Luxembourg Mail Going to and Coming from Oceania: NEW CALEDONIA

 

 

 1897 --- To New Caledonia

Luxembourg-Gare B

8 March 1897

transit Nouméa

to

Kaala-Gomen,

a village in the Northern Province

of New Calendonia,

with three-color GD Adolphe franking

paying the 10-centime UPU postcard rate

 1909 --- From New Caledonia

Nouméa

20 April 1909

to

Luxembourg-Ville

Postcard sent as Printed Matter,

franked with 1c & 4c New Caledonia definitives,

showing

the Chief Justice's residence

 

 

The pleasure is in the pursuit!

Incoming and outgoing mail from Luxembourg's neighboring countries is commonly found; less so from other European countries, and uncommonly from most other parts of the world.

Especially challenging is mail to and from Oceania.  Yes, there is Australia and New Zealand, neither of which is easy, but there are many other much scarcer Oceania destinations.  New Caledonia is just one of them.  Who has a card to or from Wallis and Futuna?

The outgoing card is from the collection of the esteemed philatelist, Hans-Ulrich Doose; the other is from my collection.  Thanks to Ulli for sharing this gem!