Luxembourg Postmarks Mute Type by Gary Little

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Mute Type
Primary period of use: 1852-1873

Concentric Rings

• 3 solid rings (16 varieties)
  
• 3 broken rings (Remich)
  

Bars in Circle

• parallel bars (8 varieties)
  
• broken parallel bars (Frisange)
  
• lozenges (Ettelbruck)
  

Colossus

• 26 parallel diagonal bars in rectangle (Luxembourg)
  
• 30 parallel diagonal bars in oval (Luxembourg)
  
• 46 parallel diagonal bars in double trapezoid (Luxembourg)
  

Rural

• parallel diagonal bars in rectangle, descending from left to right (12 varieties)
  
• parallel diagonal bars in rectangle, descending from right to left (Remich)
  

Auxiliary Markings Sometimes Used to Cancel Stamps

• Fancy script "Franco" in oval
  
• Text "Franco"
  
• Framed "P.P."
  

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Luxembourg Postmarks

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Last updated on October 7, 2000.