Luxembourg Horticulture Federation

Special se tenant postage stamps

Luxembourg issued a series of two special se tenant postage stamps 75 years of the Horticulture Federation were issued. A se tenant is a block of commemorative stamps printed together on the same sheet but differing in design, color, value, or overprint.
The Luxembourg Horticulture Federation was formed in the capital on 20 September 1931.Most of the horticultural culture of Luxembourg comes from Luxembourg City and the surrounding area. Worth mentioning are the rose growers of Limpertsberg, the market gardeners of the Kirchberg, Pfaffenthal, Mühlenbach, and Clausen areas as well as the vegetable terraces along the Alzette and Pétrusse.

Green industry

Today, the Luxembourg Horticulture Federation still represents the interests of the green industry, which includes the professional disciplines of gardeners, market gardeners, florists, floriculturists, landscapers, as well as nursery gardeners. Because of the globalization of the market, the economic priority of businesses has been replaced over the years by commercial horticulture and services.

In harmony with nature

As in any other profession, the gardener seeks, in harmony with nature, an improved quality of life using green spaces both inside and outside of dwellings. Thus, the profession guarantees a positive vital energy. Together with florists, horticulturists and landscapers improve the quality of life, creating individuality and atmosphere by embellishing interior and exterior spaces. The nursery gardener participates in the reproduction of nature by cultivating shrubs, bushes, hedges, and trees. With fruits and vegetables, the market gardener produces food, which is undoubtedly the healthiest, containing vital fibers and vitamins. With professional expertise, the gardener creatively produces green wishes, thus arousing emotions, love of life, and new energy.

Stamps in detail

Artwork: Johan de Crem, Thoricourt, Belgium
Printing: Multicoloured high-resolution offset by Cartor, La Loupe, France
Size: 29,47 x 42 mm
Sheets: 10 stamps (5 pairs) per sheet.

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