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List of people on the postage stamps of Norway

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Norway has issued stamps since 1855, and the first person to appear on a Norwegian stamp was the joint Norwegian king Oscar I in 1856 ( katalogue FACIT) the second Norwegian-Swedish king Oscar II in 1878. 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 non-royal woman was author Camilla Collett in 1963.

Except for royalty, none has been more frequent on Norwegians stamps than national hero Fridtjof Nansen (explorer, scientist, diplomat, Nobel laureate)

To the matter of "who's first", several non-royal persons appeared on a 1914 stamp commemorating the centenary of the Constitution of Norway, as the stamp depicted the renowned painting of the 1814 assembly. This list does however only include persons depicted as themselves per se, and does not include stamps where persons appear as a representative of their profession, such as post officers, brass band members etc. The list also excludes persons that are represented on paintings.


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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "1989–1992 Series: Norwegian Olympic Gold Winners". Colnect. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "2001 Series: Centenary of Nobel Prizes". Colnect. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ Alkärr, Thomas (4 April 2008). "40 år siden drapet på King" [40 years since King's murder]. NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 October 2020. (translated) In 2001, Posten Norge presented Norway eight new stamps with Nobel laureates. One of the stamps showed Martin Luther King Jr, who was awarded the Peace Prize in 1964.