The 90th anniversary of HRH Grand-Duke Jean

 

To celebrate the 90th anniversary of  HRH Grand-Duke Jean , Luxembourg Post has issued the stamp set  on March 15, 2011. The issue comprises of two stamps depicted His photo and His youngest son, Prince Guillaume.

Grand Duke Jean has served His country as Chief of State for 36 years and can, on the occasion of His 90th birthday, reflect on a full career, rich in emotions and memories. Born on 5 January 1921 at Berg Castle and given the name Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d’Aviano of Luxembourg, He is the eldest son of the Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg and Prince Felix of Bourbon Parma. After finishing His primary and secondary studies in Luxembourg, He completed His studies at Ampleforth College in Yorkshire County in England.

The 200th Anniversary of Franz Liszt - Luxembourg

 

In the year 2011, the music world commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth and the 125th anniversary of the death of composer and virtuoso Franz Liszt.

The Luxembourg Post also issued the stamp set even only one stamp on September 27, 2011. The issued stamp depicted the paint of Franz Liszt.

At the end of his life, Liszt maintained a close relationship with his friend, Hungarian painter Mihàly de Munkàcsy and his Luxembourgish wife Cécile Papier. The deep friendship with the painter started in 1882, when the two men first met in Budapest.

At the end of April 1886, Liszt lived as a guest in the Parisian residence of the Munkàcsys. On the following 5 July, Liszt, now very ill, decided to take a rest break at the summer residence of the Munkàcsys in Colpach.

Personality Stamp of Luxembourg - 2009

On May 12, 2009, Luxembourg Post issued the personality stamp set features the famous person of their country. The person depicted on three postage stamps are Henri Owen Tudor, Charles Bernhoeft, and Foni Tissen. 

Henri Owen Tudor

Henry Owen Tudor was  born on  1859 in Rosport.  Since a very young age, Henri Tudor was interested in electrical engineering and more particularly in lighting and in motors. Thomas Edison corresponded regularly with him and recommended the use of an accumulator to store energy during hours of low consumption and to redistribute this energy during hours of high consumption.

In 1881, Henri Tudor was still a student when he succeeded in building the first Tudor Accumulator which operated for 16 years without interruption. In 1884, Henri Tudor developed the energy car, a mobile accumulator-motor device for multi-purpose use: an electric motor for isolated farms, circuses, itinerant movie installations, military camps, etc.