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Saturday, September 24, 2011

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


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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!

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