List of people on the postage stamps of Iceland explained

This is a list of people on the postage stamps of Iceland including the years when they appeared on a stamp.

Danish dependency (until 1918)

• 1902 Christian IX of Denmark^[1]
• 1907 Overlapping profiles of Christian IX and Frederick VIII of Denmark
• 1911 Jón Sigurðsson 100th anniversary of his birth.^[2]
• 1912 Frederick VIII of Denmark

Kingdom of Iceland (1918–1944)

• 1920 King Christian X (the only official King of Iceland (1918–1944)(as Kristján X))
• 1935 Matthias Jochumsson
• 1937 King Christian X
• 1941 Snorri Sturluson 700th Anniversary of the Death (3 stamps issued 17th Nov. 1941)

Iceland a republic (from 1944)

• 1950 Bishop Jón Arason 400th Anniversary of Death (2 stamps issued 7th Nov. 1950)^[3]
• 1954 Hannes Hafstein 50th Anniversary of Appointment as First Native Minister of Iceland. (3 stamps issued 1 June 1954)
• 1957 Jónas Hallgrímsson 150th Anniversary of Birth (issued 16th Nov. 1957)
• 1959 Jón Þorkelsson Bicentenary of his death (2 stamps issued 5 May 1959)^[4]
• 1961 Benedikt Sveinsson and Björn M. Ólsen, to celebrate the University of Iceland (3 stamps issued 6th Oct)
• 1961 Jón Sigurðsson 150th anniversary of his birth.^[2]
• 1963 Sigurður Guðmundsson to celebrate the National Museum (2 stamps issued 20th Feb. 1963)
• 1965 Einar Benediktsson (Stamp issued 16th Nov. 1965)^[5]
• 1968 Friðrik Friðriksson (Stamp issued 5th Sept. 1968)^[6]
• 1968 Jón Magnússon (politician), 50th Anniversary of Independence, (2 stamps issued 1st Dec. 1968)
• 1970 Grimur Thomsen (poet) 150th Anniversary of Birth (Stamp issued 19 June 1970)
• 1971 Tryggvi Gunnarsson To celebrate the centenary of the Patriotic Society 1871-1971 (2 stamps issued 19th Aug. 1971)
• 1975 Hallgrímur Pétursson (poet), Árni Magnússon, Einar Jónsson and Jón Eiríksson (1728-1787) Set of 4 stamps on "Celebrities" (issued 18th Sept. 1975)
• 1975 Bertel Thorvaldsen Celebrating the centenary of the Thorvaldsen Society (Stamp issued 19th Nov. 1975)
• 1978 Halldór Hermannsson^[7]
• 1979 Jón Sigurðsson and Ingibjörg Einarsdóttir Centenary of both of their deaths (Stamp issued 1st Nov. 1979)
• 1980 Jón Sveinsson (Nonni) and Gunnar Gunnarsson writers (2 Stamps issued 28 April 1980)
• 1982 Þorbjörg Sveinsdóttir a famous Icelander (Stamp issued 8th Sept. 1982)^[8]
• 1983 Kristján Eldjárn
• 1987 Rasmus Kristjan Rask to mark his birth Centenary
• 1999 Composer Jón Leifs
• 2002 Halldór Laxness^[9]
• 2002 Sesselja Sigmundsdottir Advocate for Mentally Handicapped https://archive.today/20100410022707/http://www.solheimar.is/default4.asp?Sid_NR=761&E_NR=733&VS=1VS1.asp&VT=696&VT2=761 founder of Sólheimar
• 2004 Hannes Hafstein^[10]
• 2007 Jónas Hallgrímsson 200th anniversary of his birth.^[11]
• 2007 Frederick VIII of Denmark Royal Visit of 1907
• 2011 Jón Sigurðsson 200th anniversary of his birth.^[2]

See also

Postage stamps and postal history of Iceland

Sources

• Mclean, BM Stamp Dealer Stamp Member of the A.D.P.S. - U.K. Stamp Dealers Society and Member of the I.P.D.A. - Internet Philatelic Dealers Association.
• J Smith and Associates

Notes and References

1. News: Ný frímerki . 23 May 2022 . Reykjavík . 18 October 1902 . 2 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
2. News: Jón forseti á frímerki . 23 May 2022 . . 15 June 2011 . Icelandic.
3. News: Minningarfrímerki . 26 May 2022 . . 31 October 1950 . 16 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
4. News: Ný frímerki . 27 May 2022 . Póst -og símatíðindi . Póst- og símamálastjórn . 1 April 1959 . 5 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
5. News: Aldarafmæli Einars Benediktssonar minnzt . 26 May 2022 . . 4 November 1965 . 8 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
6. News: Nýtt frímerki með séra Friðriki Friðrikssyni . 26 May 2022 . . 8 August 1968 . 16 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
7. News: Ný frímerki . 23 May 2022 . . 23 November 1978 . 25 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
8. News: Ný íslensk frímerki . 25 May 2022 . . 17 August 1982 . 12 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
9. News: Sigurður H. Þorsteinsson . Nýjungar í frímerkjaútgáfu . 23 May 2022 . . 11 April 2002 . 56 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
10. News: Minning um kjarkaðan stjórnmálamann . 23 May 2022 . . 17 January 2004 . 8 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
11. Web site: Frímerki . JónasHallgrímsson.is . . 23 May 2022 . Icelandic.