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Lighthouse stamp

In 1947 Castlepoint lighthouse became a national icon when it featured on the halfpenny Government Life Insurance stamp. The lighthouse was the symbol of the state-owned insurer, privatised in 1990 and now trading as Tower Limited. Its logo is still a lighthouse.

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Reference: 1947 Government Life stamp issue

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Ben Schrader, Wairarapa places – Castlepoint, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/postage-stamp/12010/lighthouse-stamp (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 2 March 2009, updated 11 June 2015.