In a charming ceremony, the officials of the Grand Ducal Institute of Luxembourg recently presented gifts to the participants of a drawing contest they had organized in connection with the 150th anniversary of the Institute at the Athénée de Luxembourg. Luxembourg. The best contribution came from Marie-Claire Caiado Gomes. His work can be admired on the stamp issued on 15.09.2018.

POST Luxembourg recently invited the young participants who delivered the best contributions to the 2018 Philatelic Drawing Contest. Two of these young artists were particularly rewarded, as their works not only got the first prizes, but they were also issued as stamps. These are Lola Kirsch and Gaia Vetere.

On the occasion of Luxair's maiden flight between Luxemburg and Iceland, POST Philately gave collectors the opportunity to obliterate letters with special Luxembourgish and Icelandic cancellation marks. A personalized meng.post stamp and a special postcard were also issued on the occasion.

On 27 April the Belgian engraver Guillaume Broux, who works mainly for the philatelic service of the Belgian Post, gave on invitation by POST Philately to a very interested public demonstrations of his expertise and this in the context of the international exhibition of engraving organized by Empreinte asbl.

The booth of POST Philately attracts as usual numbers of interested collectors.

On April 19, the non-profit organization Empreinte invited for the opening of the "Print Making" exhibition in the CARRE 1, rue de l'Aciérie L-1112 Luxembourg. There are exposed works of contemporary engravings. As engraving played a key role in the first 100 years of postage stamp production, POST Philately exhibits a selection of original engraving plates. On Friday, April 27, the Belgian engraver Guillaume Broux, will be present and will give interested parties the opportunity to follow his work live.