Faroese stamps 2002

Faroese stamps of 2002 are listed below. In total, the Faroe Islands issued 22 stamps that year, including 3 mini sheets.

Viking Voyages on the Atlantic

Date of issue: 11 February 2002, artist Martin Mörck

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  Stamp sheet FO 406-408: Vikings voyages
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  FO 406: Bearing compass
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  FO 407: Helmsman
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  FO 408: Viking ship

Molluscs

Date of issue: 11 February 2002, artist Astrid Andreasen

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  FO 409: Lítli høgguslokkur (Sepiola atlantica) Ten armed squid
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  FO 410: Øða (Modiolus modiolus) Horse mussel
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  FO 411: Bertákna (Polycera faeroensis) Sea slug. A species, which got its name from the Faroes.
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  FO 412: Agngágga (Buccinum undatum) Common Northern Welk

Contemporary Nordic Art

50th anniversary of the Nordic Council. The Faroes are represented with glas art by Tróndur Patursson. Date of issue was 8 April 2002

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  FO 413: Tróndur Patursson: Bládýpi - "Depths of the Ocean"
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  FO 414: Tróndur Patursson: Kosmiska rúmið - "Cosmic Space"
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  FO 413 on a letter.

Europe 2002 - Circus

Europe CEPT edition from 8 April 2002. Theme was circus. Artists were Anna Katrina Olsen (age 13) and Sára Zachariasardóttir (age 13). All school kids on the Faroes were invited to draw a stamp and 1,137 drawings were entered into the competition. These are the winners, voted in a ballot by the Faroese people:

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  FO 415: Fívlar - "Clowns" by Anna Katrina Olsen
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  FO 416: Sirkuspall "Circus Arena" by Sára Zachariasardóttir

Løgting 150 Years

1852 the Løgting was reestablished by the Danish authorities. Actually, it dates back to 900 or at least 970. Date of issue: 17 June 2002. Artist was a clerk of the Philatelic Office: Kári Holm Olsen

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  Stamp sheet FO 417-418: Føroya løgting 150 ár

Birds' Eggs

Date of issue: 7 June 2002, artist: Edward Fuglø

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  FO 419: Spógvi (Numenius phaeopus) - Whimbrel - Courlis corlieu - Regenbrachvogel - Lille regnspove
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  FO 420: Mýrisnípa (Gallinago gallinago) - Common Snipe - Bécassine des marais - Bekassine - Dobbeltbekkasin
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  FO 421: Tjaldur (Haematopus ostralegus) - Oystercatcher - Huîtrier pie - Austernfischer - Strandskalde
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  FO 422: Lógv (Pluvialis apricaria) - Golden Plover - Pluvier doré - Goldregenpfeifer - Hjejle

ICES 100 Years

The 100th anniversary of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) was celebrated by the postal administrations of Greenland, the Faroes and Denmark with a joined stamp edition. Artist was Martin Mörck, date of issue 23 September 2002.

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  Stamp sheet FO 423-424: Millumtjóða Havrannsóknarráðnum ICES 100 ár
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  FO 423: Svartkjaftur (Micromesistius poutassou) - Blue whiting
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  FO 424: Magnus Heinason - Marine research ship of the Faroe Islands

Church of Gøta

The new church of Gøta. Date of issue: 23 September 2002. These were also the Christmas stamps for 2002.

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  FO 425: Gøtu kirkja
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  FO 426: Inside the church. Interior art by Tróndur Patursson

Merlin

Date of issue: 23 September 2002, artist: Edward Fuglø. In 2004, this stamp was elected by 30.000 German collectors to the second most beautiful European stamp of 2002.

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  FO 427: Smyril (Falco columbarius subaesalon) - Merlin - Faucon émerillon - Merlin - Dværgfalk