Overrun Countries

These stamps from 1943 to 1944 show the flags of thirteen countries that were conquered in World War II by the Axis Powers (i.e., Germany, Italy, and Japan). They were Albania, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Greece, Korea, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Yugoslavia. Although these stamps were issued during the time of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, these were printed by the American Bank Note Company, the previous printer of stamps, because they required special, multiple color printing. The Bureau was not yet doing that kind of printing and would not do so that I can see until the 1950s.

Note

This page is complete. I’ve been unsure for a long time, though, as to whether I like these stamps. They have kind of an eerie was quality about them with a grayscale frame and a multi-color flag in the center of each. Sometimes I like them and other times I find them irritating. It’s like how I feel about women with bangs: it’s both attractive and disturbing to me.

Contains 13 spots: own 13 – 13 unused, 0 used.
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Album or Web Page Last changed Mar 13, 2025

Stamp Details

The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.

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Flags of Overrun Countries

1.1	✓	909	Flag of Poland September - October 1939	5¢ (jun 1943) comm., multicolor
1.2	✓	910	Flag of Czechoslovakia September 1938 - March 1939	5¢ (jul 1943) comm., multicolor
2.1	✓	911	Flag of Norway April - June 1940	5¢ (jul 1943) comm., multicolor
2.2	✓	912	Flag of Luxembourg May 1940	5¢ (aug 1943) comm., multicolor
2.3	✓	913	Flag of the Netherlands May 1940	5¢ (aug 1943) comm., multicolor
3.1	✓	914	Flag of Belgium May 1940	5¢ (sep 1943) comm., multicolor
3.2	✓	915	Flag of France May - June 1940	5¢ (sep 1943) comm., multicolor
3.3	✓	916	Flag of Greece October 1940 - April 1941	5¢ (oct 1943) comm., multicolor
4.1	✓	917	Flag of Yugoslavia April 1941	5¢ (oct 1943) comm., multicolor
4.2	✓	918	Flag of Albania April 1939	5¢ (nov 1943) comm., multicolor
4.3	✓	919	Flag of Austria March 1938	5¢ (nov 1943) comm., multicolor
5.1	✓	920	Flag of Denmark April 1940	5¢ (dec 1943) comm., multicolor
5.2	✓	921	Flag of Korea August 1910	5¢ (nov 1944) comm., multicolor

Footnotes

Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.