371st Auction

"d'arlon" in manuscript on entire letter 1698 to Bruxelles, fine and very scarce

"ARLON", superb strike in black on entire letter 1746 to Bruxelles, very fine

"ARLON", good strike in black on sealed cover with original contents 1769 to Gand

"DÉB.ARLON" in red, clear strike on reverse of entire letter to Niderschiren with frontside "inconnu"

"ARLON / FRANCO" in red, clear strike on lettersheet with adjacent "ARLON 9 AVR 1831" to London, very fine

"Barvaux" in manuscript with adjacent straight line "MARCHE" on entire letter 1827, small tear at bottom, otherwise very fine

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

"P.P. BOUILLON" on entire letter 1828 part paid "Franco Coblentz" to Vienna with front side transit "TRIER 7.MAR."

"DEBOURSÉ EICH", clear oval on reverse of small entire letter from "EICH 15 AOUT" (1835) to Dippach and returned; opens out very nicely for exhibition; fine and scarce

"flamisoul" in manuscript on entire letter dated "Hubermont le 14 Juin 1795" to Bruxelles, fine and rare

"98 / FLAMIZOUL" in black on small lettersheet with part of contents to Bruxelles, very scarce

"GREVENMACHE", superb strike in red on entire letter 1795 to Bruxelles, extremely fine and scarce

"GREVENMACHER", clear strike in black on entire letter 1829 to Luxemburg, very fine

"Vellin" in manuscript on entire letter 1827 to Navangle, taxed "10" centimes, very scarce

"De voleville" in manuscript on entire letter (small part missing inside) to Bruxelles, very rare, just 3 letters recorded

1699, Entire letter from Luxemburg to Bruxelles with manuscript postage "4 s" (sols); a scarce early letter

"de luxumbg" in manuscript on entire letter 1704 

"deluxembg" in manuscript on small entire letter 1709 to Nancy, the dispatch note crossed and replaced by "Daix" and charged with "8" sols; a fine early letter during the régie Pajot

1741, Entire letter from Luxemburg, dated January 22, to Count Neipperg, the governor of the fortress of Luxemburg, to Vienna. The letter contains a complete summary of all military personnel in the fortress and its dependencies. A marvellous item

1786, Entire letter endorsed "Service" to Marche. The commander general of Luxemburg asked for a list of under age children of soldiers and officers; small part of reverse missing, otherwise fine. Early mail of the fortress

"LUXEMBOURG", straight line on entire letter 1789 to Hodimont with manuscript "par Liège et Vervier", taxed with a total of "9" sols, very fine, certificate Van der Linden BPP (2003)

"LUXEMBOURG" and "PORT PAYE" on entire letter dated "Steinsel le 12 de l'an 1794" to Liège; very scarce combination

"LUXEMBURG", straight line on entire letter 1828 to Marienbad in Bohemia, frontside transit "TRIER 6 MART" and boxed "franco tout", crossed out and replaced by "Franco Coblentz"

1795, "I. DON ARM S: / LUXEMBOURG", double line in red, good strike on entire letter to France, fine and rare

"2. DON ARM S: LUXEMBOURG" in black, on entire letter from Trier (Treves) 1795 to Landau; small tear at top closed, still fine

1816, Entire official letter with preprinted heading "Festung=Luxemburg", signed by the commander of the fortress Du Moullin to the governor of Luxemburg Willmar with nice red boxed seal on reverse; small part of inside missing, otherwise very fine

1819, Entire letter endorsed on front "gemeiner Soldaten Brief" addressed to Monschau near Aachen. Private letters from this period are great rarities

1849, Small entire letter endorsed "Laut Ordre vom 25 Juni 1848 frei" with adjacent transit mark "TRIER 12 6", very fine

1850, Small entire letter with manuscript "frei / Offizierfamilienbrief..." to Saarlouis with transit mark of Trier on reverse

1855 (ca.), Official lettersheet with blue seal on reverse, sent with frontside blue transit manuscript notation "Conz" to Abentheuerhütte

"PRIVAT POST UNTERNEHMEN von TRIER nach LUXEMBURG / J. Recking", nice blue oval marking on parcel accompanying letter with red "Auslagen" to Abentheuerhütte with nice red wax seal on reverse, very fine 

"PRIVAT POST UNTERNEHMEN von TRIER nach LUXEMBURG / J. Recking" as well as "PRIVAT-POST-EXPEDITION WIRTGEN / LUXEMBURG 26 (AUGUAT) 1859" on parcel accompanying letter to Abentheuerhütte with red wax seal on reverse, very fine

"PRIVAT-POST-EXPEDITION WIRTGEN LUXEMBURG 18 JULI 1857", good strike on receipt for a money letter to Grevenmacher

"MIL:BRIEF. ST: LUXEM=BURG", single circle in blue, good strike on field post cover with adjacent cds. "LUXEMBOURG 1 SEPT. 66" to Cologne. A very scarce combination and latest recorded use of the blue handstamp

"MIL:BRIEF. ST. LUXEM=BURG" in black on lettersheet dated "LUXEMBURG, 1 SEPTEMBER 1841" via "TRIER 7/9", addressed to "Friedrich Krupp Gußstahl Fabrik  bei Essen a.d. Ruhr Reg.Bezirk Düsseldorf", by mistake sent to Düsseldorf and here re-posted (dispatch mark crossed out); some creasing and partly weak in the folds, still fine and scarce

"OFFICIER BRIEF LUXEMBURG", clear oval marking on envelope franked with 1859, 25 c. brown, slightly touched at 2 sides, tied by clear cds. "LUXEMBOURG 4 JUIL. 65" to Cologne with part of arrival mark; backflaps not quite complete and some heavy hinges, still nice exhibition item