ORANJESTAD — Onlangs Kuiperi en de zegels zijn ge- staat Aruba’s oorlogsheld pTpaeholoewesssnee tft etztzsdhe eeegegdre eemill Waessd‘e ivrArwaueernoilcu trdtbgoiddaeeroe ig rneelP i voonneusg init.dt,eee g ru Deiwmgejeeee t-n LdazSdaiearteggnua oevkmd-latrep l a vs fbaa ifvanjiian nnnvJ 6a aoN0dlhde e eardc nioeeUjn pr-t.elE bnanotsDnst odecat.o ah1 ptpe5 oOd6dseepe te - n d e ‚ikwrsBnieoeo erory sNpdv e a EIdnmscve euagrtdrnel ryëwaiex eneee gadncfze uge Etdegeeobevreoleessrerr t ldzde.ide. s et DosDHDaoweiugke ji- r ts tke-e- ven met de waarden van 60, zegel van 75 cent laat de ex- enveloppe. De zegels zijn bp7ee5ne lendz eijn1nd5 0v kacnue nnstd.te eDhneaa nadorn tvSwatenar n- Opdpleoe sriddeees zeszgciehelni p voadpn e heP1te5 d0eg rectneoanrltpe es-. evlieelnradknerd i jptgoobstat aksrae npbttioejrm edbene rv oepr2 s0ch0he4it.l - Postal Services introduce “Historical Stam ps (War) 2002" As of today, September 9, photography and accentuating U-156 submarine. The Peder- 2002, the Postal Services of the fact that these images are nales exploded and burned Aruba have put available to fading memories from half a fiercely al night, but did not _the general public a new series century ago. Each stamp has a sink. The next day she was of historical stamps with as color band through the design, pushed ashore by tug boats theme "war." pointing out the fact that the and later sunk off-shore. The designs by Stan sceneries depicted in the Many other torpedoes were Kuiperi are all done in black stamps are real geographical fired, some missing ships and and white, recreating wartime places, existing today "in getting stuck on the beach. color" and in peace. The one depicted on this The stamps printed by stamp, exploded the next day Johan Enschede Stamps in the on Eagle Beach, killing Netherlands are of indefinite several soldiers who were validity and are available in trying to dismantle it. three denominations: 60 The 150c stamp com- cents, 75 cents and 150 cents. memorated the Aruban under- The First-Day-Cover, printed ground resistance fighter Boy on Aruba by ProGraphics Ecury who fought in the N.V.,i s also available as of Netherlands during the war today. years. He was captured by The 60c stamp depicts the Nazis and executed in Novem- German U-156 submarine at- ber 1944 at the age of twenty- tack on the Lago Oil refinery, two, six months before the end one of the main allied fuel sup- of the war. The drawing shows pliers in the world. The attack the white marble statue of Boy occurred on February 16, Ecury, placed in Oranjestad. 1942, and is widely con- The design also shows mem- sidered the first German attack bers of the Aruba Militia on the western hemisphere. (“Schutters'”) who were on ac- The German submarine crew tive duty on Aruba during the fired cannon shots at docked war years. | ships and oil tanks, and also The stamps and the First torpedoed several ships leav- Day Cover are available at the ing the refinery harbor. Grum- Postal Services of Aruba in man Avenger war planes San Nicolas, Noord, Royal stationed on the island took off Plaza, Piedra Plat and Oran- to defend the refinery, but jestad until September 8, could not find the submarine 2004. Orders can be placed at on the dark sea. the Philatelic Service, Oran- The 75c stamp depicts the jestad Post Office, Aruba or: torpedoing of the first of by telephone at number (297) several ships on February 16, 821900, by fax at (297) 1942 outside the Lago Oil 827930 or by email refinery harbor by the German filatiearuba@ setarnet.aw