NOR 1940 MiNr0218 pm B002, Wilhelm von Hanno

Stamp of norway; 1940; definitive stamp of the so-called issue "posthorn - type ii/ii"; type ii = posthorn drawing in standing oval with non-striped (smooth color filled) background; subtype ii = characters with serifes (roman script); but 1940s posthorn specifications: photogravure, no watermark; perforation k 13: 13½; stamp is postmarked stamp: michel: no. 218; yvert & tellier: no. 223; afa: no. 216; scott: no. 190 color: purple (violet) watermark: none nominal value: 5 øre postage validity: from 25 november 1940 until 15 may 1945 renewed validity: from 1 september 1981 stamp picture size: 17 x 21 mm. Date: 25 November 1940 (first issue day of the stamp).