Circle Cancel - Bro III No bridge lines, no inner circle. On 1 Jul 1988 new, simplified datestamps of type Bro IIIg were introduced at all offices. |
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Bro IIIg - Full year, and no additional time indication |
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NORDSKALI dated 02.01.1989 Franked with the 300 oyru Christian Matras stamp from the 1988 Faroese Writers II issue (FO163). Datestamp No. 46.03 Type Bro IIIg. 300 oyru paid the Inland and Scandinavian 'A' Letter rate from 01.01.1986 until 31.12.1988, so it appears to have slipped through at the old rate two days after the rate change. The datestamp was in use from 01.07 1988 until the office closd on 30.11.1990 so this datestamp was only in use for a less than 2½ years. |
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KOLLAFJØRDUR dated 09.02.1996 Franked with the 50 oyru map stamp from the 1975 definitives issue (FO3) and a 400 oyru stamp from the Sheepdogs issue (FO255). Datestamp No. 13.05 Type Bro IIIg. 450 oyru paid the 'A' Letter rate to Europe, applicable from 01.01.1996 until 30.09.1999. The datestamp was in use from 01.07 1988 until the office closd on 30.12.2010. |
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VIÐAREIÐI dated 29.06.1999 Franked with the 4.50Kr (Bullfinch) stamp from the 1997 Invasion Birds II issue (FO308). Datestamp No. 18.06 Type Bro IIIg. 4.50Kr was the (20g) 'A' Letter Inland rate applicable from 01.01.1996 until 14.10.2001. |
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KLAKSVIK dated 14.04.2000 Franked with the 600 oyru stamp from the 1999 Islands Definitives I: the Northern Islands issue - Kunoy (FO352). Datestamp No. 03.08 Type Bro IIIg. 600 oyru was the 'A' Letter rate to Europe applicable from 01.10.1999 until 14.10.2001. This datestamp was used from 01.07.1988 until 28.02.2017. This is a postcard of Kunoy and was posted on the island to myself via a contact in the Faroes. Postcards posted on Kunoy would receive a Klaksvik datestamp. 600 oyru was the 'A' Letter to Europe rate from 01.10.1999 until 14.10.2001. |
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SKÚVOY dated 13.12.2000 Franked with 3 x 200 oyru stamps from the 2000 Island Definitives II issue - Skúvoy (FO373). Datestamp No. 38.06 Type Bro IIIg. 600 oyru was the 'A' Letter rate to Europe applicable from 01.10.1999 until 14.10.2001. This datestamp was used from 01.07.1988 until 28.02.2017. This is a postcard of Skuvoy and was sent to myself via a contact in the Faroes. 600 oyru was the 'A' Letter to Europe rate from 01.10.1999 until 14.10.2001. |
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KLAKSVIK dated 13.08.2003 Franked with a 8,00 Kr stamp from the 2002 10th Anniversary of the ICES issue (blue whiting). (FO423). Datestamp No. 03.08 Type Bro IIIg. 6,50 kr was the 'A' Letter rate to Europe applicable from 15.10.2001 until 01.08.2004 so this letter has been deliberately overfranked. This datestamp was used from 01.07.1988 until 28.02.2017. This is letter was sent to myself via a contact in the Faroes. |
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VIÐAREIÐI dated 28.05.2002 Franked with a 6 kr stamp from the 2001 Nordic Myths and Legends issue (Gram and Grani) (FO391). Datestamp No. 18.06 Type Bro IIIg. 6 Kr was the 'B' Letter rate (20g) to Europe applicable from 15.10.2001 until 01.08.2004. The 'B' letter rate was abolished on 01.01.2006. This datestamp was used from 01.07.1988 until the post office closed on 31.03.2006. The cover was sent to myself via a contact in the Faroes. 6 Kr was the 'B' Letter to Europe rate from 15.10.2001 until 01.08.2004. |
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| Due to the greater postal needs in Tórshavn, a new single-circle datestamp was issued on 7 May 1998. The new datestamp (01.25) looked similar to the datestamp issued on 1 July 1988 (01.24) but can be distinguished by the slightly larger lettering on 01.25. The two datestamps were jointly in use from May 1998. |
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| A new single-circle datestamp was issued to the busy post office at Saltangará on 17 February 2003. The older datestamp (27.08) and the newer version (27.09) can be distinguished by their style of lettering, but if the date can be read there should be no problem as the older one was taken out of service when the replacement was issued. |
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| The only other post office known to have received a second single-circle datestamp was Skáli. The older datestamp (30.07) issued in 1988 was last used on 13 April 1999 when it was replaced with a new datestamp (30.08) the following day. The spacing of the letters in the word “SKÁLI” is quite different on the two cancels. Skáli post office closed on 1 February 2008. |
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| New datestamps were issued to 11 of the 12 post offices still operating on 1 March 2017. They are, once again, single-circle cancels, like their predecessors issued in 1988. The lettering, though, is slightly larger and in the style of the 01.25 datestamp issued to Tórshavn in May 1998. The only post office not to be issued with a new datestamp at this time is the office at Vágar Airport. The datestamp has only been in use since this Post Office opened on 30 March 2015. |
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| KIRKJA |
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| KLAKSVÍK |
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| MYKINES |
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| NÓLSOY |
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| OYRI |
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| SALTANGARÁ |
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| SANDUR |
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| SKÚVOY |
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| SVÍNOY |
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| TÓRSHAVN |
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| TVØROYRI |
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