We’ve already talked about the rarest stamps from Germany, France, the UK, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Israel, Vatican, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand, USA, Monaco, Falkland Islands, Greece, and Austria. Today we’ll take a look at the rare and most valuable Luxembourg stamps.
POST Luxembourg dates back to the 18th century. These are milestones in POST's timeline:
(Source: https://www.postgroup.lu)
Coat of Arms Luxembourg
Luxembourg – 1859/09/29 (first issue)
10 c. (Luxembourgish centime)
The most important for us is the fact that Luxembourg started issuing stamps in 1852. The design of the first stamp was the usual one for that period – bust of the ruler. The current ruler of Luxembourg was King William III - King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
Note: Luxembourg was in personal union with the United Kingdom of the Netherlands until 1890 under the House of Orange-Nassau.
Coat of Arms Luxembourg
Luxembourg – 1859/09/29 (first issue)
12½ c. (Luxembourgish centime)
Luxembourg stamps don’t achieve extremely high values, but there are some that have significant value, especially when compared with others. One source of value could be printing errors, and another one could be their age. Today, we’ll focus only on stamps, having their age in mind.
We’ve already seen Coat of Arms Luxembourg stamps dating back to 1859. The motif on these stamps is obviously the coat of arms with visible lion in the center and crown above it.
King William III
Luxembourg - 1852 (first issue)
1 Luxembourgish sol
We’ve also mentioned that King William III ruled Luxembourg at that time. While the post office had been already established before his reign started, he was already in office when the first stamp of Luxembourg had been issued. He stayed king until 1890 and witnessed many changes that happened to the postal service during that time.
King William III
Luxembourg - 1852/09/15 (first issue)
10 c. (Luxembourgish centime)
It’s hard to give estimate values of these stamps today, but I guess the 4 mentioned ones are the most valuable Luxembourg stamps.
Today we’ve seen some of the most valuable Luxembourg stamps. Feel free to check us because more articles in this series are coming soon. While you wait for them, take a look at previous articles from this series.
UK - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable UK Stamps
France - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable French Stamps
Germany - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable German Stamps
Ireland - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable Irish Stamps
Belgium - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable Belgium Stamps
The Netherlands - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable Dutch Stamps
Australia - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable Australian Stamps
Canada - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable Canadian Stamps
Spain - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable Spanish Stamps
Portugal - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable Portuguese Stamps
Israel - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable Stamps of Israel
Vatican - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable Vatican Stamps
Italy - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable Italian Stamps
Switzerland - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable Swiss Stamps
New Zealand - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable New Zealand Stamps
USA - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable U.S. Stamps
Monaco - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable Monaco Stamps
Falkland Islands - Rarest Stamps: Most Valuable Falkland Islands Stamps
