361 / September 2015

SECOND SPANISH PERIOD (1697-1713): 1707, small entire letter dated "Luxembourg le 21 febr. 1707" to Rochefort (Goebel EL3, 34 points)

1709, "de Luxemb", manuscript marking on small entire letter dated "Luxembourg le 11 juillet 1709" to Nancy with manuscript tax "4"; a fine and rare entire during the war of Spanish Succession; signed Goebel (Goebel EL5, 35 points)

AUSTRIAN PERIOD (1714-94): 1734, entire letter dated "Bastogne le 25 juin 1734" to Bruxelles, manuscript tax "4" cancelled and replaced "3"; a rare letter, illustrated in "Catalgue spécialisé de Luxembourg" (Goebel AB1, 32 points)

1740 (ca.), "ARLON" (18,5x5 mm), clear strike on undated wrapper to Troyes with manuscript mark "4", fine (Goebel AA3, 29 points)

1741, "Luxemb." (27x4 mm), good strike on entire letter to Arches, endorsed "par Epinal", manuscript text "6", very fine (Goebel AL13, 14 points)

1745, "LVXEMB" on envelope with complete letter enclosed to Bruxelles with manuscript tax "5" (sols) and "D" (double port), fine and scarce (Goebel AL 11, 29 points)

1761, "d'attert", clear manuscript marking on almost complete entire letter to Bruxelles, manuscript tax "4"; very scarce, only few such early letter known from Attert (Goebel AA7, 33 points)

1762, "FLAMSIOUL", quite clear straight line on entire letter dated "Rollé 9 février 1762" to Bruxelles, manuscript text "4"; horizontal filing crease, otherwise fine, scarce (Goebel AF5, 29 points)

1766, entire letter dated "Martelange 6 janvier 1766" to Bruxelles, endorsed "Trouvée a marche dans la feuille de la male de Luxembourg"; a tear and marginal fault at top, still attractive and very scarce, only 3 similar letters recorded, signed Goebel

1775, "LUXEMB", bowed straight line on entire letter dated "Luxembourg le 18 Xber 1775" to Bruxelles with manuscript tax "4", very fine (Goebel AL15, 15 points)

1779, "LUXEMBOURG", clear straight line on printed official declaration, printed in Luxemburg by J.B. Kleber, endorsed "Service" to Wolfsfeld, very fine (Goebel AL17, 16 points)

1786, "ARLON", clear straight line on entire letter to Luxemburg, taxed "2" sols, very fine (Goebel AA5, 12 points)

1792, entire letter dated "Ettelbrück à Luxembourg le .. juin 1792" to a French Military at Kastelaun endorsed "par Coblentz", showing clear straight line "LUXEMBOURG", applied in transit; interesting letter with military contents during the French Revolution War (Goebel AL19)

FRENCH PERIOD (1794-1814): 1795, "I.D.ON ARM. S. / LUXEMBOURG", double line in red, good strike on entire letter to Paris; fine and scarce

1800, entire letter with clear red "98 / Arlon", dated "Guirches le 8 1800" to Marche, taxed "6" for a double rate letter, fine (Goebel FA1, 15 points)

1805, entire letter with clear "P98P / LUXEMBOURG" to "Cardinal Caprara, le gar du St. Siege en France" to Paris and re-addressed to Milano with transit and arrival marks; a fine and interesting letter to abroad (Goebel FL27)

1814, entire letter dated "Viltz 12 avril 1814" with clear "98 / BASTOGNE" to Colmar, taxed "6" decimes (Goebel FB1)

1814, entire letter from Virton, written May 11th, 2 days before the French army left the fortress of Luxemburg, endorsed "Service très pressé" with interesting historic contents, written from the judge of Virton and addressed to the mayor and council of Rouette

PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT 1814/15: Entire letter from "Rollinger Grund 26. Juni 1814" to military governor von Schmitz-Grollenburg in Luxemburg, showing on reverse almost complete red wax seal "PRUS:BRIGADE KRIEGSKOMMISSARIAT", fine and scarce, signed Goebel

"P98 / P ARLON" on entire letter of 29.7.1814 to Luxemburg, tiny unfresh, scarce (Goebel FA3, 19 points)

1815, entire military letter, dated "Luxemburg d. 22. Febr. 1815" from the commander of the Prussian cavalry brigade Hinckel von Donnersmarck to the military governor von Schmitz-Grollenburg; very scarce (Goebel R)

DUTCH PERIOD (1815-1830): William II (1792-1849), Grand Duke of Luxemburg and King of the Netherlands, letter in his own hands from Bruxelles 1817 to General Comte Woronzow at Maubeuge, signed "Guillaume Prs. d'Orange"; on the letterfront additionally signed "Pr d'Orange" to show the letter was free of charge; an interesting document

"DEB. ARLON", good strike on reverse of small entire letter from Liège to Arlon and re-directed 1819 to Metz with frontside red "L.P.B.2R." (Goebel HA7, 19 points)

"BASTOGNE" (51x5 mm), clear strike on entire letter 1826 to Neufchateau, very fine (Goebel HB2, 13 points)

"BASTOGNE FRANCO", good strike on entire letter 1829 from Houfalize to Neufchateau

"LUXEMBURG", clear straight line in red (45x6,5 mm) on entire letter from Gouverneur Willmar with his own signature to Neufchateau; on front franchise mark "Gouverneur du G. Duché de Luxembourg"; very fine (Goebel HL36+HLA4)

"P.P. LUXEMBURG", provisional handstamp on small lettersheet to Briey, on reverse date stamp "3 SEPT 1820" (Goebel HL39, 29 points)

"LUXEMBURG FRANCO", clear double line on entire letter 1826 to Gand, very fine (Goebel HL44, 19 points)

"DEBOURSÉ LUXEMBURG", nice strike on reverse of entire letter 1826 with straight line "LUIK" to Luxemburg with manuscript tax "5"; unusual use of the handstamp (Goebel HL46, 21 points)

"MARCHE FRANCO", very clear double line on entire letter 1824 to Liège, fine and scarce (Goebel HN6, 19 points)

"DEBOURSÉ MARCHE" on reverse of entire letter 1826 from Namur to Marche and re-directed to Liège (Goebel HM10, 24 points)

"ST. HUBERT", clear strike on entire letter 1826 to Neufchateau (Goebel HS2, 19 points)

GOVERNMENT OF THE GRAND DUCHY (from 1839): "LUXEMBURG FRANCO", scarce oval marking in red with adjacent red "LUXEMBOURG 8 JANV. 51" on entire letter to Belgium with transit and arrival marks, very fine (Goebel GL53, 19 points)

MILITARY MAIL OF THE FORTRESS OF LUXEMBURG (31.5.1815-30.11.1852): PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT (13.5.1814-31.5.1815): 1814, entire military letter from General von Pirch at Arlon, addressed to the military governor von Schmitz-Grollenburg, written 3. July 1814; contents: Detachment of the Luxemburg Garrison as occupied the post office of Arlon; large part of red wax seal on reverse; interesting and scarce military document of the early period

PRUSSIAN MILITARY MAIL (1.6.1815-31.12.1818): 1815, entire military letter of July 24 from the interim commander of the fortress major v. Lebin to Dutch administrator Willmar; interesting contents: The major cannot supply troups to fight the mob in the area, but will distribute 50 rifles to inhabitants for their self-defense; on reverse black seal cancel, very scarce (Goebel R)

1816, entire letter with manuscript red "Luxemb." dated "Luxemburg den 21ten August 1816" from a military officer to the town council of Löwenberg in Silesia; on reverse noted "3." (Sgr.) for transportation within Prussia; such early letters from the fortress to the outside are extremely rare, from the early period only a handful knwon