 Bermuda 2011-05-19 On May 19, 2011 Bermuda Post issued a four stamp set commemorating the local nautical pilots. The Bermuda Post website describes the issue saying: “The graveyard of shipwrecks surrounding Bermuda is testament to the island’s treacherous encircling reefs and complicated channel systems. Local knowledge, navigation charts, lighthouses, signaling stations, beacons and buoys have aided in the safe passage of incoming and outgoing ships, but the experience of local pilots has been of paramount importance. Pilots are local coastal navigators who guide ships through the difficult approaches to Bermuda.” One map stamp is present in this set. The 0.35c denomination depicts a piloting crew bring their boat ashore in the top section of the stamp, along with an image of Heathers Chart in the bottom section. (the image shown here is of a promotional design and may not depict the actual issued stamp. an additional scan of the stamp is welcome. –web admin.)
On May 4, 2011, Cyprus Post issued a set of two stamps and one souvenir sheet depicting lighthouses on the island. Each stamp and the souvenir sheet have small locator maps showing the position of the lighthouse along the coast. The Society’s vice-president, Mr. Mark Honig estimates that there are about 100 lighthouse/map stamps and that the combination is rather popular. (perhaps there is an article in there somewhere for TNCP. any lighthouse / map collectors please step forward! –web admin)
 Cyprus 2011-05-04
 Japan 2011-06-23 On June 23, 2011, Japan Post issued a sheet of 10 stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Antarctic Treaty. Ratified on December 1, 1959, the treaty went into force on June 23, 1961. The sheet from Japan contains five map 80JPY denomination stamps, of a common design, shown on the left. The continent of Antarctica is shown with a group of snow flakes, along with text at the top of the stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the treaty. The map stamps share the sheet with five unique stamps of penguins.
 Monaco 2011-04-04 On April 4, 2011, Monaco Post issued the second in a series (begun in 2010) of the Former Fiefs of the Grimaldi family in the Kingdom of France. Monaco Post mentions that “the signing of the treaty of Péronne in 1641 by King Louis XIII and Prince Honoré II ended Spanish protectorate in exchange for Monaco. In return, as compensation for the loss of his Spanish territories, Louis XIII granted four fiefs to Honoré II that included Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Les Baux, made into a French marquisate and offered to Hercule, son of Honoré II.” The souvenir sheet contains two stamps, 1.80€ and 1.75€ denominations. A map of the region is shown in the background of the mini-sheet.
 Finland, 2011-05-06 Minisheet Finland Post has issued souvenir sheet commem-orating Struve’s Geodetic Arc on May 6, 2011. The sheet was originally announced in a press release from the National Land Survey of Finland in early October, 2010. “Struve triangulation chain stamps will be issued May 6, 2011. The current stamp design shows the six Finnish measuring points in the chain against a back drop of a lake and forest landscape in the center of the sheet.” The triangulated chain measurements are shown dimly in the clouds on the sheet. Based on the shape of the stamps shown on the proposed souvenir sheet (left), it appear the stamp is a circular design, with the shape of Finland as a separate stamp able to be pealed out of the main stamp, leaving a cut-out in the shape of Finland. The main designs are shown below on the right. A number of other issues from Finland planned for 2011 are unique in shapes. A close up of the two stamps is shown below.
 Finland 2011-05-06 Closeup
In May, 2011 Swedish Post issued a souvenir sheet of two triangular 12 Kr stamps depicting the full length of the arc from Norway to the Black Sea. The lower stamp has an image of Struve, while the upper stamp shows a theodolite. An image of the northern most marker, in Hammerfest Norway, is shown in the upper right corner of the sheet. In the lower right corner of the sheet, a structure which appears to be the Tartu Observatory, the first point on the arc, is visible.
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