Bird stamps from Faroe Islands.

Faroe_Islands coats of armsThe Faroe Islands sometimes called the Faeroe Islands, is an archipelago between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic, about halfway between Norway and Iceland, 320 kilometres (200 miles) north-northwest of Scotland. The islands are an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark.0Their area is about 1,400 square kilometres (541 square miles) with a population of 50,322 in October 2017.

The Faroes' terrain is rugged, and the islands have a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc): windy, wet, cloudy, and cool. Despite this island group's northerly latitude, temperatures average above freezing throughout the year because of the Gulf Stream.

FaroerBetween 1035 and 1814, the Faroes were part of the Hereditary Kingdom of Norway. In 1814, the Treaty of Kiel granted Denmark control over the islands, along with two other Norwegian island possessions: Greenland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands have been a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark since 1948.[11]

The Faroese have control of most domestic matters. Areas that remain the responsibility of Denmark include military defence, policing and the justice department, currency, and foreign affairs. However, as they are not part of the same customs area as Denmark, the Faroe Islands have an independent trade policy and can establish trade agreements with other states. The islands also have representation in the Nordic Council as members of the Danish delegation. The Faroe Islands also have their own national teams competing in certain sports.

Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name

1977.01
  29.09.1977
  Birds

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

70ø
    62
    Common Snipe    Gallinago gallinago

1.80k
    52
    Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus

2.50k
    62
    Whimbrel    Numenius phaeopus

1978.01
  26.01.1978
  Mykines Island
  5v set

Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Northern Gannet Morus bassanus Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

1k
    66
    Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica

1.50k
    30
    Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus

1.80k
    30
    Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus

and
    66
    Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica

1978.02
  13.04.1978
  Sea birds

Northern Gannet Morus bassanus Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Common Murre Uria aalge

1.40k
    30
    Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus

1.80k
    66
    Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica

4k
    66
    Common Murre    Uria aalge

1987.01
  07.09.1987
  Hestur Island
  5v set

Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

2.70k
    64
    Black-legged Kittiwake    Rissa tridactyla

1988.01
  05.09.1988
  National movement meeting
  3v set

Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

12k
    52
    Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus

1991.01
  03.06.1991
  Birds

Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

3.70k
    64
    Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea

3.70k
    64
    Black-legged Kittiwake    Rissa tridactyla

1991.02
  03.06.1991
  Birds
  Booklet
  1991.01

Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

3.70k
    64
    Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea

3.70k
    64
    Black-legged Kittiwake    Rissa tridactyla

1995.01
  12.06.1995
  The Raven

Northern Raven Corvus corax Northern Raven Corvus corax

4k
    163
    Northern Raven    Corvus corax

4k
    163
    Northern Raven    Corvus corax
    Albino

1995.02
  12.06.1995
  The Raven
  Booklet
  1995.01

Northern Raven Corvus corax Northern Raven Corvus corax

4k
    163
    Northern Raven    Corvus corax

4k
    163
    Northern Raven    Corvus corax

1996.01
  15.04.1996
  Birds

Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra

4.50k
    172
    Bohemian Waxwing    Bombycilla garrulus

4.50k
    232
    Red Crossbill    Loxia curvirostra

1996.02
  15.04.1996
  Birds
  Booklet
  1996.01

Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra

4.50k
    172
    Bohemian Waxwing    Bombycilla garrulus

4.50k
    232
    Red Crossbill    Loxia curvirostra

1997.01
  17.02.1997
  Migratory birds

Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula

4.50k
    232
    Common Redpoll    Acanthis flammea

4.50k
    232
    Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula

1997.02
  17.02.1997
  Birds
  Booklet
  1997.01

Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula

4.50k
    232
    Common Redpoll    Acanthis flammea

4.50k
    232
    Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula

1998.01
  23.02.1998
  Birds

Common Blackbird Turdus merula Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris

4.50k
    218
    Common Blackbird    Turdus merula

4.50k
    216
    Common Starling    Sturnus vulgaris

1998.02
  23.02.1998
  Birds
  Booklet
  1998.01

Common Blackbird Turdus merula Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris

4.50k
    218
    Common Blackbird    Turdus merula

4.50k
    216
    Common Starling    Sturnus vulgaris

1999.01
  22.02.1999
  Sedentary birds

House Sparrow Passer domesticus Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes

4.50k
    224
    House Sparrow    Passer domesticus

4.50k
    210
    Eurasian Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes

1999.02
  22.02.1999
  Sedentary birds
  Booklet
  1999.01

House Sparrow Passer domesticus Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes

4.50k
    224
    House Sparrow    Passer domesticus

4.50k
    210
    Eurasian Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes

2002.01
  17.06.2002
  Eggs and chicks

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria

5k
    62
    Whimbrel    Numenius phaeopus

7.50k
    62
    Common Snipe    Gallinago gallinago

12k
    52
    Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus

20k
    56
    European Golden Plover    Pluvialis apricaria

2002.02
  23.09.2002
  Merlin

Merlin Falco columbarius

30k
    104
    Merlin    Falco columbarius

2004.01
  20.09.2004
  Janus Djurhuus paintings
  10v sheet

Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes

7.50k
    210
    Eurasian Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes

and
    163
    Northern Raven    Corvus corax

2005.01
  06.06.2005
  WWF

Leach's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Leach's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus

8.50k
    18
    Leach's Storm Petrel    Oceanodroma leucorhoa

9k
    18
    European Storm Petrel    Hydrobates pelagicus

12k
    18
    Leach's Storm Petrel    Oceanodroma leucorhoa

20k
    18
    European Storm Petrel    Hydrobates pelagicus

2007.01
  11.06.2007
  Poultry
  3v set

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

20k
    8
    Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos

2007.02
  01.10.2007
  Stone fence
  8v sheet


Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris

5.50k
    210
    Eurasian Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes

5.50k
    18
    European Storm Petrel    Hydrobates pelagicus

5.50k
    219
    Northern Wheatear    Oenanthe oenanthe

5.50k
    216
    Common Starling    Sturnus vulgaris

2009.01
  16.09.2009
  Doves

Rock Dove Columba livia Rock Dove Columba livia

14k
    68
    Rock Dove    Columba livia

36k
    68
    Rock Dove    Columba livia

2012.01
  20.02.2012
  Animals of the viking age
  2v set

Great Auk Pinguinus impennis †

13k
    66
    Great Auk    Pinguinus impennis †

2016.01
  22.02.2016
  Sepac

Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

17k
    52
    Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus

2017.04
  27.02.2017
  Common Eider

Common Eider Somateria mollissima Common Eider Somateria mollissima

18k
    8
    Common Eider    Somateria mollissima

27k
    8
    Common Eider    Somateria mollissima

2018.01
  26.02.2018
  Seabird fowling

Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica

10k
    66
    Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica

44k
    66
    Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica

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