The Faroe Islands, situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, are a self-governing part of the Kingdom of Denmark and comprise 18 separate islands with a total area of 540 square miles. In 1975 the population of the Faroes was 40,000 persons - most of whom were resident in the capital, Thorshavn.
The first post office was established in Thorshavn in 1870. Subsidiary post offices were opened in Trangisvaag and Klaksvig in 1887 and 1888 respectively. ...
Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the north Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway.
A self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948
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National holiday: Birthday of the Queen, 16 April (1940)
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Links offered:
Faroe Island Postage Stamps
Faroe Island Postal History
-Featured Page of the Week
-Prephilatelic Mail
-Danish Stamps with Faroe Markings (1870-1919)
-1919 Provisional Issues
-Danish Stamps with Faroe Markings (1919-1940)
-1940-1941 Provisional Issues
-Danish Stamps with Faroe Markings (1941-1962)
-World War II Censored Mail
-World War II British Field Post Offices
-Mail Via Post Office Box 506 Lisbon
-WW II Statsminesteriet
-Red Cross Mail
-British Naval Markings
-Perfins
-Ships Mail
-Quarantine Mail
-Foreign Currency Exchange Revenues
-Charity and Christmas Seals
-Freight Stamps
-Use of Danish Stamps with Faroe Markings (1962-1975)
-Faroe Stamps with Contemporary Markings (1975 - Present)
-Modern Faroe Islands Rarities
-Faroe Vacation Savings Stamps
-Faroe Christmas Seals
Faroe Islands Exhibit Awards
Faroe Islands Stamp Links
US Plate Number Coils
(Noted on the Postal History link:
-Quarantine Mail
-Revenue Issues
++ others...!
Present is a very nice little postal history of the island under the heading 'Postal Matters' as well as rates, codes and a page titled 'Post Offices' which has listings of what type of postmarks are used at each one.
They also offer a 'subscription service' for new issues - aj
's Encyclopedia of Stamps & Philatelic Links
