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Fish in Faroese Waters 19.9.1983
(All fish names are: Faroese (zoologic) - English - German – Danish)Brosma (Brosme brosme) - Tusk - Lumb - Brosme.Hýsa (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) - Haddock - Schellfisch - Kuller.Kalvi (Hippoglossus...
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Anniversaries & Events 27.10.1983
(3c) 30th Anniversary of E.A.C. The generation of electric power has been a very important factor in the progress of modern society. Electricity was introduced into Cyprus round about 1912 by private...
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The Annunciation 27.9.1999
The stamps on this FDC depict The Annunciation (from the Vulgate Latinannuntiatio (or nuntiatio) nativitatis Christi), also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation...
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The Fishing Industry in New Zealand 3.12.1969
As with other countries, New Zealand’s 200 nautical miles exclusive economic zone gives its fishing industry special fishing rights. It covers 4.1 million square kilometres. This is the sixth largest...
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Gustav Dore - Contes De Perrault 18.6.1983
French illustrator Gustave Doré (1833–83) began his prolific career at the age of 15, and his dramatic engravings have exercised an incalculable influence over latter-day artists. The remarkable scope...
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The Faroe Islands 7.6.1996
The stamp on this FDC depicts a physical map of the Faroe Islands showing all the islands that constitute the Faroes.Thank you Merja.
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"Primitif De Savoie XVth Century" 9.5.1970
The stamp on this FDC depicts a painting of The Annunciation (from the Vulgate Latinannuntiatio (or nuntiatio) nativitatis Christi), also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the...
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Paphos - World Cultural Heritage 5.7.1982
Paphos has been inhabited since the Neolithic period. It was a centre of the cult of Aphrodite and of pre-Hellenic fertility deities. Aphrodite's legendary birthplace was on this island, where her...
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EUROPA1985 - "Year of the Music" 1.4.1985
The EUROPA-CEPT Motto for 1985 was "Year of the Music", and the Faroes contributed with a set of two, showing youngsters playing instruments. The fitst one (on the FDC) was (280) youngsters Playing...
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The 100th Anniversary of Modern Olympic Games 25.3.1996
The 1996 Summer Olympics known officially as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially as the Centennial Olympic Games, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Atlanta,...
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Chancelade Abbey 20.6.1970
Chancelade Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade) is an Augustinian monastery in Chancelade in the Dordogne. It was founded in 1129.The abbey was damaged by English troops in the 14th century during...
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Vintage Transport 1885
Trams and cable cars initially horse-drawn then steam-powered and later electric-powered were a vital means of public transport in New Zealand cities for over 100 years. New Zealand town dwellers,...
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Risin og Kellingin 2.1.1996
This stamp was voted the most beautiful Faroese stamp of 1996 in a poll of Faroe Islands collectors. Risin og Kellingin (Risin and Kellingin) are two sea stacks just off the northern coast of the...
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The Gorges de l'Ardèche 12.6.1971
The Gorges de l'Ardèche is made up of a series of gorges in the river and locally known as the "European Grand Canyon", Located in the Ardèche, in the French department Ardèche, forming a...
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Australian Birds 31.3.1980
(22c) The Nuff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia) is a bird in the tree kingfisher family, Halcyonidae. It is native to Australia, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago and migrates in...
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The 1990 FIFA World Cup Football 13.11.1986
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host...
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Beetles 6.2.1995
(5.00) Leafhopper (Anoscopus flavostriatus)(13.00) Leafhopper (Macrosteles alpinus)Thank you Merja.
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Panther Chameleon 6.11.1971
The panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) is a species of chameleon found in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar in atropical forests biome. Additionally, it has been introduced to Reunion...
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