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Luxembourg Postage due stamps
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Lot 3004005635 -
Mi10-22
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Luxembourg Postal stationery
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Lot 3003502619 -
MiP 14
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Lot 3003502620 -
MiP 15
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Lot 3003502618 -
MiP 15
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Lot 3003502627 -
MiP 16
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Lot 3003502626 -
MiP 16
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Lot 3003502633 -
MiP 21
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Lot 3003502632 -
MiP 21
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Lot 3003502634 -
MiP 22
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Lot 3003502689 -
MiP 23
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Lot 3003502690 -
MiP 23
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Lot 3003502635 -
MiP 23
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Lot 3003502691 -
MiP 23
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Lot 3003502688 -
MiP 24
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Description
Presumably the oldest known precursor to Liechtenstein – 24 September, complete letter from Vaduz to the treasurer in Hohenems, a historically significant letter from Georg Andreas Baumgartner, also known as Paumbgartner, from Vaduz to Franz Karl Kurzer, Treasurer and Council Administrator of the County of Hohenems; the letter mentions enclosed documents; it was delivered by messenger; on the reverse side is the handwritten note ‘portofrey’, supplemented by the entry ‘1 fl 30 x’, i.e. 1 gulden 30 kreuzer, the fee at that time for a heavy letter; the letter is sealed with a small, fully preserved seal of the sender; the document is in exceptionally good condition and represents an early document from that era when Vaduz was still part of the County of Hohenems; the Baumgartner family were long-established residents of Vaduz; the sender’s father, mentioned in the letter, was the county clerk in Vaduz; the addressee, Rentmeister Kurzer, was responsible for the finances of the county – a role comparable to that of today’s tax office. Historical context: Hohenems was 1500 by Emperor Ferdinand I as a free imperial county . In 1613, the Counts of Hohenems purchased the lordship of Vaduz; at the time the letter was written in 1678, Ferdinand Karl, Count of Hohenems, was ruling; he later became infamous in Vaduz; as a result of these events, he was deposed and imprisoned by the Imperial Court in 1684. The financial situation of the counts deteriorated drastically, with the result that Ferdinand Karl’s successor sold the County of Hohenems in 1699 to Johann Adam I of Liechtenstein; the acquisition of Vaduz by the House Liechtenstein finally took place in 1712; this is an exceptionally well-preserved gem from the period prior to the transfer of Vaduz to the Princely House of Liechtenstein, an important testament to the earliest regional postal and administrative history, certified by Heschel, XF!Fixed Price
24.00 EUR
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Lot 3003502681 -
MiP 30
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Lot 3003502680 -
MiP 34
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Lot 3003502678 -
MiP 38
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Lot 3003502682 -
MiP 39
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Lot 3003502673 -
MiP 45
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Lot 3003503111 -
MiP 45
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Lot 3003503112 -
MiP 45
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Lot 3003502671 -
MiP 46
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Lot 3003502670 -
MiP 47 II
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Lot 3003502665 -
MiP 51 II
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Lot 3003502660 -
MiP 52 I
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