International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Luxembourg

Luxembourg 3 The first meter was installed in 1925. All stamps are inscribed “LUXEMBOURG” or, during German occupation in 1940s, “LUXEMBURG”. The stamps are grouped by appearance and function: A - horizontal rectangle with truncated corners B - rectangle with simulated perforation outer frame C - rectangle with ornamental, Greek style outer border D - rectangle with straight outer frame E - open, horizontal frank, without outer frame PO - special stamps generated only by post office machines OO - special stamps generated only for official government mail blue GROUP A: Horizontal rectangle with truncated corners blue Sub-group AA: Inscribed “LUXEMBOURG” left|550px AA1. Hasler “D106” (FV-8), 1925. Frank with inner box around value figures. Value figures large, outlined. M#s 101-107. TM: nil Values: 12px 5c, 10, 25, 35, 50, 75, 1 fr, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75, 2, 3, 5 12px[$10] Values: 12px 20c, 30, 40, 60, 70, 4 fr, 10 12px[$20] left|220px AA2. Timbrographe (LV-9), 1929. Nearly identical to Type AA1 but M# 201 only. TM: nil Values: 12px 40c, 50, 70, 75, 1 fr 12px[$100] Values: 12px 5c, 10, 20, 30, 1.25 fr, 1.75, 2, 3 12px[$200] left|440px AA3. Hasler “F22” (MV), 1928. Frank is wider than Types AA1 and 2, and the inner box around the value figures is not as tall. M#s 101 up. With “fr.” at left and “c.” at right of value figures. TM: DC, SC or nil V/F: 12px0oo 12px 12pxoo 12px 12px0oo left|560px AA4. Hasler “F22” (MV). Frank is large like Type AA3 but corners are rounded rather than diagonal. With “FRS” at left and “CTS.” at right of value figures. M# 113 seen. TM: nil with date only V/F: 12px0oo 12px 12pxoo left|390px left|420px AA5. Hasler “F88” (MV). 12px[$20] As Type AA3 but without inner box around value figures. Frank variable in size. Spacing variable between TM and frank from very wide to very narrow. A. “fr.” at left and “c.” at right of value figures B. “Fr.” at left and “c” at right of value figures TM: DC, SC, or nil V/F: 12px ✳0oo 12px ✳00oo 12px◇0oo (121) a. Meter number at left of TM as well as at bottom of frank (137) left|375px AA6. Hasler “F66” (MV). 12px[$10] Very similar to Type AA5 but the value figures are not as tall, 4.5 to 5 mm compared to 6 mm. M#s 139 and 140 seen. TM: DC V/F: 12px ✳00oo left|240px AA7. Francotyp "A" (MV), 1933 or earlier. 12px[Quite scarce, value unknown] Similar to Type AA3 but meter number in 300 series. The value figures are angular. One seen, M# 301, without town mark. V/F: 12px 000 (or possibly 12px00) blue Sub-group AB: Inscribed “LUXEMBURG” (German occupation stamps) left|230px AB1. Hasler “D106” (FV-6), 1941. 12px[$25] Provisional design. As Type AA1, but country name modified by insertion of large “U” in place of “OU”. M# 101 only. TM: nil Values: 12px 1, 3, 8, 10, 12, 25 left|280px AB2. Hasler “D106” (FV-6). Value figures with large “RM.” suffix inside large rectangle. A. Meter number 102 12px[$15] B. Meter number 103 or 105 12px[$25] TM: nil Values: 12px 0,02,10px0,03,10px0,04,10px0,06,10px0,08,10px0,12,10px0,25 NOTES: Value 0,20 may also have been used but this is not verified. Meter 106 exists but is known only as a proof. Values: 0,05, 0,06, 0,08, 0,24, 0,30, 0,40 green 3 NOTE: Meter Type AA2 (Timbrographe M# 201) was modified for use under German occupation and equipped with values 0,03, 0,06, 0,08, 0,12, 0,15, 0,25, 0,30, and 0,40. No examples have been reported, and the exact appearance of the stamp is uncertain. left|320px left|330px AB3. Hasler “F22” (MV), 1928. 12px[$25] As Type AA3. M#s 106, 108-113 reported. A. “Rm” at left and “Pf.” at right of value figures B. “RM.” at left and “Rpf.” at right of value figures TM: nil V/F: 12px 12pxoo 12px 12px0oo a. With date but not town mark at far left (113) left|400px left|290px AB4. Hasler “F88” (MV). As Type AA4. A. With large “RM.” left of value figures (118) 12px[$25] B. With “RM.” at left and “Pf.” at right (112) 12px[Rare, value unknown] C. Value figures alone at center (115) 12px[$15] TM: SC or nil V/F: 12px ✳00 12px ✳0oo blue GROUP B: Rectangle with simulated perforation outer frame blue Sub-group BA: Frank with crown and coat of arms in center left|520px BA1. Hasler “F22” (MV), 1925. 12px[$150] Nearly square frank with crown and coat of arms inside oval with “LUXEMBOURG” curved around them. Value figures at bottom between “Fr.” and “Cts”. M# 113 below frank. TM: BIC V/F: 12px 12px00 blue Sub-group BB: Horizontal frank with inner box, inscribed “LUXEMBOURG” left|585px BB1. Francotyp “C” (MV). Horizontal frank with large inner box around value figures and straight ornamental lines at sides and bottom between outer frame and inner box. With or without S# high between TM and frank. M# 301 up, with or without “F” prefix, breaks ornamental lines at bottom center. TM: SC, DC, nil V/F: 12px 12px00 (O) 12px000 (A,G) 12px 12px000 (A) 12px ◆000 (G) 12px ◆0.00 (G) a. Date boxed b. Meter number boxed left|385px left|445px BB2. Francotyp “Cc/Ccm” (MV). Similar to Type BB1 but narrow to very narrow spacing between TM and frank. Date figures with stops after D and before Y. M# with or without “F” prefix. A. M# unboxed B. M# boxed TM: SC V/F: 12px ◆0.00 12px ◆00.00 left|370px BB3. Francotyp “A9000” (MV). Very similar to Type BB2 but date figures widely spaced with stops after D and M. M# with “F” prefix or without prefix, unboxed. TM: SC, BIC V/F: 12px ◆0.00 12px ◆0,00 12px ◆00.00 12px ◆000.00 (M# 370 only) blue Sub-group BC: Horizontal frank with inner box, inscribed “LUXEMBURG” left|575px BC1. Francotyp “C” (MV). 12px[$50] As Type BB1 but with "LUXEMBURG". With or without impression counter number high between TM and frank. M#s 301-312. TM: SC, DC, nil V/F: 12px 12px00 (O) 12px000 (A,G) 12px 12px000 (A) 12px ◆000 (G) blue Sub-group BD: Country name in curved ribbon at top left|375px BD1. Universal “MultiValue" (MV), 1952. 12px[$25] Upright frank with doubled straight inner frame lines. M# 501 with “U” prefix in box at bottom center. “FR | CTS” below value figures. TM: DC V/F: 12px 12px0oo left|380px BD2. Universal “Automax” (MV), 1963? 12px[$20] As Type BD1 but with “FRANCS” below value figures. M# 500 up without prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px=00.oo 12px=00o o blue Sub-group BE: Country name straight at top left|380px BE1. Frama “M/E” (MV). Square frank with straight inner frame line and large box around value figures. M# 200 up at bottom. Value figures thick. TM: DC V/F: 12px00.00 12px000.00 left|370px BE2. Frama “M/E” (MV). Horizontal frank without inner box around value figures. M#s in 200 and 2000 series. TM: DC V/F: 12px000.00 left|350px BE3. Frama “EPS3000” (MV). Similar to Type BE2 but the value figures are much smaller. TM: DC V/F: 12px0000 left|330px BE4. Frama “Sensonic” (digital). Similar to Type BE2 but the value figures are taller, not as thick, and more closely spaced. TM: DC V/F: 12px00000 blue GROUP C: Rectangle with ornamental, Greek style outer border left|525px right|330px right|330px C1. Postalia (MV), 1952. Country name unframed at top, Greek-style border along sides and bottom with inner box around value figures. Frank width variable from 26 to 27+ mm. M# in 400 and 1400 series below frank. Value figures narrow. A. Wide spacing between TM and frank B. Narrow spacing between TM and frank C. As B but the meter number is above the bottom frame line rather than below TM: DC V/F: 12px000 12px000.– 12px0000 12px00.00 12px00,00 12px0000.– 12px00000 12px000.00 12px000,00 a. Value figures with “FR” prefix left|370px C2. Francotyp-Postalia “EFS” (MV). Very similar to Type C1 but M# breaks bottom frame line, and value figures are slightly taller and more widely spaced. Spacing between TM and frank ~15-16 mm. TM: DC V/F: 12px0000 12px0000.– left|365px C2.1. Francotyp-Postalia “MS5/WK4” (MV). As Type C2 but frank is wider than tall. TM: DC V/F: 12px0000 left|330px C3. Satas “Rotary” (MV). Frank smaller than Types C1 and C2 with M# above lower border inside value box. Date figures tall or short. M# in 700 up. TM: SC V/F: 12px00.oo 12px ★0.oo 12px ★00.oo left|310px C4. Francotyp-Postalia “T1000” (digital). Frank quite similar to Type C2 but with narrower spacing and digital value figures. M# in 40000 series. TM: DC V/F: 12px0000 12px0000.– left|390px C5. Neopost “Electronic” (MV). Frank wider than tall. M# breaks bottom frame line. M# in 80000 series. TM: DC V/F: 12px4 ≋000 12px4 ≋000.– left|320px C6. Neopost “SM24/SM26” (digital). Very similar to Type C5 but spacing between TM and frank is much narrower. The value figures are more closely spaced, and the date figures are shorter. M# in 80000 series. Meter number small. TM: DC V/F: 12px 4 ≋0000 left|320px right|320px C7. Neopost "IJ" series? (digital). As Type C6 but the date and value figures are closer to the top rather than centered. The meter number is large. M# in 81000 and 84000 series seen. TM: DC V/F: 12px00000 a. Date figures lowered, closer to the bottom of the TM rather than the top left|320px C8. Neopost unidentified model (digital). As Types C6 and C7 but the date and value figures are close to the bottom. The value figures are more rounded than with Types C6 and C7. M# in 87000 series. TM: DC V/F: 12px00000 left|320px C9. Neopost unidentified model, possibly SM-26 (digital). As Type C7 but with "P&TLUXEMBOURG" at top. M# in 85000 series. TM: DC V/F: 12px00000 left|340px C10. Neopost unidentified model, possibly IJ-25, IJ-65 (digital). As Type C9 but value figures are more oval. M# in 86000 series. TM: DC V/F: 12px00000 NOTE that the lower portion of this image is distorted and not typical. blue GROUP D: Rectangle with straight outer frame blue 3 Sub-group DA: Frank completely contained within the frame blue 3 Country identification "LUXEMBOURG" left|390px DA1. Safag (MV), 1948. 12px[$20] Large horizontal rectangle with country name underlined at top and no other contents beyond the value figures. M# 200 up below frank. TM: BIC or nil V/F: 12px000 12px0000 left|380px DA2. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV), 1980. Smaller than Type DA1 and the country name is not underlined. The meter number is centered inside Greek style ornaments at bottom. M# in 100 and 1000 series. With "F" preceding the value figures. TM: DC V/F: 12px0000 12px0000.– 12px000.00 a. Without "F" preceding the value figures left|340px DA3. Secap (MV), 1991. Small upright frank with breaks in centers of both sides. M# in 600 and 6000 series at bottom. TM: DC V/F: 12px000.– 12px0000.– left|300px DA4. Secap (digital). Frank similar to Type DA3 but with space above country name. Value figures fairly large TM: rectangle V/F: 12px0000 285px|left DA5. Frama (digital). Large horizontal rectangle with country name at top but without underline. M# in 2000 series. TM: DC V/F: 12px00000 blue 3 Sub-group DB: Country identification above and outside the frame blue 3 Country identification "5 POSTLUXEMBOURG" left|320px DB1. Neopost (digital). Value figures high in the box, above the level of the date figures. M# breaks the bottom frame line. TM: DC V/F: 12px00000 left|320px DB2. Frama (digital). Frank wider than with Type DB1. The value figures are larger than in Type DB1 and are in line with the date figures. TM: DC V/F: 12px00000 302px|left DB3. ? (digital). The value figures are larger than in Types DB1 and DB2 and are in line with the date figures. TM: DC V/F: 12px0000 blue GROUP E: Open, horizontal frank, without outer frame left|375px left|355px E1. Pitney Bowes-GB “5000” series (MV). Country name across top. “POSTES” above value box. Crown and coat of arms between TM and value box. Date figures raised in relation to value figures. Curled ornament at left and top right of TM. M# with “PB” or “P.B.” prefix below coat of arms. A. Coat of arms capped with wide crown B. Smaller coat of arms capped with simpler crown narrow at bottom TM: DC V/F: 4 ≋00 1 ■ 4 ≋00 o 4 ≋00o1 ■ 4 ≋00.o1 ■ 4 ≋00.oo left|360px E2. Pitney Bowes-GB “5000” (MV). As Type E1 but without crown and coat of arms. M# with “P.B.” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 4 ≋00 o 4 00.oo 4 ≋00.oo left|280px E2.1. Pitney Bowes “RF” or "RT" (MV). 4[probably very rare] Similar to Types E1 and E2 but much smaller, with inner frame lines at top, left and bottom. Crown at left of LUXEMBOURG. M# with “P.B.” prefix breaks bottom frame line. Single circle town mark very close to frank. V/F: 4 ≋00.oo left|360px left|365px E3. Pitney Bowes-GB “6900” (MV). Very similar to Type E2.1 but the date and value figures are on the same level. “Fr.” is closer to the left frame line than with Type E2.1. M# with “P.B.” prefix. A. Low crown B. Taller crown narrow at bottom Double circle town mark 10 to 12mm away from frank. V/F: 4 ≋00 4 ≋0.o0 a. Value figures without "Fr" prefix. left|395px E4. Pitney Bowes-GB “6600” (MV). Similar to Type E3B but taller crown with larger frank. Large “F” breaks left frame line. M# with “PB” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 4 000 4 ≋00.00 left|370px E5. Pitney Bowes-GB “6900” (MV). Frank similar to Type E1 but date and value figures on same level, and the value box is much larger. “–POSTES–” below value box. M# with “PBE” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 4 ≋00.0 0 left|375px E6. Pitney Bowes-GB “6900” (MV). Similar to Type E5 but without inner frame lines around value figures. The crown and coat of arms are larger, and the TM does not have curled ornaments. A frame line has been added across the bottom, and a line (from the edge of the die?) sometimes appears along the top. M# with “PB” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 4 ≋00.0 left|390px E7. Pitney Bowes “A/B900” (MV). Similar to Type E5 but lower and wider. M# with “PB” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 4 ≋00 4 ≋0000 4 ≋000.0 o left|380px E7.1. Pitney Bowes “Paragon” (MV). Similar to Type E4 but larger frank with smaller value figures. Narrower spacing than with Type E4. Without "F" preceding the value figures. M# in 50000 series with "PB" prefix breaks the bottom frame lines. TM: DC V/F: 4 ≋0000 left|380px E8. Pitney Bowes “EasyMail” (digital). “POSTES” centered below country name at top. Large crown over value figures at left. M# with “PB” prefix and date at right. Various numbers at far left below curled ornaments. TM: Linear across bottom V/F: 4 ≋0000 left|340px E9. Pitney Bowes (digital), 2008. Similar to Type E8 but without crown and ornaments at upper left. Below the value figures are a 7-digit code and the town name. M# with "PB" prefix. TM: SL V/F: 4 00000 blue GROUP PO: Special stamps generated only by post office machines left|325px PO1. Satas “P” (MV). 12px[$20] Small upright frank with single line, simulated perforation border broken at center of sides. Spacing between TM and frank ~15 mm. Identification letter at bottoms of TM and frank. Hour figure between TM and frank. TM: SC V/F: 12px ★000 left|270px PO2. Camp (MV). 12px[$20] Frank very similar to Type PO1 but with “POSTES” over identification number at bottom. Narrow spacing between TM and frank. TM: SC with ID letter at bottom V/F: 12px000oo left|365px PO3. Frama (digital). Horizontal frank with simulated perforation border around the right half and straight line border at top and bottom of the left half. At left are the town and postal codes in panels at top and bottom. At right are the country name and identification number at top and bottom. Identification number with "P" prefix. Date and value figures across center. V/F: 12px000.00 left|410px PO4. Escher Group "Riposte" (digital), 2005. Rectangular value box containing "PORT PAYE" at the top. Value box with country name above the box and "POSTES" below. Large single circle TM contains two lines of text through the center, the upper line a series of number codes and the lower line the date and time. right|410px Printed in black on self-adhesive label with yellow "P&T LUXEMBOURG" underprint. V/F: 12px1 ■ ■ ■ 0.00€ a. With underprint vertical, reading up, rather than horizontal left|400px PO5.1. probably Escher Group (digital), 2014 or earlier. Similar to Type PO4 but the letters in the country name and "PORT PAYE" are heavier. The post office name is straight rather than curved at the top. Printed in black on self-adhesive label with underprint of yellow "LUXEMBOURG POSTES" in four lines reading up along the right side. The right-most line has "POSTES" in blue-green. V/F very small: 12px1 ■ ■ ■ 0.00 € left|408px left|280px PO5.2. probably Escher Group (digital). Similar to Type PO5.1 but the value box, town mark circle, and inscriptions are all much smaller. Printed in black on self-adhesive label. A. Label with underprint of yellow "LUXEMBOURG POSTES" in four lines reading up along the right side. The right-most line has "POSTES" in blue-green. B. Label with light gray underprint showing a quarter moon circling "POST LUXEMBOURG". V/F very small: 12px1 ■ ■ ■ 0.00 € blue GROUP PD: Stamp used for collecting Postage Due left|350px PD1. Postalia (MV). Simple horizontal rectangle broken at top right by "LUXEMBOURG". At center is a large "T" filled with hatch lines. The date is at left, and the value figures are at right. Without town mark. V/F: 12px 000 blue GROUP OO: Special stamps generated only for official government mail left|380px OO1. Safag (MV), 1947. Horizontal frank without complete outer border. Country name underlined at top, Greek style border at bottom, crown and coat of arms at both sides. M# and department name below frank. A. Department name “GOUVERNEMENT” (200, 205, 207 seen) B. “CHEMINS DE FER” (201 seen) 12px[$20] C. “ARMEE” (203 seen) 12px[$20] D. “S.N.H.B.M.” (204 seen) 12px[$20] TM: BIC V/F: 12px000 12px0000 green 3 NOTE: During the German occupation of WW2 at least one meter with stamp of unaltered German design was used in Luxembourg. It can be identified only by "LUXEMBURG" in the town mark. Examples seem to be quite rare. 540px 3 green Return to main catalog ⇒ ../ 3 green Return to top ⇒ Luxembourg