Bird stamps of Greenland
Common Eider Somateria mollissima  1945 Definitives Common Loon Gavia immer  1967 Greenland legends Northern Raven Corvus corax  1967 Greenland legends White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla  1969 Greenland legends Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus  1975 Telecommunications service King Eider Somateria spectabilis  1981 Peary land expeditions
Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis  1982 Greenland history Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis  1987 Hafnia 87 3v sheet Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis  1987 Hafnia 87 3v sheet Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta  1987 Birds Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus  1987 Birds Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus  1988 Birds
Northern Raven Corvus corax  1988 Birds White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla  1988 Birds Common Loon Gavia immer  1988 Birds Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis  1989 Birds Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis  1989 Birds Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle  1989 Birds
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia  1989 Birds Snow Goose Anser caerulescens  1990 Birds Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus  1990 Birds Common Eider Somateria mollissima  1990 Greenland environmental foundation Common Eider Somateria mollissima  1995 Anniversary 4v sheet Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus  1999 WWF, Snowy Owl pho
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus  1999 WWF, Snowy Owl pho Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus  1999 WWF, Snowy Owl pho Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus  1999 WWF, Snowy Owl pho Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus  1999 WWF, Snowy Owl Booklet, no pho Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus  1999 WWF, Snowy Owl Booklet, no pho
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus  1999 WWF, Snowy Owl Booklet, no pho Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus  1999 WWF, Snowy Owl Booklet, no pho Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus  2000 Arctic vikings 4v set Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus  2000 Arctic vikings 4v sheet White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla  2000 Definitives
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla  2000 Definitives White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla  2000 Definitives White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla  2000 Definitives Northern Raven Corvus corax  2001 Arctic vikings 4v set
Northern Raven Corvus corax  2001 Arctic vikings 4v sheet White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla  2001 Definitives White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla  2001 Definitives Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta  2001 Christmas
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta  2001 Christmas Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta  2001 Christmas Booklet Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta  2001 Christmas Booklet White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla  2002 Definitives
Little Auk Alle alle  2014 Hunting Little Auk Alle alle  2014 Hunting Little Auk Alle alle  2015 Hunting Little Auk Alle alle  2015 Hunting
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla  2015 Songs 2v set Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus  2016 Zackenberg research station 2v set, sa Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus  2016 Zackenberg research station 2v set, sa Common Eider Somateria mollissima  2017 Old banknotes 2v set
Common Eider Somateria mollissima  2017 Old banknotes  MS South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki  2017 Joint issue with TAAF Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea  2017 Joint issue with TAAF
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla  2017 Joint issue with TAAF South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki  2017 Joint issue with TAAF Sheet Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea  2017 Joint issue with TAAF Sheet
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla  2017 Joint issue with TAAF Sheet Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta  2019 Europa Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  2019 Europa Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis  2019 Europa Northern Raven Corvus corax  2019 Europa
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta  2019 Europa Booklet, sa Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  2019 Europa Booklet, sa Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis  2019 Europa Booklet, sa Northern Raven Corvus corax  2019 Europa Booklet, sa Common Eider Somateria mollissima  2020 75th anniversary of America edition 3v sheet
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons  2021 Europa 2v set Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons  2021 Europa 3x2v booklet, sa European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria  2023 International migratory birds day
Greenland map

Location: Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean
Population: 56,300
Climate: arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
Terrain: flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast

Birds: 240 species

Links:
Greenland Postal Service postal administration website
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Peary expeditions web search



BIRD SPECIES SHOWN

Common Eider Somateria mollissima
Common Loon Gavia immer
Northern Raven Corvus corax
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
King Eider Somateria spectabilis
Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
Little Auk Alle alle
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria


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