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AUSTRIA 1908 - 1915

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1908 60 years reign of Francis Joseph, various designs of the Habsburg dynasty

Values in 'HELLER'

  1 h grey
  2 h violet
  3 h lilac
  5 h green
  6 h brown
  10 h red (design as 5 h)
  12 h orange
  20 h brown
  25 h blue (design as 5 h)
  30 h green
  35 h grey

Larger sizes

  50 h olive (design as 60 h)
  60 h red
  72 h brown (1913)
  1 K violet (design as 72 h)

  2 K red and black
  5 K brown and violet
  10 K blue and brown (Franz Joseph, large size)

These stamps are perforated 12 1/2. Most of these stamps were printed on 'glazed' paper, but the values 1 to 35 h also exist on non-glazed paper.

I have seen 'reprints' of the 10 K value.

These stamps with values in 'PARA', 'PIASTER', 'CENTIMES' or 'FRANC' were issued in the Austrian post offices in Turkey and Crete.
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 h c vc
2 h c vc
3 h c vc
5 h c vc
6 h c vc
10 h c vc
12 h * c
20 h * vc
25 h * vc
30 h ** vc
35 h * vc
50 h ** c
60 h * vc
72 h * vc
1 K * vc
2 K *** c
5 K *** *
10 K RR RR

1910 As 1908 issue but with 1830-1910 added in design

2 K red and olive (reduced size) 5 K brown and violet (reduced size)
(Reduced sizes)

10 K blue and brown

  1 h grey
  2 h violet
  3 h lilac
  5 h green
  6 h brown
  10 h red
  12 h orange
  20 h brown
  25 h blue
  30 h green
  35 h grey
  50 h green
  60 h red
  1 K violet
  2 K red and black
  5 K brown and violet
  10 K blue and brown

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 h	**	**
2 h	**	**
3 h	**	**
5 h	*	*
6 h	**	**
10 h	*	c
12 h	**	**
20 h	***	***
25 h	*	*
30 h	***	***
35 h	***	***
50 h	***	***
60 h	***	***
1 K	***	***
2 K	RR	RR
5 K	RR	RR
10 K	RR	RR

Of the higher values; 2 K, 5 K and 10 K, I've seen reprints perforated 12 instead of 12 1/2.

(Forgery, imperforate, overprinted 'Facsimile' at the bottom)

1914 As 1908 issue, but '1914' added in design

  5 h green 
  10 h red

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
5 h	vc	vc
10 h	vc	vc

1916 Postage due stamps, postage stamps overprinted 'PORTO'

  1 h grey ('PORTO' red)
  '15 PORTO 15' on 2 h violet

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 h	vc	vc
15 h	c	c

1908 Newspaper stamps, Mercury

  2 h blue
  6 h orange
  10 h red
  20 h brown

These stamps exist privately perforated, example:

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 h vc vc
6 h * c
10 h * vc
20 h * c

1915 War scenes

  3 h + 1 h brown
  5 h + 2 h green
  10 h + 2 h red
  20 h + 3 h grey
  35 h + 3 h blue

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
3 h + 1 h	c	vc
5 h + 2 h	vc	vc
10 h + 2 h	vc	vc
20 h + 3 h	c	c
35 h + 3 h	*	*

For Issues of 1916 to 1918 click here.

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