Communal Revenues from 71 Luxembourg towns UPDATED!

Vianden

Junglinster

Kayl

Boevange-sur-Attert

Update 2016!  The communale revenues now have their own blog - enjoy viewing revenues from more than 100 Luxembourg communes, past and present:

www.luxcommunalrevenuestamps.blogspot.com

At www.luxrevenuephilately.blogspot.com (under the “Communal Revenues” post), I’ve posted images of communal revenue stamps from 71 Luxembourg towns, including uses on documents.

These much neglected pictorials and key types exhibit a diverse range of artistic beauty.  They also offer unparalleled challenges for the philatelist who enjoys doing original research about stamps that are scarce but not excessively expensive.

Here is a list of the communes (I’d welcome scans of those in your collections to add to the website - send them to Arsdorf@gmail.com)  I’ll be adding more in the future Many more have been added at the new communal revenue blog:

Arsdorf

Bascharage

Beaufort

Beckerich

Bertrange

Bettembourg

Bigonville

Bissen

Boevange-sur-Attern

Boulaide

Bourscheid

Bumerange

Contern

Diekirch

Differdange

Dippach

Dudelange

Echternach

Ell

Esch-sur-Alzette

Esch-sur-Sûre

Ettelbrück

Feulen

Fishbach-Mersch

Folchette

Garnich

Goesdorf

Grevenmacher

Grosbous

Heiderscheid

Hesperange

Hosingen

Junglinster

Kayl

Kehlen

Larochette

Lenningen

Lintgen

Lorentzweiler

Luxembourg-Ville

Mamer

Mersch

Mondercange

Munshausen

Nommern

Perlé

Pétange

Rambrouch

Reckange/Mess

Rédange-sur-Attert

Reisdorf

Roeser

Rosport

Rumelange

Saeul

Sanem

Schieren

Schifflange

Steinfort

Strassen

Troisvierges

Useldange

Vianden

Wahl

Walferdange

Weiler-la-Tour

Weiswampach

Wiltz

Wincrange

Wormeldange

My new website for communal revenues lists ALL of the Luxembourg communes, past and present.  Take a look!

Belgo-Luxembourgeoise License Revenues

 

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

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!