Postal horn (stamp of Norway)

A postal Cor illustrates a series of postage stamps of everyday usage of Norway . The type drawn by Wilhelm von Hanno is used since December 22nd, 1871, which makes the type of stamp of it the former always of practice.

Because of this long career, there exists a collection specialized of this type according to its facial values replaced in the economic context of the time, the variations of paper and ink and the differences between the regularly remade Gravure S.

Description

The stamp represents a horn or postal horn, Musical instrument used by the factor to announce its arrival in a place. The loop formed by the horn is overcome by a crown. The whole is registered inside a broad circle in which is registered the name of the country (“NORGE”) and the facial value in letters. This one is recalled in figures inside the loop of the horn. In each of the four corners, is drawn a winged wheel, pointing out the attributes of the Roman god Mercure, of which one of the roles is to be the messenger of the gods.

From 1871 to 1991, the stamps of the series are monochromic. In 1991, the drawing becomes two-tone, then multicoloured in 1997.

The Dentelure does not evolve/move of 1871 to 1997, it is of 14 ½ × 13 ½ teeth out of two centimetres.

Career on postage stamp

The first stamp with the type postal Cor is one 3 emitted skillings red on December 22nd, 1871. In 1909, the new engraving of H. Rui returns the interior of the head mast of visible, well above the horn, the type postal Cor is limited to the values of less than 7 øre. The majority of the values to a crown is assumed by a new series representing the lion of the armorial bearings of Norway posed in top on the left of a bottom of plain color.

In August 1941, the authorities of German occupation impose a “V” black overloaded in proclamation of the victory of the German army.

In December 1962, the type profits from an impression in Taille-douce, then of the use of phosphorescent paper in 1967 to facilitate the Tri mail and to inaugurate a multicoloured impression. It also introduces a decimal notation of the values in øre inside the circle formed by the horn. In 1895, the contract is gained by the printer Christian Knudsen.

In 1937, the printer Emil Mostue carries out the series in Photogravure. It is also the first in Norway for which paper without Filigrane is employed in 1940-1941, during the German occupation.

In second half of the 20th century, the central bank of Norway takes over. After the use of impressions by engraving, its printing works employs the Lithographie, just like the Dutch printer Enschedé as from 2000

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