Friday, July 24, 2009

Stamps show 5 Gulf Coast lighthouses | Fox10tv.com

Stamps show 5 Gulf Coast lighthouses | Fox10tv.com: "BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service started selling first-class stamps Thursday with five Gulf of Mexico lighthouses that withstood hurricanes in 2005.

The 44-cent stamps depict lighthouses in Biloxi, Mississippi, and Sand Island, Alabama, battered by Hurricane Katrina; Matagorda Island, Texas, and Sabine Pass, Louisiana, which withstood Rita; and Fort Jefferson, Florida, slammed by Wilma."