Wikibooks: International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Faroe Islands

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Subjects: Faroe Islands; Færøerne; Føroyar; Thorshavn
• Online Access: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/International_Postage_Meter_Stamp_Catalog/Faroe_Islands

=Faeroe Islands= font/top size=3 Before 1975 all meters used in the Faeroe Islands had Danish franks (Denmark Types A7 B1 B2 B6 C3 and possibly others). Faeroe use of these stamps can be identified only by the town mark. Examples are worth a premium over the same stamps with Denmark town names. Starting in 1975 meters with distinct Faeroe Islands franks came into use although some meters remained unchanged for several years. The stamps are grouped according to Danish or Faeroe inscription A Inscribed “DANMARK” B Inscribed “FØROYAR” font/end = GROUP A DENMARK frank with “FÆRØERNE” in the town name = Although the frank is inscribed “DANMARK” and is similar in appearance to Denmark Group A stamp types the design is unique and was used only in the Faeroes and only with this one machine. The meter was brought to the Faroe Islands by British occupation forces and installed at the Thorshavn Post Office in May of 1943. It was removed from service in June of the following year when the British forces evacuated from the Islands. After the war the machine was sold to FØROYA BANKI. = GROUP B Franks inscribed “FØROYAR” = Return to main catalogue rArr [[./]] BookCat