Postage Stamps Luxembourg

Liberation

This stamp, which shows past and present side by side, depicts a watercolour montage by the Luxembourg painter Carlo Losch. On one side, two soldiers protected by tanks, walk through the snow-covered forest of the Oestlng. On the other, the "National Liberation Memorial" built in 1994 at Schumannseck (Notbum) in memory of the violent combat between the German and the American armies in the winter of 1944-1945.

Liberation 1944-1945

Education through Sport

2004 was a year full of important sporting events as well as being the European Year of Education through Sport.

Sports in Luxembourg

Christmas 2004

Providing a pleasant atmosphere and a time for contemplation, Christmas is an excellent moment to rediscover the magic of the present day. On this "Christmas 2004" special postage stamp, the magic is heightened by the innocence of this youth choir and by the magnificence of the snow-covered surroundings.

Christmas 2004 in Luxembourg

Founded in 1603 by the Jesuits

The Athénée of Luxembourg, founded in 1603 by the Jesuits, is the oldest secondary school in the Grand Duchy. Located years ago at the site of the present National Library, The "Kolléisch" offered education in the humanities with a focus on classical languages.

Athénée of Luxembourg

Wildlife for charity

In December 2002 Luxembourg issued the second set in the cycle of postal values dedicated to animals living in fields and forests. The stamps depict the following subjects, painted by the Belgian wildlife artist André Buzin.

Charity 2002

150 years of postage stamps

This commemorative souvenir sheet for the 150th anniversary of the issue of the first Luxembourg postage stamp was prepared in support of the theme Postage stamps images of life in Luxembourg for the past 150 years.

150 years of stamps in Luxembourg