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Monday, October 5, 2015

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:

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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:

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