Moss (NO)

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Moss is a coastal town (30,723 inhabitants in 2012) and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Moss. The city of Moss was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. The rural municipality of Jeløy was merged with the city on 1 July 1943.The Old Norse form of the name was Mors. It may be derived from an old root mer- which means to "divide" or "split".

Postmark Examples

DC MOSS in 1893.

MOSS ★ cancel on official stamp in 1949.

Circle with 3 stars in 1966.

Circle with 3 stars in 1969.

MOSS ★ cancel in 1908.

Covers

Circles MOSS in 1873.