NORWEGIAN WAR AND FIELD POST SOCIETY
NORWEGIAN WAR AND FIELD POST SOCIETY (NWFPS) is anorganization, whose aim is to promote the interest for war postal history. Thissociety was established in 1987, and has at present (2004) more than 100 members.The Society is an affiliated member of the Norwegian Philatelic Association.The primary target for The Society is to do research on and bring forward newinformation about Norwegian war and field post history, and to publish this inthe interest of collectors and postal historians. The Society’s Norwegian War and FieldPost Journal is published four times a year,and is the main link between members. This publication is also an importantmedium for the Society’s outturned activities.
The Society arranges two members meetings every year, of one being theGeneral Meeting. During these there are held lectures and discussions ofvarious postal historical themes, exhibition ofcollections, exchange of objects, and auctions.Themembership fee for 2004 is Norwegian Kroner 300(approx. $ 43, € 35 and £ 25).
The Society invites collectors, postal historians and societiesinterested in this postal historical field to join. A free edition of the Norwegian War and FieldPost Journalwill be sent on request. Fill out and send the slip on page four to the addressmentioned, and further information will be sent to you!
Postcard, cancelled 22.11.40 from C-in-CNorwegian Forces in 1940
General Otto Ruge while he was a POW in Oflag IVB in Königsberg.
What is “Norwegian War and FieldPost” ?
This collector’s field within philately comprises civil and militarycensorship connected to Norway in the previous as wellas in this century. Obviously most members are interested in WW II mail. From1940 to 1945 Norway was occupied by German forces. This period became animportant part of Norway’s contemporary history, which not least is reflectedin the postal history. Military and civil censorship were part of both theNorwegian and German control of communications.
Studies of the field post and its routing and handling is the main topic in The Society’sactivities. Norwegian field post in peacetime is also a rich area forcollectors. Norwegian UN personnel have been engaged as peacekeeping forcesaround the world. This results in new Norwegian fieldpost history.
If you are interested in War andField Post connected to Norway, a membership in our society would be anadvantage to you.
Please contact us for furtherinformation!
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Board ofthe Norwegian War and Field Post Society.
Chairman: Bjørn Muggerud, Oscarsgt. 88,N-0256 Oslo. E-mail: bmuggeru@online.no
Members: John Torstad, Gausdalsgt. 162b, N-2615 Lillehammer.E-mail: John.Torstad@hil.no
Editor: ErikLørdahl, Gydas v. 52, N-1413 Tårnåsen. E-mail: loreri@c2i.net
Web site: http://www.filatelist.no/klubber/krigfelt.htm.