Norway Stamps
1940
The German occupation of Norway during World War II began on 9 April 1940 after German forces invaded the neutral Scandinavian country. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940 and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until the capitulation of German forces in Europe on 8/9 May 1945. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht. Civil rule was effectively assumed by the Reichskommissariat Norwegen (Reich Commissariat of Norway), which acted in collaboration with a pro-German puppet government, the Quisling regime, while the Norwegian king Haakon VII and the prewar government escaped to London, where they acted as a government in exile.
Michel 207 to 210
"Lion Coat of Arms"
Issued 4th Oct 1940. Available on sheets (10x10), perf 13:13½.
Michel 211 to 214
"National Relief Fund"
Issued 21st Oct 1940. Available on sheets (10x10), perf 13½:13 featuring Fridtjof Nansen, diplomat and Nobel Prize winner (1922).
Michel 215 to 230
"Posthorn and Lion coat of Arms"
Issued 1940/41. Available on sheets (10x10), perf 13:13½.
