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Astrid Jóhanna Andreasen (born 1948 in Vestmanna, Faroe Islands) is a Faroese textile and graphical artist, marine researcher and postage stamp designer. As a scientific illustrator, she specialises in marine animals. Vestmanna is a town in the Faroe Islands on the west of the island of Streymoy. ...
Early in her career she produced illustrations for collections of her father's poetry. Then in 1968 she entered a vocational school in Kerteminde in Denmark to become a teacher of embroidery. In 1970 she took a job as a therapist in Tórshavn hospital where she worked with mentally handicapped people, teaching them embroidery and other art forms. Kerteminde is a city in central Denmark, located in Kerteminde municipal on the island of Funen. ...
The peninsula Tinganes is seat of the Faroese Government in Tórshavn. ...
From 1982 she learned scientific illustration at the Academy of Arts in Århus, and became illustrator specialising in marine animals at the Jerlesborg School in Tjarnö, Sweden in 1990. She is currently the only artist at the Faroese Natural History Museum, and has gained international recognition through illustrations she has produced for Postverk Føroya to use on many series of postage stamps. The cityhall of Ã…rhus. ...
Postverk Føroya [] is the postal service of the Faroe Islands and was founded on 1st April 1976 under the Home Rule of the Faroe Islands. ...
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Fish
| | FR 249: Rútar kongur - False boarfish (Neocyttus helgae). | FR 250: Áarsíl - Brown trout (Salmo trutta fario). Binomial name Salmo trutta trutta Linnaeus, 1758 Trinomial name Salmo trutta fario The Brown Trout (Salmo trutta fario) and the Sea Trout (Salmo trutta trutta) are fish distinguished chiefly by the fact that the Brown Trout is largely a freshwater fish, while the Sea Trout shows anadromous reproduction, spawning in...
| FR 251: Búrfiskur - Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus). |
Leafhoppers Date of issue: 6 February 1995. FR 264: Ulopa reticulata. | FR 265: Streptanus sordidus. | FR 266: Anoscopus flavostriatus. | FR 267: Macrosteles alpinus. |
Raven Date of issue: 12 June 1995. FR 275: North Atlantic raven (Corvus corax varius). Binomial name Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 The Common Raven (Corvus corax) is a large black bird in the crow family, with iridescent feathers. ...
| FR 276: North Atlantic raven in black and white dress. |
Invasion birds FR 290: Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus). Binomial name Bombycilla garrulus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) is a member of the waxwing family of passerines. ...
| FR 291: Common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra). |
Mushrooms of the Faroes FR 303: Leyk-vakshattur (Hygrocybe helobia). | FR 304: Gulur vakshattur (Hygrocybe chlorophana). | FR 305: Moyggjar-vakshattur (Hygrocybe virginiae). | FR 306: Papageyka-vakshattur Hygrocybe psittacina. |
Invasion Birds '97 Date of issue: 17 February 1997. FR 307: Reyðkollur - Redpoll (Carduelis flammea). Species Carduelis flammea Carduelis cabaret Carduelis hornemanni The Redpolls are a group of small passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae which have characteristic red markings on their heads. ...
| FR 308: Prýðisígda - Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula). Binomial name Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Linnaeus, 1758) The Bullfinch or Eurasian Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. ...
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Sedentary Birds I FR 324: Blackbird (Turdus merula). For the reconnaissance aircraft, see SR-71 Blackbird. ...
| FR 325: Starling (Sturnus vulgaris faeroensis). Binomial name Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 The Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), or European Starling, is a passerine bird in the family Sturnidae. ...
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Sedentary Birds II FR 344: House sparrow (Passer domesticus). Binomial name Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) occurs naturally in most of Europe and Asia, though it is replaced by allied forms in some areas. ...
| FR 345: Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes). Binomial name Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) The Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) is a very small bird, a member of the mainly New World wren family Troglodytidae. ...
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Molluscs Date of issue: 11 February 2002 FO 409: Lítli høgguslokkur (Sepiola atlantica) Ten armed squid Suborders Squids are a large, diverse group of marine cephalopods. ...
| FO 410: Øða (Modiolus modiolus) Horse mussel | FO 411: Bertákna (Polycera faeroensis) Sea slug. A species, which got its name from the Faroes. | FO 412: Agngágga (Buccinum undatum) Common Northern Welk The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...
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Art on Posters Date of issue: 14 April 2003
Storm Petrel FO 522: Leach's petrel (Oceanodroma leuchorhoa). | FO 523: Storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus). Binomial name Hydrobates pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) The European Storm-petrel or Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) is a small bird of the storm-petrel family, Hydrobatidae, part of the seabird order Procellariiformes. ...
| FO 524: Leach's petrel (Oceanodroma leucorrhoa). | FO 525: Storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus). |
Deepwater Fishes FO 539-548: Deepwater fishes. | FO 539: Grønlandstussi - Atlantic footballfish (Himantolophus groenlandicus). | FO 540: Seilur - Elongated bristlemouth (Gonostoma elongatum). | FO 541: Trantakongafiskur - Deepwater Redfish (Sebastes mentella). | FO 542: Bláaskøta - Blue ray (Neoraja caerulea). | FO 543: Tranthavmús - Straightnose Rabbitfish (Rhinochimaera atlantica). | FO 544: Lusifer (Linophryne lucifera). | FO 545: Tussafiskur - Deep-Sea Angler (Ceratias holboelli). Binomial name Ceratias holboelli Krøyer, 1845 The Krøyers deep sea angler fish (Ceratias holboelli) is a seadevil of the genus Ceratias, found in all oceans, at depths of from 1,000 to 2,000 metres. ...
| FO 546: Laksastyrja - Moonfish (Lampris guttatus). | FO 547: Silvurøks - Hatchet Fish (Argyropelecus olfersi). | | |
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