Stamps of Austria, 1867-1917

English: This page presents stamps of the Austria-Hungary Monarchy issued after the compromise of 1867, for use in Cisleithania, until the creation of the First Republic of Austria Deutschösterreich in 1918. Current names are noted, and bilingual cancellations highlighted. See the Stamps of the Kingdom of Hungary for those in use in Transleithania.

Français : Cette page rassemble et ordonne les timbres de la monarchie austro-hongroise depuis le compromis de 1867, jusqu'à la création de la Première république d'Autriche et l'abdication du dernier empereur Charles Ier en 1918, utilisés en Cisleilthanie. Les noms actuels sont donnés. Les premières oblitérations bilingues sont mises en évidence.

Deutsch: Kaiserreich, Kronenwährung Markenreihe.

1867-1874 Issues

The distinction between the 2 issues is sometimes difficult. When used, only clear cancellations (some call them SON - Socked On the Nose) are worth this gallery. They are sorted by value (2 to 50 kreuzer).

Type I issued in 1867, also used in Hungarian Monarchy until 1871

2 kreuzer

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  2 kr lemon-yellow shade in 1869 at Graz (Austria)
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  2 kr cancelled in 1872 Fingerhut Jičín (Bohemia)

3 kreuzer

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  3 kr Wien 1871 Fingerhut
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  3 kr Nagy Varad Alanjott Oradea (Romania)

5 kreuzer

Type I coarse print detail

Type Ia detail showing correct ear

Type Ib detail showing deformed ear

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  STOCKERAU BAHNHOF
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  Type Ia
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  Type Ia latticed medallion
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  Type Ib
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  Type Ib, BUDWEIS (now České Budějovice)
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  Type I dotted print (R)
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  Cancelled January 1871, Banat, (Serbia)
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  Hainburg (Lower Austria)
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  Mauth Mýto (Bohemia)
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  Pankota Pâncota (Romania)
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  Csicso Keresztur Uriu, Bistriţa-Năsăud (Romania)
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  Radmannsdorf Radovljica (Slovenia)
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  RAČACH Radeče (Slovenia)
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  Nordbahnhof Wien Fingerhut
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  Sebenico Šibenik 1870 (Dalmatia, Croatia) Fingerhut

10 kreuzer

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  10 kr Lahna Lány (Kladno District) Fingerhut

15 kreuzer

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  15 kr Kossow Kosiv (Ukraine)
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  15 kr Leibnitz (Styria)
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  15 kr Kolomyia (Ukraine)

25 kreuzer

Most usual shades: grey-lilac, violet, lilac, brownish-lilac. Grey is rare.

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  Lilac-grey shade, DC in Vienna in 1868. Mi40Ib.
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  Violet shade. Mi40Ic
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  Brown-violet shade, blue circle in Vienna in 1871. Mi40Ic.
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  Grey shade, used at TRIEST.

50 kreuzer

Shades from brown, reddish-brown to brown-rose. Truly used stamps are scarce. Mostly used for money transfer (Geld-Anweisung).

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  Money transfer from SPALATO in 1875, Croatia.
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  Brown, probably coarse issue, DC cancelled GELD-ANWSNG at RADAUTZ in 1880, Romania.
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  Brown-rose shade.

Type II issued in 1874

2-3 kreuzer

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  2 kr 1881 bilingual Židlochovice (Moravia)
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  3 kr 1876 Gmunden (OÖ)
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  1877 Gładyszów (Galicia, Poland)
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  3 kr 1878 Wien Josefstadt
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  3 kr 1880 Arco (Italy)

5 kreuzer

5kr type II fine print detail

5kr type IIa fine print, lower left ornaments separated

5kr type IIb fine print, lower left ornaments joined

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  type IIa
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  type IIb
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  5 kr 1876 Zalischyky (Ukraine)
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  5 kr SAYBUSCH-ZYWIEC bilingual 1875 (Galicia, Poland)
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  1877 fingerhut Nižbor (Bohemia)
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  1878 bilingual Ostrava (Moravia)
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  1878 bilingual Rychnov nad Kněžnou (Bohemia)
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  1879 Kyjov (Moravia)
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  1880 fingerhut Krems (NÖ)
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  1880 Neuhofen im Innkreis (OÖ)
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  1881 Neuhofen an der Ybbs (NÖ)
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  1882 Mannersdorf (NÖ)
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  Schlakenwerth Ostrov (Karlovy Vary District)

10-50 kreuzer

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  10 kr 1876 Kopřivnice (Moravia)
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  10 kr 1878 Wien F-J Quai
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  10 kr 1880 Bernartice (Jeseník District) (Silesia, Czech R.)
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  15 kr 1883 Sankt Michael ob Leoben (Styria)
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  50 kr 1882 Geldanweisung Ljubljana (Slovenia)

1883 Issue

Valid until 30 June 1891

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  2 kr 1887 Fingerhut Bünauburg Bynov (Bohemia)
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  2 kr 1889 Nachod Náchod (Bohemia)
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  2 kr on fragment 1889 Trieste (Italy)
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  3 kr 1885 Veglia Krk (town) (Croatia)
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  5 kr no year Pisino Pazin (Croatia)
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  5 kr, CHOROSTKOW Khorostkiv (Galicia, Ukraine)
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  5 kr 1883 bilingual Liebenau Hodkovice nad Mohelkou (Bohemia)
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  5 kr Fingerhut Stixenstein (NÖ)
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  5 kr on fragment Fulnek 1886 (Moravia)
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  5 kr 1887 bilingual Mnichovo Hradište (Bohemia)
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  5 kr 1888 Fingerhut Fischern in Karlovy Vary (Bohemia)
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  5 kr pair 1888 Krzeszowice (Galicia, Poland)
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  5 kr Rzeszów 1890 (Galicia, Poland)
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  10 kr Pola 1888 Pula (Croatia)
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  20 kr early 1883 cancellation
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  50 kr Neratowitz 1891 bilingual Neratovice (Bohemia)

1890 Issue

Values 1 kreuzer to 2 Gulden. Many perforations types, several papers. High values (in Gulden) are engraved.

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  1 kr 1895 Pag - Pago bilingual (Croatia)
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  2 kr DORNA WATRA (Romania)
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  5 kr 1890 Šumperk (Moravia)
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  5 kr cancelled ZYDACZOW, Jydatchiv (Galicia, Ukraine)
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  5 kr 1893 Jordanów (Galicia, Poland)
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  5 kr Besko (Galicia, Poland)
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  5 kr 1894 Brody bilingual (Ukraine)
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  5 kr 1894 fingerhut cancelled at Lopatyn (Galicia, Ukraine)
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  5 kr 1898 Dolní Jiřetín (Bohemia)
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  5 kr Dolni Ruda bilingual (Moravia)
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  5 kr 1899 cancelled DZURYN (Galicia, Ukraine)
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  5 kr 1900 Kematen an der Ybbs (Lower Austria)
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  12 kr 1890 Kunovice (Uherské Hradiště District) bilingual (Moravia)
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  12 kr 1891 bilingual Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine)
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  12 kr 1897 CEMBRA, South Tyrol, Italy
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  15 kr 1897 Zell am See (Salzburg)
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  15 kr 1897 Vorder-Weissenbach (Upper Austria)
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  15 kr 1897 CLES South Tyrol, Italy Schraffenstempel
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  20 kr, cancelled in 1891.
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  24 kr, cancelled KIRCHBERG in 1890.
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  30 kr, cancelled in 1890.
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  50 kr 1891 Rýmařov (Moravia)
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  1 Gulden blue unclearly cancelled
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  1 Gulden blue unclearly cancelled
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  1 Gulden 1891 REICHENBERG (Bohemia)
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  2 Gulden 1890 bilingual Zadar (Croatia)

1891 Issue (valid until 30/9/1900)

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  20 kr 1897 Bielitz Stadt Bielsko-Biała (Poland)
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  20 kr 1900 bilingual Mähr. Weisskirchen Hranice (Přerov District) (Moravia)
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  24 kr
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  30 kr 1899 bilingual Blisowa - Bližejov (Bohemia)
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  30 kr 1899 Suchdol nad Odrou (Moravia)
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  50 kr 1897 bilingual Raby - Rábi (Bohemia)

1896 Issue (valid until 30/9/1900)

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  1 Gulden 1897 Wels (OÖ)
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  2 gulden 1899 bilingual Brünnlitz - Brněnec (Bohemia)

1899 December to 1902 Heller - Kronen

Values 1 heller to 4 kronen in the new currency . In 1901, values 1 to 60 heller were protected by oblique varnish bars.

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  1 heller
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  2 h
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  3 h
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  5 h Seitenstetten 1900 (NÖ)
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  5 h Trautmansdorf 1900 (NÖ)
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  6 h
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  10 h Wien 1901
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  10 h Sambor Sambir 1901(Galicia, Ukraine)
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  20 h 1900 bilingual Mattuglie Matulje Croatia)
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  25 h 1900 RIVA del Garda, South Tyrol, Italy
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  25 h Wörschach 1900 (Styria)
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  25 h NENZING (Vorarlberg)
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  30 h bilingual Böhmisch Aicha 1900 Český Dub (Bohemia)
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  30 h Morchenstern 1900 Smržovka (Bohemia)
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  30 h INNSBRUCK STADT, 1900 (Tyrol, Austria)
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  40 h BÖHMISCHKRUT, 1901 Großkrut (Lower Austria)
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  50 heller 1901
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  50 h Partschendorf Bartošovice 1901 (Moravia)
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  60 h 1900 JAWOROW Javoriv (Galicia, Ukraine)
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  60 heller 1901 GROTTAU Hrádek nad Nisou (Bohemia)
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  1 Krone 1903 Ulmerfeld-Hausmening-Neufurth (NÖ)
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  1 Krone 1904 bilingual Hodonín (Moravia)
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  1 Krone 1906 bilingual Úpice (Bohemia)
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  1 Krone Vienna
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  2 kr
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  4 Kronen 1903 bilingual Kladruby nad Labem 2 (Bohemia)

1904-1905 issues

Values 1 to 72 heller. Granite paper with varnish lines Lackstreifen in 1904; without after November 1905. Valid only until 31 October 1908. Were also used in the Levant post-offices.

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  1 heller
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  2 heller
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  3 h 1907, Vienna XIII, no lines
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  5 h SANOK 1906 (Galicia, Poland)
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  6 heller
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  10 heller
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  20 h unused, varnish lines
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  25 h unused, varnish lines
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  30 heller
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  35 heller
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  40 h 1904 Leskovec nad Moravicí (Silesia, Czech R.)
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  50 h 1908 bilingual Rychnov nad Kněžnou (Bohemia)
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  60 h bilingual Gruž (Croatia)
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  60 h 1907 Campodenno (Tirol, Italy), varnish lines
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  72 h TYMOWA (Galicia, Poland)

1906 issue

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  12 h Wien Telegraph office
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  20 h 1908 (Moravia)

1908 Jubilee issue (60 years Franz-Joseph Monarchy)

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  10 heller unused
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  10 heller bilingual 1909 Krakau - Krakow (Galicia, Poland)
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  10 h bilingual 1911 Sairach- Žiri (Slovenia)
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  10 h 1911 Sokal (Galicia, Ukraine)
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  10 h 1912 Radymno (Galicia, Poland)
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  10 h 1912 St.Ulrich Ortisei (Tirol, Italy)
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  10 h 1912 DROHOBYCZ Drohobych (Galicia, Ukraine)
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  10 h 1913 BRZEZANY Berezhany (Galicia, Ukraine)
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  10 heller 1916 HIRSCHBERG Doksy (Bohemia)
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  12 heller Franz I - Skawina (Galicia, Poland)
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  25 heller
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  30 heller
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  60 heller Graz
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  1 krone 1910 Ober Langenau Horní Lánov (Bohemia)
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  Nachmarke

1910 80th Anniversary

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  1 h, Emperor Carolus VI
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  3 h, Emperor Josephus II
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  10 h Emperor Franz Joseph I
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  12 h Emperor Franciscus I
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  25 h
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  2 K Schönbrunn
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  10 K

1914-1917

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  1914 issue 10 heller Chuchle Prag 5
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  1916 issue 15 heller (village at Hronov) (Bohemia)
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  1916 issue 80 heller, bilingual cancelled in Ljubno (Slovenia) in February 1917
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  1916 issue 80 heller, bilingual cancelled in March 1918 Úsov (Moravia)
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  2 Kronen issue 1917 Kocléřov (Bohemia)
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  1917 issue 30 heller Tachov in Oct 1918 (Bohemia)

The last emperor of Austria Charles I resigned in a declaration dated November 11, 1918, Vienna.

Postage due Stamps

See the Gallery Postage due stamps of Austria.

Newspaper stamps (1867-1922)

Mercury head in various shapes.

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  Coarse Ferchenbauer type Ia, early cancelled BRAUNAU in Böhmen Broumov 21/12/1867 (Bohemia)
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  Issue 1867, Ferchenbauer type IIa, fingerhut cancelled TOLMEIN, Tolmin (Slovenia) near 1873
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  Issue 1867, type IIIa, cancelled Mödling (Lower Austria) in 1872.
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  Fine printing first issued in 1873.

Telegraph stamps (1873-1874)

See the Gallery Telegraph stamps of Austria.

Airmail stamps March 1918

Overprints FLUGPOST.

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  1.50 K on 2 kronen Mi225
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  The 3 values Mi225-227