On Sunday, August 20, a religious ceremony was held in Simmer (Septfontaines) celebrating the 700th anniversary of the consecration of the church in the middle of the village. During a reception that followed the ceremony, the stamp that POST Luxembourg will issue on 19.09.2017 for this occasion was presented in preview to the guests. © Photo: Metty Schneider Framing an enlargement of the stamo, from left to right. : Yves Ewen, Mayor, Emile Espen, Head of POST Philately, Abbé Joël Santer, Jean-Claude Muller, Member of the Philatelic Committee

POST Philately was present on July 15 and 16 with a booth at the 24th edition of the international BD festival in Contern and offered a cancellation, a postcard and a special stamp edition with an artwork of Mike Perkins (Marvel Comics) that shows the LuxTram beside superheros of the Marvel world. Guy Arendt, Secretary of State for Culture, has been given a sample of this special edition, as well as a sample of the Superjhemp-Edition in honor of the inauguration of the “rue Roger Leiner” in Contern that weekend.

POST Philately was present on July 4 with a selling and promoting booth at the departure of the 4th stage of the Tour de France in Mondorf-les-Bains and handed out a frame with the stamps of the special edition about the start of the stage to Lex Delles, mayor of Mondorf-les-Bains, and Ed Buchette, general secretary of the Luxembourgish cycling federation. POST Philately offered a whole range of philatelic products, including an attractive folder of the special edition at the price of 12,50 €. Photo: ©POST Luxembourg

Post Philately was present on May 25 with a selling and promoting booth at the 50th pilgrimage of Our Lady of Fatima in Wiltz. POST Philately offered a whole range of philatelic products in connection with Our Lady of Fatima, including a spectacular folder at the price of 19,50 €. Photo: ©POST Luxembourg

Director General Claude Strasser, accompanied by POST Philately Head Emile Espen, was delighted to present the "150 Years Treaty of London" stamp, issued on 9 May, to the head of the Dräi Eechelen Museum, Mr François Reinert. The good cooperation between the two partners was noted because projects of this nature result in a win-win situation both for the museums and the philatelic service. The presence of the Secretary of State for Culture, Mr Guy Arendt between the guests was noted. Photos: © MNHA/Tom Lucas

On 8 May a delegation from the Harley-Davidson Club Luxembourg visited POST Luxembourg to hand over the Liechtenstein philatelic mail received in Riquewihr. These philatelic items will be canceled on the back by the Luxembourg Post to certify that they were indeed transported from Liechtenstein to Luxembourg by bikers from the Harley-Davidson Clubs. The same procedure shall apply to Luxembourg mail. The meng.post stamp and the corresponding postcard issued for this occasion are on sale in the POST e-shop Philately Photos: POST Luxembourg