Catalogue Austria

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Issues after 1921, inflation period

1922 Designs representing agriculture, industry (hammer) and art (woman's head)

  1/2 K yellow
  2 1/2 K brown
  7 1/2 K violet
  12 1/2 K olive
  15 K green
  20 K blue
  25 K red
  100 K grey
  120 K brown
  150 K orange
  160 K green
  180 K red
  200 K red
  240 K violet
  300 K blue
  400 K green
  500 K yellow
  600 K black
  700 K brown
  800 K violet

  1 K brown
  2 K blue
  4 K lilac
  5 K olive
  10 K red
  30 K grey
  45 K red
  50 K brown
  60 K green
  75 K blue
  80 K yellow
  1000 K violet
  1200 K red
  1500 K orange
  1600 K grey
  2000 K blue
  3000 K blue
  4000 K blue on blue

  20 K brown
  25 K blue
  50 K brown
  100 K green
  200 K lilac
  500 K orange
  1000 K violet
  2000 K green
  3000 K brown
  5000 K blue
  10000 K brown

1922 Special delivery stamp

1922 Airmail stamps

  300 K red
  400 K green
  600 K yellow
  900 K orange
 
Ing. Wilhelm Kress

  1200 K grey
  2400 K black
  3000 K brown
  4800 K blue

1922 Famous composers

  2 1/2 K brown (Haydn)
  5 K blue (Mozart)
  7 1/2 K black (Beethoven)
  10 K lilac (Schubert)
  25 K green (Bruckner)
  50 K red (Strauss)
  100 K olive (Hugo Wolf)

1923 Views of various cities

  200 K brown (Innsbruck)
  240 K brown (Linz)
  400 K brown (Graz)
  600 K brown (Melk)
  1000 K black (Vienna)

1924 Charity stamps, various designs, inscription 'POST 1924'

  100 + 300 K green
  300 + 900 K red
  500 + 1500 K lilac
  600 + 1800 K blue
  1000 + 3000 K brown

Austria, 1925 onwards

New currency 100 groschen = 1 Schilling

1925 New designs, values in 'groschen' or 'Schilling'

  1 g grey
  2 g lilac
  3 g red
  4 g blue (1927)
  5 g yellow
  6 g blue
  7 g brown
  8 g green

  20 g violet
  24 g red
  30 g brown
  40 g blue
  45 g brown
  50 g brown
  80 g blue

  1 S green
  2 S red

Overprinted 'Winterhilfe' (winter relief) and surcharged (1933)

A 'FAKSIMILE' of a proof of a 10000 K stamp of the 1925 issue of Austria (the currency is still in Kronen).

1925 Airmail stamps

  2 g brown
  5 g red
  6 g blue
  8 g green
  10 g orange
  15 g lilac
  30 g brown
  50 g blue

Bird and aeroplane

  10 g red
  15 g red
  30 g violet
  50 g black
  1 S blue
  2 S green
  3 S brown
  5 S blue
  10 S brown on grey (larger design)

1926 Charity stamps, depicting various scenes of an opera

  3 + 2 g olive
  8 + 2 g blue
  15 + 5 g red
  20 + 5 g green
  24 + 6 g violet
  40 + 10 g brown

1928 President Hainisch, charity stamps

  10 (+10) g brown
  15 (+15) g brown
  30 (+30) g grey
  40 (+40) g violet

1929 New permanent set, various views

  10 g orange or yellowish brown (Güssing)
  15 g lilac (Hochosterwitz)
  16 g grey (Durnstein)
  18 g green (Traunsee)
  20 g grey (Durnstein, design as 16 g, 1930)
  24 g red (Salzburg, specialists distinguish two shades of red)
  30 g violet (Seewiesen)
  40 g blue (Innsbruck)
  50 g violet (Worthersee, 1930)
  60 g olive (Hohenems)
  1 S brown (National Libraby, Nationalbibliothek)
  2 S green (Wien, cathedral) 

Overprinted with 'ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION WIEN 1932'
  10 g brown (blue overprint)
  20 g grey (red overprint)
  30 g violet (golden overprint)
  40 g blue (golden overprint)
  50 g violet (red overprint)
  1 S brown (black overprint)

These stamps were re-issued in smaller sizes in 1932

  10 g brown (Güssing)
  12 g green (Traunsee)
  18 g green (Traunsee)
  20 g grey (Durnstein)
  24 g red (Salzburg)
  24 g violet (Salzburg)
  30 g violet (Seewiesen)
  30 g red (Seewiesen)
  40 g blue (Innsbruck)
  40 g violet (Innsbruck)
  50 g violet (Worthersee)
  50 g blue (Worthersee)
  60 g olive (Hohenems)
  64 g olive (Hohenems)

Overprinted 'WINTERHILFE' (winter relief) and surcharged (1933)

  '+ 3 g' on 12 g olive-green (colour changed)
  '+ 5 g' on 24 g orange (colour changed)
  '+50 g' on 1 Sh red (colour changed)

1930 Charity stamps, image of president W.Miklas

  10 g (+ 10 g) brown
  20 g (+ 20 g) red
  30 g (+ 30 g) lilac
  40 g (+ 40 g) blue
  1 S (+ 1 S) brown

1931 Various famous persons (charity issue for unemployed youth), 'OSTERREICH' at the bottom

  10 g (+ 10 g) lilac (Raimund)
  20 g (+ 20 g) black (Grillparzer)
  30 g (+ 30 g) red (Nestroy)
  40 g (+ 40 g) blue (Stifter)
  50 g (+ 50 g) green (Anzengruber)
  1 S (+ 1 S) brown (Rosegger)

1932 Dr. Ignaz Seipel

1932 Design as previous issue, images of famous people, charity issue for artists in need

  12 g (+ 12 g) black (F.G.Waldmuller)
  24 g (+ 24 g) lilac (Moritz Schwind)
  30 g (+ 30 g) red (Rudolf Alt)
  40 g (+ 40 g) black (Hans Makart)
  64 g (+ 64 g) brown (Gustav Klimt)
  1 S (+ 1 S) brown (A. Egger-Lienz)

1933 FIS (Federation Internationale de Ski)

  12 g (+ 12 g) green
  24 g (+ 24 g) violet
  30 g (+ 30 g) red
  50 g (+ 50 g) blue

1933 WIPA (International Postal Exhibition in Vienna)

These stamps were printed in sheets of 50 (5 x 10) or in minisheets of 4 stamps (10,000 minisheets were issued).

Minisheet with inscription 'INTERNATIONALE POSTWERTZEICHEN - AUSSTELLUNG WIEN 1933', reduced size

A reprint of the above minisheet was made in 1981, if my information is correct, the words 'FAKSMILE 1981' are written at the bottom of each stamp. I've also seen another 'reprint' in light green color with a black 'Faksimile' overprint at the bottom of the sheet.

Yet another reprint was made in red of a single 50 g (+50 g) in red on a minisheet. This reprint was made in 1965 and the imperforate stamp bears the overprint 'NEUDRUCK WIPA 1965'. Further the text 'WIENER INTERNATIONALE POSTWERTXEICHEN-AUSSTELLUNG' is printed at the lower part of this mini sheet.

A label for the WIPA exhibition, I have also seen this label in the colour green.

Other labels exist with inscription 'INTERNATIONALE POSTWERTZEICHEN AUSSTELLUNG WIEN 1933': train, postman on horse, boat, rocket etc. (all in violet color).

1933 Catholic day in Vienna and liberation from the Turks

  12 g (+ 12 g) green (view of Vienna around 1683)
  24 g (+ 24 g) violet (Marco d'Aviano)
  30 g (+ 30 g) red (count v. Starhemberg)
  40 g (+ 40 g) black (King Joh II. Sobieksi)
  50 g (+ 50 g) blue (Charles V)
  64 g (+ 64 g) brown (J.A. von Liebenberg)

1934 New permanent set was issued with various customes:

  1 g violet (Burgenland man)
  3 g red (Burgenland woman)
  4 g green (Karnten man)
  5 g lilac (Karnten woman)
  6 g blue (Niederosterreich man)
  8 g green (Niederosterreich woman)
  12 g brown (Oberosterreich man)
  20 g light-brown (Oberosterreich woman)
  24 g green (Salzburg man)
  25 g violet (Salzburg woman)
  30 g brown (Steiermark man)
  35 g red (Steiermark woman)

Larger sized stamps

  40 g blue (Tirol)
  45 g brown (Tirol)
  60 g blue (Vorarlberg)
  64 g brown (Vorarlberg)
  1 S lilac (Wien, family)
  2 S green (military costumes)

The 2 S exists in two types with different colour. The greyish green colour has a different eagle than the bright green colour, which has the eagle design corrected (the last one was issued in 1935). The 6 g also exists in two types with different ears of the person.

Overprinted 'Winterhilfe' or 'WINTERHILFE' and surcharged (1935)

  5 g + 2 g green (colour changed)
  12 g + 3 g blue (colour changed)
  24 g + 6 g brown (colour changed)
  1 S + 50 g red (colour changed)

1934 Dolfuss mourning stamp (chancellor Dolfuss was assasinated)

1934 Famous Austrian architects

  12 g (+ 12 g) black (Anton Pilgram)
  24 g (+ 24 g) violet (Fischer von Erlach)
  30 g (+ 30 g) red (Jakob Prandtauer)
  40 g (+ 40 g) brown (A. v. Siccardsburg)
  60 g (+ 60 g) blue (Heinrich von Ferstel)
  64 g (+ 64 g) green (Otto Wagner)

1935 Mothers day (part of portrait of Danhauser)

1935 Airmail stamps, aeroplanes over various landscapes

  5 g violet
  10 g red
  15 g green
  20 g blue
  25 g lilac
  30 g brown
  40 g green
  50 g blue
  60 g black
  80 g brown

Larger size

  1 S red
  2 S olive
  3 S brown
  5 S green
  10 S blue

1935 Famous persons

  12 g (+ 12 g) brown (Prince Eugen)
  24 g (+ 24 g) green (Laudon)
  30 g (+ 30 g) brown (duke Karl)
  40 g (+ 40 g) grey (Radetsky)
  60 g (+ 60 g) blue (Tegetthoff)
  64 g (+ 64 g) lilac (v.Hotzendorff)

1936 FIS ski championship, various designs

  24 g (+ 24 g) violet
  35 g (+ 35 g) red
  60 g (+ 60 g) blue

1936 Mothersday, part of painting of Albrecht Durer

1936 Agricultural labour and industrial labour

1936 Dollfuss

1936 Inscription 'WINTERHILFE 1936/37' (winter relief), various designs

  5 g + 2 g green
  12 g + 3 g violet
  24 g + 6 g blue
  1 S + 1 S red

1936 Famous Austrian inventors

  12 g (+ 12 g) brown (Josef Ressel)
  24 g (+ 24 g) violet (Karl Ritter von Ghega)
  30 g (+ 30 g) red (Josef Werndl)
  40 g (+ 40 g) black (Carl Freih. Auer v. Weisbach)
  60 g (+ 60 g) blue (Robert v. Lieben)
  64 g (+ 64 g) green (Victor Kaplan)

1937 Mothersday

1937 Danube shipping commemoration, various designs

1937 'Winterhilfe 1937/1938', various designs in an ellipse

  5 g + 2 g green
  12 g + 3 g brown
  24 g + 6 g blue
  1 S + 1 S red

1937 100 years of railway in Austria

  12 g brown (first train)
  25 g violet (steam train)
  35 g brown (electric train)

1937 Famous Austrian doctors

  5 g brown (Van Swieten)
  8 g red (Auenbrugger)
  12 g grey (Von Rokitansky)
  20 g green (J.Skoda)
  24 g lilac (Von Hebra)
  30 g red (Von Arlt)
  40 g green (J.Hyrtl)
  60 g blue (T.Billroth)
  64 g lilac (T.Meynert)

1937 (12th december) vase, symbolysing best wishes

In March 1938 Germany occupied Austria. During a transition period of a few months, both German and Austrian stamps were required on letters. After this transition period, German stamps were used in Austria up to the end of World War II in 1945.

In the Soviet occupation zone, stamps of Germany were used, overprinted 'Osterreich' in various types from 2 Mai 1945 onwards. Permanent stamps with an eagle were introduced on 3rd July 1945.

In the American/Britsh/French occupation zone, stamps with a posthorn were used from 28th June onwards.

Postal Stationary

Example of a 40 g blue cut from a postal stationary with a double headed eagle in the design.

AUSTRIA 1921 onwards