Luxembourg-Ville

Commune of Luxembourg

 Canton Luxembourg
Map #63

The 1923

5-franc Luxembourg-Ville

Resident Alien Registration Stamp

   

On June 22, 1923, a new law was announced in L’Memorial, effective June 15, 1923, revising the registration requirements under the old law of December 30, 1893, for foreigners temporarily residing in the Grand Duchy.

Avons ordonne et ordonnons: Art. 1e r . Le dernier alinéa de l'art. 1e r de la loi du 30 décembre 1893 sur la police des étrangers est remplacé par la disposition suivante: « Un récépissé de sa déclaration sera délivré à l'intéressé; les administrations communales percevront de ce chef une taxe spéciale de déclaration dont le montant est fixé à 5 francs. » Mandons et ordonnons que la présente loi soit insérée au Mémorial pour être exécutée et observée par tous ceux que la chose concerne.

Luxembourg, le 15 juin 1923.

CHARLOTTE.

Le Directeur général de la justice, de l'inférieur et de l'instruction publique,

Jos. BECH.

The new law authorized the communal administrations to charge a 5-franc fee for foreign resident registration (“[L]es administrations communales percevront de ce chef une taxe spéciale de déclaration dont le montant est fixé à 5 francs. “). 

Luxembourg-Ville issued the 5-franc stamp shown above to document payment of the five-franc fee.  The stamp is inscribed at the bottom “Loi du 15 Juin 1923.”

I am unaware whether other communes issued similar foreign resident registration documentary stamps.  None has been reported in the literature.

Here is an example of the stamp used in a Livret d’Étranger book on December 13, 1923, to register Frenchman Camille Gabriel Schaefle, born in Nancy, France,
April 24, 1890, and then residing on rue de la Poste in Luxembourg-Ville.

 

 

 

Town-view Pictorials

1923 & 1935

Printings

 

The three town-view pictorials were issued in 1923 and re-issued in 1935.  The earlier issue has figures of value that are 3.5mm high, whereas the figures of value on the later issue are 4.5mm high.

1923 Printing

1F Purple
Town View - 1923 Printing - Short '1'

2F Yellow
Town View - 1923 Printing - Short '2'

3F Red

Town View - 1923 Printing - Short '3'

 Permis de Circulation for 1929
Short '1'

26 Nov 1936

Short '1'

Letter of Recommendation with the 1F Town-view Pictorial
paying the fee for authentication of the writer's signature
by the police department.



1935 Printing

1F Purple
Town View - 1935 Printing - Tall '1'

2F Yellow - Tall '2'
Scan Needed!

3F Red
Town View - 1935 Printing - Tall '3'

3.20F Surcharge on
1F Purple Town View Pictorial

5F surcharge on 1F Purple (c1936)
Town View - 1923 Printing - Short '1'

2F Purple

WW2 Occupation Issue
                                                                                                       

German Text 
('Stadt Luxemburg' & 'Gebuhr')
 but French 'Fr.'!

10rpf & 20rpf Gebuhren

17 Sep 1941

 10 Rpf & 20 Rpf
Gebuhren
WW2 
31 Dec ~1942

0,20 RMStadt Luxemburg Gebühren
Clausen, 6 Jun 1943
in a Livret de Famille

 0,30 RM

Gebühren der Stadt Luxemburg
WW2 Occupation
Fees Paid Stamp

 Above, used on a Death Certificate
2 Jun 1944


 

5 Fr Charlotte (3rd) and
1.60 Fr on 0,30 Rm
Stadt-Luxemburg Gebuhren Tax
Civil Registrar Extract
5 Jul 1945

 60 Rpf WW2 Gebuhren Tax
Stadt-Luxemburg
30 Dec ~1942

 

 

3F Town View - 1935 Printing - Tall '3'
Used 21 Jun 1939

Horseman Issue

(a) Diagonal Shading

3.20F Red
Horseman
(diagonal shading)

 5F Violet
Horseman
(diagonal shading)

 6.40F on 3.20F Red
Horseman
(diagonal shading)

 10F Dark Green
Horseman
(diagonal shading)

10F Dark Green

Horseman

Used 25 Sep 1952

10F Light Green

Horseman

(diagonal shading) 

 
 20F Blue
Horseman
(diagonal shading)

50F Brown
Horseman
(diagonal shading)

 

 

10F Brown
Horseman

2 Jan 1948

Identity Card
(diagonal shading)



(b) Horizontal Shading

 5F Violet
Horseman
(horizontal shading)

 6.40F Red
Horseman
(horizontal shading)

10F Lime Green
Horseman
(horizontal shading) 

 

 

 20F Blue
Horseman
(horizontal shading)

40F Rose Red

Horseman

(Horizontal shading)

50F Brown
Horseman
(horizontal shading) 


 
 
 70F Blue
Horseman
(horizontal shading)

100F Yellow
Horseman
(horizontal shading)

6.40F Red

Horseman

(horizontal shading)

with 30F dimension

 Above, used on a Birth Certificate
3 Apr 1956

 Similar use, 6.40F Horseman
with 30F Dimension
2 Dec 1959
 
 

10F Green (pair)

Horseman 

(horizontal shading)

Residence Certificate

27 Dec 1963

20F Blue

Horseman

(horizontal lines)
 

Identity Card

15 Apr 1969




40F Rose Red
Horseman
(horizontal shading)

Extract from the Civil Register

10 Mar 1976 

Etat Civil Issue

100F

Etat Civil
Courtesy of Martien Zwitserloot 

This attractive issue is a mystery.  Only this 100F denomination has been reported.

Lion Statue Issue

 

One of two bronze Lion statues by August Tremont
at the entrance to the Luxembourg-Ville City Hall.

 

10F Orange
Lion statue
(web)

 30F Black
Lion statue
Courtesy of Martien Zwitserloot

  

50F Brown

Lion statue pair

 

70F Gray 
Lion statue

100F Purple

Lion statue 

 200F Green

Lion statue

 2 Euro - Coil Format

Lion statue

30F from above on 
Police Authorization dated 28 Mar 1978
Courtesy of Martien Zwitserloot

2 Euros (2) from above, 
on document dated 18 Feb 2002

Customs Storage Fee 

1F Yellow 
coil

4F Blue

coil

10F Gray-green

coil

50F Rose

coil

10F Dark Green (perforate)

with 1F and 4F coils

4F Blue

 4F, 10F and 50F
(Courtesy of Martien Zwitserloot)