1947-1948 Wholesale Price List
Luxembourg Packets
Offered by
Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises
(T.A.A.F.)
Incoming Mail to Remich
in 1981
Port Aux Françaises Kerguelen, T.A.A.F.,
18 Dec 1981
Remich [b/s], 18 Mar 1982
Remich,19 Mar 1982
(paying poste restante fee)
Transit time: 90 days
An example of scarce modern incoming mail!
Nova-Goa - 1934
to
Villa Heliar, Walferdange,
9 Sep 1934
Incoming mail to Luxembourg from the Portuguese colonies in India and Asia is especially challenging. So I was pleased to recently add this cover to my collection. It's the first I've seen from the 1930s or earlier from Goa.
If you have any such covers that you'd like to share, I'd be glad to post them here on the blog.
Franking:
4 Reis (3) & 1½ Tanga [= 18 Reis)
Allegory of Portugal and
Vasco de Gama's Flagship 'San Gabriel'
Today's Philatelic Mail
In today's mail, I received a letter from England with the Royal Mail's slogan cancel urging donations to the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
Royal Mail
Croydon Mail Centre
15 03 2022
UKRAINE
HUMANITARIAN
APPEAL
Donate now at:
DEC.ORG.UK
I hope you will!
INCOMING REGISTERED MAIL
FROM TIBET
18 Nov 1949 cds,
to Elizabeth, N.J. USA,
28 Dec 1949
Forwarded to Poste Restante,
Luxembourg
2F Postage Due pays
Poste Restante Charge
3 Jan 1950
Luxembourg-Ville cds
Tibet was a semi-independent country until 1951, when it was occupied and annexed into the People's Republic of China. Its postage stamps were valid only within the country. Thus, the Yatung cds routing the cover to Siliguri in West Bengal, India, for entry into the Universal Postal Union and the India Post franking.
Service de la Grande Duchesse
Colmar-Berg
24 December 1932
to Munich, Germany
10c Adolphe Postal Card
(1st Issue)
Used in 1901 at Bollendorf, Germany,
to Amersfoort, Holland --- Taxed
Bollendorf, Germany
1 June 1901
Amersfoort, Holland
2 June 1901
Blue crayon 'T' [taxed]
The difference a bridge makes
Bollendorf, Germany, is connected to Bollendorf-Pont, Luxembourg,
by a bridge over the Sauer river.
Earliest Reported Use
17 Feb 1903
Esch-sur-Alzette I
to Homberg, Germany
18 February 1903
Very Fine Private Cachet
Victor Bettendorf
Esch s/Alzette
Grand Duché de Luxembourg
Sometimes we discard common postal cards in below average condition, but first we should check to see if they contain secrets, such as the earliest reported use date. This card nearly ended up in my trash bin until I noticed that the FSPL Handbook (2009) lists 17 March 1903 as the Frühdatum. This card was used 29 days earlier.
If you have an earlier use, please send me a scan at Arsdorf@gmail.com . I'll publish it here for everybody to enjoy!
Brigadier General
Thomas Buchanan Dugan
1858-1940
· Esch-sur-Alzette, 23 Jul 1919
·
To APO 745, 10th Infantry, 5th
Division,
American Expeditionary Force
·
Forwarded to
Metropolitan Club,
Washington, D.C. [b/s], 15 Aug 1919
·
Docketed
Metropolitan Club [b/s], 15 Aug 1919
20g UPU Letter = 25c
1 Oct 1907 - 10 May 1921
Sender (on reverse):
Gritty Clément
Chateau, Esch-sur-Alzette
Near Dagonville, Meuse
1918
Dugan was born in Baltimore on July 27, 1858. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1882 and was commissioned in the Tenth cavalry.
Dugan served on the American frontier from 1882 to 1890, and he commanded a company of Apache Indian scouts from 1884 to 1885. Until 1898, Dugan served at several locations, including in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. He served in the Spanish-American War, taking part in the Siege of Santiago and the Battle of San Juan Hill.. Dugan also served in the Sanitary Corps for a short time. Afterward, he served two tours of service to the Philippines, in 1905 and 1916.
Dugan was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the National Army on August 5, 1917, and between December 1917 and May 1918, he managed a brigade and field officers' school. During World War I, he served in Europe from July 1918 to July 1919, and he commanded brigades in the 86th, 85th, 53rd, and 5th infantry divisions. Dugan commanded the 35th Infantry Division from November 25 to December 1918, and again from December 27, 1918, to the division's deactivation in April 1919. Dugan participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, and he received the Distinguished Service Medal for his role in the offensive. He retired on July 27, 1922, at the rank of colonel.
