1540) Kihnu Lighthouse, Estonia: A Postage stamp of 0.90 Euro issued by "Omniva" (formerly Eesti Post) commemorating the 155th milestone of the iconic Lighthouse: Date of Stamp issue: 29.10.2020:

1540) Kihnu Lighthouse, Estonia: A Postage stamp of 0.90 Euro issued by "Omniva" (formerly Eesti Post) commemorating the 155th milestone of the iconic Lighthouse: Date of Stamp issue: 29.10.2020:

Kihnu Lighthouse:

Kihnu Lighthouse is located on the Pitkana Cape at the Southern tip of Kihnu Island.

The Lighthouse assemble from cast iron details ordered from the Porter & Co. factory in England in 1863 was quite innovative for its time in terms of construction and materials.

The 28-metre white conical cast iron lighthouse with a green lantern room and cupola roof was finished in 1864 and started working for the following year navigation season.

The Kihnu Lighthouse was characterised by a "light illuminating for 18 seconds every half a minute (period 48 seconds) with a sight distance reaching 11 miles across the horizon".

In 2018, the Estonian Maritime Administration completely renovated the Lighthouse. The lantern room was brought to the ground for repair works and a new cupola was built. New powerful and energy efficient LED sector lights were installed in the Lighthouse. This evened the sight distance of the Lighthouse across all sectors.

The Kihnu Lighthouse has preserved its original look, only the lighting systems have been modernised. The petrol room, cellar, wellhouse and stable from the 19th Century and the living quarters, generator building and sauna from the second half of the 20th Century are still there.

In 2020, the unchanging Kihnu Lighthouse has crossed the 155 years milestone.

The Commemorative Stamp:

The First Day Cover (FDC) shows at left the map location of the Kihnu Lighthouse.

At top right is affixed the Postage Stamp or 0.90 Euro depicting the Kihnu Lighthouse. The Special Cancellation Handstamp/postmark shows the Kihnu Lighthouse and is inscribed "KINHU TULETORN". The Cancellation is dated - 29.10.2020".

A Maxi or Maximum Card issued on the Kihnu Lighthouse. A Maxi Card has all the three elements, which are in maximum concordance with one another - Picture, stamp and Cancellation - all on the same face.

A Single Stamp of 0.90 Euro.

A Sheetlet of 10 Stamps of 0.90 Euro.

The Technical Details:

Stamp issue date: 29.10.2020

Designer: Roman Matkiewicz

Printer: AS Vaba Maa

Process: Offset

Stamp Size: 33.0 mm x 27.5 mm

Stamp value: 0.90 Euro

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2) Tartu Peace Treaty, Estonia: A 2 Euro Commemorative Coin issued by the Bank of Estonia, celebrating the Centenary Anniversary of the Peace Treaty (1920-2020): Coin Circulation Date: Early 2020

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