Luxembourg Stamp Forgeries by Gary Little

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Numbers 1 and 2

• A poor attempt at engraving the head of Guillaume III on the 10c stamp.
• Here's a crude attempt to reproduce the Un Silbergros. This example is smaller than the legitimate stamp and the lettering is not as tall. The multiple ring postmark on this example is often seen on early forgeries of Luxembourg.

Armoiries (imperforate)

• Luxembourg #7 [10c imperforate].
• Luxembourg #11 [37 1/2c imperforate] -- Hambourg forgery.

Hindenburg overprints

• "Luxemburg" overprint in thick lettering; "e" has a flat top; other letters like "b" are differently shaped.
• "Luxemburg" overprint in thin lettering; the first "u" is backwards.
• "Luxemburg" overprint in thin, light purple ink.

Other World War II Occupation

• The 1939 Mondorf-les-Bains commemorative with a false "2 Rmark" overprint. No such stamp was ever issued. According to Serge Ungeheuer of the banque du timbre, this forgery was likely prepared in America at a time when information about the legitimate stamps issued in occupied Luxembourg was incomplete and unreliable.

  On the other hand... a stamp like this was offered as Lot #1849 in the Rasdale auction of May 1-2, 1997 and was described as a "printer's Master Proof to determine the size of the overprint". The Rasdale stamp came with a certificate from "Krischke B.P.P." and the suggested opening bid was $350.

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Luxembourg Philately

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Last updated on August 21, 2005.