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Vintage Sons of Norway lapel pins worn by members. The Sons of Norway was founded as the Independent Order of the Sons of Norway. [2] The organization was founded by 18 members on January 16, 1895, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to insure each other when they were unable to secure life insurance on their own.
The first non-royal person to appear on a Norwegian stamp was the playwright Henrik Ibsen, to commemorate the centenary of his birth in 1928 followed by the mathematician Niels Henrik Abel later the same year. Queen Maud was the first woman to appear on a Norwegian stamp, in 1939, followed by her daughter-in-law Märtha in 1956.
The first Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue was a penny price list issued in November 1865 and reissued at monthly intervals for the next 14 years. [1] The company produces numerous catalogues covering different countries, regions and specialisms; many of them are reissued annually.
Starting April 10, stamps for 1-ounce letters will drop in price from 49 cents to 47 cents after the expiration of a 2-year agreement. Starting April 10, stamps for 1-ounce letters will drop in ...
Name Reign Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Issue Death I Harald I Halfdansson [5] Harald Fairhair c. 872–932 (Non-contemporary) c. 850/860 Son of Halfdan the Black and Ragnhild Various At least nine sons c. 932 Rogaland: Eric I Haraldsson [3] Eric Bloodaxe c. 932–934 c. 895 Son of Harald I and Ragnhild Eriksdotter Gunnhild Gormsdóttir Eight ...
Stamps prices are on the rise, again — one of several changes the U.S. Postal Service is rolling out this month. When announcing its intention to raise forever stamp prices to 66 cents earlier ...
The first postal marking were postmarks introduced at Oslo in 1845, an octagonal issued January 1 quickly followed by a circular town/date stamp that same month. These continued to be used by the 49 post offices on envelopes and postal stationery after the introduction of postage stamps.
Sons of Norway, the olden kingdom, sing to the harps the festive sounds! Manly and full of solemnity let the music rise, Our song consecrateth the ancestral land. Memories of ancestors gloriously return, each time we mention our ancestral roots. Hearts swelling with pride and glowing cheeks hail the beloved, the sacred name;