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Faroe Islands
Bird stamps from Faroe Islands

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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name

1977.01   29.09.1977   Birds      
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    70ø     62     Common Snipe     Gallinago gallinago     
    1.80k     52     Eurasian Oystercatcher     Haematopus ostralegus     
    2.50k     62     Whimbrel     Numenius phaeopus     

1978.01   26.01.1978   Mykines Island   5v set   
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    1k     66     Atlantic Puffin     Fratercula arctica     
    1.50k     30     Northern Gannet     Morus bassanus     
    1.80k     30     Northern Gannet     Morus bassanus     
    and     66     Atlantic Puffin     Fratercula arctica     

1978.02   13.04.1978   Sea birds      
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    1.40k     30     Northern Gannet     Morus bassanus     
    1.80k     66     Atlantic Puffin     Fratercula arctica     
    4k     66     Common Murre     Uria aalge     

1987.01   07.09.1987   Hestur Island   5v set   
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    2.70k     64     Black-legged Kittiwake     Rissa tridactyla     

1988.01   05.09.1988   National movement meeting   3v set   
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    12k     52     Eurasian Oystercatcher     Haematopus ostralegus     

1991.01   03.06.1991   Birds      
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    3.70k     64     Arctic Tern     Sterna paradisaea     
    3.70k     64     Black-legged Kittiwake     Rissa tridactyla     

1991.02   03.06.1991   Birds   Booklet   1991.01
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    3.70k     64     Arctic Tern     Sterna paradisaea     
    3.70k     64     Black-legged Kittiwake     Rissa tridactyla     

1995.01   12.06.1995   The Raven      
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    4k     161     Northern Raven     Corvus corax     
    4k     161     Northern Raven     Corvus corax     Albino

1995.02   12.06.1995   The Raven   Booklet   1995.01
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    4k     161     Northern Raven     Corvus corax     
    4k     161     Northern Raven     Corvus corax     

1996.01   15.04.1996   Birds      
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    4.50k     170     Bohemian Waxwing     Bombycilla garrulus     
    4.50k     230     Red Crossbill     Loxia curvirostra     

1996.02   15.04.1996   Birds   Booklet   1996.01
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    4.50k     170     Bohemian Waxwing     Bombycilla garrulus     
    4.50k     230     Red Crossbill     Loxia curvirostra     

1997.01   17.02.1997   Migratory birds      
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    4.50k     230     Common Redpoll     Acanthis flammea     
    4.50k     230     Eurasian Bullfinch     Pyrrhula pyrrhula     

1997.02   17.02.1997   Birds   Booklet   1997.01
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    4.50k     230     Common Redpoll     Acanthis flammea     
    4.50k     230     Eurasian Bullfinch     Pyrrhula pyrrhula     

1998.01   23.02.1998   Birds      
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    4.50k     216     Common Blackbird     Turdus merula     
    4.50k     214     Common Starling     Sturnus vulgaris     

1998.02   23.02.1998   Birds   Booklet   1998.01
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    4.50k     216     Common Blackbird     Turdus merula     
    4.50k     214     Common Starling     Sturnus vulgaris     

1999.01   22.02.1999   Sedentary birds      
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    4.50k     222     House Sparrow     Passer domesticus     
    4.50k     208     Eurasian Wren     Troglodytes troglodytes     

1999.02   22.02.1999   Sedentary birds   Booklet   1999.01
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    4.50k     222     House Sparrow     Passer domesticus     
    4.50k     208     Eurasian Wren     Troglodytes troglodytes     

2002.01   17.06.2002   Eggs and chicks      
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    5k     62     Whimbrel     Numenius phaeopus     
    7.50k     62     Common Snipe     Gallinago gallinago     
    12k     52     Eurasian Oystercatcher     Haematopus ostralegus     
    20k     56     European Golden Plover     Pluvialis apricaria     

2002.02   23.09.2002   Merlin      
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    30k     104     Merlin     Falco columbarius     

2004.01   20.09.2004   Janus Djurhuus paintings   10v sheet   
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    7.50k     208     Eurasian Wren     Troglodytes troglodytes     
    and     161     Northern Raven     Corvus corax     

2005.01   06.06.2005   WWF      
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    8.50k     18     Leach's Storm Petrel     Oceanodroma leucorhoa     
    9k     18     European Storm Petrel     Hydrobates pelagicus     
    12k     18     Leach's Storm Petrel     Oceanodroma leucorhoa     
    20k     18     European Storm Petrel     Hydrobates pelagicus     

2007.01   11.06.2007   Poultry   3v set   
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    20k     8     Mallard     Anas platyrhynchos     

2007.02   01.10.2007   Stone fence   8v sheet   
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    5.50k     208     Eurasian Wren     Troglodytes troglodytes     
    5.50k     18     European Storm Petrel     Hydrobates pelagicus     
    5.50k     217     Northern Wheatear     Oenanthe oenanthe     
    5.50k     214     Common Starling     Sturnus vulgaris     

2009.01   16.09.2009   Doves      
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    14k     68     Rock Dove     Columba livia     
    36k     68     Rock Dove     Columba livia     

2012.01   20.02.2012   Animals of the viking age   2v set   
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    13k     66     Great Auk     Pinguinus impennis †     

2016.01   22.02.2016   Sepac      
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    17k     52     Eurasian Oystercatcher     Haematopus ostralegus     

2017.04   27.02.2017   Common Eider      
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    18k     8     Common Eider     Somateria mollissima     
    27k     8     Common Eider     Somateria mollissima     

2018.01   26.02.2018   Seabird fowling      
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    10k     66     Atlantic Puffin     Fratercula arctica     
    44k     66     Atlantic Puffin     Fratercula arctica     

2018.02   24.09.2018   Christmas icons   2v set   
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    10k     30     Northern Gannet     Morus bassanus     

2019.01   29.04.2019   Europa      
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    19k     66     Black Guillemot     Cepphus grylle     
    26k     66     Black Guillemot     Cepphus grylle     

2019.02   29.04.2019   Europa   Booklet, sa   2019.01
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    19k     66     Black Guillemot     Cepphus grylle