Luxembourg #1, Grand Duke William III
Luxembourg · 1852 · 10 Centimes
This is the first postage stamp issued by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The design features a right-facing profile portrait of Grand Duke William III, who was also King of the Netherlands. The stamp is imperforate and printed in black on bluish paper.
Issued on September 15, 1852, this stamp marked Luxembourg's entry into the postal union and standardized its mail services, following the trend set by Great Britain's Penny Black twelve years earlier.
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Engraved
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