10c Anchor Effets de Commerce – 1880 Use

The first set of the small Effets de Commerce revenues appeared in 1875, perforate 13 with typeset anchor ornaments.  It comprised 16 stamps, consisting of six blue denominations in centimes, nine rose intermediate franc denominations, and one 10-franc lilac-brown high denomination.  Used until the early 1900s, the centimes denominations are fairly common.

The use here of the 10-centime is on a bank draft from Au Coin de Rue Mersch-Adam dated 31 January 1880 for 150 francs payable by the end for February 1880 in favor of a payee in Remerschen and drawn on the International Bank in Luxemburg.  It was paid on 28 February 1880.  The stamp is pen canceled “Luxbrg. le 31/1. 80 Mersch.Adam.” 

Nicolas Mersch–Adam was a Luxembourg merchant, president of the Bureau de Bienfaisance, and co-founder of the Casino de Luxembourg.  I guess everybody knew which street corner “au coin de rue” referred to!