First Day Cover
December 21, 1925
Luxembourg-Ville IV to La Louvière, Belgium
In 1925, the Luxembourg postal administration decided to issue a set of semi-postal stamps each year during the Christmas season with the surtax going to charitable organizations. The first such "Caritas" issue appeared on December 21, 1925, and remained on sale only until January 15, 1926. A surtax of five centimes was added to each of the three lower denominations; ten centimes to the one-franc denomination. The Ligue contre la Tuberculose was the beneficiary.
The stamps were valid until June 30, 1926, after which unsold stocks were destroyed. Ben Hamilton, Jr., writing in the July 1, 1933 issue of Weekly Philatelic Gossip, provides these statistics:
| Issued | Sold | Destroyed | |
| 5c | 500,000 | 326,618 | 173,382 |
| 30c | 300,000 | 215,834 | 84,166 |
| 50c | 200,000 | 195,731 | 4,269 |
| 1 F | 200,000 | 184,108 | 15,892 |
Prifix lists 10 varieties. Check your stock! You might find some hidden treasures!
Some Town Cancels
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| Bettembourg Luxembourg-Gare Mersch |
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| Schifflange Vianden 2 Jan 1926 30 Dec 1925 |
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| Luxembourg-ville Remich Troisv-Luxbg TPO 19 Feb 1926 5 Jan 1926 ? |
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| Esch-sur-Alzette 1926 |
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| Esch-sur-Alzette Kayl 10 Feb 1926 31 Dec 1925 |
New Year's Visiting Card
(5c domestic printed matter rate)
Luxembourg-Ville, December 31, 1925 to Remich
Letter to the French Army stationed at Trier, Germany
(50c letter rate to Germany)
Luxembourg-Gare B, January 4th, to French Army S.P. 22, January 5, 1926
COD use of the set to Belgium
Luxembourg-Ville IV to Couvin, Belgium
January 15, 1926
[front]
2.35 F total franking
0.60 F
20-40 g letter to Belgium
1.00 F
Registry fee
0.75 F
Minimum COD fee
Multiple of 50 (lower half)
Variety: Top right corner of "M" slopes (3d stamp, bottom row -Pos. 93)
Prifix 160a
Variety: "r" of "Fr" broken (first stamp of the sheet - Pos. 1)
Prifix 163a
