Perpendicular cliffs, up to 2,400 feet high, tower above the sea. The islands are home to countless thousands of birds and are an ornithologist's paradise. The Faroe Islands also have a wealth of interest for the philatelist. The Faroes have issued their own postage stamps since 1975 but the islands' postal history goes back much further. Only a relatively small number of stamps are issued each year by Postverk Foroya, the islands' independent postal authority.
All stamp designs are relevant to the islands themselves.