Esch-sur-Alzette: the 5-franc on 1-franc Allegory surcharges

The Post-WW2 5F Surcharges

During the World War 2 occupation, the Esch-sur-Alzette Allegory communal revenue stamps were issued in Reich pfennig and Reich mark denominations.  When the occupation ended in 1945, surviving stocks of the pre-occupation 1-franc Allegory were surcharged to five francs.

The surcharge is known in three different fonts, as shown below:

Left:  sans serif

Center:  Thin '5'

Right: Fat '5'

 

The identity card seen below shows two of the surcharge with the sans serif ‘5’ used to pay the card issuance fee on 30 June 1945 for Mathias Roth, a master plasterer (maitre-plafonneur).  Notice that the French language, banned during the occupation, is again in use by the government.

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Here are the Esch-sur-Alzette German-language Allegories issued during the occupation:

Communal Revenue from the Former Commune of Clemency

Clemency5-franc Pictorial
Extract from the Civil Register
Administration Communale
28 April 1969

Dead countries?  Yes, but there are also “dead” communes.  Since 2012, Clemency has been part of the commune of Käerjeng, in the canton of Capellen.  The Käerjeng commune was formed from the merger of the Clemency and Bascharage communes.