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       1918     Typo.     Perf. 12 /2  Issues of the Monarchy   Type I — Helmet not defined at back, more  P22 N9 10h orange  .60  1.25
                               1
       M69 M5  1h grnsh blue  24.00                           or less blurred. Two thick short lines in front of  P23 N9 30h claret  .55  1.60
       M70 M5  2h orange  9.50                                wing of helmet. Shadow on front of face not  Nos. P19-P23 (5)  2.30  5.75
       M71 M5  3h olive gray  9.50                            separated from hair.         Set, never hinged  9.50
       M72 M5  5h yellow green  .40                            Type II — Helmet distinctly defined. Four  Nos. P19-P23 exist privately perforated.
       M73 M5 10h dark brown  .40                             thin short lines in front of wing. Shadow on
       M74 M5 20h red      .80                                front of face clearly defined from hair.
       M75 M5 25h blue     .80                                 Type III — Outer white circle around head is  Issues of the Republic
       M76 M5 30h bister  95.00          Mercury — N1         open at top (closed on types I and II). Greek
       M77 M5 45h dark slate  95.00                           border at top and bottom is wider than on
       M78 M5 50h deep green  47.50  Three Types              types I and II.
       M79 M5 60h violet  95.00     Type I — The “G” has no crossbar.  Coarse Print
       M80 M5 80h rose   65.00      Type II — The “G” has a crossbar.                     Newspaper Stamps
       M81 M5 90h brown violet  1.60  Type IIa — as type II but the rosette is  1867-73  Typo.  Wmk. 91  of 1916 Overprinted
                  Engr.            deformed. Two spots of color in the “G.”  P9 N5 (1kr) vio, type I  75.00  8.50
       M82 M4  1k ol bister, blue  .40                         a.  (1kr) violet, type II (’73)  225.00  25.00
          Nos. M69-M82 (14)  444.90  1851-56  Unwmk.  Typo.  Imperf.
         Set, never hinged  1,050.      Machine-made Paper    1874-76           Fine Print
         Nos. M69-M82 were on sale at the Vienna  P1 N1 (0.6kr) bl, type IIa  175.00 110.00  P9B N5 (1kr) vio, type III  1919
                                                                      (’76)
                                                                                     .40
                                                                                .55
       post office for a few days before the Armistice  a. b.  Blue, type I  250.00  130.00  c.  (1kr) gray lilac, type I (’76)  225.00  32.50  P24 N9  2h brown  .25  .80
                                                        240.00
                                      Ribbed paper
                                                    625.00
       signing. They were never issued at the Army  c.  Blue, type II  600.00  250.00  d.  (1kr) violet, type II  65.00  8.50  P25 N9  4h green  .40  6.50
       Post Offices. They exist imperf. Values, set  P2 N1  (6kr) yel, type I  31,000. 10,000.  e.  Double impression, type III  175.00  P26 N9  6h dark blue  .25  8.00
       unused hinged $800, never hinged $1,600.  P3 N1 (30kr) rose, type I  13,000.  Stamps of this issue, except No. P9Bc, exist  P27 N9 10h orange  .40  9.50
         For surcharges see Italy Nos. N20-N33,  P4 N1  (6kr) scar, type II              P28 N9 30h claret  .25 16.00
                                                                                             Nos. P24-P28 (5)
       Romania 1N35-1N47.                   (’56)  85,000. 13,500.  in many shades, from gray to lilac brown and  Set, never hinged  1.55 40.80
                                                              deep violet. Stamps in type III exist also pri-
                                                                                                            3.25
                                    From 1852 No. P3 and from 1856 No. P2  vately perforated or rouletted.
                                   were used as 0.6 kreuzer values.                       Nos. P24-P28 exist privately perforated.
                                    Values for Nos. P2-P3 unused are for
        MILITARY SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS  stamps without gum. Pale shades sell at con-
                                   siderably lower values.
                                    Originals of Nos. P2 and P3 are usually in
                                   pale colors and poorly printed. Values are for
                                   stamps clearly printed and in bright colors.
                                   Numerous reprints of Nos. P1 to P4 were
                                   made between 1866 and 1904. Those of Nos.
                                   P2 and P3 are always well printed and in much
                                   deeper colors. All reprints are in type I, but  Mercury — N6
                                   occasionally show faint traces of a crossbar on                  Mercury — N10
                                   “G” of “ZEITUNGS.”
                                                              1880                       1920-21             Imperf.
                                                              P10 N6 /2kr blue green  8.50  1.25  P29 N10  2h violet  .25  .25
                                                                   1
                                                               Nos. P9B and P10 also exist on thicker  P30 N10  4h brown  .25  .25
                                                              paper without sheet watermark and No. P10  P31 N10  5h slate  .25  .25
         Emperor Karl   Empress                               exists with unofficial perforation.  P32 N10  6h turq blue  .25  .25
                                                                                                             .25
                                                                                                8h green
                                                                                         P33 N10
                                                                                                                .40
          I — MSP7    Zita — MSP8                                                        P34 N10  9h yellow (’21)  .25  .25
                                                                                         P35 N10  10h red    .25  .25
               Perf. 12 /2x13              N2                                            P36 N10  12h blue   .25  .40
                     1
                                                                                               15h lilac (’21)
                                                                                         P37 N10
                                                                                                             .25
                                                                                                                .25
       1918, July 20  Unwmk.  Typo.                                                      P38 N10  18h blue grn (’21)  .25  .25
       MB1 MSP7 10h gray green  .40  .80  Two Types of the 1858-59 Issue                 P39 N10  20h orange  .25  .25
       MB2 MSP8 20h magenta  .40  .80  Type I — Loops of the bow at the back of the      P40 N10  30h yellow brn (’21)  .25  .25
       MB3 MSP7 45h blue   .40  .80  head broken.                                        P41 N10  45h green (’21)  .25  .40
            Nos. MB1-MB3 (3)  1.20 2.40  Type II — Loops complete. Wreath projects       P42 N10  60h claret  .25  .25
         Set, never hinged  3.00   further at top of head.                N7             P43 N10  72h chocolate (’21)  .25  .40
         These stamps were sold at a premium of  1858-59  Embossed                       P44 N10  90h violet (’21)  .25  .80
       10h each over face value.  The surtax was for  P5 N2 (1kr) blue, type I  650.00 625.00  Without Varnish Bars  P45 N10 1.20k red (’21)  .25  .80
                                                                                                                .80
                                                                                                             .25
                                                                                         P46 N10 2.40k yellow grn (’21)
       “Karl’s Fund.”              P6 N2 (1kr) lilac, type II                            P47 N10  3k gray (’21)  .25  .80
         For overprints see Western Ukraine Nos.              1899     Unwmk.     Imperf.
                                                                                             Nos. P29-P47 (19)
       31-33.                              (’59)   875.00 300.00  P11 N7  2h dark blue  .25  .25  Set, never hinged  4.00  7.55
         Exist imperf.  Values, set hinged unused             P12 N7  6h orange  1.60  2.00
       $95, never hinged $240.                                P13 N7 10h brown  1.60  .95  Nos. P37-P40, P42, P44 and P47 exist also
                                                              P14 N7 20h rose   1.60  2.00  on thick grayish paper. Values are for the
                                                                  Nos. P11-P14 (4)  5.05  5.20  cheaper varieties. See the Scott Classic Spe-
                                                                                         cialized Catalogue for detailed listings.
                                                              1901        With Varnish Bars  Nos. P29-P47 exist privately perforated.
         MILITARY NEWSPAPER STAMPS                            P11a  N7  2h dark blue  2.40  .25
                                                              P12a  N7  6h orange  16.00  24.00
                                                                                    8.00
                                                N3            P13a  N7  10h brown  16.00  65.00
                                                                    20h rose
                                                                 N7
                                                                                20.00
                                                              P14a
                                                                 Nos. P11a-P14a (4)  54.40  97.25
                                   1861                        Nos. P11-P14 were re-issued in 1905. They
                                   P7 N3 (1kr) gray  175.00 175.00  exist privately perforated.
                                    a.  (1kr) gray lilac  625.00  240.00
                                    b.  (1kr) deep lilac  2,500.  800.00
                                    The embossing on the reprints of the 1858-
                                   59 and 1861 issues is not as sharp as on the             Mercury — N11
                  Mercury — MN1    originals.                                            1921-22
                                                                                         P48 N11  45h gray   .25  .25
       1916  Unwmk.  Typo.  Perf. 12 /2                                                  P49 N11  75h brown org (’22)  .25  .25
                               1
       MP1 MN1  2h blue   .25  .35                                                       P50 N11 1.50k ol bister (’22)  .25  .25
         a.  Perf. 11 1 /2  1.25  2.00                                                   P51 N11 1.80k gray blue (’22)  .25  .25
            Never hinged  3.25                                           Mercury — N8    P52 N11 2.25k light brown  .25  .25
         b.  Perf. 12 1 /2x11 1 /2  240.00  240.00                                       P53 N11  3k dull green (’22)  .25  .25
            Never hinged  450.00
       MP2 MN1  6h orange  .50  1.50                          1908                Imperf.  P54 N11  6k claret (’22)  .25  .25
                                                                                                                .40
                                                                                         P55 N11 7.50k bister
                                                                                                             .25
       MP3 MN1 10h carmine  .55  1.50                         P15 N8  2h dark blue  .80  .25  Nos. P48-P55 (8)  2.15
       MP4 MN1 20h brown  1.25  1.50        N4                 a.  Tete beche pair  200.00  325.00
         a.  Perf. 11 1 /2  4.00  8.00                        P16 N8  6h orange  3.25  .50  Set, never hinged  4.75
            Never hinged  8.00                                P17 N8 10h carmine  3.25  .40  Used values are for cancelled-to-order
          Nos. MP1-MP4 (4)  2.55  4.85  Wmk. 91, or, before July 1864,  P18 N8 20h brown  3.25  .40  stamps. Postally used examples are worth
         Set, never hinged  8.00            Unwmkd.              Nos. P15-P18 (4)  10.55  1.55  much more.
         Exist imperf. Values, Nos. MP2-MP3,  1863             All values are found on chalky, regular and  Nos. P48-P55 exist privately perforated.
       unused hinged each $1.60, never hinged  P8 N4 (1.05kr) gray  45.00  16.50  thin ordinary paper. They exist privately
       $6.50; Nos. MP1, MP4, unused hinged each  a.  Tete beche pair  125,000.  perforated.
       $40, never hinged $120.      b.  (1.05kr) gray lilac  100.00  20.00
         For surcharges see Italy Nos. NP1-NP4.  Values are for stamps that do not show the
                                   watermark. Stamps showing the watermark                  NEWSPAPER TAX STAMPS
                                   often sell for more.
                                    The embossing of the reprints is not as
                                   sharp as on the originals.                              Values for unused stamps 1853-59
            NEWSPAPER STAMPS                                                              are for examples in fine condition
                                                                                          with gum.  Examples without gum
         From 1851 to 1866, the Austrian                                                  sell for about one-third or less of the
        Newspaper Stamps were also used in                                                figures quoted.
              Lombardy-Venetia.                                   Mercury — N9
          Values for unused stamps 1851-67                    1916                Imperf.
        are for fine examples with original                   P19 N9  2h brown   .25  .40
        gum. Examples without gum sell for                    P20 N9  4h green   .35  1.25
        about a third or less of the figures  Mercury — N5    P21 N9  6h dark blue  .55  1.25
        quoted.
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