Lighthouse series).

The FARO PUNTA MAISI GUANTANOMO Lighthouse:

• Tower is CIRCULAR stone
• Tower is painted WHITE
• Height is 31 meters
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE
• LIGHT character is a FLASH every 5 seconds

0029. Cuba - Faro de Jagua Lighthouse

The Faro de Jagua Lighthouse is Cienfuegos Province on the South coast of Cuba at the entrance to the Rio Yaguanabo.

This Lighthouse was commemorated by Cuba with the release of the stamp in the year 1980 (1st Lighthouse series).

The FARO de JAGUA Lighthouse:

• Tower is CIRCULAR CYLINDRICAL concrete
• Tower is painted WHITE
• Height is 34 meters
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE
• LIGHT character is a FLASH every 10 seconds