Stamps of the Austrian Empire, 1850-1858
This gallery shows the first stamps issued by the Austrian Empire, from June 1, 1850 until 1858. Several types and papers can be distinguished; from 1850 hand made paper was used and from 1854 machine paper. This gallery presents the values from 1 to 9 kreuzer, mostly with identifiable postmarks. The names of current places and countries are added. Unused stamps are scarce.
1 kreuzer edit
This issue is known in various colour shades, ranging from yellow to brown-orange.
Orange shades edit
Hand paper only.
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Used at Trieste
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WIEN, (Vienna, Austria) - Mueller GO-fh
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PRAG, (Prague, Czech Republic), for this issue only known St. Andrew's cross label
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Brown-orange shade, unused
Yellow shades edit
2 kreuzer edit
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ROHRBACH, (Rohrbach in Oberösterreich, Austria)
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Fake cancel??
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Ferchenbauer type Ia. DC cancelled LISSA (Dalmatia). Mueller type RDb-f (35 points).
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WIEN, (Vienna, Austria), probably type IIIa
3 kreuzer edit
Type according to Ferchenbauer
Hand paper type Ia edit
Colour shades: vermilion, carmine or red.
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Laid HP Ia
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first print type Ia HP, paper 0.12-0.13mm
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Filled center, HP Ia
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BRUNECK, (Bruneck, Italy), HP Ia
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CERVIGNANO, (Cervignano del Friuli, Italy) right page margin
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FÜRSTENFELD, (Fürstenfeld, Austria) HP Ia, first printing
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IGLAU, (Jihlava, Czech Republic) HP Ia
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RIED, (Ried im Innkreis, Austria
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ROVIGNO, (Rovinj, Croatia) HP Ia
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SCHRUNS, (Schruns, Austria) HP Ia
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TRIENT, (Trient, Italy) HP Ia
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WIPPACH, (Vipava, Slovenia) HP Ia
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Pale vermilion shade.
Hand paper type Ib edit
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CERVIGNANO, (Cervignano del Friuli, Italy) laid HP Ib
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ROMANS, laid HP Ib
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STEYR, (Steyr, Austria) HP Ib
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WEKELSDORF, (Teplice nad Metují, Czech Republic) coarse HP Ib
Hand paper type IIIa edit
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ARAD, (Arad, Romania) HP IIa
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KASCHAU, (Košice, Slovakia) HP IIIa
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MARCZALI, (Nógrádmarcal, Hungary) HP IIIa
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MERAN, (Meran, Italy) HP IIIa
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ROVERETO, (Rovereto, Italy) HP IIIa
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TRIENT, (Trento, Italy) HP IIIa
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ZERHOWITZ, (Čerhovice, Czech Republic) HP IIIa
Transition types edit
Type Ib retouched: position of the 3, Farbfleck. On machine paper only (1854-1855).
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Transition type Ib 2-0, unused. Tomatenrot
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Transition type Ib 2-1, fragment circle cancelled at TESCHEN (Silesia)
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Used at Sopron, Hungary
Machine paper IIIa edit
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DC AUSSIG, (Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic)
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Linear Gratz, (now Graz, Austria)
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INNSBRUCK, (Innsbruck, Austria)
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PRAG, (Prague, Czech Republic)
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STADT LAIBACH, (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
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STADT LAIBACH, (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
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Vermilion, linear PULKAU (Lower Austria)
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WINDISCH GRAZ, (Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia)
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thick paper, Mueller type RSm-f at Arad (Romania)
Machine paper IIIb edit
To be identified edit
6 kreuzer edit
Type according to Ferchenbauer
Hand paper type I edit
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SANKT POLTEN, (St. Pölten, Austria), type Ia
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OELS, (Oleśnica, Poland - office closed in 1858), type Ib
Machine paper type III edit
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BIALA... (Biała..., Poland)
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BOEHMISCH LEIPA (Česká Lípa, Czech Republic)
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RAAB, (Győr, Hungary), 3Kr type IIIa and 6Kr type III
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TRIEST, (Trieste, Italy)
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VILLACH, (Villach, Austria)
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Linear postmark not identified
9 kreuzer edit
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SEMLIN, (Zemun, Serbia), thick HP type IIIb
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NEUSATZ, (Novi Sad, Serbia), HP type IIIb
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ERSEKUJVAR, (Nové Zámky, Slovakia)
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FREIWALDAU, (Jesenik, Czech Republic)
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MISTEK, (Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic)
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SCHÖNLINDE, (Krásná Lípa, Czech Republic)
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SEMLIN, (Zemun, Serbia), Mueller pop. index 8
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Fancy cancellation of Krakow, Poland. Mueller highest popularity index 30
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Type IIIa hand paper with diagonal paper fold
Type I edit
The 9 is below kreuzer. Only on Handpaper.
Newspaper stamps, issued 1851-1856 edit
Type according to Ferchenbauer
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30 kr rose, type Ib, Bad Goisern, Mi8
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WIEN ZEITUNGS-EXPED, (Vienna, Austria). 0,6 kr type IIc of 1853
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DUBIECKO, (Dubiecko, Poland). 0,6 kr type IIIa of 1854
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JAWOROW, (Javoriv, Ukraine) o,6 kr
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6 kreuzer vermillon extremely rare, Mi9