Iceland 1930 10 Aurar Airmail
Iceland · 1930 · 10 Aurar
This stamp features a Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), Iceland's national bird, in flight over a coastal landscape. It was part of Iceland's first set of airmail stamps, designed to prepay postage for mail carried by airplane. The design symbolizes the speed and power of the new airmail service.
Issued in 1930 to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament, this stamp marked a significant step in modernizing the country's postal system.
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