Iceland 1930 Althing Millennium, Parliament Building

Iceland · 1930 · 10 Aurar

This stamp commemorates the 1000th anniversary of the Althing, the Icelandic Parliament, which is one of the oldest parliamentary institutions in the world. The design features the Alþingishúsið, the Parliament House in Reykjavík, a classic 19th-century building that has housed the Althing since 1881.

Issued in 1930, this set celebrated a millennium of Icelandic parliamentary history, a significant national event that reinforced Iceland's identity and long tradition of governance, even while under Danish rule.