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Bird stamps from Iceland

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1930.01  01.01.1930   Parliament anniversary      
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10a     32 060 000     Gyrfalcon    Falco rusticolus     
35a     32 060 000     Gyrfalcon    Falco rusticolus     

1930.02  01.01.1930   Official stamps, overprint on 1930.01      
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10a     32 060 000     Gyrfalcon    Falco rusticolus     
35a     32 060 000     Gyrfalcon    Falco rusticolus     

1956.01  30.10.1956   Northern countries' day      
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1.50k     27 015 000     Whooper Swan    Cygnus cygnus     
1.75k     27 015 000     Whooper Swan    Cygnus cygnus     = 1.50k

1959.01  25.11.1959   Definitives      
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90a     27 133 000     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     
2k     27 133 000     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     = 90a

1960.01  01.03.1960   Definitives      
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25k     32 060 000     Gyrfalcon    Falco rusticolus     

1965.01  27.01.1965   Charity      
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3.50k     36 007 000     Rock Ptarmigan    Lagopus muta     
4.50k     36 007 000     Rock Ptarmigan    Lagopus muta     

1966.01  26.04.1966   Definitives      
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50k     30 039 000     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     

1967.01  16.03.1967   Definitives      
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20k     8 004 000     Common Loon    Gavia immer     

1967.02  22.11.1967   Charity      
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4k     60 031 000     Common Ringed Plover    Charadrius hiaticula     Egg
5k     36 007 000     Rock Ptarmigan    Lagopus muta     Egg

1972.01  22.11.1972   Charity      
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7k     67 031 000     Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea     
9k     67 031 000     Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea     = 7k

1977.01  14.06.1977   European wetlands campaign      
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40k     27 137 000     Harlequin Duck    Histrionicus histrionicus     

1980.01  16.10.1980   Fauna   5v set   
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170k     70 021 000     Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica     

1981.01  20.08.1981   Birds      
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50a     133 054 000     Winter Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes     
1k     60 028 000     Eurasian Golden-Plover    Pluvialis apricaria     
2k     187 119 000     Common Raven    Corvus corax     

1983.01  08.06.1983   Fishing industry   2v set   
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11k     66 056 000     Black-legged Kittiwake    Rissa tridactyla     

1986.01  19.03.1986   Birds      
White Wagtail Motacilla alba Northern Pintail Anas acuta Merlin Falco columbarius Razorbill Alca torda
6k     122 055 000     White Wagtail    Motacilla alba     
10k     27 101 000     Northern Pintail    Anas acuta     
12k     32 046 000     Merlin    Falco columbarius     
15k     70 004 000     Razorbill    Alca torda     

1986.02  01.07.1986   National bank   2v set   
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
250k     32 060 000     Gyrfalcon    Falco rusticolus     

1987.01  16.09.1987   Birds      
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Redwing Turdus iliacus Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
13k     78 197 000     Short-eared Owl    Asio flammeus     
40k     136 125 000     Redwing    Turdus iliacus     
70k     55 006 000     Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus     
90k     27 089 000     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     

1988.01  21.09.1988   Birds      
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
5k     62 031 000     Black-tailed Godwit    Limosa limosa     
30k     27 138 000     Long-tailed Duck    Clangula hyemalis     

1989.01  02.02.1989   Birds      
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
19k     62 088 000     Red-necked Phalarope    Phalaropus lobatus     
100k     201 315 000     Snow Bunting    Plectrophenax nivalis     

1990.01  15.02.1990   Birds      
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
21k     27 071 000     Eurasian Wigeon    Anas penelope     
80k     27 020 000     Pink-footed Goose    Anser brachyrhynchus     

1991.01  07.02.1991   Birds      
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
25k     9 013 000     Horned Grebe    Podiceps auritus     
100k     16 001 000     Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus     

1992.01  06.04.1992   Europa   Sheet   
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55k
    Not identified     
55k
    Not identified     

1992.02  03.12.1992   WWF      
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5k     32 060 000     Gyrfalcon    Falco rusticolus     
10k     32 060 000     Gyrfalcon    Falco rusticolus     
20k     32 060 000     Gyrfalcon    Falco rusticolus     
35k     32 060 000     Gyrfalcon    Falco rusticolus     

1994.01  07.10.1994   Stamp day, stamp on stamp   3v sheet   1989.01
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35k     201 315 000     Snow Bunting    Plectrophenax nivalis     

1995.01  18.09.1995   European nature conservation year      
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25k     194 079 000     Common Redpoll    Carduelis flammea     
250k     62 019 000     Common Snipe    Gallinago gallinago     

1996.01  07.02.1996   Birds      
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20k     17 005 000     Great Cormorant    Phalacrocorax carbo     
40k     27 143 000     Barrow's Goldeneye    Bucephala islandica     

1997.01  04.02.1997   Birds      
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10k     27 148 000     Red-breasted Merganser    Mergus serrator     
500k     27 077 000     Eurasian Teal    Anas crecca     

2001.01  08.11.2001   Icelandic birds      
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40k     140 243 000     Northern Wheatear    Oenanthe oenanthe     
250k     60 031 000     Common Ringed Plover    Charadrius hiaticula     

2002.01  07.11.2002   Birds      
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50k     62 059 000     Common Redshank    Tringa totanus     
85k     62 089 000     Red Phalarope    Phalaropus fulicarius     

2003.01  13.03.2003   Nordia 03      
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250k     187 119 000     Common Raven    Corvus corax     MS

2003.02  04.09.2003   Birds      
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70k     122 032 000     Meadow Pipit    Anthus pratensis     
250k     62 037 000     Whimbrel    Numenius phaeopus     

2004.01  04.11.2004   Birds      
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Dunlin Calidris alpina
55k     62 080 000     Purple Sandpiper    Calidris maritima     
75k     62 079 000     Dunlin    Calidris alpina     

2004.02  04.11.2004   Christmas   2v set   
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
45k     36 007 000     Rock Ptarmigan    Lagopus muta     

2004.03  04.11.2004   Christmas   Booklet   2004.02
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45k     36 007 000     Rock Ptarmigan    Lagopus muta     

2005.01  03.11.2005   Birds      
Greylag Goose Anser anser European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
60k     27 023 000     Greylag Goose    Anser anser     
105k     188 065 000     European Starling    Sturnus vulgaris     

Iceland map

Location: Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean
Population: 304,300
Climate: temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers
Terrain: mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords

Birds: 327 species

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10.05.2008