By Sue Clark on Jan 9, 2008 in Updates | Comments Off
The Canadian Post Office issued a statement today, January 9, that they will be correcting the misprinted lighthouse stamp when they reissue the next printing, possibly in June. Pachena Point’s lighthouse keeper, Iain Colquhoun, was one of several people who’d spotted the error, and he called Sen. Pat Carney about it, who brought it to the Canadian PO’s attention.
The Post Office has printed 800,000 of the sets, and Jim Phillips, Director of Stamp Services, said they would be notifying the 350,000 philatelists (stamp collectors) who’d purchased the sets about the reissue. Generally, the stamps with mistakes are worth more, but due to the amount sold, there are a lot in circulation, so they won’t be worth as much, according to him
By Sue Clark on Jan 8, 2008 in Updates | Comments Off
The Belle Toute Trust has announced that they will be releasing a press release in the next day or two after discussions among the trustees. It has been confirmed that the price has been drastically reduced on the lighthouse. Perhaps we can soon hear some great news about this iconic lighthouse in Sussex.
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By Sue Clark on Dec 31, 2007 in Updates | Comments Off
The Morning Journal has a little more in depth article about the Lorain Lighthouse lens controversy with Charlotte Genesee Lighthouse. A few quick quotes from the story: Fred Amato, president of the Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society, said they consider the lens in question to be theirs. They received it in 1984.
Amato said he hasn’t seen anything that actually proves their lens is from Lorain’s lighthouse.
He said he has heard there may be a lease agreement that allows the Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse to have the lens until 2011. However, they haven’t been able to find anything indicating there was a lease that was actually signed. To read a little more about this mild disagreement, check out the story at the Cleveland Morning Journal.
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By Sue Clark on Dec 22, 2007 in Updates | 1 Comment
I’ve taken the blogroll off the sidebar and added a links page instead. There were too many I wanted to list and didn’t want the sidebar to grow huge. Thanks to Guilherme Zühlke O’Connor for providing the plugin to make this possible. If you would like to have your lighthouse related link added, please contact me via the contact page. I can’t guarantee I’ll add it, but I will check it out. Thanks.
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By Sue Clark on Nov 30, 2007 in Updates | Comments Off
The bidding on the auction for Point No Point Lighthouse has been delayed until at least January, according to the GSA auction page. A new addendum has been added, explaining the delays. The text of this addendum is below.
POINT NO POINT LIGHTHOUSE
CHESAPEAKE BAY, MD
4-U-MD-0615
The purpose of this Addendum is to notify all bidders and prospective bidders regarding an extension of time of the suspension of bidding for the Point No Point Lighthouse.
By Sue Clark on Oct 6, 2007 in Updates | Comments Off
Sankaty Lighthouse is only about fifty feet away from its new home, at the edge of the Sankaty Head Golf Course. The final move and placement on its new foundation is expected to be completed on Sunday, October 7. Right now, it’s perched about four feet in the air on steel beams. The Inquirer and Mirror has day by day coverage of the move, along with a well-written editorial.
By Sue Clark on Oct 1, 2007 in Updates | Comments Off
Karen Baldacci helps celebrate Pemaquid Point Lighthouse’s new look.
Maine’s First Lady Attends Pemaquid Point Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
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