270500 | Europe ➝ Luxemburg
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FIRST FRENCH PERIOD (1684-97): 1685, "de Luxembg.", clear manuscript marking on small entire letter to Reims, France; little stained and tiny hole in the front paper, still very nice and rare (Goebel R)
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1693, entire letter dated "à Luxembourg set. 26e 1693" to Monroial with black manuscript tax "2"; a rare letter from the period of the Nine Years' War
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SECOND SPANISH PERIOD (1697-1713): 1707, small entire letter dated "Luxembourg le 21 febr. 1707" to Rochefort (Goebel EL3, 34 points)
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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)
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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)
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1740 (ca.), "ARLON" (18,5x5 mm), clear strike on undated wrapper to Troyes with manuscript mark "4", fine (Goebel AA3, 29 points)
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1741, "Luxemb." (27x4 mm), good strike on entire letter to Arches, endorsed "par Epinal", manuscript text "6", very fine (Goebel AL13, 14 points)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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)
2 Items
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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)
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1786, "ARLON", clear straight line on entire letter to Luxemburg, taxed "2" sols, very fine (Goebel AA5, 12 points)
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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)
2 Items
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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
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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)
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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)
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1814, entire letter dated "Viltz 12 avril 1814" with clear "98 / BASTOGNE" to Colmar, taxed "6" decimes (Goebel FB1)
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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
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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
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"P98 / P ARLON" on entire letter of 29.7.1814 to Luxemburg, tiny unfresh, scarce (Goebel FA3, 19 points)
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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)
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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
Opening: 200 €
"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)