Postage stamps and postal history of Luxembourg

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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Luxembourg.

Luxembourg is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. Luxembourg has a population of over half a million people in an area of approximately 2,586 square kilometres (999 sq mi).

First stamps

Luxembourg issued its first stamps on 15 September 1852, depicting the portrait of King William III of the Netherlands, also the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. The stamps were issued in both Belgian and Prussian currency but later issues were issued only in Belgian currency.^[1] The name of the country was not shown on stamps until 1859.

World War II

After Luxembourg was occupied by German forces during World War II, German stamps were overprinted for use in Luxembourg in 1940 and 1941. In 1942 Luxembourg was annexed into Germany and used German stamps until its liberation in 1944.

Post-war

Luxembourg resumed issuing stamps in November 1944 .

Telegraph stamps

Telegraph stamps were first issued in Luxembourg in 1873.

References

^ Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986, p. 60. ISBN 0-356-10862-7

External links

Media related to Stamps of Luxembourg at Wikimedia Commons

stamps.luxcentral.com

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