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Printer names in italic against "Stamp printing primarily done by..." signifies that the printer has been seen used by that country within a mid-2011 or later philatelic magazine new stamp issue listing. Non-italicised signifies a recent use, but prior to mid-2011.

FALKLAND ISLANDS  
 First postage stamp issued: 1878.
Stamp printing for this country is primarily done by: BDT (Ireland).

No stamps appear to have been produced locally. However, overprints were produced locally, as the entry records below.

Government Printing Press, Stanley.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1918 (Overprints) for Falkland Islands.



FAROE ISLANDS, The  
 First postage stamp issued: 1940.
Stamp printing for this country is primarily done by: Swedish Post (Sweden), Enschede (Netherlands), Lowe-Martin (Canada), Post Denmark Stamps (Denmark) and Cartor (France).
 

No stamps appear to have been produced locally. However, locally produced overprints were produced, as recorded in the entry below.

H. N. Jacobson, Torshavn.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1940 (Overprints) for Faroe Islands.



FIJI  
 First postage stamp issued: 1870.
Stamp printing for this country is primarily done by: BDT (Ireland), Enschede (The Netherlands), Secura (Singapore), Cartor (France) and Walsall (GB).

The Fiji Times Offices, Levuka, Ovalu.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1870 for Fiji.



Government Printing Establishment, Suva.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1908 (Overprints) for New Hebrides, 1917 (Postage Dues) for Fiji.



Polynesian Gazette Office, Levuka.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1874 (Overprints) for Fiji.



FINLAND  
 First postage stamp issued: 1856.
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FIUME  
First postage stamp issued: 1918.
Country no longer exists by this name. See Croatia.

Kirchofer & Cia., Fiume.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1918 (Overprints), 1919 (Stamps) for Fiume.



FRANCE
First postage stamp issued: 1849.
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FRENCH GUIANA  
 First postage stamp issued: 1886.
Stamp printing for this country is primarily done by: [unknown printer].

No stamps appear to have been produced locally.



FRENCH POLYNESIA  
 First postage stamp issued: 1958. .
Stamp printing for this country is primarily done by: [unknown printer].

No stamps appear to have been produced locally.



FUJAIRAH  
First postage stamp issued: 1964.
Country no longer exists by this name as it is currently an Emirate within the United Arab Emirates.

No stamps appear to have been produced locally.

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