Faroese stamps 2002
Faroese stamps of 2002 are listed below. In total, the Faroe Islands issued 22 stamps that year, including 3 mini sheets.
Viking Voyages on the Atlantic[edit]
Date of issue: 11 February 2002, artist Martin Mörck
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Stamp sheet FO 406-408: Vikings voyages -
FO 406: Bearing compass -
FO 407: Helmsman -
FO 408: Viking ship
Molluscs[edit]
Date of issue: 11 February 2002, artist Astrid Andreasen
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FO 409: Lítli høgguslokkur (Sepiola atlantica) Ten armed squid -
FO 410: Øða (Modiolus modiolus) Horse mussel -
FO 411: Bertákna (Polycera faeroensis) Sea slug. A species, which got its name from the Faroes. -
FO 412: Agngágga (Buccinum undatum) Common Northern Welk
Contemporary Nordic Art[edit]
50th anniversary of the Nordic Council. The Faroes are represented with glas art by Tróndur Patursson. Date of issue was 8 April 2002
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FO 413: Tróndur Patursson: Bládýpi - "Depths of the Ocean" -
FO 414: Tróndur Patursson: Kosmiska rúmið - "Cosmic Space" -
FO 413 on a letter.
Europe 2002 - Circus[edit]
Europe CEPT edition from 8 April 2002. Theme was circus. Artists were Anna Katrina Olsen (age 13) and Sára Zachariasardóttir (age 13). All school kids on the Faroes were invited to draw a stamp and 1,137 drawings were entered into the competition. These are the winners, voted in a ballot by the Faroese people:
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FO 415: Fívlar - "Clowns" by Anna Katrina Olsen -
FO 416: Sirkuspall "Circus Arena" by Sára Zachariasardóttir
Løgting 150 Years[edit]
1852 the Løgting was reestablished by the Danish authorities. Actually, it dates back to 900 or at least 970. Date of issue: 17 June 2002. Artist was a clerk of the Philatelic Office: Kári Holm Olsen
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Stamp sheet FO 417-418: Føroya løgting 150 ár
Birds' Eggs[edit]
Date of issue: 7 June 2002, artist: Edward Fuglø
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FO 419: Spógvi (Numenius phaeopus) - Whimbrel - Courlis corlieu - Regenbrachvogel - Lille regnspove -
FO 420: Mýrisnípa (Gallinago gallinago) - Common Snipe - Bécassine des marais - Bekassine - Dobbeltbekkasin -
FO 421: Tjaldur (Haematopus ostralegus) - Oystercatcher - Huîtrier pie - Austernfischer - Strandskalde -
FO 422: Lógv (Pluvialis apricaria) - Golden Plover - Pluvier doré - Goldregenpfeifer - Hjejle
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ICES 100 Years[edit]
The 100th anniversary of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) was celebrated by the postal administrations of Greenland, the Faroes and Denmark with a joined stamp edition. Artist was Martin Mörck, date of issue 23 September 2002.
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Stamp sheet FO 423-424: Millumtjóða Havrannsóknarráðnum ICES 100 ár -
FO 423: Svartkjaftur (Micromesistius poutassou) - Blue whiting -
FO 424: Magnus Heinason - Marine research ship of the Faroe Islands
Church of Gøta[edit]
The new church of Gøta. Date of issue: 23 September 2002. These were also the Christmas stamps for 2002.
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FO 425: Gøtu kirkja -
FO 426: Inside the church. Interior art by Tróndur Patursson
Merlin[edit]
Date of issue: 23 September 2002, artist: Edward Fuglø. In 2004, this stamp was elected by 30.000 German collectors to the second most beautiful European stamp of 2002.
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FO 427: Smyril (Falco columbarius subaesalon) - Merlin - Faucon émerillon - Merlin - Dværgfalk
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