Os Stamp ID Please

Sorting through a lot of stamps, this came up. What country does "OS" represent? and numbers 6060? Info appreciated, thank you

This is a Norway Official stamp from 1955.
SG cat# O739. Value 85p.

Someone will pipe in with the Scott number.

Londonbus1

Thanks guys I have a few of these and didn't know what they were.

Dianne

G'Day Nic this is as you know a Norway Official Stamp,description is a 1951-2 unwmk photo perf 13,Scott #063 05 60o blue-gray (2007 price) $1.60 - .20.
hope this helps mate

Probably it is the shield or crest with the heraldic lion (rampant = Old French for 'rearing up') with a viking battle ax and the Norwegian crown over it that identifies it as Norwegian rather than the O.S.

English = Official Service
Norwegian = Offisiell Service
(from Google Language)

From Wikipedia (Attitude of Animals in Heraldry):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampant#Rampant

Lion Rampant


Further investigation reveiled:
The Coat of Arms of Norway is a crowned, golden lion rampant holding an axe with an argent (silver) blade, on a crowned, triangular and red escutcheon (main feature or background shield). Its elements originate from personal insignias for the royal house in the High Middle Ages, thus being among the oldest in Europe.

The 1933, 1937 and Norwegian Nazi Party issues spell out Offentlig sak, which has the ring of an old Norse putdown. Here is Norway O54...



C.

Thank you all, copy Norway and OS = Ofentlig Sak
also noticed they repeat the numbers, 1KR 1 KR, so it's 60 and not 6060

Thanks Puzzler for the Coat of arms