Belgium-Luxembourg Joint License Revenues

Joint License Revenue Stamps

 

Luxembourg revenue philately – little appreciated by most Luxembourg aficionados – remains a fertile ground for original research and new discoveries. Like postage stamps, Luxembourg revenues paid government fees. They are undeserving of the philatelic discrimination they suffer!

For example, here you see the Belgium-Luxembourg joint license revenue stamps, which were used by Belgium and Luxembourg to document payment of import permit charges.

 Type 1

 5F BELGISCH-LUXEMBURGSCHE
COMMISSIE 

Denominated ‘Fr-‘ 

 

Type 2

 
BELGISCH-LUXEMBURGSCHE
COMMISSIE

Denominated ‘Frs B.‘

 
10F BELGISCH-LUXEMBURGSE
COMMISSIE

Denominated ‘Frs B.‘

Cancel:  Office Central des Contingents
 License D'Importation, 17 December 1974. 

Type 3

20F BELGISCH-LUXEMBURGSE
COMMISSIE

 

 

Type 4

 

2.50F BELGISCH-LUXEMBURGSCHE
VERREKEMINGSDIENST BRUSSEL
(OBLC logo design)

Type 5

 

10F Belgisch-Luxemburgsche

Commissie

'Licences' below center ornament

John Barefoot’s Benelux Revenues [2nd ed.], lists only four of the Belgium-Luxembourg Joint License revenues.

• My Type 1 -- 5-franc shown here (denominated simply in francs rather than Belgian francs) is unlisted in Barefoot.
  
• My Type 2 -- 10-franc with spelling LUXEMBURGSCHE is the only denomination Barefoot lists with this spelling.
• Barefoot lists 5F, 10F, and 20F Type 3 denominations with the spelling LUXEMBURGSE.
• My Types 4 and 5 are unlisted.

You can help by sharing your research. I would like to know:

• What stamps were issued? When? In what format?
• Who printed the stamps?
  
• What quantities were printed?
  
• What were the import license tax rates?
• What are the pertinent laws and regulations?
  
• On what documents were the stamps used?
• Why are some denominated in francs; others in Belgian francs?
  
• Has the use of license revenues been discontinued (if so, when)?
  
• What is known about the Commission Belgo-Luxembourgeoise?

You can be the first to do the research and publish your findings, if you like, as a guest blogger on this website! Email me at arsdorf@gmail.com or post a comment on this blog.