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AUSTRIA 1916-1918

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1916 Inscription 'KAISERLICHE KONIGLICHE OSTERREICHISCHE POST'

Crown

  3 h violet
  5 h green
  6 h orange
  10 h red
  12 h blue

Overprinted 'Deutschosterreich' in fancy letters (1918)

  3 h violet
  5 h green
  6 h orange
  10 h red
  12 h blue

Emperor Franz Joseph

  15 h red
  20 h brown
  25 h blue
  30 h grey

Emperor Charles (1917)

 
  15 h brown
  20 h green
  25 h blue
  30 h violet

Overprinted 'Deutschosterreich' in fancy letters (1918)

  15 h brown
  20 h green
  25 h blue
  30 h violet

Note on the 'Deutsch Osterreich' overprints on the 15 h to 30 h: a forger of Vienna made forged overprints 'Deutsch Ostereich' (with one 'r' only) on the unoverprinted stamps and then tried to sell them as sensational errors.

Arms, double headed eagle

  40 h olive
  50 h green
  60 h bue
  80 h brown
  90 h lilac
  1 K red (1918)

Overprinted 'Deutschosterreich' in fancy letters (1918)

  40 h olive
  50 h green
  60 h bue
  80 h brown
  90 h lilac
  1 K red 

Arms of Austria, larger size

  2 K blue
  3 K red
  4 K green
  10 K violet

Overprinted 'Deutschosterreich' in fancy letters (1918)

  2 K blue
  3 K red
  4 K green
  10 K violet

Airmail, overprinted 'FLUGPOST'

'FLUGPOST' 2.50 K on 3 K yellow 'FLUGPOST' on 4 K grey

  1.50 K on 2 K violet
  2.50 K on 3 K yellow
  4 K grey

Overprinted 'PORTO' and value on non issued stamps of this serie

  10 on 24 h blue
  15 on 36 h violet
  20 on 54 h orange
  50 on 42 h 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
3 h c vc  
5 h c vc  
6 h c c  
10 h c vc  
12 h c c  
15 h c vc Franz Joseph
15 h vc vc Charles
20 h * vc Franz Joseph
20 h c vc Charles
25 h * vc Franz Joseph
25 h c vc Charles
30 h * vc Franz Joseph
30 h c vc Charles
40 h * vc  
50 h * vc  
60 h * vc  
80 h * vc  
90 h * vc  
1 K c vc  
2 K c vc  
3 K * c  
4 K * *  
10 K *** ***  
Overprinted 'Deutsch Osterreich'
3 h vc vc  
5 h vc vc  
6 h c c  
10 h vc vc  
12 h c c  
15 h vc vc  
20 h vc vc  
25 h * c  
30 h c vc  
40 h c vc  
50 h * c  
60 h * c  
80 h vc vc  
90 h vc vc  
1 K c vc  
2 K * vc  
3 K * *  
4 K * *  
10 K *** ***  

Flugpost (airmail)
1 K 50 on 2 K * *  
2 K 50 on 3 K * *  
4 K *** ***  
I've seen these airmail stamps without overprint and surcharge, imperforate,
as well as a imperforate red 10 K stamp. Are these proofs?
Porto
10 on 24 h c vc  
15 on 36 h c c  
20 on 54 h vc vc  
50 on 42 h c vc  

Reprints


('FLUGPOST' or airmail issue reprint of the 'Internationale Flugpost-Ausstellung IFA Wien 1968, the colours are different, on top the text 'NEUDRUCK DER FLUGPOSTMARKENSERIE 1918' has been printed)

Postal stationery:

I have seen postal stationery of the 3 h violet crown design, 15 h red Emperor Franz Joseph design and the 15 h brown Emperor Charles design.

Other overprints:

10 on 6 h orange
(Russian text, 'C.M.T.', 'Ykp.H.P.' and '3.Y.H.P.' overprints, these overprints were used in Western Ukraine)

Stamps with overprint 'Regno d'Italia Venezia Giulia' or 'Regno d'Italia Trentino' were issued for the Italian occupation of Austria.

War forgeries


War forgeries of the 5 h, 10 h and 25 h values.

 

Austria 1916-1918, miscellaneous

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