NORWAY

NORWAY.

Pro National Tourist Association.
The North Cape.
First stamp in a set of 3, issued on 01.04.1943.
Vace value: 15 + 25 Norwegian øre.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 520,000 copies.
Size: 30 x 24 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 290.
- Michel No. 284.
- Nordeskatalogen No. 311.
- Scott No. B28.
- StampWorld No. 292.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 349.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 246.

The North Cape (Norwegian: Nordkapp; Northern Sami: Davvenjárga) is a promontory located on the island of Magerøya, in northern Norway, in the community of Nordkapp. Its cliff, 307 m (1,007 ft) high, is often considered the northernmost point in Europe. However, neighboring Cape Knivskjellodden lies about 1,450 m (4,760 ft) further north and is the northernmost point on the continent. A road to the North Cape was first built in 1956. The North Cape was named by the English navigator Steven Borough, captain of the Edward Bonaventure, which sailed past in 1553 in search of the Northeast Passage.

This postage stamp wa issued during the German occupation of Norway (1940-1945). Shortly after, in December 1943, the battle of the North Cape took place between German and British naval forces.