List of people on the postage stamps of the Faroe Islands

List of people on the postage stamps of the Faroe Islands reflects people of importance to the history and society of Faroe Islands. The Postverk Føroya have chosen an issuing policy where stamp designs are relevant to the islands themselves.^[1] The Faroese government uses stamps to build a profile of the country's history, culture, nature and economy.^[2]^[3]

The Faroe Isles issued their first stamps on January 30, 1975. As the isles are an independent part of Denmark, Danish stamps were used on the isles previous to this date. From a philatelic point of view, there are earlier events of interest in the postal history of the Faroe Islands, but their first stamps came in 1975.

List of people

Year	Name	Profession
1980	Jakob Jakobsen	Linguist, son of Hans N. mentioned below
1980	V. U. Hammershaimb	Linguist
1983	Alexander Fleming	British physician, Nobel laureate
1983	Niels Ryberg Finsen	Physician, Nobel laureate
1984	Hans Andrias Djurhuus	Author
1984	Janus Djurhuus	Author
1984	Jóannes Patursson	Author and Independence campaigner, Christmas Meeting of 1888, brother of Sverri
1984	Sverri Patursson	Author, brother of Jóannes
1985	Ruth Smith	Painter (self portrait)
1988	Christian Ludvig Johannesen	Independence campaigner, Christmas Meeting of 1888
1988	Christian Matras	Author
1988	Djóni í Geil	Independence campaigner, Christmas Meeting of 1888
1988	Enok Bærentsen [da]	Independence campaigner, Christmas Meeting of 1888
1988	Hans Nicolai Jacobsen [da]	Book seller and Independence campaigner, Christmas Meeting of 1888, father to Jakob, mentioned above
1988	Heðin Brú	Author
1988	Jens Olsen	Independence campaigner, Christmas Meeting of 1888
1988	Just á Húsum [da]	Independence campaigner, Christmas Meeting of 1888
1988	Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen	Author
1988	Rasmus Christoffer Effersøe	Independence campaigner, Christmas Meeting of 1888
1988	Sámal F. Samuelsen [da]	Independence campaigner, Christmas Meeting of 1888
1988	Jóannes Patursson	Independence campaigner, Christmas Meeting of 1888 (for the second time)
1988	William Heinesen	Novelist, artist
1992	Christopher Columbus	Italian explorer
1992	Leiv Eiriksson	Icelandic explorer
1994	Brendan	Irish medieval saint and discoverer
1995	Frimod Joensen [da]	Painter (selfportrait)
1995	Olaf II of Norway	Norwegian king
1997	Anneke von der Lippe	Norwegian actor from the movie Barbara
1997	Margrethe II of Denmark	Queen of Denmark
1998	Hans Hansen	Painter (Self-portrait)
2000	Anna Suffía Rasmussen	Folk high school pioneer
2000	Rasmus Rasmussen	Folk high school pioneer and author married to Anna above
2000	Sanna av Skarði	Folk high school pioneer
2000	Símun av Skarði	Folk high school pioneer and author, married to Sanna above
2000	Sigmundur Brestisson	Introduced Christianity to the Faroes according to Færeyinga saga
2000	Tróndur í Gøtu	Person from Færeyinga Saga
2003	Jesper Rasmussen Brochmand	Danish bishop and author of prayer book
2003	Thomas Kingo	Danish priest and poet
2004	Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark	Crown Prince of Denmark
2004	Grímur Kamban	First man on Faroe Islands according to Færeyinga Saga
2004	Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark	Crown Princess of Denmark
2004	Nólsoyar Páll	National hero
2004	Tróndur í Gøtu	Person from Færeyinga Saga (2nd time)
2006	Olaf I of Norway	Norwegian king; appearing in the ballad Ormen Lange
2006	Einar Tambarskjelve	Norwegian Viking hero; appearing in the ballad Ormen Lange
2007	Jákup Dahl	Clergyman and Bible translator
2007	Kristian Osvald Viderø	Clergyman and Bible translator
2007	Victor Danielsen	Baptist pastor, and Bible translator
2008	Niels Christopher Winther [da]	Lawyer, politician and editor
2008	Súsanna Helena Patursson	Author, editor, feminist
2008	Rasmus C. Effersøe	Independence campaigner, editor, poet
2008	Jógvan Poulsen	Teacher, author, politician
2008	Fríðrikur Petersen	Clergyman and author
2008	Andrias Christian Evensen	Clergyman and author
2010	Jens Christian Svabo	Linguist
2011	Emmeline Pankhurst	British suffragette
2011	Clara Zetkin	German suffragette
2011	Emma Wiberg and Astrid av Rógvu	Midwives
2011	Elsebeth Fr. Malena Johansen, Oluffa Bærentsen, Petra O. J. F. Hansen	Nurses
2011	Annika í Dímun [da]	17th century legendary character
2012	Margrethe II	Queen of Denmark and Faroe Isles
2013	Søren Aabye Kierkegaard	Danish theologian and philosopher
2014	Christian Petersen	Faroese-Canadian soldier of WW1
2014	Daniel Jacob Danielsen	Missionary to Congo
2014	Vilhelm Reinert-Joensen [no]	Faoese-U.S. naval officer of WW2
2014	Henrik	Prince Consort of Denmark
2017	Martin Luther	Reformator
2017	Margrethe II og prince Henrik	Queen of Denmark and Faroe Isles
2017	Princess of Nólsoy	Legendary person
2018	Regin Dahl	Composer
2018	Hans Christopher Müller [no]	Merchant and politician
2018	Helena Patursson et al.	Actor and feminist, Actors' Association 100 Years themed
2019	Elinborg Lützen	Artist
2019	V.U. Hammershaimb	Linguist
2019	Edward Fuglø [no]	Artist, self portrait as child in 1969, Apollo 11 themed
2020	Mikkjal á Ryggi [no]	Teacher, author and politician
2020	Margrethe II	Queen of Denmark and Faroe Isles
2020	Ludwig van Beethoven	Composer
2021	Christian X of Denmark	King of Denmark and Faroe Isles, 1921 visit themed
2021	Czesław Słania	Stamp artist
2022	Símun í Vági	Baker and brewer
2022	Margrethe II	Queen of Denmark and Faroe Isles
2022	Andrea Árting	Labour organization chairwoman

References

^ "About the Faroe Islands". Faroe Islands Study Circle. Faroe Islands Study Circle. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ Adriansen, Inge (2003). Nationale symboler i det danske rige 1830-2000. Museum Tusculanum Press. pp. 371–373. ISBN 9788772897943.
^ Simonsen, Kim (September 2013). "Stamps & National Identity - Faroese stamps as loci of memory" (PDF). Posta Stamps (17): 2–8. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

Sources

Stamps by year, Posta Faroe Islands
Famous people on stamps of the Faroe Islands sorted by year, colnect.com

[1] "About the Faroe Islands". Faroe Islands Study Circle. Faroe Islands Study Circle. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

[2] Adriansen, Inge (2003). Nationale symboler i det danske rige 1830-2000. Museum Tusculanum Press. pp. 371–373. ISBN 9788772897943.

[3] Simonsen, Kim (September 2013). "Stamps & National Identity - Faroese stamps as loci of memory" (PDF). Posta Stamps (17): 2–8. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

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