225 years National Library of Luxembourg

Description

Special stamp
225 years of the National Library of Luxembourg
 
The library was mentioned for the first time in 1899 in a document as the national library (Bibliothèque nationale). It was given a legal basis by the law of 5 December 1958. The historically valuable old books held by today’s National Library come from various libraries, including the monastic libraries in Echternach, Orval and Münster in the City of Luxembourg. The oldest individual book dates back to the seventh century. On 1 October 2019, the National Library moved to its new premises in Luxembourg-Kirchberg.
 
Price of the stamp: €1.00
Layout: vidalegloesener (LU)
Printing: Multicoloured high-resolution offset by Bpost Stamps Factory, Malines (BE)
Dimensions: 60 x 30 mm, 10 stamps per sheet