Faroese stamps 1996
In 1996, Postverk Føroya, the postal administration of the Faroe Islands, issued 19 stamps, including a miniature sheet of 3 stamps.
Contents
Seaweed[edit]
Date of issue: 12 February. Artist: Bárður Jákupsson.
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FR 283: Thallus (Ptilota plumosa = Ptilota gunneri).
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FR 284: Seaweed - Spiral- or Flat wrack (Fucus spiralis).
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FR 285: Egg- or Knotted wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum).
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FR 286: Cuvie or Forest kelp (Laminaria hyperborea).
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View of Risin and Kellingin[edit]
Date of issue: 2 January, Photographer: Palle Hatting. This stamp was voted the most beautiful Faroese stamp of 1996 in a poll of Faroe Islands collectors.
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FR 287: Risin and Kellingin (The Giant and the Giantess).
Europe CEPT: Famous women[edit]
Date of issue: 15 April. Paintings by Sámal Joensen-Mikines of nameless women. Postverk Føroya decided to present the nameless seamen's wifes as the famous women to honour. FR 288 was voted the second most beautiful stamp of 1996.
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FR 288: Teir leggja av landi (departure).
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FR 289: Mykineskona (a woman from Mykines), 1934, 56*42cm, Listasavn Føroya (The Faroe Islands Art Museum).
Invasion Birds[edit]
Date of issue: 15 April. Artist: Astrid Andreasen.
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FR 290: Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus).
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FR 291: Common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra).
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Nordatlantex 1996 - children's drawings[edit]
Date of issue: 7 June. Artists: Búgvi, Guðrið and Herborg.
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The stamp sheet FR 292-294.
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FR 292.
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FR 293.
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FR 294.
Definitives[edit]
Date of issue: 7 June.
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FR 295: Faroe map.
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FR 296.
Janus Kamban[edit]
Date of issue: 16 September. Artist: Janus Kamban.
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FR 297: Grazing Sheep. 1980, linocut.
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FR 298: Birds and Fishing Boat. 1992, linocut.
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FR 299: Tinganes, Tórshavn. 1991, linocut.
The Christians Church[edit]
Date of issue: 4 November.
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FR 300: The Church in Klaksvík.
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FR 301: Altarpiece.
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