Faroe Islands Stamps
Issues of 1982-1984
Many of the pictorial Faroe Islands
stamps of 1982 to 1985 feature the history and culture of the islands. The first Faroe Islands souvenir sheet was issued in 1983, to celebrate Faroe Islands and Scandinavian culture.
The three art-themed Faroe Islands stamps shown above (Sc. #83-85) were issued on June 7, 1982.
The three designs feature Sketches of Gjogv (Eysturoy Is.), Hvalvik (Streymoy Is.), Kvivik (Streymoy Is.), by Ingálvur av Reyni (1920-2005).
The four pictorial Faroe Islands stamps shown above (Sc. #86-89) were issued on September 27, 1982.
The four designs feature scenes from the Medieval Scandinavian Ballad of Chivalry, "Harra Pætur & Elinborg".
The three pictorial Faroe Islands stamps shown above (Sc. #90-92) were issued on February 21, 1983, and they feature Faroese Steamships.
The three designs are as follows:
- 220 Ø. - "Arcturus" c. 1856
- 250 Ø. - "Laura" c. 1882
- 700 Ø. - "Thyra" c. 1866
The two art-themed, se-tenant Faroe Is. stamps shown above (Sc. #94b) were issued on May 2, 1983. These stamps were issued in booklets containing panes of six stamps (Sc. #94a).
The two common designs feature chessmen by Pol i Buo (1791-1857).
The four pictorial Faroe Is. stamps shown above (Sc. #97-100) were issued on September 19, 1983, and they feature North Atlantic Fish.
The designs are as follows:
- 250 Ø. - Tusk.
- 280 Ø. - Haddock.
- 500 Ø. - Halibut.
- 900 Ø. - Catfish.
The Faroe Islands souvenir sheet shown above (Sc. #101) was issued on November 4, 1983 to celebrate the opening of the Nordic House Cultural Center in Torshavn.
The designs of the three stamps in the souvenir sheet feature National Costumes. The top margin features the flags of all the Scandinavian countries.
The four art-themed Faroe Is. stamps shown above (Sc. #102-105) were issued on January 30, 1984, and they feature Pew Gables from the 12th Century St. Olav's Church in Kirkjubøur, Streymoy Island.
The Pew Gable designs are as follows:
- 250 Ø. - Shield with Three Crowns / Saint John.
- 300 Ø. - Shield with Crossed Keys / Saint Jacob.
- 350 Ø. - Shield with Crossbeam / Saint Thomas.
- 400 Ø. - Toulouse Cross / Judas Taddeus.
The two annual EUROPA stamps shown above (Sc. #106-107) were issued on April 2, 1984 to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the European Conference of Posts & Telecommunications (CEPT).
The common design features a stylized representation of a bridge.
The four portrait-type Faroe Is. stamps shown above (Sc. #108-111) were issued on May 28, 1984 to honor Faroese Writers.
The four portraits are as follows:
- 200 Ø. - Sverri Patursson (1871-1960).
- 250 Ø. - Joannes Patursson (1866-1946).
- 300 Ø. - J. H. O. Djurhuus (1881-1948).
- 450 Ø. - H. A. Djurhuus (1883-1951).
The three pictorial Faroe Islands stamps shown above (Sc. #112-114) were issued on September 10, 1984, and they feature scenes of the Faroese Fishing Industry.
The three designs are as follows:
- 280 Ø. - Faroese fishing boat.
- 300 Ø. - Fishermen.
- 012 K. - Helmsman.
The six pictorial Faroe Is. stamps shown above (Sc. #115-120) were issued on October 29, 1984, and they feature popular Faroese Fairy Tale Illustrations by Elinborg Lützen (1919-1995).
The designs, in the order that they appear above, are as follows:
- 140 Ø. - "Beauty of the Veils".
- 280 Ø. - "Beauty of the Veils".
- 280 Ø. - "Girl Shy Prince".
- 280 Ø. - "The Glass Sword".
- 280 Ø. - "Little Elin".
- 280 Ø. - "The Boy and the Ox".
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Issues of 1982-1984
The two annual EUROPA stamps shown above (Sc. #81-82) were issued on March 15, 1982.
The two designs feature an antique map of Viking North Atlantic Routes, and an overhead of the foundation of a Viking House c. 800-1050 A.D.
The two annual EUROPA stamps shown above (Sc. #95-96) were issued on June 6, 1983 honoring Nobel Price winners in Medicine.
The design of the 250 Ø. denomination stamp features the Faroese physician, Niels R. Finsen (1860-1903), a pioneer in ultraviolet radiation.
The design of the 400 Ø. denomination stamp features the Scottish / Danish biologist, Alexander Fleming (1881-1955), the inventor of penicillin.