Greenland is an island located in the far north of the Atlantic Ocean between Canada to the west, Iceland to the southeast, and the Arctic and Arctic Ocean to the north. With approximately 0.03 inhabitants per square kilometer, it is the least densely populated country on Earth.
It is a territory belonging to the Kingdom of Denmark, which also includes mainland Denmark and the Faroe Islands. It has bordered Canada on Hans Island since 2022. Greenland was a Norwegian Crown colony until 1814, when it came under Danish control; in 1953, it became part of the Danish kingdom through personal union.
In 1979, the island was granted self-government (hjemmestyre) by the Folketing (the Danish Parliament) through a law passed in 1978. The Danish monarch remains the head of state of Greenland. It was part of the European Economic Community, as a Danish territory, from 1973 until 1985, when it decided to leave following a 1982 referendum.
Following the 2008 referendum, legislative, judicial, and natural resource management powers were transferred to the local government. The referendum, although criticized and not binding on the Danish Parliament, was recognized by it and its application became effective on June 21, 2009, constituting an important step towards independence.
Denmark still retains control over finances, foreign policy and military defence and provides an annual subsidy (about 3.4 billion kroner, equivalent to 30% of GDP for 2008).
Fase value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1945.01
01.02.1945
Definitives
5k
8
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
1945.02
18.06.1945
Overprint DANMARK BEFRIET on 1945.01
5k
8
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
ovp blue
5k
8
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
ovp red
1967.01
23.11.1967
Greenland legends
90ø
58
Common Loon Gavia immer
and
168
Northern Raven Corvus corax
1969.01
18.09.1969
Greenland legends
80ø
78
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
1975.01
04.09.1975
Telecommunications service
90ø
104
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
1981.01
03.09.1981
Peary land expeditions
1.60k
8
King Eider Somateria spectabilis
1982.01
02.08.1982
Greenland history
2k
63
Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
1987.01
23.01.1987
Hafnia 87
3v sheet
2.80k
63
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
6.50k
63
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
1987.02
03.09.1987
Birds
5k
13
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
10k
80
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
1988.01
14.04.1988
Birds
3k
104
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
4.10k
168
Northern Raven Corvus corax
5.50k
78
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
7k
58
Common Loon Gavia immer
1989.01
16.03.1989
Birds
3.20k
8
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
4.40k
241
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
5.50k
54
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
6.50k
54
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
1990.01
15.01.1990
Birds
4k
8
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
7.50k
53
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
1990.02
06.09.1990
Greenland environmental foundation
4k
8
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
1995.01
05.05.1995
Anniversary
4v sheet
1945.01
4k
8
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
1999.01
08.02.1999
WWF, Snowy Owl
pho
1k
80
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
4.75k
80
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
5.50k
80
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
5.75k
80
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
1999.02
08.02.1999
WWF, Snowy Owl
Booklet, no pho
1999.01
1k
80
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
4.75k
80
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
5.50k
80
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
5.75k
80
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
2000.01
21.02.2000
Arctic vikings
4v set
21k
104
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
2000.02
21.02.2000
Arctic vikings
4v sheet
2000.01
21k
104
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
2000.03
09.05.2000
Definitives
4.50k
78
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
4.75k
78
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
= 4.50k
8k
78
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
= 4.50k
10k
78
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
= 4.50k
2001.01
05.02.2001
Arctic vikings
4v set
10k
168
Northern Raven Corvus corax
2001.02
05.02.2001
Arctic vikings
4v sheet
2001.01
10k
168
Northern Raven Corvus corax
2001.03
09.05.2001
Definitives
2000.03
0.25k
78
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
12k
78
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
2001.04
16.10.2001
Christmas
4.50k
13
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
4.75k
13
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
2001.05
16.10.2001
Christmas
Booklet
2001.04
4.50k
13
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
4.75k
13
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
2002.01
21.10.2002
Definitives
2000.03
0.50k
78
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
2014.01
20.10.2014
Hunting
0.50k
54
Little Auk Alle alle
45k
54
Little Auk Alle alle
2015.01
19.01.2015
Hunting
11k
54
Little Auk Alle alle
19k
54
Little Auk Alle alle
2015.02
19.01.2015
Songs
2v set
49k
78
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
2016.01
17.10.2016
Zackenberg research station
2v set, sa
11.50k
53
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
and
80
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
2017.01
15.05.2017
Old banknotes
2v set
20k
8
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
2017.02
15.05.2017
Old banknotes
2017.01
20k
8
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
MS
2017.03
27.10.2017
Joint issue with TAAF
10.50k
53
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
White frame
and
52
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
27k
78
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
White frame
2017.04
27.10.2017
Joint issue with TAAF
Sheet
2017.03
10.50k
53
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
No frame
and
52
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
27k
78
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
No frame
2019.01
21.06.2019
Europa
15k
13
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
and
8
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
17k
241
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
and
168
Northern Raven Corvus corax
2019.02
21.06.2019
Europa
Booklet, sa
2019.01
15k
13
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
and
8
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
17k
241
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
and
168
Northern Raven Corvus corax
2020.01
05.05.2020
75th anniversary of America edition
3v sheet
1945.01
18k
8
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
2021.01
08.06.2021
Europa
2v set
17k
8
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
2021.02
08.06.2021
Europa
3x2v booklet, sa
2021.01
17k
8
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
2023.01
10.10.2023
International migratory birds day
13k
43
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
2025.01
31.01.2025
Greenlandic dog sleds
3k
168
Northern Raven Corvus corax
38k
168
Northern Raven Corvus corax
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