Luxembourg Stamps
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November 6, 1944 to July 22, 1946 | Grand Duchess Charlotte - Definitives (right profile) |
March 1, 1945 | Homage to the Allied Nations |
May 15, 1945 to December 13, 1945 | Heraldic Lion |
June 4, 1945 | Octave |
October 4, 1945 | Our Lady of Luxembourg |
December 20, 1945 | Heroes and Martyrs |
January 30, 1946 | Heroes and Martyrs - Souvenir Sheet |
June 7, 1946 | Aerial Views of Luxembourg |
July 22, 1946 to December 16, 1946 | Postage Due - Numerals of Value |
July 28, 1946 | Dudelange National Postage Stamp Exposition |
December 5, 1946 | Jean the Blind |
May 23, 1947 | Echternach Basilica |
October 24, 1947 | General George S. Patton, Jr. (1885-1945) |
December 4, 1947 | Michel Lentz (1820-1893) |
August 5, 1948 | Landscapes |
November 18, 1948 | Dicks (Edmond de la Fontaine) (1823-1891) |
December 15, 1948 to August 1, 1958 | Grand Duchess Charlotte - Definitives (left profile) |
January 8, 1949 | Grand Duchess Charlotte - 30th Anniversary of Reign |
October 6, 1949 | Universal Postal Union - 75th Anniversary |
December 5, 1949 | Michel Rodange (1827-1876) |
November 6, 1944 | 5c, 10c |
March 20, 1946 | 20c |
November 6, 1944 | 25c |
March 20, 1946 | 30c |
November 6, 1944 | 35c |
March 20, 1946 | 40c |
November 6, 1944 | 50c |
July 22, 1946 | 60c |
November 6, 1944 | 70c red |
March 20, 1946 | 70c green, 75c |
November 6, 1944 | 1F, 1 1/4F |
March 20, 1946 | 1 1/2F |
November 6, 1944 | 1 3/4F |
March 20, 1946 | 2F, 2 1/2F, 3F, 3 1/2F |
November 6, 1944 | 5F, 10F, 20F |
The November 6, 1944 stamps were the first issued by Luxembourg following the liberation of Luxembourg City by the allied forces on September 10, 1944. They were also surcharged and sold (in cancelled form only) in a commemorative folder with the proceeds benefiting war evacuees.
[FDC (March 20, 1946)]
These stamps honor the four most influential allied nations of World War II who fought to restore the freedom and independence of Luxembourg -- France, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and the United States of America.
[FDC]
[1945 commemorative sheet]
October 1, 1945 | 20c |
July 19, 1945 | 30c |
December 13, 1945 | 60c |
October 1, 1945 | 75c |
May 15, 1945 | 1.20F |
July 19, 1945 | 1.50F, 2.50F |
The lion is the central design element of the Luxembourg coat-of-arms.
The Octave, or National Pilgrimage, is a two-week period of religious activity beginning on the third Sunday after Easter. The central location is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Luxembourg, Consoler of the Afflicted, and patron saint of the city. Various views of the Cathedral are shown on these stamps.
The Virgin Mary, Consoler of the Afflicted, was chosen as the patron saint of Luxembourg City on October 10, 1666.
[FDC]
These stamps honor Luxembourg nationals who worked bravely in the underground during World War II to help defeat the Nazi occupiers. The surtax was for the National Welfare Fund.
[FDC]
These stamps honor Luxembourg nationals who worked bravely in the underground during World War II to help defeat the Nazi occupiers. The surtax was for the National Welfare Fund.
The aerial views shown on these stamps are the Moselle River (1F, 4F, 10F), Luxembourg City (2F, 5F, 20F), and Vianden Castle (3F, 6F, 50F).
[FDC]
July 22, 1946 | 5c, 10c, 20c, 30c, 50c, 70c |
December 16, 1946 | 75c |
July 22, 1946 | 1F, 1.50F, 2F, 3F, 5F, 10F, 20F |
These postage due stamps were used until March 4, 1965.
This exposition was held in Dudelange on July 28-29, 1946. The souvenir sheet sold for a surtax of 5F with the proceeds going to the benefit of the exposition.
[FDC]
This issue commemorates the 600th anniversary of the death of national hero Jean the Blind, Count of Luxembourg, at the Battle of Crécy.
[FDC]
The surtax was to aid in restoring the Basilica of St. Willibrord in Echternach following its destruction during World War II.
[FDC]
[1948 commemorative folder]
Patton was a four-star general in the United States Army and is known as the "liberator of Luxembourg" because of his heroic efforts in driving the Nazis from Luxembourg during World War II. In the winter of 1944-45 his division successfully engaged the enemy many times in northern Luxembourg during the Battle of the Bulge, the final important Nazi offensive of the war. Patton died in an automobile accident shortly after the war and was buried in the U.S. military cemetery in Hamm, near Luxembourg City.
[FDC]
Lentz was born in Luxembourg on May 21, 1820 and died on September 8, 1893. Although he wrote his first poem at age 17, it was not until 1859 that he achieved widespread fame and popularity when he presented his song "D'Letzeburger" at the inauguration of the Luxembourg railroad station. The song is now known as "De Feierwon" ("The Iron Horse") and has been adopted as the national anthem. He collaborated often with the composers Laurent Menager and Jean-Antoine Zinnen; Menager wrote the music for 23 of Lentz' poems and Lentz and Zinnen together created the national hymn "Ons Hémecht" which was performed in public for the first time in Ettelbrück on June 5, 1864.
[FDC]
The classic landscapes shown on these stamps are:
Dicks was born in Luxembourg on July 24, 1823. Although he studied law and received his degree in 1850, he made his name as a composer and a poet. In 1855 Luxembourgers heard for the first time a stage play in their own language, a vaudeville comedy by Dicks. In 1857 his collection of Luxembourg proverbs was published and over the years most of his operettas appeared in book form. He died in Vianden on June 24, 1891.
[FDC]
March 15, 1951 | 5c, 10c |
May 10, 1949 | 15c |
August 1, 1958 | 20c |
December 15, 1948 | 25c |
July 1, 1958 | 30c |
March 15, 1951 | 40c |
July 1, 1958 | 50c |
December 22, 1949 | 60c, 80c |
December 15, 1948 | 1F |
May 18, 1953 | 1.20F |
March 15, 1951 | 1.25F |
December 15, 1948 | 1.50F |
May 10, 1949 | 1.60F |
December 15, 1948 | 2F |
March 15, 1951 | 2.50F, 3F, 3.50F |
December 15, 1948 | 4F |
July 1, 1958 | 5F |
May 10, 1949 | 6F, 8F |
Charlotte became Grand Duchess on January 15, 1919, after her older sister, Marie-Adélaïde, abdicated.
[FDC]
The UPU is an international organization that facilitates the exchange of mail between nations. It is a forum in which countries can discuss and work out problems that interfere with the free flow of mail among them. The UPU was formed in Berne, Switzerland in 1874 and is now an agency of the United Nations.
[FDC]
Rodange was born in Waldbillig on January 3, 1827 and died in Luxembourg-Clausen on August 27, 1876. He was the author of the satirical epic poem "Rénert the Fox", published in 1872. It parodied contemporary life and events, modified and adapted to the characters and the communities of Luxembourg.
[FDC]