WW2 Flemish Legion

Just got these this weekend for my German Collection and thought I would show them off.

What is the "Flemish Legion" ?

some guys who had a lot of phlegm in their mouths?

The 27th SS Volunteer Division Langemarck. was a German Waffen-SS volunteer division comprising volunteers of Flemish background. It saw action on the Eastern Front during World War II.

The formation started as the 6th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Langemarck and in September 1944 the Sturmbrigade was raised in status to a division, but its strength never reached more than a brigade.

Thanks SV.

This is the first set issued for the Flemish Legion. These were printed December, 1941 in Brussels for use in sending mail and packages to the Flemish Legionnaires. They were printed in sheets of 4 with each stamp having a 50Fr surtax to benefit the Legionnaires or their family members. A total of 30,000 sets of 4 were issued. They were only valid on mail and parcels posted at the Legion offices.

The designs of the above stamp are similar in design elements to Switzerland, Scott B100-B103. Same designer and/or printer?

The Flemish Stamps were printed in Brussels by De Reume. I do not know the designer. I guess it is possible it was the same person. At the very least I would say they were inspired by the Swiss stamps.

Show off...........

If the Flemish legion is like the Netherlands "legion" it was Belgians fighting for the Nazis on the Eastern front...i saw one cover at a show with the Flemish legion stamps on it..the price was up in the stratosphere !!

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Legitimate ones go for $200-$500, Philatelic ones run about $150. The stamps were only valid for about 1 Month.

Rev, Thanks, I guess cover dealers can ask what they want..the one I saw he was asking in the thousand dollar range..it was a beautiful thing...but not in my price range !

Very nice rev, can honestly say I'm jealous.

I want these for my German collection as well...

Very nice stamps.

Are they Deutschland stamps? I'm no expert in German stamps but since I see no clear mention to the country (except maybe the coat of arms), I just wonder how they marked German stamps back then.

Most WW1 & WW2 Era German Stamps are marked Deutsches Reich.

These stamps would fall under German Occupation of Belgium or German Fieldpost issues. They were used to send letters or packages to the Flemish Legion Soldiers fighting with the Germans on the Eastern Front. As a whole the Flemish Legions were looked upon by most Belgians as traitors. They were shunned along with their families for many years after the war.

That was most likely the Re-Issue from 1943. It is the same except for an overprint consisting of a Aeroplane and 1943. A legitimately used 1943 series would run $800-$1000.

A total of 920 Sheets were overprinted or a total of 3680 available sets. That's just slightly more than 10% of the Qty. issued of the 1st series(30,000 sets).