Differdange & Wiltz: Newly discovered surcharged communal revenues

In Benelux Revenues [2nd ed.], John Barefoot lists a Differdange 3F Hôtel de Ville revenue of the design shown above along with 1F and 2F denominations, but the color of the 3F is listed as brown.  Here a distinctly blue Differdange Hôtel de Ville revenue has been surcharged to 2 francs.

Barefoot also lists this 2F Wiltz Le Château revenue along with 1F and 2F denominations and a 3F typewriter surcharged “+12.”  Here is the 2F surcharged to 10[F] with a rubber stamp.

Please contact me through the comment function of this blog or by email to arsdorf@gmail.com if you have unlisted Luxembourg communal revenues in your collections.  I’d be delighted to post them here for all to enjoy.

Use of a 25c Telegraph stamp to pay a Récépissé de dépôt (Deposit receipt) fee

Récépissé de dépôt  (No. 62. – 1922)

The 25c deposit fee is paid with a 25c telegraph revenue stamp (p. 12 x 11.5), postmarked
Dudelange II, 9 Jan 1924.

This is the first time I’ve seen of this use.  Do others have similar or different examples?

The Luxembourg telegraph stamps are untouted beauties, often bearing fine circular date cancels.  Used from 1883 until WWII demonetization on October 1, 1940, they treat the collector to an abundance of shade and perforation varieties.  Used examples are not especially scarce, but regrettably we seldom see the documents on which they were used!