After having updated my postcards' blog the other day, it would be fair to post something here as well, right?
So after a little bit more than four months, here comes something I received this year (before all the worldwide havoc which included the postal services as well).
And quite a perfect cover, so enough to get me motivated to blow the dust off... plus seems it is my first ever post regarding Algeria here, so even more reasons to have it posted :)
Turns out Algeria has quite a few lighthouses (around 30), most of them seem to be commemorated on stamps, and this seems to be the last issue (even though it was issued on 27th February 2013).
This set of three stamps features the following lighthouses:
- Ile Srigina
Established in 1847 while the present tower was built in 1906. It is a white square tower rising from a 2-story keeper's house, on the summit of the island, with a red lantern dome. It has a Red flash every 5 seconds, visible for 13 nautical miles.
This lighthouse marks the western entrance to the Golfe de Stora. Located atop a steep-sided island about 4 km (2.5 mi) north of Stora. Accessible only by boat
-Cap Bougaroun
There are two lighthouses with this name, so I will assume this is the active one (the other one is said to be inactive).
Established 1869 while the present tower was built in 1911. There are two white flashes every 10 s. visible for 10 nautical miles. Its octagonal tower with lantern and gallery is attached to the front of a 2-story keeper's house. The lighthouse painted white.
The lantern appears to have been transferred from the historic lighthouse. It is located on a steep bluff at the northernmost point of the province, about 15 km northwest of Collo.
-Cap Ivi
Established in 1898, It has a white flash every 5 s. visible for 18 nautical miles. Its octagonal stucco-clad masonry tower with lantern and castellated gallery rises from a 2-story keeper's house. The lighthouse is painted white; formerly it was painted yellow with brown trim.
Located on a headland about 25 km northeast of Mostaganem, directly on the N11 coastal highway. The site is open, but the tower is closed.
Nice to add all these to the bucket list. With the current travel restrictions though, and with the uncertainty of the future of cheap flights, this one surely wont happen in the foreseeable future.
But at least an update has happened, haha :D
Stay well and stay safe!
