A set of three stamps and a miniature sheet featuring the "Lighthouses of Singapore" will be released on Saturday. 7 August 1982. The three stamps in the values of 10¢, 75¢ and $1/- are as follows:-

Sultan Shoal Lighthouse (1896), 10c Located about 25.9 km south-west of Singapore, the Shoal was originally marked by a beacon until 1896 when the Lighthouse was built. Sultan Shoal Lighthouse was originally built on concrete pillars erected on a submerged shoal (as depicted on the stamp). However, with the opening of Jurong Port in 1965, the Lighthouse gained increasing significance and to cope with the increased shipping, a Pilot Forward Station was established at Sultan Shoal Lighthouse in 1975. In that year, Sultan Shoal was reclaimed to form an island of 10,000 sq. m.

The 670,000 candlepower light is now visible up to 44.4 km at night and the Lighthouse is recognised by its light flashing every 15 seconds.

Horsburgh Lighthouse (1851), 75¢ The Horsburgh Lighthouse was built in 1851 on a lonely rocky outcrop known as Pedras Branca in the South China Sea about 65 km south-east of Singapore. Located in international waters at the eastern entrance to the Singapore Straits, the Lighthouse is of inestimable value to the vast volume of shipping transitting the Straits or visiting Singapore which is now the 2nd busiest port in the world. Mariners may recognise the Lighthouse at night as it flashes a white light every 10 seconds. The original light source was a multi-wick oil lamp but with improvements over the last 128 years there is now an electric powered optic throwing a light beam of 449,000 candle-power that is visible up to 43 km at sea.

Raffles Lighthouse (1855), $1/- Raffles Lighthouse is located at Pulau Satumu about 20 km south of Singapore and marks the southernmost point of Singapore's port limits. Built in 1855, it is the most attractive of Singapore's six lighthouses of which three are featured in this stamp series. The other lighthouses are Horsburgh Lighthouse, Sultan Shoal Lighthouse, Pulau Pisang Lighthouse, Fullerton Lighthouse and Bedok Lighthouse.

At night the 350,000 candle-power light of Raffles Lighthouse flashing every 10 seconds is visible up to 42 km. An added feature at Pulau Satumu is the 39-metre high Semaphore tower which is used for warning vessels whenever a VLCС* crosses the Main Straits bound for the Pulau Bukom SBM**

*VLCC - Very large crude carrier **SBM - Single buoy mooring