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The first pictorial, non-portrait stamps were issued in 1925, a set of five showing views of Iceland. Iceland's first airmail stamp was issued in 1928; it was produced by overprinting a crude image of an airplane on a regular 10-aurar stamp. Icelandic 10 Aur stamp from 1930 - The 1000th Anniversary of the Althing
Icelandic postal history dates back to the year 1776 when Christian VII, king of Denmark (and of Iceland at the time) ordered a mail service to be established in the country. Two years later, regular postal sailings began between Iceland and Denmark, once a year.
Facit catalog for Sweden, 2017.. The Facit catalog is a specialized postage stamp catalog for the countries of Scandinavia. [1] First published in 1947, it is the most detailed and complete catalog available for philatelists interested in the stamps of Denmark, Faroes, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland, Åland, and the Danish West Indies.
1959 Jón Þorkelsson Bicentenary of his death (2 stamps issued 5 May 1959) [4] 1961 Benedikt Sveinsson and Björn M. Ólsen, to celebrate the University of Iceland (3 stamps issued 6th Oct) 1961 Jón Sigurðsson 150th anniversary of his birth. [2] 1963 Sigurður Guðmundsson to celebrate the National Museum (2 stamps issued 20th Feb. 1963)
Starting April 10, stamps for 1-ounce letters will drop in price from 49 cents to 47 cents after the expiration of a 2-year agreement. Starting April 10, stamps for 1-ounce letters will drop in ...
Scans from Dr. Meng's collection began appearing in volume 4 of the 2002 catalog. Together with generous access by many other collectors, Meng's cooperation has resulted in creation of scanned images of all but about 1300 stamps by Scott as of 2024 catalogue series. About 120 are specialized stamps from the US Specialized Catalogue.
The Scandinavia Philatelic Society was founded in the United Kingdom in 1952 as the Scandinavian Collectors Club, to promote the collection of Stamps, Postcards and Postal History of greater Scandinavia. That is Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Danish West Indies, Åland and Spitsbergen.
Legendary TV icon Betty White will be honored in 2025 with a stamp, the U.S. Postal Service announced on Friday.. The "Golden Girls" and "Mary Tyler Moore Show" actor "shared her wit and warmth ...