My Norway Covers
1941
The German occupation of Norway during World War II began on 9 April 1941 after German forces invaded the neutral Scandinavian country. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1941 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.
23rd Sep 1941
First Day Cover
This Registered First Day cover was sent from Oslo on 23rd Sep 1941. It features three of the six stamps issued to commemorate the 700th Anniversary of the death of Snorri Sturluson Michel 259 to 264. These stamps are a 10 Øre, Michel 259 stamp, a 30 Øre, Michel 262 stamp and a 60 Øre Michel 264 stamp.
This cover is from my Collection