Lighthouse stamps dedicated on Coast Guard cutter

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Five new US stamps commemorating lighthouses on each of the Great Lakes were dedicated on the USCG cutter SUNDEW June 17, 1995. The lighthouses at Thirty Mile Point, Lake Ontario; Marblehead, Lake Erie; Spectacle Reef, Lake Huron; St Joseph, Lake Michigan; and Split Rock, Lake Superior are described.

Innovations, Great Lakes (North America), Lighthouses, Commemorative postage stamps

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Jersey butterfly stamps to premiere in Singapore

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The commemorative butterfly issue consists of a souvenir sheet plus a set of five depictions of exotic butterflies. The butterflies are not indigenous to Jersey, but they may be seen at the Jersey Butterfly Centre. Jersey will share its Singapore booth with Guernsey and the Isle of Man post offices.

Singapore, Fairs and festivals, Butterflies, Jersey

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A history of the Slesvig plebiscite stamps

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In 1920 a plebiscite was held by the Commission Internationale Slesvig to determine to which country Schleswig-Holstein should belong. Germany and Denmark were the opponents. The northern section populated by Danes voted for Denmark. The CIS and later Denmark issued commemorative stamps.

Denmark, History, Danish history, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Plebiscite, Plebiscites

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