Collecting incoming mail adds color and richness to a Luxembourg postal history collection. And with searchable websites and auction catalogs, it’s possible to find many unusual examples. Here are a couple of my favorites—Aden and Zanzibar:
Aden to Luxembourg-Grund
in 1894 10 Pf. German Eagle Postal Card |
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Deutsche Seepost,
Ost-Asiatische Haupt Linie
23 Feb 1894
Aden,
23 Feb 1894
Transit Ligne N Paq. FR. No. 8
25 Feb 1894
To Luxembourg-Grund
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 Written at Aden, 21 Feb 1894 (in French!) |
Aden's location made it a popular exchange port for mail passing between places around the Indian Ocean and Europe during the late 19th and early 20th century (the Zanzibar card below is an example). The 1910 Encyclopaedia Britannica [11th ed.] mentions that the port back then was visited yearly by 1300 steamers.
The Wharf at Aden
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Zanzibar to Luxembourg-Ville
in 1898 1 Anna Zanzibar Postal Card |
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Zanzibar [Squared Circle] 15 Jun 1898
Transit Aden, 27 Jun 1898
Luxembourg-Ville, 11 Jul 1898
Forwarded to:
Luneville, France, 12 Jul 1898
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 Sent to J. G. Paquelet, whose stamp dealer correspondence spanned the globe. |
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