Rare Weiler-la-Tour communal revenue

 

Few would disagree that this 10F communal revenue, canceled with the cachet of the Administration Communale – Weiler-La-Tour, is among the scarcest of Luxembourg’s communal revenue stamps.  In some ways, its beauty flows from its simplicity enhanced by the commune’s elegant cachet.

Thanks to Bruno Vincent in France for sharing a scan of this fiscal gem from his collections of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg fiscals.  He publishes a beautiful, scholarly revenue blog entitled Collection Passion les Timbres Fiscaux at www.timbres-fiscaux.fr .  Be sure to have a look if you haven’t already enjoyed this fine blog!

Communal Meter Imprint from Mersch

 

3€ Population Tax
Meter Impression
19 May 2010

Once upon a time, the Mersch commune used beautiful pictorials.  Sadly, they have now been superseded by unattractive meter imprints, as seen above, produced by a franking machine.  These days convenience trumps beauty, that’s for sure.

This is what Mersch communals used to look like:

Which do you prefer?  Which would you collect?