Emile Espen, Head of the Philatelic Service, had the honor of handing to Mr. Lex Delles, Mayor of the City of Mondorf-les-Bains the stamp block issued for the 150th birthday in honor of John Grün. He was in his time the strongest man in the world and he was precisely born in Mondorf-les-Bains.

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.