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273 - FEROE ISLANDS ARCHIPELAGO - CHRISTMAS STAMPS / POSTAGE STICK…
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Estimate €120
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Description
FEROE ISLANDS ARCHIPELAGO - CHRISTMAS STAMPS / POSTAGE STICKERS, ( * ) charity issues by the Faroe Islands Post Office – Complete collection of the 24 sheets of 30 stamps (totalling 720 stamps) issued between 1976 and 1999 - Complete sheets with their text borders; vignettes, depending on the year, featuring a single subject or sheets with multiple motifs forming a jigsaw puzzle. INCLUDED: for 1999, a Faroese Post postage-paid postcard with an additional Christmas vignette, plus 3 booklets in French detailing the subject matter of the illustrations for the years 1997, 1998 and 1999. ( * ) - THE TRADITION OF CHRISTMAS STAMPS AND STICKERS FROM THE FAROE ISLANDS. It is a long-standing tradition to add these stamps to festive letters. The vignettes are sold by the Post Office; they are perforated and designed to be stuck on the front of letters to support activities for the children of the archipelago. The best artists in the archipelago are commissioned to design these vignettes, and the subjects depicted are always linked to local traditions, the built environment, local tales and legends, wildlife, and so on...
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About the sale STAMP SALE: lots 1 to 299 – French and foreign stamps, sold individually and in lots. Beautiful, genuine collections. Philatelic reference material
Auction location
Auction time 10/20/2026 at 10:00 AM
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