1943 5¢
Overrun Countries Issue #915
Belgium
Mythological bird Phoenix on the left, symbolizing renewal of life,
and a kneeling figure breaking the bonds of oppression on the right.
The French flag is in the center
5¢ Multicoloured
Rotary Press Printing - Perf. 12
20 million printed - Scott #915 - 1943
Value
Used: $0.01-$0.02
No postmark with gum (MH): $0.02-$0.03
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $0.03-$0.05
Vignette proof on india, mounted on card
A first day cover of #915 dated September 28th 1943
A sheet of 50 of #915
British and French troops wade through shallow water along the beach at Dunkirk, France on June 13, 1940
French soldiers load a piece of artillery in a wood somewhere in the Western Front on May 29, 1940
A German armored tank crosses the Aisne River in France,
on June 21, 1940, one day before the surrender of France.