Stamp SN | A108 |
Stamp Name | Definitive 108 Lighthouse Postage Stamps (1989) |
Stamp Cat Standard | Definitive Stamps |
Stamp Cat | Lighthouses |
Issue date | 1989-04-21 |
Suspersion date | |
Dimension of stamps(mm.) | |
Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.) | |
Printer | China Color Printing Co. Inc., R.O.C. |
Drawer | |
Designer | Lee Kuang-chi |
Photographer | |
Engraver | |
Creative Director | |
Sheet composition | 10×10 |
Print color | |
Process | Deep etch offset |
Paper | Locally-made mat finished, watermarked stamp paper with gum |
Back | |
Perforation | 131/2 |
Lighthouses have a long history of being very important facilities for guiding ships along safe routes. They contribute greatly to transportation, national defense, and trade.
The lighthouses featured on these stamps are: (1) Mu Tou Yu Lighthouse, (2) Lu Tao Lighthouse, (3) Pen Chia Yu Lighthouse, (4) Pit'ou Chiao Lighthouse, (5)Tungyin Tao Lighthouse, (6) Chilai Pi Lighthouse, (7) Fukwei Chiao Lighthouse, (8) Hua Yu Lighthouse, (9) Oluan Pi Lighthouse, (10) Kaohsiung Lighthouse, (11) Yuweng Tao Lighthouse, (12) Tungchu Tao Lighthouse, (13) Yeh Liu Light-pillar, (14) Tungchi Yu Lighthouse and (15) Chimei Yu Lighthouse.