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Norway WWII Nasjonal Samling Eagle and Sun Cross Service Stamp
Norway · 1943 · 10 Øre
The stamp features a stylized eagle clutching a sun cross emblem, with the text 'TJENESTE' (Service) and '10 ØRE' at the bottom. The design is characteristic of Nasjonal Samling propaganda.
This stamp was issued by the collaborationist Nasjonal Samling government in Norway during World War II, led by Vidkun Quisling. It represents a period of Nazi occupation and was declared illegal after the war's end in May 1945.
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Image: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Roede&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:Roede (page does not exist)">Roede</a> Original design by unknown artist. · License: Public domain
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