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For a few years I collect the topical: lighthouses on stamps.
To expand my collection I'm looking for other colectors
who want to exchange stamps. If you have something,
please let me know, maybe we can exchange some stamps.
As a guide I use the:
Seamark "Illustrated Catalogue of Lighthouse Stamps", compiled by Keith Hall.
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A mist-shrouded lighthouse can
shine a ray of beauty and calm on our imagination.
Even as waves batter their sides, lighthouses stand proud and erect, guiding the way for all storm-tossed mariners. |
Picture
gallery of Dutch lighthouses
Is the Statue of Liberty in New York a lighthouse ?
Click here for the answer.
Click here for interesting links.
The world oldest Lighthouses
Colossus of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes, was build around 280 B.C. It was about 30 metres high and was build to protect the harbour of Rhodes.
The Greek and Romans considered it as one of the seven world wonders.
Pharos of Alexandria
The pharos of Alexandria was on a island in the harbour of Alexandria and was more then 134 metres high.
What are Lighthouses:
A lighthouse is a structure, usually with a tower, built onshore or on the seabed to serve as an aid to maritime coastal navigation. From the sea a lighthouse may be identified by the distinctive shape or colour of its structure, by the colour or flash pattern of its light, or by the coded pattern of its radio signal.
History:
The first known lighthouse was the Pharos of Alexandria (see above), which stood some 350 feet (110 m) high. During the first few centuries AD the Phoenicians and Romans also built lighthouses at numerous sites, ranging from the Black Sea, along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts, to Britain.
After the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, there was little maritime trade or travel, and no lighthouses were built in Europe until the revival of commerce in the 12th century.
The French and Italians built the earliest of these lighthouses, followed by the Hanseatic League, which constructed a number of such structures along the Scandinavian and German coasts.
The modern lighthouse dates from the early 18th century. Initially these towers were made of wood, but wooden towers were often washed away in severe storms.
The first lighthouse made of interlocking masonry blocks was built on the treacherous Eddystone Rocks reef in England in 1759. This structure, designed by the engineer John Smeaton, was also the first to employ the classic curved hyperbolic design. Following the success of Smeaton's innovations, a large number of lighthouses were built on the open sea.Materials:
Interlocking masonry blocks remained the principal material of lighthouse construction until they were replaced by concrete and steel in the 20th century. There are now three major kinds of offshore lighthouse structures.
Most lighthouses also have landing pads for helicopters.
Lights:
The standard illuminant of modern lighthouses (as well as lightships and
buoys) is the electric lamp.
The most common type is the electric-filament lamp, which requires as much
as 1.5 kilowatts to as little as 5 watts in small buoys. Refinements in lenses
and reflectors have made it possible for a 250-watt bulb to be boosted to
several hundred thousand candlepower, or candelas.
The maximum intensity now sought in lighthouse beams is in the range of 100,000
candelas; this gives a beam that can be seen from 20 nautical miles (37 km)
in clear weather.
Sirens:
Sirens and horns are commonly used to provide audible warnings when a lighthouse
and its beacon are obscured by bad weather.
But because the range of their sound is also highly dependent on weather conditions,
many lighthouses are also fitted with radio and radar beacons, which either
amplify a ship's radar or emit signals of their own that can be detected by
navigators.
The end of the lighthouse?
Radio and satellite-based navigation systems have greatly reduced the need
for large lighthouses in sighting land, although smaller structures are still
important aids to navigating crowded coastal waters and shipping lanes.
Almost all lighthouses are now completely automated, eliminating the expense
of maintenance by resident crews.
Modern computerized lighthouses analyze the weather, activate foghorns and
other equipment, and transmit signals to remote control stations ashore.
New Links
Stamp related Links
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Lighthouse Organizations & ResourcesThe Dutch Lighthouse Association
Other links
Florida Lighthouse Page info on past and present Florida lighthouses: their history, current status, lighthouse keepers, interior and exterior views, books and web links.
Glacier Point links to lighthouses and other nautical-related sites.
Greenport Lighthouses Greenport's online tour of area lighthouses; provides historical information
Keepers of the Light photographs from the west coast, plus links to other sites.
Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey full-color photographs and short descriptions of lighthouses and lightships.
Lighthouses Online photos, drawings, info, and links.
Lighthouse Publishing Inc. Home Page With prints and other lighthouse related products and services
Linda's Lighthouse Page, by Linda Sue Anderson at the University of Michigan, provides, among a host of additional lighthouse materials
Outer Banks lighthouses
Ships and Lighthouses in the National Park System summary of ships and lighthouses within the National Park System giving small black and white photographs and extensive specs
Shore Village Museum provides basic information about "America's Lighthouse Museum"
Selkirk Lighthouse Historic and related information on one of the few lighthouses accommodating guests, with links to all other known lighthouse resources on the Web.
Sources For More Information On Lighthouses list of sources and organizations which provide information about lighthouses
The Metal Man of Rosses PointOn the west coast of Ireland, in a village called Rosses Point, is the Metal Man.
USA Lighthouses pictures & history as well as links to some of my favorite lighthouse sites.
WWW Virtual Library - The World's Lighthouses and Lifesaving Stations a reference page with various links to world-wide sites on lighthouses.
YES,
the Statue of Liberty officially served as a lighthouse from 1886
to 1902.
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