Luxembourg revenue philately – little appreciated by most Luxembourg aficionados – remains a fertile ground for original research and new discoveries. Like postage stamps, Luxembourg revenues paid government fees. They are undeserving of the philatelic discrimination they suffer! I’ve listed a few at www.luxrevenuephilately.com, but there are many more to be added to that site.
For example, here you see the Belgo-Luxembourgeoise license revenue stamps, which were used jointly by Belgium and Luxembourg to pay import permit charges.
Type 1
5F BELGISCH-LUXEMBURGSCHE
COMMISSIE
Denominated ‘Fr-‘
Type 2
BELGISCH-LUXEMBURGSCHE
COMMISSIE
Denominated ‘Frs B.‘
Type 3
10F BELGISCH-LUXEMBURGSE
COMMISSIE
Denominated ‘Frs B.‘
Cancelled: Office Central des Contingents & Licenses, 17 December 1974.
20F BELGISCH-LUXEMBURGSE
COMMISSIE
Type 4
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2.50F BELGISCH-LUXEMBURGSCHE
VERREKEMINGSDIENST BRUSSEL
(OBLC logo design)
John Barefoot’s Benelux Revenues [2nd ed.], lists only four of the Belgium & Luxembourg License revenues.
- My Type 1 5-franc shown here (denominated simply in francs rather than Belgian francs) is unlisted in Barefoot.
- My Type 2 10-franc with spelling LUXEMBURGSCHE is the only denomination Barefoot lists with this spelling.
- Barefoot lists 5F, 10F and 20F Type 3 denominations with the spelling LUXEMBURGSE.
- My Type 4 design is unlisted.
You can help by sharing your research. I would like to know:
- What stamps were issued? When? In what format?
- Who printed the stamps?
- What quantities were printed?
- What were the import license tax rates?
- What are the pertinent laws and regulations?
- On what documents were the stamps used?
- Why are some denominated in francs; others in Belgian francs?
- Has the use of licenses revenues been discontinued (if so, when)?
- What is known about the Commission Belgo-Luxembourgeoise?
You can be the first to do the research and publish your findings, if you like, as a guest blogger on this website!
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