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| 1989: Landscapes III (Design - Þ Magnússon) |
Land of fire and ice with lava fields, mountains and glaciers Iceland provides some spectacular views which I show through stamps. Helpfully the cancel shows the outline of the country (two thirds of the population live in the south west). The stamp on the left is Mount Skeggi at Amarfjord the highest peak in the area with views from the peak of the surrounding mountains, glaciers and the capital city Reykjavik. Perhaps after one has climbed up and down this mountain a good place to ease those hard working feet is in the geothermal pool at Narmaskaro.
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| 1986: Europa - Protection of Nature (Design - Þ Magnússon) |
Now we journey to south east Iceland and the icy tops of Skaftafell
(a hikers paradise) and the impressive glacial river canyon of
Joekulságljúfur. The area also has a famous, large and powerful waterfall Dettifoss which is seen in the opening sequence of Ridley Scott's Alien prequel Prometheus. Sadly I only have two stamps from the set that featured Dettifoss but one is a waterfall that combines beauty and power.
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| 1956: Power Stations and Waterfalls (Design - S Jónsson) |
I love this stamp especially the little dot of the horse rider putting the Skógafoss waterfall's 60m drop into perspective. One can walk right up to the waterfall. or if feeling like some exercise climb up the 527 steps on the fellside to the viewing platform, There is also a legend of a treasure chest hidden behind the waterfall. See the rainbows and and waterfall pictures
here
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| December 1948: Hekla (Design - H Pétursson) |
No views of the natural wonders of Iceland would be complete without a volcano and here is a plume from the vent of the volcano Hekla. It has erupted more than twenty times between 1104-2000 and this stamp set shows the most famous eruption in the modern era which lasted for 13 months from March 1947 to April 1948. Lava flows from the long fissure active along its entire length which contribute to its elongated shape
seen here from the sea. No wonder in the middle ages it was thought of as the Gateway to Hell.
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| Postbox in Reykjavik |
Sunday Stamps II prompt this week is the Letter I - for Iceland -
See It On A Postcard
6 comments:
What a fantastic set of stamps. I'd love to visit Iceland - the landscape always seems so dramatic.
And thanks for pointing out the small detail of the rider on horseback - I might have missed that.
Iceland is like someplace out of a fairytale book as depicted on those first 4 stamps. Fantastic!
I think that Hekla was the first volcanic eruption that I heard of as an 11 year-old.
To use another i, these are impressive landscapes. They must be even more so in person. And you're right: the horse rider is the most interesting detail.
what FinnBadger said
wow amazing stamps, as is the nature of iceland
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