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Before 1912 the stamps of Austria were used in Liechtenstein, example:

(Stamp of Austria, cancelled in Vaduz)

1912 Johan II, inscription "K.K. OESTERR. POST IM FURSTENTUM LIECHTENSTEIN"

'LIECHTENSTEIN' straight

  5 h green
  10 h red
  25 h blue

These stamps have perforation 12 1/2

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

'LIECHTENSTEIN' curved (1917)

  10 h red
  15 h brown
  20 h green
  25 h blue

These stamps have perforation 12 1/2.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged with fancy design on 'K.K. OESTERR. POST'

  10 h red
  25 h blue
  '1 KRONE' on 15 h brown
  2 1/2 Kr on 20 h green

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

60 th year of reign of Johan II (1918), '1858 1918'
added in design

  20 h green

This stamp has perforation 12 1/2.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1917 Arms of Liechtenstein, inscription "K.K. OESTERR. POST IM FURSTENTUM LIECHTENSTEIN"

  3 h violet
  5 h green

These stamps have perforation 12 1/2.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Overprinted with fancy desing over 'K.K. OESTERR. POST'

  5 h green
  '40' on 3 h violet

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1920 Arms, views, Johann I and Johann II, value in 'H' (heller) or 'K' (Kronen)

  5 h yellow (arms)
  10 h orange (arms)
  15 h blue (arms)
  20 h brown (arms)
  25 h green (arms)
  25 h green (St.Mamerten)
  30 h black (arms)
  40 h red (arms)
  40 h red (Gutenberg castle)
  60 h brown (Vaduz house)
  80 h red (church)
  1 K blue (arms)
  1 K violet (Vaduz castle)
  2 K blue (Bendern)
  5 K black (Johann I)
  7 1/2 K grey (Johann II)
  10 K yellow (arms, larger size)

Surcharged (1921)

  '2 Rp.' (violet, 2 types) on 10 h orange

1920 80th birthday of ruler, Maria with Jesus

  50 h green
  80 h red
  2 K blue

These stamps should be perforated. Imperforate stamps were brought into the market through illegal means.

1921 Arms, new type, value in 'Rp'

  2 Rp yellow
  2 1/2 Rp black
  3 Rp orange
  5 Rp olive
  7 1/2 Rp blue
  10 Rp green
  13 Rp brown
  15 Rp violet

Surcharged (1924)
  '5' on 7 1/2 Rp blue
  '10' on 13 Rp brown

1921 Various designs

(Stamps of 1921)

  5 Rp brown and blue (wine culture, 1924)
  20 Rp violet and black (Mamertus chapel)
  25 Rp red and black (Vaduz castle)
  30 Rp green and black (Bendern church)
  30 Rp blue and black (Bendern church, 1925)
  35 Rp brown and black (Johann II)
  40 Rp blue and black (Schaan church)
  50 Rp green and black (Gutenberg castle)
  80 Rp brown and black (Vaduz house)
  1 F red and black (Vaduz view)
  1 1/2 F blue (Vaduz church, 1925)

1925 85 birthday of Johann II, Johann II in ellipse, inscription "1840 1925"

  10 Rp (+ 5) green
  20 Rp (+ 5) red
  30 Rp (+ 5) blue

1925 Vaduz castle

  10 Rp green
  20 Rp red

1927 87 birthday of Johann II, arms in center multicoloured

  10 Rp (+ 5) green
  20 Rp (+ 5) red
  30 Rp (+ 5) blue

1927 Flood charity issue, inscription "RHEINNOT"

  5 Rp + 5 Rp lilac and brown (broken bridge)
  10 Rp + 10 Rp green and brown (flooded village)
  20 Rp + 10 Rp red and brown (people in boat)
  30 Rp + 10 Rp blue and brown (fleeing people)

1928 70 years reign of Johann II, inscription "1858 1928"

Johann II

  10 Rp brown and olive
  20 Rp orange and olvie
  30 Rp blue and olive
  60 Rp lilac and olive

Johann II in 1858 and 1928

  1.20 F blue
  1.50 F brown
  2 F red
  5 F green

1929 Inauguration of Franz I, various designs

  10 Rp green
  20 Rp red
  30 Rp blue
  70 Rp brown

1930 Various designs

  3 Rp red (grape farming)
  5 Rp green 
  10 Rp violet
  20 Rp red
  25 Rp black 
  30 Rp blue
  35 Rp green
  40 Rp brown
  50 Rp black (Malbun)
  60 Rp black (Gutenberg castle)
  90 Rp lilac (Schellenberg monastry)
  1.20 F brown (Vaduz castle)
  1.50 F violet (Pfalzerhutte)
  2 F green and brown (Franz I and his wife)

1930 Airmail, aeroplanes over landscapes, with grey underprint

  15 Rp brown
  20 Rp black
  25 Rp brown
  35 Rp blue
  45 Rp green
  1 F red

1931 Zeppelin issue, inscription "ZEPPELINPOST"

  1 F olive-black
  2 F black

Forgery of the 1 F stamp with inscription 'FAUX' at the bottom. I've also seen perforated forgeries with 'FAUX' at the bottom of both values.

1932 Child charity, inscription "FUR DIE JUGEND"

  10 Rp (+ 5) green
  20 Rp (+ 5) red
  30 Rp (+ 10) blue

1933 Various local views

  25 Rp orange (Samina valley)
  90 Rp green (Gutenberg castle)
  1.20 F brown (Vaduz castle)

1933 80th birthday of Franz I

  10 Rp violet
  20 Rp red
  30 Rp blue

1934 Various views etc, lower values small sized

  3 Rp brown (arms)
  5 Rp green (Dreischwestern mountain)
  10 Rp violet (Schaan)
  15 Rp orange (Bendern)
  20 Rp red (Vaduz townhall)
  25 Rp brown (Samina valley)
  30 Rp blue 
  35 Rp olvie (Schnellenberg)
  40 Rp brown 
  50 Rp brown (Vaduz castle)
  60 Rp red (Vaduz castle)
  90 Rp green (Gutenberg castle)
  1.20 F blue (Pfalzerhutte)
  1.50 F brown 
  2 F brown (Elsa, wife of Franz I)
  3 F blue on grey (Franz I)
  5 F violet (arms, large size)
  5 F brown (amrs, large size)

The 5 F brown was issued in a minisheet for an exhibition in Vaduz ("LIECHTENSTEINISCHE LANDESAUSSTELLUNG VADUZ 1934"):

Reprints in black (and green?) for the London 1961 exhibition.

1961 reprint in green of the 5 F value.

Postage due stamps

1920 Inscription 'Fuerstentum Liechtenstein Porto'

  5 h red
  10 h red
  15 h red
  20 h red
  25 h red
  30 h red
  40 h red
  50 h red
  80 h red
  1 K blue
  2 K blue
  5 K blue

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1928 Inscription 'LIECHTENSTEIN NACHPORTO'

  5 r violet and orange
  10 r violet and orange
  15 r violet and orange
  20 r violet and orange
  25 r violet and orange
  30 r violet and orange
  40 r violet and orange
  50 r violet and orange

Local label

Example:

(1918)

This local label was used in Vaduz-Sevelen.

Fiscal Stamps (Stempelmarke)

Fiscal stamps were issued much earlier than postage stamps in Liechtenstein, the first ones appeared in 1879.

1879 Value in 'KREUZER' (in black) or 'GULDEN' (in black or red)

  5 k red and black
  10 k brown and black
  20 k yellow and black
  25 k green and black
  30 k grey and black
  50 k violet (several shades) and black
  1 G blue and black
  1 G yellow and red (1895)
  2 G brown and black
  2 G violet and red (1895)
  5 G red and black
  5 G blue and red (1895)
  10 G orange and black
  10 G olive and red (1895)

1903 New design, value in 'Heller' or 'Krone'

  10 h red and black
  20 h brown and black
  50 h green and black
  60 h brown and black
  1 K brown and red
  2 K violet and red
  5 K blue and red
  10 K green and red

I have also seen the value 1 K(?) with surcharge '1 Franken 1'. Other surcharged stamps might exist.

Other design

In this design I have seen 50 p green and orange, 1 F green, 2 F red and brown (2 varieties differing in the value inscription), 2 F red and 5 F blue and black. I don't know when this design was issued.

Copyright by Evert Klaseboer