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).

FRANCE

FRANCE.

Tourism.
Somme Bay.
Stamp issued on 27.06.1998.
Face value: 3 French francs.
Design: Jean-Paul Véret-Lemarinier (1944-2021).
Printed by ITVF, Boulazac.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 9,473,425 copies.
Size: 31 x 41 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 3400.
- Michel No. 3307.
- Scott No. 2645.
- StampWorld No. 3290.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 3488.
- Unificato No. 3147.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 3168.

The Somme Bay (French: Baie de Somme) is a large estuary, with the appearance of an arm of the sea, in the Picardy, in the región of Hauts-de-France. The bay drains six rivers into the English Channel, mainly the River Somme, and covers a total area of 72 km² (28 sq mi). The bay is noted for its ornithological richness, as well as being a major tourist attraction. When the tide is out, the Baie is characterized by wide, flat areas of marsh and sand, from which glasswort (locally: salicornes) are collected. Small ponds, dug into the marshes and filled with fake plastic ducks, are used to attract migratory birds for hunting. As the tide rises the bay fills, during which time numerous working, leisure and tourist boats cross between the surrounding villages. In 1994 it was declared a National Nature Reserve (Réserve naturelle nationale de la baie de Somme). In addition to the ornithologic fauna, the presence of seals must be highlighted.

YUGOSLAVIA (Montenegro)

YUGOSLAVIA (Montenegro) / JUGOSLAVIJA (Црна Гора - Crna Gora).

Airmail definitive stamps.
Bay of Kotor (Бока которска / Boka kotorska).
Sixth stamp in a set of 9, issued on 16.06.1951.
Face value: 20 Yugoslav dinar.
Design: Design: Janez Trpin (1908-1973).
Engraving: Kocmut.
Printed by ZIN.
Printing: Recess.
Size: 39 x 24 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 640.
- Michel No. 649A.
- Scott No. C39.
- StampWorld No. 681.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 680.
- Yvert et Tellier No. PA37.

The Bay of Kotor (Montenegrin: Бока которска / Boka kotorska), also known as the Boka, is a winding bay of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Montenegro. The bay is about 28 kilometres (17 mi) long with a shoreline extending 107.3 kilometres (66.7 mi). It is surrounded by two massifs of the Dinaric Alps: the Orjen mountains to the west (highest point is the Orjen Peak, 1,894 m, 6,214 ft), and the Lovćen mountains to the east. The bay is composed of several smaller broad bays, united by narrower channels. The bay inlet was formerly a river system. Its well-preserved medieval towns of Kotor, Risan, Tivat, Perast, Prčanj and Herceg Novi, along with their natural surroundings, are major tourist attractions. The Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.

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

UNITED KINGDOM, England

UNITED KINGDOM. England.

EUROPA Issue.
Humber Bridge, on Humber Estuary.
First stamp in a set of 3, issued on 25.05.1983.
Face value: 16 British penny.
Design: Michael Taylor.
Printed by Harrison & Sons Ltd.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 39,498,300 copies.
Size: 41 x 30 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1057.
- Michel No. 953.
- Scott No. 1019.
- StampWorld No. 934.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1215.
- Unificato No. 1091.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1091.

The Humber Bridge, near Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, is a 2.22 km (7,300 ft; 1.38 mi) single-span road suspension bridge, which opened to traffic on June 24, 1981. Construction work had begun on July 27, 1972. Its width is 28.5 m (94 ft), and its height is 155.5 m (510 ft). The bridge spans the Humber (an estuary formed by the rivers Trent and Ouse), between Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank and Hessle on the north bank, connecting the East Riding of Yorkshire with North Lincolnshire. The bridge was designed by Freeman Fox & Partners. The total cost of the work, including interest, was £151,000,000.

MAURITIUS

MAURITIUS.

Environmental protection.
Rivière du Poste Estuary.
Fourth stamp in a set of 5, issued on 04.10.1991.
Face value: 5 Mauritian rupees.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 42 x 29 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 728I.
- Scott No. 694.
- StampWorld No. 747.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 814A.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 763.

The Rivière du Poste Estuary is located in the south of the island of Mauritius, in the Grand Port District, near L’Escalier village. The Rivière du Poste is the second largest river in the country, and its mouth in the Indian Ocean is a protected natural place, which cannot really be considered an estuary itself, but rather an arm of the sea that goes into the land.

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Thanks to Daniel Mathieu for his contribution (http://lettresdumonde.blogspot.com/)

NORWAY

NORWAY / NORGE - NOREG.

EUROPA C.E.P.T. issue.
Hamnøy fishing village, Nordland county.
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 02.05.1977.
Face value: 1.25 Norwegian krone.
Design: Leif Frimann Anisdahl (b. 1937).
Printed by Emil Maestue A/S, Oslo.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 12,117,800 copies.
Size: 30 x 24 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 756co.
- Michel No. 742Do.
- Norgeskatalogen No. 790Bo.
- Scott No. 693.
- StampWorld No. 758.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 795.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 698.

Hamnøy or Hamnøya is a small fishing village in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county (Lofoten Islands). It is located on the eastern side of the island of Moskenesøya, about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) northeast of the village of Reine, along the Vestfjorden. Hamnøy was previously connected to Reine by ferry, but this was replaced by bridges on the European route E10 highway as part of the Lofoten Mainland Connection.

FAROE ISLANDS

FAROE ISLANDS / FØROYAR.

Skála fjord (Skálafjørður) and Eysturoy island.
Painting by Sámal Joensen-Mikines (1906-1979).
Fifth stamp in a complete set of 14 (partial series of 5), issued on 30.01.1975.
Face value: 500 øre.
Design: Lydia Laksafoss.
Engraving by Czesław Słania (1921-2005).
Print: 1,675,000 copies.

Catalogues
- Scott No. 20.
- StampWorld No. 14.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 14.

Thanks to Jordi Grau for a correction (11.12.2020).