The Ilyinsky Lighthouse (the Feodosia lighthouse) is a lighthouse on St. Elijah Cape on the eastern coast of Crimea, not far from Feodosia.
The Ilyinsky Lighthouse was originally a small cabin on a wooden platform. The new building was constructed in 1899. In 1912, the lighting facilities were replaced and the wooden elements were reinforced with steel plates. During the Great Patriotic War, the Lighthouse on St. Elijah Cape was destroyed in one of the numerous battles. In 1956, the building of the Lighthouse on the Cape was restored, and in this form, it has survived to this day. Today, it looks like a 15 m high white stone tower with windows in three tiers. In the early 2000s, a modern LED module was installed on the Ilyinsky Lighthouse; the light diodes are powered by a quartz-crystal oscillator capable of operating autonomously for several days in a row. A white flashing signal flickers every 3 seconds.
The Povorotny Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Povorotny Cape at the northern tip of Mayachny Island in the Vyborg Bay. It was built in 1924.
It is a 13 m high white octagonal tower with a red lantern structure. The Lighthouse light is flashing; depending on the sector, it flickers green, red or white light at a height of 18 m above sea level. The signal visibility range is from 2 miles (green) to 7 miles (white). The energy for the LED unit is provided by a solar cell mounted on the southern wall of the tower and replaceable battery banks. Inside the lighthouse, there is a spiral staircase leading to the lantern structure and the circular balcony.
The postage stamps provide images of the Ilyinsky Lighthouse against the background of the map of the Crimean Peninsula and the wind rose, and the Povorotny Lighthouse against the background of the map of the Vyborg Bay and the wind rose.
In addition to the issue of the postage stamps, JSC Marka produced First Day Covers and special cancels for Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vyborg of the Leningrad Region, and Feodosia of the Republic of Crimea, as well as maxi-cards.
Design Artist: M. Bodrova
Face value: 50 rubles.
Stamp size: 42×30 mm, sheet size: 146×175 mm.
Emission form: sheets with 15 (3×5) stamps.
Quantity: 90 thousand stamps (6 thousand sheets).
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