By Even Brande This year marks the 100th anniversary of Norway’s Polar stamps, as well as Roald Amundsen’s ambitious attempt to reach the North Pole using flying boats. These stamps were among the first my father introduced me to when he passed down his collection to me as a child. He fondly referred to them […]
Earlier this year I presented to our local Scandiavian Collectors Club Colorado Chapter on Postal Service and Communication in Nazi-Occupied Norway 1940-1945. This was a presentation I figured would resonate with collectors interested in Norwegian stamps, postal history, and history in general. I was overwhelmed by the response this presentation received and was subsequently invited […]
As of this writing it has been 30 year since Norway hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games. It was the first Olympic Games to switch to the new 2-year alternating schedule for summer and winter Olympics. Previously, summer and winter Olympics had always been held […]