87½c Marie-Adélaïde Pair
correctly rates
a 4th-Step UPU registered cover
to Holland in 1922
Wecker, 17 Feb 1922
Transit Luxembourg-Ville [b/s], 17 Feb 1922
To Amsterdam, Holland
60-80g UPU Letter = 50c+25c+25c+25 = 1.25F
10 May 1921 – 1 Jun 1924
Registry fee = 50c
10 May 1921 – 1 Jun 1924
The 5kg parcel post rate to Germany increased to 87½c in July 1916. To accommodate the new rate, the 87½c Marie-Adélaïde was issued on March 1, 1917. Consequently, we seldom see this high-denomination stamp used on cover, but here it is used as a pair on a correctly rated, fourth-step UPU registered cover.
And on August 14, 1916, stock of the 1-Franc Marie-Adélaïde had been surcharged to 87½c to meet immediate needs. See use of the 87½c/1Fr surcharge on a parcel card here .
87½c Marie-Adélaïde
with 12½c Marie-Adélaïde
UPU registered cover uprated to 1-franc
Esch-sur-Alzette V, 8 Dec 1922
Transit Luxembourg-Ville, 8 Dec 1922
To Tetschen, Czechoslovakia
20g UPU Letter rate = 50c
10 May 1921
UPU Registry fee = 50
10 May 1921
