Postage stamps and postal history of Iceland

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	~~This is a survey of the '''postage stamps and postal history of Iceland'''.~~ Regular mail service in [[Iceland]] was first established by a charter of 13 May 1776, and on 1 January 1873, Iceland issued its first [[postage stamp]]s. The design was the same as for the [[Danish numeral issue]] of the time (numeral of value surmounted by a crown all inside an oval), denominated with values ranging from 2 to 16 [[Skilling (Scandinavian monetary unit)\|skilling]], and inscribed ''ÍSLAND''. All are scarce or rare, and used copies are especially hard to find.		Regular mail service in [[Iceland]] was first established by a charter of 13 May 1776, and on 1 January 1873, Iceland issued its first [[postage stamp]]s. The design was the same as for the [[Danish numeral issue]] of the time (numeral of value surmounted by a crown all inside an oval), denominated with values ranging from 2 to 16 [[Skilling (Scandinavian monetary unit)\|skilling]], and inscribed ''ÍSLAND''. All are scarce or rare, and used copies are especially hard to find.

	==Chronology==		==Chronology==