Norway post issued a set of stamps featuring children with Christmas cards, the predominant Norway’s Christmas gnome. When Christmas celebrations focusing on children and family grew in popularity, romantic Christmas traditions came to the fore, particularly Christmas Eve customs. Going to church by horse and cart, bringing home and decorating the Christmas tree and close-up [...]
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University of Oslo bicentenary
September 6th, 2011 
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1,329 viewsAfter the Danish King decided in 1629 that priests in the Danish-Norwegian church had to pass a university examination in theology, students flocked from Norway to the university in Copenhagen. The expense of studying in Denmark was a heavy burden for many families. Yet the demand for a university in Norway was ignored. In 1736 [...]
Posthorn – Norway
November 24th, 2010 srmodh 1,331 viewsNorwegian post issued a set of three stamps in the world’s longest-running definitive series posthorn. Norwegian post offices were informed in a circular dated 16 December 1871 that a red 3 skilling stamp would go into circulation in January 1872.
Christmas 2010 – Norway
November 23rd, 2010 srmodh 971 viewsNorway post issued a set of Christmas stamps featuring some of the details of Grandma’s Christmas tablecloth.
Children’s books – Norway
November 21st, 2010 srmodh 1,274 viewsNorway Post issued a set of stamps Mormor og de åtte ungene (Grandma and the Eight Children) as stamp subject for Europa 2010.
50 Years of Television in Norway
August 27th, 2010 srmodh 1,002 viewsNorway post issued a postage stamps to celebrate the 50 years of television in Norway. Television broadcasting started in Norway on 20 August 1960.
