Postage stamps and postal history of Luxembourg
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Luxembourg is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. Luxembourg has a population of over half a million people in an area of approximately 2,586 square kilometres (999 sq mi).
First stamps
Luxembourg issued its first stamps on 15 September 1852, depicting the portrait of
World War II
After Luxembourg was occupied by German forces during World War II, German stamps were overprinted for use in Luxembourg in 1940 and 1941. In 1942 Luxembourg was annexed into Germany and used German stamps until its liberation in 1944.
Post-war
Luxembourg resumed issuing stamps in November 1944 .
Telegraph stamps
Telegraph stamps were first issued in Luxembourg in 1873.
See also
- P&TLuxembourg
References
- ISBN 0-356-10862-7
Further reading
- Luxembourg Postal History: An Introduction: The Early Days of the Postal Service by C. S. Holder, 1998.
External links
Media related to Stamps of Luxembourg at Wikimedia Commons