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Caves and Arches on the Faroe Islands
 

by Jan Paul van der Pas




Some of these stamps have already been mentioned in this publication. Here an overview of the 'cave-related' ones. All are littoral caves. The 'FR' number is given by Faroe Post, and is actually a catalogue number. If you buy a complete sheet of a certain stamp: one of the stamps will have the 'name/title' on the edge.

 

 FR

 Date

 Value

Subject

 214

 03-06-'91

 6.50 Dkk

Vestmanna, shows a range of coastal caves

 287

 02-01-'96

 4.50 Dkk

Risin and Kelligin

 348/353

 25-05-'99

 0.50… 8.00

Six islands, some have coastal  caves

 373/376

 18-09-'00

 2….10 Dkk

Four islands. some have coastal caves

 394/395

 11-06-'01

 6…. 8 Dkk

Waterpower, coastal caves

 453

 10-06-'03

 5 Dkk        

Gasadalur

 465/474

 26-01-'04

 

Minisheet, no caves on the stamps, but coastal caves depicted on the edges of this sheet

 479

 26-03-'04

 7 Dkk

Minisheet, top-left stamp depicts natural arch at Drangoly.

 489

 24-04-'04

 6.50 Dkk

Tourist-year. Behind the ship is a large tunnel and sea-cave

 

 

Gásadalur huge coastal cave. Postcard and stamp with the name on edge.


 

 
Two examples of stamps with the names on the edges.


 

 
One of the best touristic trips to be made on the Faroe Islands:
take a boat. Here a large cave in the back-ground.


 

 
the two huge rocks with the natural arch (tunnel?).
 
   

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