Luxembourg Communal Revenue Stamps

This blog is devoted exclusively to the revenue stamps used by Luxembourg's 140 communes, past and present. Open the general posts or click on the commune name at left to go to the stamps and documents I've recorded for that commune. Enlarge the images by clicking on them. Read the blog in any language. Select your language using the 'Select Language' box immediately below. I blog about all other Luxembourg revenue stamps at: www.luxrevenuephilately.blogspot.com.

Monday, October 5, 2015

Esch-sur-Alzette: the 5-franc on 1-franc Allegory surcharges

Three Different Fonts

Used for the Post-WW2 Surcharge

Left: Sans serif

Middle: Thin '5'

Right: Fat '5'

During the World War 2 occupation, the Esch-sur-Alzette Allegory communal revenue stamps were issued in Reich pfennig and Reich mark denominations. When the occupation ended in 1945, surviving stocks of the pre-occupation 1-franc Allegory were surcharged to five francs.

The surcharge is known in three different fonts, as shown above.

The identity card seen below shows two of the surcharged stamps with the sans serif ‘5’ used to pay the card issuance fee on 30 June 1945 for Mathias Roth, a master plasterer (maitre-plafonneur). Notice that French, banned during the occupation, is again in use by the government.