af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | dec 28, 2023 | Stamp of the day
In 1872, the first series of six stamps was issued with an image of a postal horn with the stamp’s value in the middle. This type of stamp was issued for more than 140 years in Norway. The last one was issued in 2014. Today’s stamp is the 2 Skilling issue...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | dec 26, 2023 | Stamp of the day
In 1863 and 1867 new series of stamps were issued depicting Norways coat of arms. The stamps in the first issue had the denomination printed to the left in the lower part. In the second series the denomination was printed on both sides of “SKILL”. Todays stamp is 2...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | dec 24, 2023 | Stamp of the day
One year after the first stamp was issued in Norway (1855), a series of four stamps were issued depicting King Oscar I (1799-1859), who was also king of Sweden. Todays stamp is a mint copy of the 2 skilling issue. CV is 550 euro.
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | dec 24, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Norway’s postal service dates from 1647, when Christian IV of Denmark-Norway gave a concession to a private company, which established the Postal Service. The postal service primarily gave various parts of the country the opportunity to communicate with the...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | dec 22, 2023 | Stamp of the day
CLASSIC STAMPS: Greece Greece, with its morale renewed and with the consent of its allies, was setting out on a military campaign in 1919 to protect the Greeks living on the western coastline of Asia Minor, with the ultimate goal being the future control of Smyrna and...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | dec 21, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Through the spring of 1912, a series of bilateral agreements between the Christian Balkan states (Greece, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Serbia) formed the Balkan League, which in October 1912 declared war on the Ottoman Empire. In the First Balkan War, the Ottomans were...
