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AUSTRIA B1
5kr red, type II
2.40
Type II. One heavy line around coat of arms
AUSTRIA center. On the 9kr the top of “9” is much higher 9 a. A4 5kr red, type I 475.00 20.00
2,000.
than the top of the word “Kreuzer” and nearly b. 5kr red, type II with
type I frame
'&os-tr¯e-ə touches the top of the label. 10 A5 10kr brown, type 950.00 32.50
Type III. As type II, but with two, thinner,
4.75
II
lines around the center. a. 10kr brown, type I 875.00 24.00
2,400.
LOCATION — Central Europe b. Half used as 5kr on
cover
GOVT. — Republic Wmk. K.K.H.M. in Sheet or Unwmk. 11 A6 15kr blue, type II 800.00 16,000. Coat of Arms — A8
2.00
AREA — 32,378 sq. mi. 1850 Typo. Imperf. a. Type I 2,400. 24.00
POP. — 8,139,299 (1999 est.) The stamps of this issue were at first printed b. Half used as 7kr on 1863
cover
2kr yellow
CAPITAL — Vienna on a rough hand-made paper, varying in thick- The reprints are of type II and are perforated 17 a. A8 Half used as 1kr on cover 675.00 110.00
ness and having a watermark in script letters
Before 1867 Austria was an absolute K.K.H.M., the initials of Kaiserlich K¨onigliches 10 1 /2, 11, 12, 12 1 /2 and 13. There are also 18 A8 3kr green 525.00 100.00
monarchy, which included Hungary and Handels-Ministerium (Imperial and Royal Min- imperforate reprints of Nos. 6 to 8. 19 A8 5kr rose 625.00 15.00
For similar designs see Lombardy-Venetia
istry of Commerce), vertically in the gutter
Lombardy-Venetia. In 1867 the Austro- between the panes. Parts of these letters A2-A6. 20 A8 10kr blue 1,650. 18.50
21
A8 15kr yellow brown
1,650.
18.00
Hungarian Monarchy was established, show on margin stamps in the sheet. From
with Austria and Hungary as equal part- 1854 a thick, smooth machine-made paper For similar design see Lombardy-Venetia A1.
ners. After World War I, in 1918, the without watermark was used.
different nationalities established their Thin to Thick Paper Wmk. 91, or, before July 1864,
own states and only the German- 1 A1 1kr yellow 1,650. 115.00 Unwmkd.
speaking parts remained, forming a a. Printed on both sides 2,000. 150.00 1863-64 1
Perf. 9 /2
republic under the name “Deutschoster- b. 1kr orange 2,350. 150.00 22 A8 2kr yellow (’64) 190.00 15.00
1kr brown orange
3,475.
reich” (German Austria), which name 2 c. A1 2kr black 1,375. 625.00 a. Ribbed paper 550.00
82.50
was shortly again changed to “Austria.” a. Ribbed paper 4,550. b. Half used as 1kr on cover 27,500.
In 1938 German forces occupied Aus- b. 2kr gray black 2,350. 120.00 Franz Josef — A7 23 A8 3kr green (’64) 190.00 15.00
5kr rose
.75
tria, which became part of the German d. Half used as 1kr on 52,500. 24 a. A8 Ribbed paper 55.00 775.00
cover
Reich. After the liberation by Allied 3 A1 3kr red 825.00 4.00 1860-61 Embossed Perf. 14 25 A8 10kr blue 250.00 3.50
troops in 1945, an independent republic a. Ribbed paper 4,000. 160.00 12 A7 2kr yellow 450.00 35.00 a. Half used as 5kr on cover 22,500.
2.25
was re-established. b. c. Laid paper 19,000. 13 a. A7 Half used as 1kr on cover 375.00 25,000. 26 A8 15kr yellow brown 225.00 36.50
Printed on both sides
10,000.
30.00
3kr green
910.00
Nos. 22-26 (5)
6.00
60 Kreuzer = 1 Gulden 4 a. A1 6kr brown 1,000. 2,450. 14 A7 5kr red 290.00 1.00 The reprints are perforated 10 1 /2, 11 1 /2, 13
Ribbed paper
325.00
3.00
A7 10kr brown
15
100 Neu-Kreuzer = 1 Gulden (1858) c. Diagonal half used as 20,000. a. Half used as 5kr on cover 9,000. and 13 1 /2. There are also imperforate reprints
3kr on cover
100 Heller = 1 Krone (1899) 5 A1 9kr blue, type II 2,350. 9.00 16 A7 15kr blue 475.00 3.00 of the 2 and 3kr.
The reprints are perforated 9, 9 1 /2, 10, 10 1 /2,
2,250.
19.00
100 Groschen = 1 Schilling (1925) a. b. 9kr blue, type I 15,000. 1,250. 11, 11 1 /2, 12, 12 1 /2, 13 and 13 1 /2.
9kr blue, type IA
100 Cents = 1 Euro (2002) c. d. Laid paper, type III 15,000. There are also imperforate reprints of the 2
Printed on both sides,
type II 9,250. and 3kr.
Catalogue values for unused A7. For similar design see Lombardy-Venetia
stamps in this country are for 1854
Never Hinged items, beginning Machine-made Paper, Type III
with Scott 432 in the regular post- 1d A1 1kr yellow 1,450. 100.00
age section, Scott B165 in the 2c A1 2kr black 475.00 80.00
1,750.
4.25
3kr red
3e A1
semi-postal section, Scott C47 in f. 3kr red, type I 4,650. 52.50
the airpost section, Scott J175 in 4b A1 6kr brown 975.00 8.25
the postage due section, and Scott 5e A1 9kr blue 1,025. 4.25
4N1 in the AMG section. In 1852-54, Nos. 1-5, rouletted 14, were
used in Tokay and Homonna. A 12kr blue
exists, but was not issued. Value, $100,000.
The reprints are type III in brighter colors,
Unused stamps without gum sell for some on paper watermarked “Briefmarken” in
about one-third or less of the values the sheet.
a
quoted. For similar design see Lombardy-Venetia
A1.
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