Luxembourg Stamps 1970 by Gary Little

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European Conservation Year

Date of Issue: March 9, 1970

Luxembourg Society for Bird Protection

50th Anniversary

Date of Issue: March 9, 1970

Europa 1970

Fabric

Date of Issue: May 4, 1970

Traffic Safety

Date of Issue: May 4, 1970

This stamp promotes the importance of road safety.

Diocese of Luxembourg

Centenary

Date of Issue: September 14, 1970

This stamp commemorates the centenary of the diocese of Luxembourg. It shows stained glass portraits of Empress Kunigunde and Emperor Henri II from the Luxembourg cathedral.

Population Census

Date of Issue: September 14, 1970

The census of the Luxembourg people took place on December 31, 1970.

Luxembourg City

50th Anniversary

Date of Issue: September 14, 1970

This stamp commemorates the 50th anniversary of the City of Luxembourg through the amalgamation of five municipalities.

United Nations

25th Anniversary

Date of Issue: September 14, 1970

The United Nations is an international organization made up of deliberatory bodies, functional agencies, and temporary and permanent commissions made up of representatives of the member nations. The UN charter was drawn up by 50 countries in San Francisco in the spring of 1945. The official start of the UN was October 24, 1945.

Castles II (Charity Issue)

Date of Issue: December 7, 1970

These stamps show how several medieval castles of Luxembourg may have looked in their heydays, as interpreted by Luxembourg artist Foni Tissen. Some of these castles have now completely disappeared and others are in various states of ruin. The following castles are shown:

Clervaux	12th century
Septfontaines	12th century
Bourscheid	11th century
Esch-sur-Sûre	10th century
Larochette	11th century
Brandenbourg	12th century