Sand Island lighthouse to be part of new series of stamps - al.com

Sand Island lighthouse to be part of new series of stamps - al.com: "Sand Island Lighthouse, the 135-year-old tower at the entrance of Mobile Bay, will be featured on a U.S. Postal Service stamp next year, officials said Monday.

It's one of five Gulf Coast lighthouses selected for a commemorative collection slated to be released in the summer. Paintings of lighthouses at Matagorda Island, Texas; Sabine Pass, La.; Biloxi; and Fort Jefferson, Fla., will also be part of the 42-cent stamp collection.

'Hopefully, these stamps will bring attention to these lighthouses and the efforts behind them to keep them alive,' said Postal Service spokesman Mark Saunders."