Postverk Føroya
company
Postverk Føroya is the postal administration of the Faroe Islands.
Photos edit
Logos edit
Postal history on stamps edit
Provisional stamps after World War I edit
- See also: Faroese stamps 1919.
- See also: Faroese stamps 1979.
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Original stamp from 1919 with 2 Øre overprint.
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FR 37: Europe CEPT 1979 - Postal History. Provisional stamp from 1919, diagnonally cut.
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FR 38: Europe CEPT 1979 - Postal History. Provisional stamp from 1919, overprint.
First stamp series under home rule act of 1976 edit
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Ø 15: The traditional Faroese boat was means of postal transport between the islands.
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Ø 16: "Merkið", the Faroese flag.
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Ø 17: the old postman Jákup Andreas Henriksen from Gásadalur.
Europe CEPT 1990 - Post Offices edit
- See also: Faroese stamps 1990
Old Postal Vessels edit
- See also: Faroese stamps 1992
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FR 221: Ruth.
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FR 222: Ritan.
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FR 223: Sigmundur.
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FR 224: Masin.
25th Anniversary of Postverk Føroya edit
- See also: Faroese stamps 2001
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FR 385: Conscripted post boat.
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FR 386: Old Tórshavn post office.
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FR 387: Old postman Mørkabóndin.
Eight postal centenaries edit
- See also: Faroese stamps 2003
Stamp artists edit
Each with their latest work:
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Edward Fuglø: The Faroese Hare - stamp FO 519 of 2005.
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Elinborg Lützen: "The Boy and the Ox" - stamp FR 105 of 1984.
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Martin Mörck: Everyday life in the Viking Age - stamp FO 515 of 2005.
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Anker Eli Petersen: Jólavísan (showing the Madonna statue of Kirkjubøur) - stamp FO 537 of 2005.
For further artists on stamps, see: Category:Faroese stamps by artist