361 / September 2015

1816, entire military letter with inside printed "Festung = Luxemburg" and dated "Luxemburg den 29ten Juni 1816" from the commander of the fortress Du Moullin to the civil governor Willmar, showing on reverse very nice complete wax seal "KÖNIGL:PR:KOMMANDATUR DER FESTUNG LUXEMBURG"; fine and rare

DUTCH POST (1.1.1819-21.10.1830): "LUXEMBURG", straight line in black on lettersheet to the general governor of the lower and central Rhine area at Aachen, endorsed "H.D.S.", on reverse part of red military wax seal; very scarce (Goebel 34 points)

"LUXEMBURG 25 JUNI", Dutch type single circle on entire letter 1830 from a Prussian soldier at Luxemburg to Burscheid near Solingen; on reverse transit mark of Trier where the letter was handed over the Prussian post; such soldiers' letters from the fortress are extremely rare (Goebel 34 points)

"LUXEMBURG 23 DEC." in red with adjacent boxed "Franco tout" on lettersheet to Trier, on reverse noted "10" (centimes)

SECOND PERIOD OF PRUSSIAN MILITARY MAIL: (22.10.1830-20.11.1852): 1844 (ca.), "Luxemburg" , manuscript in red on lettersheet endorsed " commercial letter of a Prussian Official of the Union's Fortress of Luxemburg..." to Germany with "TRIER 199 11" transit mark on front; a scarce private letter of this period (Goebel 34 points)

1849, entire letter to Mönchengladbach, endorsed "frei als Offz. Brief der Reichsfestung Luxemburg"; on reverse transit mark "TRIER 3 5"; the only known officer's letter mentioning "Reichsfestung"

"MIL.:BRIEF. ST: LUXEM: BURG.", superb black marking on sealed money letter endorsed "v. Luxemburg" to Koblenz with transit mark of Trier on front; on reverse distribution mark; an extremely rare insured letter from the fortress (Goebel R)

"OFFICIER BRIEF LUXEMBURG", small oval marking in blue on Prussia postal stationery envelope 3 sgr. yellow with adjacent clear cds. "TRIER 24 2" to Elberfeld with distribution mark on reverse (envelope with small wax seal stain, otherwise fine), very scarce

PRIVATE CARRIERS: "PRIVAT-POST-EXPEDITION WIRTGEN / LUXEMBURG / 5 FEB 1859", quite clear seal on reverse of parcel accompanying lettersheet (one corner of the lettersheet missing and backed) for a parcel from "MAINZ 1 2 1859" to Luxemburg, scarce, certificate Van der Linden BPP

"PRIVAT POSTUNTERNEHMUNG J. Recking von TRIER nach LUXEMBOURG", blue oval cachet on sealed money letter from Luxemburg to Arfeld near Arnsberg with adjacent clear "MIL: BRIEF=ST. LUXEM=BURG" and transit mark of Trier; a very rare letter, certificate Van der Linden BPP

 1852, William III 10 c. greyish black, nice colour and full to wide margins, unused with large part original gum, fine and rare in this condition, certificate Böttger BPP (Prifix 1f)

10 c. black (noir fonce) with watermark inverted, nice even margins, unused without gum, very fine and fresh; scarce stamp, certificate Böttger BPP (Prifix 1 e)   

 10 c. grey-black (gris argente), large margins all around, unused without gum, slighly cleaned, otherwise fine, certificate Böttger BPP (Prifix 1h)

1852, Guillaume III: 10 c. grey-black, good colour and even ample margins, unused without gum, tiny thin on reverse, otherwise fine, certificate Scheller (Goebel 1j)

10 c. black, good to large margins, clear strike of circle mark of Capellen; extremely fine, signed Goebel

10 c. grey-black, large margins all around with small part of neighbour at bottom and sheet margin at right, neatly cancelled by central strike of circle cancel of Wiltz, extremely fine, signed Goebel and certificate FDSPL (1981)

10 c. grey-black on thin paper, large margins all around, cancelled by clear strike of Remich broken circle cancel, very fine, signed Goebel

10 c. black with large margins all around, neatly cancelled by blue circle of bars of Luxembourg; a fine stamp with rare cancellation, opinion Böttger BPP (Prifix 1f) 

10 c. black (greenish), large margins, cancelled by "Colosse" of 26 bars, very fine, signed Goebel

10 c. black, nice large margins, neatly cancelled by almost complete rural cancellation of Remich, very fine, signed Goebel

10 c. grey-black with ample to wide margins, used by large part of cds. of Echternach and pen strokes, fine and scarce, signed Goebel

10 c. black, good margins, neatly cancelled by part-strike of Redange cds., very fine, signed Demuth BPP

10 c. grey-black, just clear at upper right, otherwise ample to good margins, cancelled by sole strike of boxed "PD", fine and very rare, signed Goebel

10 c. black, ample to mostly wide margins, nicely cancelled by sole strike of rural single circle "A...", very fine and extremely rare, only few stamps are known with this kind of cancellation, signed F.S.P.L. and certificate Demuth BPP (1985) Provenance: Dupont (1985)

10 c. black, good margins all around, tied by clear circle to piece with adjacent cds. "DIEKIRCH 19 NOV. 55", fine, signed Goebel

10 c. black, tied by rural sqare of bars to piece with decent clear cds. "LAROCHETTE 23 DEC. 57", very fine

10 c. black, vertical pair with good to large margins, neatly cancelled by 3-ring-cancel of Redange, very fine, signed FSPL

10 c. grey-black, vertical pair with good to very large margins, neatly cancelled by circle of 9 bars, very fine, signed Goebel

10 c. deep black, vertical pair with large margins, the upper stamp with hair included in the paper, cancelled by circle of 9 bars, very fine, signed Goebel

10 c. black, fine impression of the 1st printing, horizontal pair with good to large margins, cancelled by central strike of circle of 9 bars, very fine, signed Demuth BPP

10 c. black, vertical strip of 3, ample to wide margins, cancelled by circle of 9 bars, tiny natural pin hole in the lower left margin, otherwise very fine, signed Goebel

10 c. grey-black, vertical strip of 3 with ample to large margins, used with circle of 9 bars, fine, signed Goebel

10 c. grey-black, horizontal strip of 3, clear at lower left, otherwise ample to good margins, used with circle of 9 bars, fine, signed Goebel

10 c. black, horizontal strip of 3 with enormous margins all around, parts of 4 neighbour stamps at right and bottom, cancelled by circle of 9 bars, central stamp with tiny natural paper inclusion; extremeley fine, signed Goebel

10 c. black in horizontal strip of 3, the right stamp with variety "Horizontal stroke in the upper right ornament" ('Griffe dans le fleuron gauche'), good to margins all around and neatly cancelled by Luxemburg circle cancel; very fine and scarce, signed Goebel with certificate (2006)

10 c. black, vertical strip of 4, just touched at upper right, otherwise full to wide margins, 2nd stamp from bottom tiny spot of red ink, otherwise fine, signed Goebel