| Norway Postal Stationery Watermark Identification |
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by Jay Smith & Associates
Most Norwegian postal stationery from approximately 1936 to 1964 bears a large "POST" watermark. The watermark can theoretically appear in up to eight positions on any given item, however in some cases, the OFK catalog has given a different catalog sub-number to horizontal vs vertical varieties. It is quite certain that not all eight (or even all four in the case of horizontal vs vertical) postions exist for every item. It is equally certain that there are significant differences in scarcity for the different positions. To my knowledge these differences have never been systematically surveyed and recorded and nobody has attempted to indicate rarity or pricing of the differences.
Unlike stamp watermarks, I define postal stationery watermark as they appear when viewed from the front of the item.
The following illustrates the eight possible positions, as viewed from the front of the item.
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