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First Day Cover (FDC) of the Faroes Islands; 2016; commemorative cover to the topic "Jesus of Nazareth"; miniature sheet (German: "Kleinbogen") with 10 stamps showing wooden relief wall decorations with scenes from the life of Jesus Christus by the artist Edward Fuglø (* 1965 in Klakvik) after reliefs in the Christus-church of Klaksvik (= "Christianskirkjan in Klaksvik") which there were created by the cabinet maker and teacher at the "Technical School" in Klaksvik, Sjörður Sólstein. The reliefs are plastically (3-dimensional) and have a round form (round = symbol of the eternity). They were carved from 2 cm thick birch-plates in the style of the Pop-Art of the 20th century with kubistic tendencies but are "Biblicalhistoric" simple, have college-kind outlines and are painted with Acryl-colors.; The stamps are postmarked with a round lineless first-day cancellation with 30.0 mm diameter from Tórshavn,
Stamps: Michel No. 868-877KB; Yvert & Tellier: No. 859; AFA: No. A868
Watermark: none
Color: multicolored (dark green dominating)
Nominal value: 90 = 10 x 9 (FKR)

Postage validity: from 26 September 2016
date QS:P,+2016-09-26T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+2016-09-26T00:00:00Z/11
‚‘(first issue date of the stamps + date of postmark)‘‘

Stamp size:
- 26.5 x 31.0 mm (printed area of a single stamp as distance between the inner tangents of the perforation lines)

- 1510 x 930 mm (miniature sheet)
Date (first issue day of the stamps)
Source scan of original
Author "Postverk Føroya"
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Other versions
  • The „Jesus-Church“ in Klaksvik in 2005
    The „Jesus-Church“ in Klaksvik in 2005
  • Backside of this church
    Backside of this church
  • Entry plate at this church in Dansk language
    Entry plate at this church in Dansk language
  • The church in Klaksvig on a Faroese stamp (Michel No 300) from 1996
    The church in Klaksvig on a Faroese stamp (Michel No 300) from 1996
Picture description Carved illustrations of the life of Jesus Christus
First day of issue from 26 September 2016
date QS:P,+2016-09-26T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+2016-09-26T00:00:00Z/11
Publisher "Postverk Føroya"
Design - Edward Fuglø (* 1965) (stamps)

- Sjörður Sólstein (relief-carvings)

Printer “LM-Group" (Canada)
Printing technique Offset printing on normal paper
Perforation Comb perforation, K 13 : 13½
MICHEL Nr. Dänemark (Färöer), Nr. 868-877KB

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