The 1 FRANG documentary stamp error

In 1920, the old 50-centime documentary tax stamp (Timbre de Dimension) was surcharged to 1 FRANC.

1 FRANC

However, in the Luxembourgish language the French word franc is written as frang.  That’s why you often see old Luxembourg currency and coins denominated in frangs.  And that’s also why the typesetter for this surcharge presumably inadvertently spelled FRANC  with a final G -- FRANG -- instead of with a C  for at least one position of the surcharge setting.  Lacking multiples of the surcharged stamps, that’s all I can say.

1 FRANG

The error probably was corrected early in the surcharging process, as this is one of the scarcest Luxembourg revenue stamp errors.

Here’s an example of Luxembourg currency with the denomination shown as “Frang”:

1943 20-frang GD Charlotte bank note

 

ZWANZEG FRANG