{"product_id":"forever-stamps-2013-mid-atlantic-lighthouses-coastal-collection-first-class-postage","title":"Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses 2013 Forever Stamps — Coastal Collection, Pane of 20","description":"\u003ch2\u003eIssue facts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssue Date: August 6, 2021\u003cbr\u003eFirst Day City: Highlands, NJ\u003cbr\u003ePrinted by: Banknote Corporation of America\u003cbr\u003ePrinting Method: Offset\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Pane of 20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThomas Point Shoal Light\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chesapeake Bay light in this series does not stand on land. It sits on metal posts screwed directly into the floor of the bay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn onshore stone tower was built on Thomas Point in 1825 and replaced in 1838, the point eroding too quickly to hold it. In 1875 Congress authorized a screw-pile structure offshore instead, and Thomas Point Shoal Light was lit for the first time that November, its cast iron beams driven twelve feet into the bay bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bay tested it immediately. Winter ice tore out and destroyed the original lens in 1877; when the lens was replaced, additional supports were added to the screw-pile foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy it matters\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1964 it was the last manned lighthouse in the Chesapeake, and it was automated in 1986. As of 2021 it remained the only unaltered screw-pile cottage-type lighthouse still standing on its original foundation anywhere in the bay — which is why Maryland treats it as a piece of state history rather than just a navigation aid.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forever Stamp Center","offers":[{"title":"100 Stamps (5 Sheets)","offer_id":47100607594695,"sku":"ST13-A2-5","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300 Stamps (15 Sheets)","offer_id":47100607627463,"sku":"ST13-A2-15","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Stamps (25 Sheets)","offer_id":47100607660231,"sku":"ST13-A2-25","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 Stamps (50 Sheets)","offer_id":47100607692999,"sku":"ST13-A2-50","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 Stamps (250 Sheets)","offer_id":47100607725767,"sku":"ST13-A2-250","price":699.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/6250\/4647\/files\/464CA94D-8769-C773-EBC4-8358A5BFFE1C-1-1-800x800_bd3b8b45-6ce1-4d80-9ecf-d600c68a17bc.jpg?v=1788604175","url":"https:\/\/www.foreverstampcenter.com\/products\/forever-stamps-2013-mid-atlantic-lighthouses-coastal-collection-first-class-postage","provider":"center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}