Bear Stamps, Cancellations, and Postal Stationary from Norway

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Bear type - polar
Year - 1925
Face value - 2o
Scott # - 104 (from 104-110 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 167 (from 167-173 set)
Michel # - 109 (from 109-115 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Polar bear [from issue to help finance Roald Amundsen's attempted flight to the North Pole]
 
Bear type - polar
Year - 1925
Face value - 3o
Scott # - 105 (from 104-110 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 168 (from 167-173 set)
Michel # - 110 (from 109-115 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Polar bear [from issue to help finance Roald Amundsen's attempted flight to the North Pole]
 
Bear type - polar
Year - 1925
Face value - 5o
Scott # - 106 (from 104-110 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 169 (from 167-173 set)
Michel # - 111 (from 109-115 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Polar bear [from issue to help finance Roald Amundsen's attempted flight to the North Pole]
 
Bear type - polar
Year - 1925
Face value - 10o
Scott # - 107 (from 104-110 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 170 (from 167-173 set)
Michel # - 112 (from 109-115 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Polar bear [from issue to help finance Roald Amundsen's attempted flight to the North Pole]
 
Bear type - polar
Year - 1925
Face value - 15o
Scott # - 108 (from 104-110 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 171 (from 167-173 set)
Michel # - 113 (from 109-115 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Polar bear [from issue to help finance Roald Amundsen's attempted flight to the North
Pole]
 
Bear type - polar
Year - 1925
Face value - 20o
Scott # - 109 (from 104-110 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 172 (from 167-173 set)
Michel # - 114 (from 109-115 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Polar bear [from issue to help finance Roald Amundsen's attempted flight to the North
Pole]
 
Bear type - polar
Year - 1925
Face value - 25o
Scott # - 110 (from 104-110 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 173 (from 167-173 set)
Michel # - 115 (from 109-115 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Polar bear [from issue to help finance Roald Amundsen's attempted flight to the North
Pole]
 
Bear type - fictional
Year - 1972
Face value - 80c
Scott # - 601 (from 599-601 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 695 (from 693-695 set)
Michel # - 654 (from 652-654 set)
WNS # - none
Description - "The Princess Riding a Polar Bear" folktale [from illustrations of tales by Theodor
Kittelsen issue]
 
Bear type - polar
Year - 1975
Face value - 1.40k
Scott # - 662 (from 660-662 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 745 (from 743-745 set)
Michel # - 711 (from 709-711 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Polar bear [from 50th anniversary of the union of Spitsbergen with Norway issue]
 
Bear type - polar
Year - 1978
Face value - 1.25k
Scott # - 733a (from 733 pane)
Stanley Gibbons # - 819 (from 819-826 set)
Michel # - 775 (from 775-782 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Polar bear [from NORWEX '80 Philatelic Exhibition]
 
Bear type - polar
Year - 1978
Face value - 1.25k
Scott # - 733b (from 733 pane)
Stanley Gibbons # - 820 (from 819-826 set)
Michel # - 776 (from 775-782 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Polar bear [from NORWEX '80 Philatelic Exhibition]
 
Bear type - polar
Year - 1978
Face value - 1.25k
Scott # - 733c (from 733 pane)
Stanley Gibbons # - 821 (from 819-826 set)
Michel # - 777 (from 775-782 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Polar bear [from NORWEX '80 Philatelic Exhibition]
 
Bear type - polar
Year - 1978
Face value - 1.25k
Scott # - 733d (from 733 pane)
Stanley Gibbons # - 822 (from 819-826 set)
Michel # - 778 (from 775-782 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Polar bear [from NORWEX '80 Philatelic Exhibition]
 
Bear type - polar
Year - 1996
Face value - 20k
Scott # - 1116 (from 1115-1116 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 1227 (from 1226-1227 set)
Michel # - 1203 (from 1202-1203 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Polar bear [from Svalbard Islands issue]
 

Bear type -polar
Year - 2005
Face Value -10.50
Description -Polar bear (from Holidays/Tourism issue)
Scott # -1429 (from 1427-1429 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 1564 (from 1562-1564 set)
Michel # - 1533Dl and 1355Dr (from 1531-1533 set)
WNS # -need number

Bear type - polar
Year - 2006
Face Value - various
Description - Polar bear (machine postage label)
Scott # - need number
Stanley Gibbons # - need number
Michel # - ATM 6
WNS # - not listed
 
Bear type - brown
Year - 2008
Face Value - 14
Description - Brown bear [from wildlife issue]
Scott # - need number
Stanley Gibbons # - need number
Michel # - need number
WNS # - need number
   

Cancellations

Where: Norway
Date: 1977
Description: Polar bear (I know nothing else about this cancel)
Where: Norway
Date: November 14-16, 2003
Description: Three Berlin Bears (Berlin stamp exhibition)

Postal Stationary

need image Bear type - Toy
Year - 2000
Face Value -
Catalog Number -
Description - Teddy, Santa, animals from Christmas issue
Stationary type - picture postal card
 
need image Bear type - Fictional
Year - 2003
Face Value -
Catalog Number -
Description - Rasmus Klump issue may have a bear in set
Stationary type - envelope

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