Norway Stamps
1941
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 A230
"Akershus Castle"
Issued 10th Sep 1941. Available on sheets (10x10), perf 13½:12¾.
Michel 231
"Haalogaland Exhibition and Fisherman's Relief Fund"
Issued 16th May 1941. Available on sheets (10x10), perf 13½:13.
Michel 232 to 235
"50th Anniversary of the Norwegian Lifeboat Institution"
Issued 9th Jul 1941. Available on sheets (10x10), perf 13½:13 to commemorate 50 years of the Norwegian Lifeboat Institution.
Michel 236
"Norwegian Legion Support Fund"
Issued 1st Aug 1941. Available on sheets (10x10), perf 13:13½.
Michel 237 to 256
"Lion coat of Arms with black 'V' overprint"
Issued Aug 1941. Perf 13:13½. There are two types: Type 'X' on watermark 2 paper and Type 'Y' on unwatermarked paper.
Michel 257
"Lion coat of Arms with white 'V' overprint"
Issued 18th Aug 1941. Perf 13:13½. Available on sheets (10x10).
Michel 258
"100th Anniversary of Oslo University"
Issued 2nd Sep 1941. Perf 13:13½. Available on sheets (10x10).
Michel 259 to 264
"700th Anniversary of the death of Snorri Sturluson"
Issued 23rd Sep to 23rd Oct 1941. Perf 12¾:13½. Michel 259 and 261 on sheets (10x10) and sheets (5x10) for the others in this set.
