Old Stamps Of Norway ( Europe )

The postal system of Norway dates back to 1647, when the private company Postvesenet was established   ( now Posten Norge ).  The first postal marking was a cancellation introduced at Oslo in 1845.  The first postage stamps was issued in 1855 and depicted coat of arms of Norway.  In 1871, Norway introduced its first stamps with a posthorn design and stamps of this type with periodic redesigns have been in use ever since.  When Norway was occupied by the Germans, British and French  forces in Northeast Norway established field post office that operated until withdrawal  in June 1940.  The government in exile based in London, issued stamps for the use of Royal Norwegian Navy and the Merchant Marine.

1.   ISSUED 1914

2.

3. ABOVE STAMP - ISSUED 1907 - 1918

4.   ISSUED BETWEEN 1877 TILL 1920

5.   ISSUED BETWEEN 1877 TILL 1920

6.   ISSUED BETWEEN 1877 TILL 1920

7.    ISSUED BETWEEN  1922 TILL 1949

8.   ISSUED BETWEEN 1922 TILL 1949

9.

10.

11.   ISSUED IN 1943

Old Stamps Of Sweden ( Europe )

Sweden issued its first postage stamp on 1st.  July 1855 a set of five values denominated in skilling banco.  These stamps which depicted the coat of arms were inscribed " SVERIGE " as have been in all subsequent Swedish stamps  and were perforated. The currency changed to ore and riksdaler on 1st. of July 1858 necessitating a new issue of stamps.  The design was the same as before but the stamps were printed smaller. The monarch made his first appearance on stamps in 1885, with King Oscar II, who was depicted in profile on a 10 ore value.  In 1891 a new definitive series were issued with profile of Oscar II for the 5 ore and till the 26th. of October 1903.  Sweden's first commemorative stamps came out, a 5 kroner value depicting the Stockholm Post Office on the occasion of its opening.

1.  ISSUED 1885 - AMONG THE EARLIEST SWEDISH STAMP.

2.   ISSUED 1891 - KING OSCAR II

2.   ISSUED 1910 TILL 1920 - KING GUSTAV V

3.  KING GUSTAV V

4.   ISSUED 1910 TILL 1940 - KING GUSTAV V

5.  ISSUED 1939

6. ISSUED 1943

7.

8.   OFFICIAL SWEDISH STAMPS - 1910

9.   OFFICIAL SWEDISH STAMPS - 1910

10.   OFFICIAL SWEDISH STAMPS - 1910

Malaysian First Day Cover - 150 Anniversary Of ITU - Issued 17 May 2015

In conjunction with the World Telecommunication Day which falls on the 17 of May this year, Malaysian Post is delighted to issue a series of stamps to commemorate this day to honour the achievements made in the field of telecommunication which started with the invention of telegraph, radio, television, mobile phones and the internet.  One can easily imagine how miserable life is in this modern world without these inventions which made communication and the dissemination of information throughout the world difficult  in terms of speed and variety.

1.   MALAYSIAN FIRST DAY COVER - 150 ANNIVERSARY OF ITU - ISSUED 17 MAY 2015

Old Stamps Of Belgium ( Europe )

Belgium began issuing postage stamps on July 8, 1849 when two imperforated stamps, a 10cents . brown and 20 cents blue collectively known as Epaulettes were introduced.  A few months later, a 40 cents red stamp with a new design was issued, for postage to foreign destinations.  Initially all Belgian stamps were issued with the French name " Belgique " only, as the French was the original language of the government.  Under the government of " Auguste Beernaert ", however, stamps began to be issued with the Dutch language " Belgie " too from 1889.  Belgium stamps are rarely issued with German text  ( Belgien ) , including overprinted German stamps during World War One.

1.   ISSUED BETWEEN 1895 - 1902

2.  ISSUED BETWEEN 1895 - 1902

3.   ISSUED 1919

4.  ISSUED 1897 - ANGEL VESUS SATAN

5.  PORTRAIT OF KING LEOPOLD  II

6.   ISSUED 1905 - KING LEOPOLD II

7.   ISSUED BETWEEN 1929 - 1936

8.   ISSUED 1869 ( GOVERNMENT USED FRENCH IN ADMINISTRATION )

9.

10.

11.  ISSUED IN 1935

12.  PORTRAIT OF KING LEOPOLD III - ISSUED 1929

13.   PORTRAIT OF KING LEOPOLD  III - ISSUED 1929

14.   ISSUED 1944 TILL 1961

15.   ISSUED 1944 TILL 1961

16.

17.   PORTRAIT OF KING LEOPOLD III OF BELGIUM

18.   ISSUED 1947

19.   HISTORICAL PORTRAITS - ISSUED 1942

20.   ISSUED IN 1920

21.  ISSUED IN 1923

22.   RAILWAY AND PARCEL POST STAMPS - ISSUED FROM 1879 TILL 1947

23.   RAILWAY AND PARCEL POST STAMPS - ISSUED FROM 1879 TILL 1947

24.    RAILWAY AND PARCEL POST STAMPS - ISSUED FROM 1879 TILL 1947

25.   RAILWAY AND PARCEL POST STAMPS - ISSUED FROM 1879 TILL 1947

Malaysian First Day Cover - The Coronation Of His Majesty Sultan Nazrin Of Perak - Issued 07 May 2015

Upon the death of his father Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak on the 28 of May 2014, the Perak National Council unanimously elected His Royal Highness Sultan Nazrin as the 35th. Sultan of the State of Perak.   The Perak Sultanate was established in 1528 when Sultan Mahmud the last Sultan of Melacca who fled from the Portuguese in 1511 and left a second prince in the State of Perak to continue his legacy as a ruler in the Malay States.  A very highly educated Prince who obtained his PhD Degree in Political Economy and Government from Harvard University is married to Tuanku Zara Salim and blessed with a son and a daughter.

1.     MALAYSIAN FIRST DAY COVER - THE CORONATION OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTAN NAZRIN OF PERAK - ISSUED 07 MAY 2015

2.    MALAYSIAN FIRST DAY COVER - THE CORONATION OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTAN NAZRIN OF PERAK - ISSUED 07 MAY 2015

Malaysian First Cover - 175th. Year Anniversary Of Penny Black - Issued 30 April 2015

The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp issued in Britain on 06 May 1840 to be used in public postal system.  Sir Rowland Hill has been credited with  originating the basic concept of the modern postal service, including the invention of the adhesive postage stamp.  The Penny Black features the profile of Queen Victoria which was based on the engraved portrait of the young queen.  The word " Postage " appeared at the top of the stamp and " One Penny " at the bottom, indicating the amount that had been pre-paid for the transmission of the letter to which it was affixed. 

1.   MALAYSIAN FIRST DAY COVER - 175 ANNIVERSARY OF PENNY BLACK  -  ISSUED 30 APRIL 2015