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		<title>Iceland Post celebrates its town festivals with a stamp issue!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 06:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
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The number of town festivals held in Iceland in the summer has been increasing in recent years.

They have become a valued part in the cultural life of many towns and communities in the country.
The Reykjavík Gay Parade is held annually in the month of August. This festival originated in the U.S. and is now being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The fourth stamp series on contemporary Icelandic design on WOPA!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
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The fourth stamp series on contemporary Icelandic design is dedicated to graphic design. The motifs are the work of four young graphic artists.

Sigurdur Oddsson was born in 1985 and grew up mostly in Vancouver, Canada. There he became acquainted with native Indian art which influences his imagery. He graduated from the Iceland Academy of the Arts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iceland Post takes a look back at the Automobile Age!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 06:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
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The actual Automobile Age in Iceland began in 1913 when the first Ford T car came to Iceland. The stamps depict four old automobiles.

Ford Model T lorry. Cars of the type T Ford proved that cars were the most suitable means of transport for Iceland. Ford T was a reliable, simple and relatively inexpensive car. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iceland&#8217;s National Museum 150th Anniversary!</title>
		<link>http://www.worldstampnews.com/2013/02/icelands-national-museum-150th-anniversary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 06:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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The National Museum of Iceland was founded February 24th, 1863.

That day National Librarian Jon Arnason brought a letter to the regional authorities from pastor Helgi Sigurdsson at Jörfi offering fifteen relics a gift to Iceland with the request &#8216;that they be the first sprout in the collection of old Icelandic relics.&#8217; Until that time ancient [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Year of Water Cooperation stamp Issue by Iceland on WOPA!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
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United Nations General Assembly has declared the year 2013 the International Year of Water Cooperation.

The purpose is to raise general awareness about the possibility of increased cooperation on this precious resource. Icelandic institutions and nonprofit organizations have been involved in international relief efforts, which include digging wells to provide water for people in drought areas. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Folk Tales are the main motif for Iceland Posts&#8217; Christmas Stamp.</title>
		<link>http://www.worldstampnews.com/2012/11/folk-tales-are-the-main-motif-for-iceland-posts-christmas-stamp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 06:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aaron</dc:creator>
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The motifs for the 2012 Christmas stamps are based on the story of the Night Troll which is included in the Jón Árnason collection of Icelandic folk tales.

The story as told by an old woman from Rangárþing was recorded in the 19th century. According to the story, persons who were responsible for looking after a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parks IV &#8211; Stamp Issue</title>
		<link>http://www.worldstampnews.com/2012/09/parks-iv-stamp-issue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aaron</dc:creator>
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The Akureyri Park is run by the town as a botanical garden and a nature park. The latter was formally opened to the public in 1912 while the botanic garden opened in 1957. The Park Society was founded in 1909 with Sigridur Sæmundsdóttir as its first president.

Margrethe Schiöth contributed to the growth and development of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Akureyri 150th Anniversary &#8211; Stamp Issue</title>
		<link>http://www.worldstampnews.com/2012/07/akureyri-150th-anniversary-stamp-issue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 06:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aaron</dc:creator>
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Akureyri is Iceland’s fourth most populous municipality. At the end of 2011 the population numbered approximately 18,000. Grímsey and Hrísey islands are also within the jurisdiction of Akureyri. The Book of Settlement reports that the first settler in the area was Helgi, “the Skinny” Eyvindarson who arrived in the 9th century.

In 1778, the first house [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First Cod War &#8211; Stamp Issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2012 06:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aaron</dc:creator>
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At the end of the 14th centure British seamen started fishing in Icelandic waters. These fisheries continued long into the 20th century. The first Cod War started on September 1st 1958 when Iceland expanded its fishery zone from 4 nautical miles to 12 nautical miles. The British declared that their trawlers would fish under protection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mushrooms VI &#8211; Crab brittlegill  &#8211; Stamp Issue</title>
		<link>http://www.worldstampnews.com/2012/07/mushrooms-vi-crab-brittlegill-stamp-issue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aaron</dc:creator>
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Crab brittlegill (Russula xerampelina) is a large mushroom with a wine-red cap. Older mushroom smell of shellfish or herring.

This mushroom grows in grassy woodlands and peaty soil. It it common in Iceland. The species is mainly characterized by its odour and is often called &#8220;herring russula&#8221;. The crab brittlegill is the main species. Abroad it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Europa 2012 &#8211; Visit Iceland &#8211; Stamp Issue</title>
		<link>http://www.worldstampnews.com/2012/06/europa-2012-visit-iceland-stamp-issue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aaron</dc:creator>
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Following the theme set by Post Europ for 2012, the Europa stamps highlight reasons for visiting the issuing country, in our case Iceland. Deliberations on the best way to communicate visual messages in the terse form of the postage stamp while at the same time introducing Iceland as a tourist attraction resulted in the combination [...]]]></description>
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